Our 2020/21President’s Changeover is Going  Online!

President Adriano Cisternino and President-Elect Heidi Unferdorben invite you, your partner and friends in Rotary, to join us at the annual changeover meeting - online Wednesday 24 June 2020.

The Rotary Club of Adelaide Changeover meeting is coming up and this year it will be an online Zoom meeting.

Join us as President Adriano Cisternino inducts Heidi Unferdorben as the 2020-2021 President of South Australia’s first Rotary Club.

Join us online for a 12:45 pm start, by going to the following link…

https://zoom.us/j/603172155?pwd=MHVvZWtFM1UwT3dyUWZwUUtiZmtpdz09

Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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See you online at 12:30pm.

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  Online Meeting with Michael Waite, the Founder of Naracoorte Community News

From high finance to local news, backing Naracoorte's new newspaper!!

Michael Waite the founder of Naracoorte Community News, a print newspaper launched in May 2020, is bucking the trend.
As News Limited and Nine Media shut down local and regional newspapers, he has decided to establish a ‘start up’ in his hometown of Naracoorte. He has addressed a market need with each issue requiring a bigger print run! Produced and printed locally, people in the region have embraced the return of a local, community based and focussed hard copy newspaper.

 Prior to launching Naracoorte News, Michael, his wife Whitney, and their 3 children had started an 18- month family global travel experience in June 2019.

However, five months into the trip that started in their home in Seattle and soon after arriving in South Australia, Michael’s Mum, Sue Waite, was diagnosed with cancer and then COVID-19 hit, bringing an early end to their travel plans.

Most recently, Michael served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Bentall Kennedy (now BentallGreenOak: https://bentallgreenoak.com/), with responsibility for leading the design and implementation of new products and ensuring continuous efficient and effective operations across business units. Prior to this role Michael was SVP of Client Finance (2012-2015) where he was responsible for all aspects of accounting, operations compliance and client reporting for the $11.1 billion of US assets.

From 2008-2012, Michael spent four years with Cascade Investment, L.L.C., the private investment holding company of William H. Gates III, Microsoft Co-founder, where he served as head of accounting for the last two years for the US$60+ Billion investment portfolio. Michael also served as a Director of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Prior to this Michael was Chief Financial Officer at Julian LeCraw & Company, LLC (now Tribridge Residential) in Atlanta, GA where his responsibilities included strategic planning and execution of accounting, corporate finance, human resources, risk management and information technology across a US$1.5 Billion real estate portfolio.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Columbus State University and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

He was a candidate for State Treasurer of Washington state in 2016. And served on the National Board of Trustees for Camp Fire 2018-2019, Board of United Way of King County 2012-2015 and as a member of the Finance (2008-2018), Early Learning (2012-2018) and Audit (2008-2015) committees.

Michael currently serves on the executive committee of the League of Education Voters (Washington state).

Michael was born in Naracoorte, South Australia. He lived in the USA from 1998-2019, including 8 years in Atlanta, Georgia and the last 12 years in Seattle, Washington. He and his wife, Whitney, have three children, Scarlett, Nora and Hazel. Whitney is a paediatrician and worked at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital from 2008-2019.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

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  Online Meeting with Past President D'Arcy Walsh

 ROMAC  -  life changing surgery for children

  Join us to hear from PP D’Arcy Walsh about the 3 decades of wonderful work done by Rotary in our region, through ROMAC

ROMAC is the acronym for Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, which is a special program of the Rotary Districts across Australia and New Zealand. It was established 32 years ago as to provide lifesaving and life changing surgery to children from the neighbouring Oceanic countries. Fully supported by the Rotary Clubs and Rotarians from Australia and New Zealand, the program supports 40-50 surgeries each year with over 530 children being treated since 1988.

ROMAC operates through six Regions with our District (9500) being in Central Region. Given his 35 years working around the Asia-Pacific area, D’Arcy was recently invited to Chair the Central Region. He will be explaining how ROMAC operates, highlight some of the recent patients and tell us how Club and Rotarians can support the program.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

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Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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Rotary Adelaide Invites you to join us on line, to hear...

General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd)

Sharing his thoughts on Leadership in Challenging Times...

Wednesday 27 May, 2020, 1pm via Zoom

Sir Peter has kindly accepted an invitation to speak to Group 1 Clubs and all Rotarians, at our Zoom Meeting at 12.55 for 1pm until 2pm.

Please go HERE to register for this meeting and to get log in details.

Sir Peter has been described by many as a “good bloke”; warm, open, honest, forthright, energetic, loyal, are amongst the many words used to describe him. He continues to be a leader in our community.

In the Boyer Lectures series ‘A Very Australian Conversation’, Sir Peter observed;

"'Paying it forward'. In many ways that is a succinct expression of the major obligation of our existence. Doing things now for the protection and upliftment of relatively helpless future generations, which either don't exist yet or are presently too young to take action themselves. Australians don't have this obligation uniquely - every society on earth shares it equally. But in this country, we have opportunities not widely available. We not only have an abundance of brilliant people with great energy and inventiveness, we are comparatively rich and thus can do what others might only dream of."  

Similar to the ideals of Rotarians!

So please join us to hear from this eminent Australian Leader.

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 Online Meeting with The Honourable Chris Schacht...

"Populate or Perish” or is it more about an “Empty Planet”

 The Honourable Chris Schacht returns to present an interesting perspective and proposition on the world population and what may be likely to occur in the future.

