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Maroondah Rotary is proud to be hosting our third consecutive Gala Night, fundraising specifically for local health care in our community with the amazing support from Eastland and Bendigo Bank Ringwood East and Croydon Branches.

SATURDAY 21ST JUNE 2025, KARRALYKA CENTRE, MINES ROAD, RINGWOOD EAST 6.30PM TIL 11.30PM TICKETS $140 EACH
If you can’t make it on the day, you can still support these fantastic initiatives by purchasing a virtual seat at $25 each. Virtual ticket holders can also get a ticket in a raffle. You will enjoy, dinner (a two-course meal), soft drinks and entertainment. Alcoholic drinks can be purchased at bar prices. (Please note BYO alcohol is not permitted at the event).

Eastern Health services including - Two very worthwhile causes are the focus for this year which are:

▪ A Biplane Angiography Suite at Box Hill Hospital. The Biplane machine can remove a clot formed by a stroke, increasing the odds of a patient leaving hospital with no long-lasting side effects or detriment.
▪ For the paediatric unit, there are 3D goggles for young children to use while treatment is
administered. For example, when a drip is inserted for medical treatment and/or anaesthesia.

Dress Code: Smart Casual. Entertainment includes: Gary Eastwood and band, Live and silent auctions, Raffle and Speakers from
▪ Dr. Phillip Choi - Stroke Neurologist (Eastern Health, Austin Health and Victorian Stroke. Telemedicine and Ambulance Victoria). Clinical Lead for Stroke Eastern Health
▪ Emma-Rose Parsons - Psychologist
▪ David Plunkett - CEO of Eastern Health
▪ Mr Michael Maher - Stroke Survivor
Please join us for a fabulous night that will make a huge difference in our community.
Tickets can be purchased via this link https: Maroondah Rotary's Gala Night 2025

Thank you Michael Sukkar MP - Member for Deakin for your kind words and support. Our members don’t do what we do to be acknowledged but it’s definitely nice feeling appreciated and valued in our community.

Thank you Andrew Brownlie and Richard Royle for your tireless hours invested in our Club and community.

Congratulations and well deserved to Richard Royle, Andrew Brownlie and our President Trish McGee. A fabulous start to the year. Thank you Nick McGowan MP for your ongoing support.

Community service is what we do at Rotary. We do not look for recognition but it's nice to be acknowledged.

We are proud to have a new interact club in Ringwood. Fantastic to see our youth contribute to the community. Thanks Ringwood Secondary College.

Interact Clubs are community service clubs for 14 – 18 year olds. The clubs are based at high schools. Interact Club members design and implement their own service projects. There are at least 2 projects each year: one in the local community or at the school, and one internationally. Rotary supports Interact Clubs to allow them to reach their goals.

The Rotary Club Of Maroondah was founded 50 years ago as the Rotary Club of Ringwood.

Rotary International and Maroondah Rotary are committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the organisation. Our club now has close to 50:50 male female membership.

Since our Club was formed the district of Ringwood has grown significantly as has the community Rotary serves. Like local government, where Ringwood was amalgamated with other districts to form Maroondah City Council, we too felt, a name change would be fresh, exciting and represent new growth within our growing community.

The name of our Club changed in 15th November 2017 to the Rotary Club of Maroondah. We will continue to partner with and support other Rotary Clubs, Local Business and Community organisations across Maroondah.

Meetings: - We have the ability to zoom in members as requested.
Days - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm Start - 8:00pm Finish
Venue: - Club Ringwood, corner Maroondah Highway & Oban Road, Ringwood.
Please contact: If you would like to join one of our meetings please send us a message [email protected] to request further details and if you will be attending in person or by Zoom link.

For Zoom link/Hybrid Meetings: Copy link below into top Web launch bar or click on Zoom Graphic. Wednesday Night 6:30 - 8:00pm
http://tinyurl.com/33mh36wz

Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved. — Robert Bellarmine

What we do

Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 46,000+ clubs work together to:

Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies
Protect the environment

Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.

Learn more about our structure and our foundation and our strategic vision. Get involved

Our mission

We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Vision statement

Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

4TK - For The Kids - offers youth a safe and inclusive community space
by providing them with a place where they feel welcome to socialise, free to relax and comfortable enough to ask for help.

