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 of Burleigh Heads, QLD, Australia (D9640)   Portf

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 take 9 months