Wednesday luncheon #5007: Our Regionalization Pilot: Giving the Past a Future Now

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Adelaide Oval Gil Langley Room, Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

Web booking closes Monday July 8 12 noon!

Payment on the day at the Welcome Desk by Card only. 

Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

 Our Regionalization Pilot:

Giving the Past a Future Now

Presented by DG Marie-louise Lees and Rotarian David Egan

Last year Rotary International's Board approved a regionalisation pilot to be funded by strategic reserves. The pilot, which aims to increase our ability to adapt, will commence in Australia & New Zealand on the 1stJuly 2024. Its development was heavily influenced by five or six members of our club.

At this meeting, Rotarian David Egan together with incoming DG Marie-louise Lees, will explain the history and rationale leading to the pilot, its governance structure and what it means for Rotary clubs such as ours.

David, who joined Rotary in 1985, was President of Rotary Adelaide in 2015/16 and District Governor in 2018/19. He has a passion for positive organisational development that brings people on the journey, and he will relate the history of Rotary districts in South Australia to the development of the pilot, changes in society and modern-day volunteering trends, explaining its aims, objectives, and key performance indicators.

The District Governor for 2024-2025 Marie-louise Lees will present the pilot's governance structure and answer questions about how our District will operate during the Regionalisation pilot.

Marie-louise, mostly known as M-l, is a certified professional engineer with an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Adelaide. Her career has been in the upstream oil & gas industry working as both a Process and Petroleum Reservoir Engineer for over 30 years. M-l’s passion for Rotary was ignited by the ability of Rotarians to contribute to world peace and community development at a local, national, and international level largely through The Rotary Foundation, Rotary’s Charity. M-l is a Paul Harris Society member and Rotary Foundation Major Donor.

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Please note the venue - Gil Langley Room, Adelaide Oval, Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide