Lending a Hand in Our Own Backyard
Lending a hand in our own backyard This weekend, nine Rotarians from our club rolled up their sleeves to help a local neighbour who needed some extra support with her home and garden. Service projects like this are exactly why many people value about being part of Rotary. It’s not about the big gestures or […]
Our Club’s visit to Repurpose It in Epping
Our club’s visit to Repurpose It in Epping This week, members of our Rotary Club had the privilege of visiting Repurpose It in Epping, a business that is leading the way in innovative, large-scale resource recovery. Repurpose It operates with a strong purpose: to ensure that valuable materials are kept in use for as long […]
Our club joins the Garage Sale Trail: a day of community and purpose
Our club joins the Garage Sale Trail: a day of community and purpose This year, our club took part in the annual Garage Sale Trail. We ran for two days, though unfortunately our second day was cut short due to that wonderful Melbourne weather! From early morning, our members were busy setting up tables, arranging […]
Guest speaker: Lesley McCarthy on the RORP project
Guest speaker: Rotarian Lesley McCarthy At our last meeting, our club had the pleasure of hosting Lesley McCarthy of the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington. Lesley delivered an inspiring presentation on the RORP (Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds) project. RORP is a remarkable initiative that rescues decommissioned playgrounds from local councils, and sends them to communities […]
A Peace Pole for Belle Vue Park Primary School
A Peace Pole for Belle Vue Park Primary School The rain could not dampen the spirit of peace as Rotarians from the Broadmeadows and Pascoe Vale clubs joined the Belle Vue Park school community to unveil the new Peace Pole on Remembrance Day. Students, teachers, and Rotarians gathered for a special ceremony to celebrate the […]
Guest speaker: RYPEN student Clare
Guest speaker: RYPEN student Clare Pascoe Vale Rotary Club was pleased to have Clare Matthews as guest speaker this week. Clare was accompanied by her parents Joe, and Kathleen M.P. for Broadmeadows. Earlier this year, Clare attended RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) and was invited to share her insight and experiences with our club. […]
A Peace Pole for St Oliver Plunkett Primary School
A Peace Pole for St Oliver Plunkett Primary School On November 5th, President Peter Wilson, and fellow Pascoe Vale Rotarians Anthony Cianflone MP, Bruno and Deborah D’Aprano attended a special Peace Pole ceremony at St Oliver Plunkett Primary School. The school community came together to acknowledge their commitment to Peace and Reconciliation in honour of […]
Bruno D’Aprano appointed as a mental health advocate
Bruno D’Aprano appointed as a mental health ambassador! The Rotary Club of Pascoe Vale is proud to celebrate one of our own: Bruno D’Aprano, who has been officially appointed as a Mental Health Ambassador by the Mental Health Foundation Australia! This reflects Bruno’s ongoing commitment to supporting mental wellbeing in our community, and advocating for […]
Guest speaker: club member Peter
Guest speaker: club member Peter It was a pleasure last night to have one of our Rotarians, Peter Arnheim, give us a Rotarian Behind The Badge Talk! Peter spoke about growing up in a migrant family, who came out from Germany in the late 1930’s, his school life, and his university years studying Laaw. Married to […]
Rained out at the Fawkner Festa 2025
Rained out at this year’s Fawkner Festa! We were all set for this year’s Fawkner Festa: the BBQ fired up, marquee ready, and smiles all around. We had our sausages sizzling, our stall looking sharp, and our team ready to meet the community… And then came the famous Melbourne weather. What started as a few […]