Noble Park in Noble Park, Victoria | Community organisation

Noble Park

Locality: Noble Park, Victoria

Phone: +61 411 026 287

Address: 55 Hutton Road 3173 Noble Park, VIC, Australia

Website: http://npkrotaryclub.org.au

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25.01.2022 Fred Harrison CEO of Ritchies IGA was our Guest speaker and he took us through the history of Ritchies and how it grew from 3 stores in the Mornington peninsula in 1870 to 80 stores now and over 6300 employees. Ritchies IGA are this year celebrating 150 year of service. WOW what an achievement!! Fred also took us through how he started as a trolley boy with Ritchies back in 1975 and rose to become its CEO in 1994. He has seen many changes over the years but enjoys how Ritchie...s IGA is able to compete with the likes of Coles, Woolworths, Aldi etc. The highlight was the substantial donation that he gave to our Rotary Club to use for project to celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia.

22.01.2022 Our Rotary Club received a surprise when PDG Shia Smart presented the club with a Silver Rotary Citation Award for the 2019-2020 year. This is for all the hard work that PP Peter Behm and PP David Cugley and the Rotary Club members of both clubs completed during their year of office. Congratulations to everyone on all the hard work on achieving this fantastic award.

22.01.2022 This week we had a special guest give us a presentation on mindfulness and how to cope with the lockdown that are in place It was also appropriate given that it was RUOK day. Simone Hardham, Founder & Chairperson of Mindful Makings Inc. gave us a great presentation and passed on several great tips on how to cope with the lockdowns. One big tip was to let go of negativity where you have no control and focusing on the here and now and on the things that you can control. ... Mental health issues were also discussed and ways to pick signs/indicators that you or friends have a problem. Our members were very engaging with Simone and I think will be better prepared to coping with the current lockdown.

21.01.2022 We had Phil Wall from the Chelsea SES give us a presentation on what he and the SES do for the community. Phil is the Deputy Controller for Community Engagement for the Chelsea SES Fantastic presentation and some interesting facts about him:... . Co wrote the Melbourne Storm Rugby team song with friend Jon Mol . Performed on Melbourne TV with overseas artists including Herman Hermits, Freddie& the Dreamers, Debbie Reynolds, Phyllis Diller & Jose Feliciano . Co hosted morning Radio showing RPPFM . He is a Registered Marriage Celebrant . Named SES Volunteer of the year in 2019 An amazing person and speaker. He had the audience spellbound with his presentation. The club gave a donation of $500 to the SES

19.01.2022 At our last meeting we had Marian Gandy who is the President of the not for profit organisation called Groomed to Go give a presentation on what the organisation is all about. Groomed to Go is an organisation that empowers women and men to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help them to thrive in work & in life. They have been going for 12 years and have grown significantly since it’s beginning. ... Last year they assisted 522 clients who had little or no work experience, long term unemployed due to health or family issues & domestic violence. Our club made a monetary donation that will see one client get assistance to find a job. Our Community Director Elizabeth Owen will also deliver several bags of clothes that can be used by the organisation. We wish Marian and her organisation all the best.

18.01.2022 On Remembrance Day Sue Hilton and Kevan Thomas represented the Rotary Club of Noble Park-Dingley and attended the Dingley Village War Memorial to hear the last post and to remember all the fallen soldiers that died to ensure that Australia is a free country. Let we Forget !

16.01.2022 At our last meeting we presented the Arthur Williams Junior Citizens Award to 6 Students from schools in our area. This award recognises the significant contribution that the student made during the year. The recipients were as follows: Jerome Pierre from Noble Park Secondary College ... Agatha Scandizzo from Nazareth College Sharna Trinh from Killester College Raphael Delisavvas from Carwatha College Krysten Chung from Keysborough College-Acacia Campus Abijar Mudaliar from Keysborough College-Banksia Campus They each received a gold watch and a certificate. John Williams (Arthur William’s son) presented the awards. We also heard from 2 students who were successful in attending the 2021 NYSF. The students were: Molly Soloman Bruce from Keysborough College Afreen Iqbal from Nossal College Each student gave a speech to the audience and everyone was amazed at the professionalism shown by the students and their achievements during the year. Our future is in good hands when these students Graduate and make their contribution to Australia. Congratulations to all the students and we wish them well for the future.

15.01.2022 We urge all our Facebook friends to donate to our Virtual Sausage Sizzle MyCause fund raising initiative to raise funds to purchase equipment for Noble Park Primary School Sensory room to facilitate the educational learning for children with autism and other learning difficulties. Use the link below: http://www.mycause.com.au/page/238025/rotarycares

13.01.2022 Our Rotary Club is very proud to to have sponsored Susan McLean to provide an online lecture on Cyber Safety to 150 children from Grade 5 & 6 at Kingswood Primary School. Susan also delivered a lecture on line to parents about how to deal with children Growing up Online. Some of the key topics covered were: Cyber bullying, Online Grooming, Exposure to damaging content and what are kids doing online. ... She concluded by giving tips to Parents on how to assist children to stay safe online and to set clear rules, parental controls and passcodes. An amazing presentation and our Rotary Club was delighted to have funded the cost of Susan and once again providing an important service to children and Parents in our community.

