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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 - 10th December

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT'S UPDATE - 11TH DECEMBER 2018

I was amazed by how eloquently our Rotary Exchange Student, Chiara, presented the vote of thanks to our guest speaker, Italian Consul David Balloni. One of the aims of the Rotary Youth Exchange program is the promotion of peace through cultural understanding between future leaders of nations around the world. Chiara intends to pursue a career in international diplomacy when she gets home. With such eloquence and pleasant personality I can see that she is off to a great start! Our world is a better place with people like Chiara.

Wesley's Blog - 13th November

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT'S UPDATE - 13TH NOVEMBER 2018
In her usual unassuming way, Emma told the crowd present on Thursday evening the reasons for her motivation to help the people in rural Cambodia. It was great to see how she had managed to assemble a group of energetic Rotarians, family, friends and colleagues around the project and made the evening both fun yet mission focused. I enjoyed a very pleasant evening of fellowship with friends old and new. I’m glad to report that the efforts of everyone involved that night resulted in $50,000 raised towards Cambodia Family Support. Thanks must go also to Emma’s employer, Macquarie, for their generous matching donation.

Following up on the ripple effect that an evening like this might create, our next guest speaker on Friday, Jane' Alam Sheikh, is a good example of how a child sharing 1 tap and 2 toilets in a forgotten community of 10,000 people had his life changed for the better by strangers who cared.

Wesley's Blog - 30th October

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 30TH OCTOBER 2018
It has been a very busy week. We started the week off in a crowded room of about 300 to publicly recognise an exemplary Rotarian, Stan Perron, for his contribution to the community. That same evening, our club was represented by several members supporting our student from Mercedes College, Ellen van Beek, in the 4-Way Speaking Competition. On Thursday evening, we were privileged to hear an update from Katie Liew on The Image may contain: 1 person, indoor

Underground Collaborative and join with Rotary of Crawley to present her the $10,000 grant to continue in her project to help break the cycle of homelessness. On Friday evening, several Rotarians celebrated with our corporate member HHG at their fund-raiser which handed over $23,000 for Fresh Start to continue in their efforts to help people break free from their addictions. Ironically, this is the first event I’ve attended that addresses the issue of addition (including alcohol abuse) that did not provide free alcohol! I believe everyone responsible for that evening at HHG should get a pat on their backs for showing congruence in their intentions and actions.

Wesley's Blog - 16th October

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 16TH OCTOBER 2018
Friday’s lunch with West Coast Eagles’ Ross Glendinning was probably one of the most entertaining presentations we’ve had. Ross introduced us to the thinking and values behind the team that brought home the flag in the most relaxed and entertaining manner that brought out plenty of laughter in a packed room of over 80 Rotarians and friends. With a combination of the “friends, family, flags” theme and “head, heart and gut” mantra, the message I received from the Eagles win was that while motivation must come from the inside of each one of us, working for something greater than self makes it sustainable.

Wesley's Blog - 2nd October

Posted by Wesley Sim on Oct 02, 2018

ROTARY OF PERTH PRESIDENT UPDATE - 02ND OCTOBER 2018

We got to hear from Tristan Campbell, David Reed, Rebecca Tolstoy, and Jo Morrison on the areas of service that they are currently engaged in, projects supported by the Rotary Club of Perth. We shall be learning about a couple more projects this week after the AGM.

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.