Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Adiemus Seah, Managing Director of Royal Park Dental

Living longer and working happier through your J.O.B.S - Joy, Ownership, Belonging  and Significance

Adiemus is the Managing Director of Royal Park Dental. He has a double degree in Counselling and Psychology, and a Master degree in Thanatology, in which he specialises in grief, trauma and palliative care counselling. In 2009, he received an award as a member of the International Golden Key International Honour Society for his research and clinical contributions in the field of thanatology. Since graduated from university, Adiemus had been working as a Counsellor, Educator, and Clinical Supervisor in university, non-profit organisations, and private practice for 15 years. He was the Head of the Counselling Department at Sunway University, and Director of Grief and Loss Unit at Calvary Life Ministry. He is also a Level 4 Registered Counsellor with the Australia Counselling Association.

This presentation will help you live longer and work happier by applying the J.O.B.S principles - Joy, Ownership, Belonging, and Significance. This session is applicable for both the employees and employers. For the employees, you’ll learn how to create J.O.B.S. in your jobs; for the employers, you’ll learn how to cultivate an organisational culture that enhance staff retention, satisfaction, and loyalty through the J.O.B.S principles.

Venue Change: Regal Park Motor Inn, 44 Barton Terrace East, North Adelaide

Guest Speaker: Phil Hoffmann

Twenty-five years later, with over 200 staff, ten branches and ten National Awards, Phil is still trying to work out how it all happened – and how he can get Wednesdays off for golf!

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Bronte Eckermann, Director Zing International

Design as Business Strategy - Innovations in Cricket - The Zing Flashing Bails and Stumps - and other things

Port Adelaide-based company, Zing International, designs, manufactures and builds the Zing Wicket System for international cricket matches.

Business owner and inventor, Bronte Eckermann, graduated in Adelaide as an industrial designer in 1988 and has worked in Europe, Silicon Valley and Sydney.

Securing investment in 2011, Zing International launched in 2012 during the 2012/13 Big Bash League and has grown export markets and proliferated through all forms of the game from T20, 50 over and Test Cricket.

Zing flashing stumps and bails work through an innova8ve-patented sensor system in each end of the bail that flashes coloured lights the millisecond both ends of the bail lifted from the stumps.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Assoc. Professor Dr George Kiroff MBBS FRACS

Why are we so fat and what can we do about it?

Obesity has become a modern epidemic. Far from being merely a cosmetic issue, it is often associated with significant health consequences. Some of these consequences will be so significant that if this problem is not addressed, they threaten to consume the health budget. In this talk Dr Kiroff explores the causes of obesity and measures we as a society may implement to minimize this problem.

Associate Professor George Kiroff has been a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for more than 30 years and is currently a staff surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide. Previous positions include Head, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery at Geelong Hospital, Barwon Health and Associate Professor, Deakin University.

He has more than 60 publications in peer reviewed journals.

Rotary Club of Adelaide and President Rob invite all members, partners and guests to

Christmas Lunch 2017

Adelaide Oval, Ian McLachlan Room, 11:45 am for 12:15 pm start

Guest Speaker: Louise Miller Frost, CEO Catherine House

Could members and guests attending please donate gift cards (Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Big W, Target) for Catherine House clients as a contribution to homeless women.

 Featuring Guest Speakers Wayne Phillips and Henry Olonga

Come along and hear former test cricketers, Henry Olonga and Wayne Philips preview the upcoming 2^nd Ashes test.

With both Henry and Wayne’s quick wits this is sure to be an entertaining event as they touch on cricket, music and life!

Make sure you invite your cricket loving friends as this will be a lunch not to be missed! 

Doors open 12:15pm for 12:45pm sharp start

Seating at tables for 10 people

Drinks available to purchase at the bar before 12:45pm

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: John Phillips, Executive Director KESAB (Keep South Australia Beautiful)

Photo: John Phillips in 1993, with rubbish clogging the River Torrens.

John Phillips is Executive Director KESAB (Keep SA Beautiful). He is one of Australia’s most respected leaders in environmental project management and service delivery working with Government Corporate and Community  organisations. He has a practical understanding and experience of social enterprise projects in remote aboriginal communities and in India, Indonesia and Mongolia.

This lunch meeting includes wine tasting - 12:20pm for 12:50pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Michael Hill-Smith, MW AM

In 1988 Michael Hill Smith became the first Australian to pass the rigorous Master of Wine examination winning the inaugural Bollinger Tasting Medal the same year. Michael is a wine producer, international wine judge, wine consultant, occasional wine writer and lapsed restaurateur.In 2008 he was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the Australian Wine Industry. He featured in the Decanter Magazine’s Power List 2009,2011 and 2013 of the top 50 movers and shakers in the world of wine.

Doors open 12:20 for 12:50 sharp start

This meeting includes short RcoA AGM

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Emma Hale, Community Relations Lead Consultant at SA Water

Emma Hale, Community Relations Lead Consultant at SA Water has spent over 8 years in the Industry including working for the Minister for Water and The River Murray. She has travelled all around the State to SA Waters major sites and worked with understanding the needs of the community from their perspective while communicating important information on SA Waters operations. Currently Emma runs in depth and interesting community tours of the metropolitan water and wastewater treatment plants at Bolivar, Glenelg and Christies Beach as well as Happy Valley. Emma is half way through her Masters in Communications and is a busy mum to young twins.

Jenny Paradiso was named the Telstra 2016 South Australia Business Woman of the Year. As the co-founder and Managing Director of Suntrix, a reputable solar energy company, Jenny has been the driving force behind this local brand that is now charging into national and global markets.

Doors open 12:30pm for 1:00pm sharp start

Seating at tables for 10 people

Drinks available to purchase at the bar before 1pm