Traditionally, the world revolves around a market driven economy; based on demand, driven by population growth.

We are told that we need more inbound migration, we need more people.

However, a book written by an award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher, makes the provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape

For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources.

But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline—and in many countries, that decline has already begun.

The book, Empty Planet, by John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker finds that a smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birth rates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women.

But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States and Canada are well-positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts–that is, unless growing isolationism leads us to closing themselves off,  just as openness becomes more critical to future survival than ever.

Chris adds his own research and discovery to this rigorously researched and deeply compelling book, which offers a vision of a future that we can no longer prevent, but one that we can shape, if we choose.

This will be a most interesting meeting and one to consider thoughtfully in current times.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

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Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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Online Meeting with SAHMRI’s Professor Steve Wesselingh – COVID19 Testing et al!

Steve Wesselingh is no stranger to Rotary Adelaide. He and some of his colleagues have spoken at our meetings on a number of occasions on a variety of fascinating subjects.

There is nothing more fascinating, nor vital, that the current Coronavirus Pandemic. And who better to discuss COVID19, testing for and exploring possible treatments and vaccines, than Professor Wesselingh!

Professor Wesselingh is an Infectious Diseases Physician and researcher in HIV, vaccine development and the impact of the microbiome on human health.

In October 2011 Professor Wesselingh BMBS, FRACP, PhD, FAHMS took up the position as the inaugural Executive Director of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He is Chair of the NHMRC Research Committee and sits on the NHMRC Council.

Professor Wesselingh was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, from 2007-2011.  Prior to taking up the Deanship, he was Director of the Burnet Institute an independent medical research institute specialising in infectious diseases, immunology and public health.

Professor Wesselingh undertook his undergraduate and doctoral training at Flinders University/Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia and his post-doctoral training at Johns Hopkins in the United States.

Professor Wesselingh has consistently worked towards the integration of high quality medical research with health-care delivery, leading to improved health outcomes for Australia and the poorly resourced countries of the region.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

https://zoom.us/j/603172155?pwd=MHVvZWtFM1UwT3dyUWZwUUtiZmtpdz09

Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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Online Social Evening - International Nurses Day

Join us for our next Virtual Social Evening on Tuesday, May 12th, 6-7pm, on Zoom, for a conversation on Nursing today. We are very happy to have Nadia Ventura of Calvary Hospital joining us to share her experience with us.

We also provide an update on the Nurture kits for Nurses project of the Innovation group. Any help welcome, have a look at https://www.facebook.com/NurtureKitsforNurses for more.

Join us at 6pm by going to the following link…

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84788906305?pwd=c1l0QkU2TWpwZGhJR3RHNXRFN3JPUT09

Meeting ID: 847 8890 6305 Password: 756926

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See you online at 6pm.

Online Meeting with Dr Matthew Tetlow, Founder and CEO of Inovor Technologies

 “Everything you would expect to see in a full-scale satellite can be found in our nanosatellite, We have a thermal regulation system, communications and autonomous control systems and solar panels to provide energy. It even has its own computer to handle the scientific experiments.” Dr Matthew Tetlow

Matthew Tetlow (Ph.D.) Aerospace Engineering (Adelaide University)

Chief Executive Officer at Inovor Technologies

Founder and CEO of Inovor Technologies, a space start-up established in Adelaide in August 2012

Among his achievements, Matthew has helped develop next-generation aircraft water-landing technologies; Adelaide University research fellow; launched Inovor Technologies; co-founder and chief technology officer for space-oriented start-up “Fleet Space Technologies”

In April 2017, an Inovor nanosatellite, built in Adelaide, was launched by NASA on the Atlas V rocket bound for the International Space Station.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

https://zoom.us/j/603172155?pwd=MHVvZWtFM1UwT3dyUWZwUUtiZmtpdz09

Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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Online Meeting with Professor Ruth Rentschler OAM

"Gender and ethnic diversity on arts boards: Does policy follow practice or practice follow policy?"

Given the State Government focus on arts boards, governance and diversity in the independent consultants review that resulted in the Arts & Culture Plan 2019, effective governance is under examination in policy and practice. Where do SA arts boards stand regarding representing the community? What do they look like? What do insiders on arts boards say about board composition and their effectiveness as directors? Drawing on National research, Ruth provides the latest insider views. 

Professor Ruth Rentschler OAM (BA Hons Melbourne; PhD Monash) is a management scholar in the context of arts and culture, with a history of implementing change programs, bringing to fruition innovative curricula (online and face to face), boosting research and teaching; while developing an international profile as a researcher. She was Head, School of Management, was formerly Associate Dean Research Education, University of South Australia. She is on the board of Australian Dance Theatre. She has served on the boards of various other organisations, such as Deakin University council, Vic Health (ministerial appointment), Multicultural Arts Victoria, and Duldig Museum & Sculpture Garden, Art Gallery of Ballarat, where she took leadership roles, and was counted as a trusted and authentic leader.

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

https://zoom.us/j/603172155?pwd=MHVvZWtFM1UwT3dyUWZwUUtiZmtpdz09

Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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Online Meeting with Rotarian Steve Larkins OAM - Anzac Day Theme

Join us at 1pm by going to the following link…

https://zoom.us/j/603172155?pwd=MHVvZWtFM1UwT3dyUWZwUUtiZmtpdz09

Meeting ID: 603 172 155 Password: 033653

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