Bally Barker Blog

  Election of Club Officers for 2024-25 Our Annual general meeting was held November 21, 2023, at Balgowlah RSL. The following members were elected to the positions outlined: A huge congratulations and thank you to all who participated in and supported the elections. Di Hart reported: Inaugural Regional Council Clubs throughout Zone 8 have voted and the following members have officially been elected to the inaugural Regional Council. The council will commence operating on 1 January 2024.   Chair:  Dallas Booth, RC of Turramurra, NSW, Australia (D9685)   Chair-Elect:  Tony Heyward, RC of Tawa, New Zealand (D9940)   Rotaract Nominee:  Eeshwar Rajagopalan, Rotaract Club of Subiaco/RC of Elizabeth Quay, WA, Australia (D9423)   Portfolio Lead: Major Fundraising and Grants:  Dr Peter Rogers AM, RC of Melbourne, VIC, Australia (D9800)   Portfolio Lead: Membership:  Andy Rajapakse, RC...

Winning by Twinning   Our guest speaker on Tuesday 14 th November 2023 was Dr Rob Baume who gave an inspiring talk titled “ Winning by Twinning: Helping yourself by helping others ”.   Dr Rob Baume Dr Rob was introduced by Heather Sare who first met him in the Whitsundays some 18 months ago. Rob is a Rheumatologist with many years of clinical experience but also is also the founder of the Twice The Doctor Foundation which has raised close to $1 million for training of medical workforce in Africa. Rob explained that his charity - mainly aimed at practicing doctors in Australia is a new concept in effective volunteering. He explained that a doctor can work for 1 day in his/her own practice and pay over 1-month’s wages of medical workers in much of Africa.   Rob compared this funding to a medical professional volunteering in Africa where frequently one doesn’t speak the language , often doesn’t have the required skill set, and cannot t...