4TK is open to youth aged 13 to 25.We offer a range of programs, resources and qualified staff to create a welcoming space for our youth..

OUR VISION
Caring for and empowering disadvantaged and at risk youth.

OUR MISSION
To empower Victorian youth to become independent and live healthy lives where they are able to contribute to community.
We listen to our youth, believe in them and empower them.

OUR VALUES

Trust . Respect . Community . Inclusion . Purpose

All Angels School Senga Bay, Malawi – Secondary School Sponsorships

Why are we doing this? All the international development experts say that things will improve in developing countries when girls are educated to at least the end of secondary school.

They will return to the villages and ensure their own children are educated and contribute to the improved well-being in the village.

Girls who complete high school: Understand more about health and nutrition Follow those principles in their own families Have fewer children Are healthier and can contribute more to their village.

Community Policing Vehicle

The Rotary Club of Croydon & Montrose is proud to have an on-going arrangement with Victoria Police where the club provides a vehicle for the Community Policing activities in the Maroondah Region. This vehicle displays the Rotary Club of Maroondah emblem and is used by the Proactive Policing unit, Youth Resources officers and the Multicultural Liaison officers for work within the community.

Club sponsor, Lilydale Mitsubishi, continues to maintain and service the vehicle. The Proactive Policing unit is an integral part of our community as they engage with the public to learn of their concerns, seek and develop links within the local community, investigate and discover offences as well as reduce incidence and impact of crimes. Similarly, Youth Resources officers and Multicultural Liaison officers work alongside our communities to strengthen and facilitate communication to all members of our community.

Our club and community members immensely appreciate the officer’s commitment as they allow us to move and live safely in the community.

THE HISTORY OF ROTARY

We’ve been making history and bringing our world closer together for over 100 years. The first Rotary club was started in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris. Harris wanted to bring together a group of professionals with different backgrounds and skills as a way to exchange ideas and form meaningful acquaintances. In August 1910, the 16 Rotary clubs then in the United States formed the National Association of Rotary Clubs, now Rotary International. In 1912, Rotary expanded to a few more countries, and less than a decade later, Rotary clubs had been
established in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Oceania, and South America. Rotaract began as a Rotary youth program in 1968. In 2019, Rotaract clubs were elevated from a program to a distinct membership type. Today, there are more than 36,000 Rotary clubs and 10,000 Rotaract clubs, and they are in almost every country in the world. For more information about Rotary’s history,
go to rotary.org/history

WHAT’S ROTARY?

Rotary is a global network of more than 1.4 million people of action in more than 46,000 clubs who share a passion for and commitment to enhancing communities and improving lives around the world. Rotary and Rotaract clubs exist in almost every country. Our members change lives locally and connect with other clubs to work on international projects that address today’s most pressing challenges. They take action and make a difference, and it brings them personal rewards and lifelong friendships in the process.

HOW WE’RE STRUCTURED?

Rotary is made up of three parts: our clubs, Rotary International, and The Rotary Foundation. Rotary and Rotaract clubs belong to the global association Rotary International (RI). Rotary International supports its clubs worldwide by coordinating global programs and initiatives. The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives

CLUBS

The club is the most important component of Rotary’s organizational structure. More than 36,000 Rotary clubs and 10,000 Rotaract clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas unite people to create lasting change in their communities, around the world, and in themselves. Rotaract clubs are like Rotary clubs but are primarily intended for university students and young professionals. Clubs are autonomous, so the member experience varies from club to club. But they all operate somewhat similarly. For example, all clubs have officers and committees that help them run smoothly. Each Rotary or Rotaract club is considered a member of Rotary International. Strong, well-run clubs enhance our members’ experiences and deliver valuable service to our communities.

MEMBERS

There are approximately 1.2 million Rotary club members, or Rotarians, and more than 200,000 Rotaract club members, or Rotaractors, around the world. As a member, you have far greater potential to do good in your community than you did before you joined. You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others by contributing your expertise, skills, and talents as well as the privilege of working with other professionals and community leaders.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The key to getting the most out of your Rotary or Rotaract membership is to get involved in ways that suit your interests. The time and energy you invest will yield rich rewards. You can shape your club by talking with club leaders about your ideas, and as a member, you, too, are eligible to be a club leader. Over time, active members find that the connections they make through Rotary and Rotaract become lifelong friendships.