NYSF/International Guests / New Inductee 1/6/23 Gallery

Our guest speakers last week were our two National Youth Science Fair participants Cooper Brown and Arannatee Farid from Ballarat and Clarendon College. Both Cooper and Arannatee spoke in glowing terms about their experience at the Fair which was run using a hybrid mode of online forums and in-person activities at the University of Melbourne. Both were excited about keeping in touch with the large group of like minded friends they made during the Fair. Arannatee has her sights set on becoming an engineer and emphasized one of her main 'take aways' from the Fair being her increased knowledge of the extensive range of career opportunities engineering will open up for her. She was also inspired by discussions around women and science leadership and commented she would love to see herself in a leadership or mentoring role one day.

Cooper also commented on the eye-opening experiences gained from participating in the Fair. He aspires to a career in medicine and was amazed by his visit to the anatomical labs. A 'take away' for Cooper was his improved ability to link his school experiences with his career ambitions. Both students are setting themselves for a challenging Year 12 and aspire to attending the University of Melbourne. Thanks to our Youth Committee Chair, Peter Dunn for his great work in supporting the students.

New Inductees

We were thrilled to induct a new corporate member. Simone Howden and her partner Justin have joined as Corporate Members and have been entrusted with the classification of Plumbing Services.They have moved to Ballarat recently and have been busy establishing their plumbing business as well as indulging in their passion for classic cars. They been invited to join the SpringFest Committee. Welcome,Simone and Justin.

We also welcomed two international visitors to our club.Our two international guests James Baker and Toshi Ota joined us from the Rotary Club of Scranton, USA and the Rotary Club of Osaka,Japan,respectively. Both had participated in the Rotary International Convention in Melbourne. It was wonderful to chat about the similarities and differences between our respective Rotary clubs.