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District Governor, Christine Owen spoke to the club at the meeting held at Balgowlah RSL on Tuesday September 19. Joint President Roger Gray, DG Christine Owen, ADG John Campbell, Joint President Di Hart   PP Ian Grayburn and Graham Evans                 Paul Apps and Rhonda Scotter PP Rick van Bruge being dressed by Pres Diana Hart Diane and Pascal Grant                       Alois and Nigi Lechner Michael Brent with Diane and PP Michael Mead Co-President Roger Gray opened the meeting welcoming Christine Owen and ADG, John Campbell together with visitors Robert Thompson, Denise Horan, Enid Hill, Sybille Lechner, Helen Grant, Diane Grant, and Diane Mead. Roger outlined some key matters including implementation of Member Survey outcomes, budget finalisation and then asked Sue Terry to update on “It’s in the Bag”.   After dinner Roger briefly outlined many of the club community and international programs together with Youth activities, then handed over to Chr

Dr Peter Macdonald - Chair and Founder,  Australian Doctors International   Our guest speaker, Dr Peter Macdonald OAM was introduced by Joint Pres Dr Diana Hart, and she outlined her contact both professionally from when Peter arrived in Australia from UK in 1972 and subsequently through Rotary in the early stages of his setting up of Australian Doctors International (ADI) – a non-profit, non-government healthcare and development aid organisation.   While Peter’s talk focused on ADI, he has over 40 years of experience in general practice and is an accomplished politician. NSW State member for Manly (1991-1999), Director of Plan International (1999-2004) and Mayor of Manly (2004- 2008).   Peter founded ADI in 2000. The first doctor was deployed overseas to PNG in May 2001 and over the years has sent 173 doctors on missions there. Peter has visited PNG on 28 occasions. Naturally while some of the work is clinical (like Médecins Sans Frontières) with rural and r