12.01.2022 At our last Rotary meeting we officially launched our Virtual Sausage Sizzle MyCause page to raise funds to buy equipment for the sensory room at Noble Park Primary School. The idea came from Sue Hilton and the marketing was undertaken by Peter Behm. We had David Rothstadt Principal and Susan Vissenjoux Assistant Principal join our meeting to explain the need for the equipment. ... This project was put forward to the Board as a Rotary 100 years initiative by John Williams. John Zeccola from Meat Flour Wine restaurant joined the meeting to show our members how to cook a great sausage on the Barbie. Thank you Chef Zeccola on giving us great tips. It was a great night!!

11.01.2022 Our Rotary Christmas Party was held at the Keysborough Golf Club and was attended by most of the members and their partners. We had numerous events to entertain everyone sang Christmas carols and had a special visit from Santa who gave a present to every female in attendance. It was a great event to end a year that was like no other. But we worked hard to keep the members engaged and we are pleased to say that we have 5 new members. ... To everyone Merry Christmas and a safe and happy 2021.

10.01.2022 We had a great presentation from 2 students who our club sponsored to attend the Powerhouse Lord Somers Big Camp last January 2020. Edison Vong and Abishah Mudaliar both School Captain’s at Keysborough College spoke on what they learnt during the week long camp. The presentation was coordinated by Jonathan Boyd Assistant Principal at the College. ... Rex Carter our Youth Director introduced our guests and gave a short bio on them. Both Edison & Abishah impressed the audience with their presentations and it shows once again that our future is in good hands with the calibre of young people who will be our future. Once again this shows how our Rotary Club is contributing to our Community.

07.01.2022 At our last meeting we had Nathan Arrowsmith Director & Auctioneer for Buxton Real Estate Dingley Village as our special guest. Nathan gave a great presentation and tips on how to present your house for sale. He also spoke about what the property market was currently doing and what Covid-19 May impact in the future. He believes that the market will pick up in the short term as the Govt. grant and low interest rate will fuel demand. Nathan also agreed to become a Corporate m...ember of the club which is fantastic and all members welcomed this initiative. Nathan also stated that any sale referred by members of our Rotary club he will donate $500 to our club. This is a fantastic association with #Nathan Arrowsmith and #Nathan Arrowsmith Buxton Real Estate.

05.01.2022 On behalf of the Rotary Club of Noble Park-Dingley we wish everyone a very special and Happy Christmas and a Safe and Healthy 2021. Enjoy the company of your loved ones and cherish the freedom that we have all worked so hard to achieve. See you all refreshed and raring to go in 2021!

04.01.2022 What an honour it was to have Stephanie Chiocci the Captain of the Collingwood Australian Women’s Football team be our special guest at our Rotary Zoom meeting. Her resume is full of achievements here are a few of them: All Australian 2007,09,11 & 13 Pick no 2 in Women’s draft 2013... Diamond Creek Team of the Decade VWFL best first by ear Player 2006 Steph told us how she got involved in football from the juniors and the hard work to reach the pinnacle of being the Captain of the Australian Collingwood Women’s team. All members were captivated by her story and how she combined working full time as a Teacher and a semi professional footballer. Thank you Steph for sharing your story with us and wish you all the best for next season.

04.01.2022 To honour Rememberance Day we asked students from various schools in our District to participate in a public speaking competition. The topic was Is the Commitment to Serve as Strong today as it was in 1914? We had many entries and the winners were asked to present to the Rotary Club via Zoom Kosta Osianlis from Mentone Grammar won first prize and Lisa Chy-Long from Kilbreda College won second prize... All Rotary members were impressed with the presentations and it is a credit to both Kosta and Lisa on the hard work they put in on their speeches. Both were impressive year 12 students who will go far once they leave University studies. Our future is in good hands! A big thank you to Kevan Thomas and Sue Hilton for organising the debate.

03.01.2022 Our first meeting for 2021 was held at Braeside Park. Lovely BBQ was had by our members on a beautiful sunny night with plenty of bird life. Thank you to all the members that assisted in making this a wonderful event by making salads and setting it up. Looking forward to a great 2021!

02.01.2022 At our last meeting we had an update on the Mordialloc Freeway which will be completed in 2021. We had Leigh Crump, Senior Project Manager & Sam Doyle, Manager Communications who presented to us the scope, issues and complexity of this significant project that will reduce travel time and reduce traffic to residential areas near the freeway It was amazing how complex this project is given that it has to work within strict environmental guidelines and ensure that native flora... and wildlife is not impacted by the works involved. The project goes through the wetlands at Waterways and abuts the significant Braeside Park a home to many flora and wildlife species that need conservation. The project is ahead of schedule and will open in late 2021

01.01.2022 Our District Governor Alma Reynolds and her partner Greg King were our special guests at our Rotary meeting. What an honour it was to have Alma meet our members via Zoom. Les Marton our Assistant Governor was also in attendance. Alma gave a wonderful presentation and also a few tips that we will use to make our club even better. Greg spoke about eradicating Polio. We are very close to achieve this. Our club made a significant donation to the Polio Plus. ... Thank you Alma, Greg and Les for attending our Rotary meeting.