Guest Speakers

Next Meeting - 3rd February -Alli Parker -Author Join us when we welcome back Alli Parker to our club Alli Parker is a Japanese-Australian author and screenwriter who lives on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Her debut novel At the Foot of the Cherry Tree is based on the true story of the first Japanese war bride to arrive in Australia, Cherry Parker, who is also Alli’s grandmother. The book became an instant bestseller and was shortlisted ...

Join us when we welcome Maureen Boaler from Story Dogs to our club. Maureen Boaler is a regional co-ordinator for the Story Dogs program based in Melbourne. She has been volunteering with her dog for 10 years. We look to her providing us with a wonderful insight into the amazing impact that dogs can have in assisting students learning to read. Recently our Rotary club has become a sponsor of the Story Dogs program at St Scholastica Primary School in ...

Join us as we hear from our Guest Speaker - Janette Etherington from Interplast. Interplast sends volunteer surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and allied health professionals across the Asia–Pacific region to provide reconstructive surgery and, just as importantly, to train local medical teams so the impact continues long after each visit. It’s a program that restores dignity, mobility, and opportunity to people who would otherwise go without care — and it reflects Rotary’s belief in practical, hands‑on service that changes lives. Please ...

Join us as we hear from our Guest Speaker – District Governor Peter Behm. A special night with Peter as he tells us about our Rotary District Meeting in the Upton Room, Box Hill RSL 6:15 pm for 6:30pm start, 17th March, 2026 Or join via Zoom on link on home page Dinner is available in the RSL Bistro following the meeting.

Join us as we hear from Jens Neelsen of the Box Hill Miniature Railway, a local treasurer in Box Hill. The Box Hill Miniature Railway is one of our community’s quiet treasures — a volunteer‑run railway that has been delighting families for decades. Operated by passionate enthusiasts, it offers beautifully maintained miniature trains, a welcoming atmosphere, and a place where children and adults alike can experience the joy of rail in a hands‑on way. It’s a wonderful example of community ...

Join us as we hear from Michael Zamani from True Hearing. Michael is the business director and audiology clinician at True Hearing. Michael specialises in providing personalised hearing solutions using the latest and most discreet technology available. Michael’s areas of expertise include hearing rehabilitation, auditory counseling, and dispensing hearing aids and assistive listening technologies for adults. He is a full member of the Australian College of Audiology(AcAud) and Hearing Aid Audiologist Society(HAASA). Meeting in the Upton Room, Box Hill RSL ...