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The Rotary Club of Perth has members from many of WA's leading businesses, government, academic and not for profit organisations. We all share a passion for making a positive difference for local, national and international communities.

Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world?

Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back. Of course it is also about fun and there are plenty of opportunities for social and business networking at club meetings and events.

Wesley's Blog -18th September

Posted by Wesley Sim on Sep 18, 2018

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 18TH SEPTEMBER 2018
Welcome back Alta and congratulations for your newest grandchild. It was great to see George back on his feet. We are also hoping Nigel is back on his foot soon and we are awaiting updates. It was reassuring to hear from Jill that Maree has been discharged from hospital and is now recovering at home. Welcome back Rebecca and thanks for making Perth known to the rest of the world. Welcome back also to Emma and Jacques from their site-visit of various Cambodia Family Support projects. It is indeed a privilege to be a member of a Rotary Club that sees so much action not only locally in Perth but around the world as well

Wesley's Blog - 04th September

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I believe it was appropriate that we had PDG Jerry Pilcher tell us about Australian Rotary Health (ARH) and their focus on funding mental health research as we presented a cheque of $5,500 to Bluebird last Friday. Bluebird is a grassroots organisation that is working in the area of early intervention, suicide prevention and recovery support specifically for adults over 25. Suicide remains the leading cause of death for all Australians between 15 and 44 years of age. Bluebird’s program of psychologist facilitated support groups, well-being events and networking activities builds the confidence and skills for individuals to manage their own anxiety and depression, reaching people in need before they become a sad statistic.

Wesley's Blog - 21st August

Posted by Wesley Sim on Aug 21, 2018

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 21ST AUGUST 2018
Some thoughts from my recent visit to another Rotary Club...
While visiting Singapore for a family event (mum-in-law’s 80th), I took the opportunity to visit the Rotary Club of Singapore to renew old friendships and build new ones. During the lunch meeting, we reaffirmed our Sister Club status. What does that mean? Very simply, we’re saying that we will look for opportunities to build greater friendship between members of both clubs and to support each other in projects where possible.
(From left: RCS President Mark, ROP President Wesley & RCS ISC Director Dr Chan Siew Luen)

KDT Update July 2018

We have just completed our second KDT Kimberley trip for 2018.

The July trip started from beautiful Broome on Sunday the 15^th July

July 2018 Teams:
Week 1. The team arrived in the Kimberley on Saturday and overnighted in Broome. On Sunday all packed and keen we travelled the 7.5 hours across to Halls Creek where we were based for most of the week. The clinic at Halls Creek hospital was busy with patients on all our clinical days until our departure to Fitzroy on Thursday lunch time. On Tuesday and Wednesday small teams visited Red Hill school and also the Clontarf boys at Halls Creek District High School to provide dental health education and to screen the children. Once in Fitzroy on Thursday evening we set up camp and enjoyed the lovely balmy weather and wallabies bouncing around the camp site.

Wesley's Blog - 24th July

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 24TH JULY 2018
Dr Anna Nowak had one of the most gentle and soothing presenter’s voice I’ve ever heard for a presentation on medical research. I congratulate Dr Nowak on the advances she had achieved to make this world a better place and thank her for sharing that with us. However, I not going to summarise or repeat what she said. If you were not there, you missed out!

In the first 2 weeks as president of our club, I’ve had the opportunity to deliver the sleeping bags from Stitches of Hope to Passages and to Street Friends with other members of Rotary, including the young Campbells.

Wesley's Blog - 10th July

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 10TH JULY 2018

I had an enjoyable time catching up with everyone who came to the new Rotary Office on Friday. I agree with many members who feel that despite weekly meetings, we do not seem to have enough time to actually sit and talk to one another. I shall keep that in mind for all our meetings from here on.

It was even more special to also hear from a couple of members who have been away for a while. You have been missed not just by me but by many others in this Club. Several members expressed that they don't really belong anywhere within the system. So we need to fix that. I was recently reminded of one of Mother Theresa’s quotes, “if you want to fix the world, go home and love your family”. Who is my family? Some may consider it a strange thing to say, but I believe, where I can, I have attended every funeral involving past members (and family) of our Club. I suppose who my “family” is depends not so much on who you make me out to be but who I make you out to be.

PERTH ROTARY PRESIDENT TO ENCOURAGE MORE ASIAN MEMBERS

Singaporean-born businessman, Wesley Sim, has taken over as the 92^nd President of the Rotary Club of Perth.

Mr Sim, who moved to Perth 30 years ago, lives in Mt Claremont with his wife and two children and has been involved in real estate, IT consulting, computer software development and childcare services.