Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Tim Green \| Operations Manager, WaveX	Oct 13, 2026 5:30 PM	Born in WA \| Turning WA's Ocean Power into Commercial Reality \ an RMBWA Event $Born in WA \| Turning WA's Ocean Power into Commercial Reality \ an RMBWA Event$ Western Australia has always looked to the ocean for opportunity. On Tuesday 13 October, RMBWA will explore a new chapter in that story: the effort to turn the power of our waves into a commercially viable energy business. Our guest speaker, Tim Green, is Operations Manager at WaveX and brings more than 20 years of experience leading complex offshore and maritime projects. He is now helping take Australian wave energy technology from research, modelling and testing towards deployment in the real world. Date: Tuesday, 13th October 2026 Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm Venue: The Wembley Hotel Book Now: https://events.humanitix.com/born-in-wa-commercialising-the-power-of-the-ocean
Emeritus Professor Alan Harvey	Oct 16, 2026 12:15 PM	Music, Movement and Healthy Aging For this eighth lunch meeting of our Perth Rotary Centenary Year, our meeting Chair - Past President Graham Peden - invites you to join us for Rotary Fellowship, and hear from Professor Alan Harvey, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow. Professor Harvey will enlighten us with what is known about the brain circuits in processing music, and the life-long and beneficial impact that music and exercise (dance) have on brain function, plasticity and memory. Come and join us! Perth Parmelia Hilton \| 14 Mill Street Perth Friday 16th October 2026 12:15 for 12:30 start and 2pm close $65.00 per person with a cash bar available Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DPWGP Bookings close 3pm Tuesday 13th October
Professor Barry Marshall AC - Nobel Laureate	Oct 23, 2026 6:30 PM	The Rebel Doctor Who Rewrote Medical Science The Swan 2 Surf Rotary Community Group is thrilled to host the Liquid Gold Polio Dinner at the Royal Perth Golf Club on Friday, 23 October 2026 — on the eve of World Polio Day. We invite all Rotarians and friends to join us as we celebrate the extraordinary progress of Rotary International's global initiative to end polio. With wild poliovirus endemic only to Pakistan and Afghanistan, we are closer than ever to total eradication. We will welcome Professor Barry Marshall AC, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. Professor of Clinical Microbiology & Founder of the Marshall Centre, UWA. During his address, Professor Marshall will explore key questions facing the scientific community. Together, let’s unite for the final push to make history and wipe polio off the face of the earth for good. Details: Date: Friday 23 October 2026 Venue: Royal Perth Golf Club Time: 6.30pm Cost: $75/pp (2 course meal/alt drop) Cash Bar Key Note Speaker: Professor Barry Marshall AC, Nobel Laureate. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DPIZB
Perth Rotary Speaking Competition 2026	Oct 30, 2026 12:15 PM	The Four Way Test Join us for our annual Four Way Test Speaking Competition. This is your opportunity to support the three Year 10 students who will present their speeches to us, based on the Rotary Four Way Test. The students have put much work into their speeches, and would appreciate you joining them and providing them with a good audience. Their schools are: Ashdale Secondary College Mercedes College - Perth St Georges Anglican Grammar School You are promised abundant inspiration from these emerging speakers. Come and join us! Royal Perth Golf Club \| 63 Labouchere Road, South Perth (PLEASE NOTE WE WILL MEET AT AN ALTERNATIVE VENUE) Friday 30th October 2026 12:15 for 12:30 start and 2pm close $65.00 per person with a cash bar available Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DPWGS Bookings close 3pm Tuesday 27th October
Professor Amit Chakma \| Vice-Chancellor UWA	Nov 06, 2026 12:15 PM	Diwali & Building Bridges, Lighting Futures: Growing WA-India Relationship through Shared Education For this ninth lunch meeting of our Perth Rotary Centenary Year, our meeting Chair - Past President Manu Gupta - invites you to join us for Rotary Fellowship, our Perth Rotary Diwali 2026 Celebration and hear from Professor Amit Chakma, Vice-Chancellor of University to Western Australia (UWA). Given UWA’s expanding engagement with India, Professor Chakma will share with us his perspective on education and institutional partnerships within the growing Australia-India relationship. Come and join us for our Diwali Celabrations, and hear this important message of international collaboration! Perth Parmelia Hilton \| 14 Mill Street Perth Friday 6th November 2026 12:15 for 12:30 start and 2pm close $65.00 per person with a cash bar available Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DQHJC Bookings close 3pm Tuesday 3rd November
Rotary Means Business WA	Nov 10, 2026 5:30 PM	November Networking Fellowship Join us for our November event. RMBWA is creating a trusted business space where people meet, think, challenge respectfully and build useful relationships before transactions begin. The more good people we bring into the space, the stronger the conversations become — and the stronger the conversations become, the more trust, opportunity and business value RMBWA can create. Event details: Date: Tuesday, 13th October Time: 5.30pm Venue: The Wembley Hotel Tickets: TBA Contact: Steven Stanbrook - Chairperson, Rotary Means Business WA, chair@rmbwa.au
Perth Rotary Annual General Meeting 2025-2026	Nov 12, 2026 5:30 PM	Our President, Jill Dawson, warmly invites you to join her for her Perth Rotary AGM 2025-2026, on Thursday 12th November. President Jill will host this event in the boardroom at Immediate Past President Manu's place of work, and Perth Rotary will provide all refreshments. Please book to help our catering preparation, and bring along your welcome presence. There will be no cost to you: free entry, free parking. Venue: Boardroom, 1st Floor, Mortgage Choice, 350 Hay Street, Subiaco Parking: Onsite Thursday 12th November 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm Cost: FREE Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DPWGY Bookings close 3pm Tuesday 10th November
Pirate Ship Foundation & Perth Rotary Volunteering	Nov 21, 2026 1:00 PM	Ultimate Back Yard Cricket Match \| Governors vs Pirates The Pirate Ship Foundation is proud to again present one of Perth’s most unique charity events; the Ultimate Backyard Cricket Match! Taking place on Saturday 21st November at the fabulous Bailey Brewing Co., The Pirate Ship Foundation invites you to join us for a backyard cricket match like no other. Saturday 21st November 2026 1PM - 5PM Bailey Brewing Co Join our Perth Rotary Team of Volunteer Supporters: Contact Graham Peden, graham@wwperth.com
VIENNA POPS 2026 AFTERNOON MATINEE	Dec 31, 2026 3:00 PM	Guest Performer \| Sky Ingram \| Soprano For the first time in its 88 year history, our annual New Year's Eve Vienna Pops afternoon matinee will be held at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth. Our Guest Performer is Sky Ingram. Sky is an Australian soprano who trained at the Elder Conservatorium, WAAPA, Guildhall School Opera Course, and the National Opera Studio in London. Come and join us for this special afternoon. BOOKINGS: * on line via His Majesty's Theatre website - www.artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au. * phone the ticketing office direct +61 8 212 9292 * email viennapops@rotaryperth.org.au
VIENNA POPS 2026 EVENING GALA	Dec 31, 2026 6:00 PM	Guest Performer \| Sky Ingram \| Soprano For the first time in its 88 year history, our annual New Year's Eve Vienna Pops afternoon matinee will be held at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth. Our Guest Performer is Sky Ingram. Sky is an Australian soprano who trained at the Elder Conservatorium, WAAPA, Guildhall School Opera Course, and the National Opera Studio in London. Come and join us for this special afternoon. BOOKINGS: * on line via His Majesty's Theatre website - www.artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au. * phone the ticketing office direct +61 8 212 9292 * email viennapops@rotaryperth.org.au