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MEETINGS & SOCIAL EVENTS
Recent Events
Tuesday March 14 - Speaker – Zoe Murdoch, Teacher at McKinnon Secondary College
Keeping our beaches safe through youth engagement and education.
Zoe introduced a project which is a collaboration between McKinnon Secondary College and Hampton Life Saving Club,
This tiered program educates teens about the value of our coastal waterways and provides practical surf safety and first aid skills. Aligned with Life Saving Victoria qualifications, this truly diverse program caters to different learning needs and swim competencies as well as varied social and cultural backgrounds. From beach-only learning to the opportunity to earn a Surf Rescue Certificate and join a beach patrol, participants will be encouraged to become part of the vital surf lifesaving community. Designed to be sustainable, the program offers pathways for participants to train and mentor future cohorts and can be replicated across the state.
Each year, up to 400 McKinnon year 9 students will work with volunteer lifesavers from HLSC to learn about the coastal environment, how to respond to and manage first aid and emergency incidents, and how patrolling local beaches helps keep them safe.
The Board has agreed to provide 100 Thermal High Vis Rashies to ensure visibility and safety for all participants.
Tuesday March 21 – Social Night at Sandringham Yacht Club
This is becoming a favourite venue for our social nights.
Tuesday March 28 – Club Meeting
Members were updated on the progress of the Tonga Hearing project and other matters. We were pleased to welcome or AG Linda O’Brien and Peter.
Tuesday April 14 – Dinner at 504 Little Vietnam
Highly recommended by quite a few members, it did not disappoint. Jennifer Newton was able to join us and she enjoyed catching up, as we did with her.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 18 – Club Meeting at Hampton RSL
Speaker Rose Paduano, Executive Officer BayCISS
Bayside Community Information & Support Service (BayCISS) is a registered not-for-profit community charity providing an extensive range of services for community members living in the Bayside and parts of Kingston (bounded by South, Warrigal and Centre Dandenong Roads) local government areas.
Tuesday April 25 – Club Meeting at Hampton RSL
Tuesday May 4 – Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 9 – Club Meeting at Hampton RSL
Speaker – Juliet Cooper, Principal Berendale School
Tuesday, May 16 – Social Night, venue TBA
YOUTH and EDUCATION PROJECTS
TeamSport4All Team Relay Challenge23 Raises $75,601 for Disadvantaged Kids to Participate in Team Sports
Hampton Rotary were an official event partner for this year’s TeamSports4All Team Challenge Relay 23. We are very proud to support this fantastic local charity who do so much good in the community to connect and support disadvantaged children to get into community-based team sports.
Their annual fundraiser, Team Relay Challenge, this year raised an incredible $75,601 which goes a long way to help them continue to grow and give families experiencing financial hardship the opportunities that come from being part of a community club and team sport.
If you would like to find out more about TeamSports4All and how you can also help, then go to their website at:
https://www.teamsports4all.com.au
RYPEN Camp Friday 24th March to Sunday 26th March
We wish to thank Rotary Club of Brighton, through the Early Intervention Federal Govt Grant funding, for assisting to sponsor 3 students from Sandringham College to attend the District 9800 RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) camp, which took place at the end of March. This Youth Development Program for students aged 15-17 years old presented a great opportunity for young people to help them reach their potential, and develop skills in resilience, communication, leadership, teamwork and goal setting…& more.
The RYPEN camp for District 9810 will take place later in the year.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
April’s Hampton Beach Clean – Sunday April 2nd
This month’s beach clean was at the Sandringham dog beach. The volunteers enjoyed the sunny day along with the social cuppa to finish. 10kgs of rubbish was collected. The big find was the fire extinguisher – a little bit trickier to dispose of than our usual recycling and general rubbish.
We have also received a summary all the results for Clean Up Australia Day which can be found HERE.
The Next Hampton Beach Clean Up will take place at the end of Small St. on Sunday May 7th, 9am-10am.
Hampton Rotary supports this local environmental initiative so if you can assist by volunteering to help with the clean-up, contact Annette Grime for more information – email Annette_grime@hotmail.com
Community Survey from Victoria Police
We’re helping to spread the word about a community survey currently being conducted by Victoria Police.
Victoria Police is currently undertaking its annual Community Sentiment Survey to assist in understanding what Victorians want from police, how safe people feel, their ideas to improve safety, how they want to engage with police and how comfortable they feel approaching Police and PSOs.
