Packing meals for a cause at the 2025 Zambrero Meal Packing Day
Packing meals for a cause at the 2025 Zambrero Meal Packing Day On October 16th, Pascoe Vale Rotarians rolled up their sleeves, donned a bandana and joined hundreds of volunteers at the 2025 Zambrero Meal Packing Day. Hosted annually by Zambrero, the event brings together community groups, schools, businesses, and service organisations to pack nutritious […]
Showing polio who’s boss: movie night fundraiser
Showing polio who’s boss: our movie night fundraiser What a night! The Rotary Club of Pascoe Vale turned up the volume and hit the big screen for our Movie Night Fundraiser, featuring Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. With popcorn in hand and the Boss on the screen, members, friends, and local community supporters came together […]
Deborah D’Aprano wins Merri-bek Woman of the Year Award!
Deborah D’Aprano wins Merri-bek Woman of the Year Award We are incredibly proud to share that Pascoe Vale Rotarian Deborah D’Aprano has been awarded the Merri-bek Council’s Woman of the Year award for 2025! This prestigious honour celebrates outstanding contributions to the local community. A dedicated member of Rotary and the current Chair of Youth […]
Guest speaker: Steve from ShelterBox
Guest speaker: Steve Crosling from ShelterBox We had the pleasure of having Steve Crosling from ShelterBox address our club. Steve is a Rotarian from Diamond Creek Rotary and has a long association with the ShelterBox program. ShelterBox provides emergency shelter, aid essentials and technical expertise at times of disaster, conflict and climate crisis, responding within […]
Guest speaker: Anton Hockey from RYDA
Guest speaker: Anton Hockey from RYDA At our last meeting, we had the honour of hearing from Anton Hockey, the RYDA Program Coordinator for Victoria and South Australia. Anton works for Road Safety Education, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to saving the lives of young people via world class education. Anton’s current focus is growing participation in […]
A look at our recent Youth Basic Car Maintenance workshop
A look at our recent Youth Basic Car Maintenance Workshop On September 22nd, we ran another of our Basic Car Maintenance workshops for young people. In collaboration with Merri-bek Council, the workshop at Oxygen Youth Space in Coburg equipped ten participants with skills to understand their car, safer driving tips and basic maintenance. We had […]
Pascoe Vale Rotarian Deborah D’Aprano nominated for the Honouring Women In Merri-bek Award
Pascoe Vale Rotarian Deborah D’Aprano nominated for the Honouring Women In Merri-bek Award We are very proud to announce that Deborah D’Aprano has been nominated for the Honouring Women In Merri-bek Award! This annual award recognises women who are making a significant impact in the Merri-bek community, particularly by championing gender equality, improving health and […]
Guest speaker: Ryan Di Pietro, Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health scholar
Guest speaker: Ryan Di Pietro, Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health scholar The following text was written by the Preston Rotary Club, and can be found on their Facebook page. Thanks to the initiative of Rosemary Freeman, District 9790 Australian Rotary Health Chair, ARH Indigenous Health Scholar Ryan Di Pietro was guest speaker at a special combined […]
Guest speaker: transport planner Philip Mallis
Guest speaker: transport planner Philip Mallis We were very pleased to welcome Philip Mallis, a Melbourne based transport planner and local historian, as our guest speaker this week. You may recognise Philip from his popular YouTube channel @philipmallis. With a unique blend of expertise in transport planning and storytelling, Philip shared fascinating insights drawing from […]
Guest speaker: club member Grant
Guest speaker: club member Grant At our most recent meeting, member Grant Godino gave us a Rotarian Behind the Badge talk. Grant spoke about how he Grant now advises Rotary International on equity, governance, and event safety to help shape a more inclusive and welcoming organisation. Thank you for your hard work Grant!