You can access the survey by scanning the QR code in the arttached image or the survey can also be accessed via the Victorian Government website https://www.engage.vic.gov.au.
Next Bayside Farmers’ Market – Saturday 22nd April
The next Bayside Farmers Market is coming up on Saturday 22nd April - 8am-1pm, at Trey Bit Reserve (Jetty Road), Sandringham….and what a great opportunity to get some treats for mum for Mothers Day which is coming up soon! You’ll be able to shop for locally sourced fresh produce direct from the farm, gourmet foods and beverages, artisan products from local makers, take-away food & coffee, and enjoy live music …all at a fabulous beachside location!
More details about the market are also available at the market website: https://BaysideFarmersMarket.com.au
Market Volunteers Needed
If you’re interested in joining our volunteer team at the monthly Bayside Farmers’ Market, we’d love to hear from you. It’s only a commitment of 3 hours each month and no experience is necessary…so if you like meeting other locals and want to get involved in a fantastic community event that raises funds for many worthy causes, please get in touch.
If you are interested, then please contact Jenny Fox at 0411 108 248 or email: admin@hamptonrotary.org.au
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Hampton Rotary Donates $6,000 to the Rotary Turkey Earthquake Relief Project
We’d like to give a big shout-out to everyone who donated so generously at our Bayside Farmers’ Market over the last couple of months, to contribute toward the Rotary Turkey Earthquake Relief Project. Hampton Rotary has now donated $6,000 towards purchasing bread making equipment that can make 8,000-10,000 loaves of bread each day. This is providing real on the ground support to those in need - thank you so much for your donations. You’ll see in the photo the bread-making equipment being loaded by Rotary members in Turkey and on its way to the disaster zone. This has been an awesome effort so thanks to everyone who has supported the market and donated so generously!
Tonga Hearing Project
We are pleased to report that our International “signature’ Project - To provide capacity-building training on ear health education for community nurses and ENT staff at the Vaiola Hospital and screening of the hearing of elementary school students (grade 1 and 2) in Nuku’alofa and Tongatapu in Tonga was approved in January 2023 and has now commenced.
This project, which was under preparation for three years, experienced significant delays and lockdowns in Tonga due to Corona Virus and disruption caused by major volcanic activity and prevented travel and development. The project is being undertaken by the Rotary Club of Hampton and the Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa in Tonga. has been approved by The Rotary Foundation.
This significant project will be implemented over a 12 month period with the initial training phase in Tonga commencing in May 2023. The Project Manager Peter Read will travel to Tonga in late April followed by two Audiologists from Australia. The training team will be supported and assisted by professional staff from the Ministry of Health Tonga. It is anticipated that over 40 nurses will be trained and over the 12 months, we anticipate that between 2000-3000 students will be screened.
Funding for the project has been raised by Rotary clubs in Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Germany, Tonga, private donors and major support from the Rotary Foundation. Funding also covered purchase of sets of audiology testing equipment and computers to document results which will be used, after training, by teams from the District Health Centres to screen children at their schools. The project is expected to form part of a regular hearing screening program for Tonga.
Teachers, students, parents and the public will also be presented with educational material informing them of the importance of ear health.
Where results of the screening identify hearing problems, the student will be referred to the ENT clinic in the National Vaiola Hospital for further investigation and intervention as necessary.
The program in the field will be managed by a Tongan based audiologist, progress will be closely monitored and the outcome progressively reported.
ROTARY NEWS & EVENTS
Rotary International Convention Melbourne 2023
Registration for the Rotary International Convention Melbourne from 27-31 May 2023 are now open.
For further information, refer to:
https://rotarymelbourne2023.org
WHERE TO FIND US
Club Meetings
Club meetings are held at Hampton RSL, 25 Holyrood Street, Hampton Victoria 3188
Generally, meetings will be Hybrid Meetings and those not attending in person will be able to ZOOM in via the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86742462448?pwd=NVpFc2NWYTF5V05JWW5ET0RhbHBLUT09
Details of meetings can be found on our website and you can refer to our website for updates on the upcoming meeting program: https://hamptonrotary.org.au/all-events
New Members Welcome
New members are always welcome to the Rotary Club of Hampton. For more information about the Club, it’s projects, meetings and events, check out the website at: www.hamptonrotary.org.au
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