WHAT'S IN THIS BULLETIN 15th JANUARY NEXT MEETING 15th JANUARY - GUEST SPEAKER TREE OF JOY GOLF EVENT ROTARY PEACE FELLOWS NEXT MEETING 15th JANUARY - GUEST SPEAKER David Petersen - Beyond Blue Project Manager "Team Rubicon – Australian Veterans making a difference" Team Rubicon Australia unites the skills and experience of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency teams in the wake of natural disasters across the globe. Disasters are our business, Veterans are our passion. David Petersen was born and raised in Melbourne. He joined the Australian Regular Army in 2006 and graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon as a Lieutenant in 2007. Over the next 11 years, David held a variety of postings in the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery in all three streams - Air Defence, Surveillance Target Acquisition and Meeting Responsibilities Chair WILLIAMS, Rohan Greeter LIM, Daniel Reporter CHAN, Alison Photographer THORNTON, Roger Door CALLANDER, Tom Bulletin Editor WILLIAMS, Rohan Social Media LIM, Daniel Upcoming Events Board Meeting Feb 13, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Multi-District Conference Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre Feb 15, 2019 9:00 AM – Feb 17, 2019 5:00 PM Opera On The Yarra BULLETIN 15th JANUARY (Jan 9, 2019) (Jan 8, 2019... https://rotaryclubcentralmelbourne.org.au/bulletin/... 1 of 4 30/01/2019, 5:28 PM
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WHAT'S IN THIS BULLETIN
15th JANUARY
NEXT MEETING 15th JANUARY - GUESTSPEAKER
TREE OF JOY
GOLF EVENT
ROTARY PEACE FELLOWS
NEXT MEETING 15th JANUARY - GUESTSPEAKER
David Petersen - Beyond BlueProject Manager
"Team Rubicon – AustralianVeterans making adifference"
Team Rubicon Australia unites the skills and experience ofmilitary veterans with first responders to rapidly deployemergency teams in the wake of natural disasters acrossthe globe. Disasters are our business, Veterans are ourpassion.
David Petersen was born and raised in Melbourne.
He joined the Australian Regular Army in 2006 andgraduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon as aLieutenant in 2007.
Over the next 11 years, David held a variety of postings inthe Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery in all threestreams - Air Defence, Surveillance Target Acquisition and
Meeting Responsibilities
ChairWILLIAMS, Rohan
GreeterLIM, Daniel
ReporterCHAN, Alison
PhotographerTHORNTON, Roger
DoorCALLANDER, Tom
Bulletin EditorWILLIAMS, Rohan
Social MediaLIM, Daniel
Upcoming Events
Board MeetingFeb 13, 20195:30 PM – 7:00 PM Multi-District ConferenceMelbourne Exhibition andConvention CentreFeb 15, 2019 9:00 AM –Feb 17, 2019 5:00 PM Opera On The Yarra
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Field Artillery.
David deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 for 9-months as theBattery Captain of Counter – Rocket, Artillery & Mortar 3(111th Air Defence Battery).
In 2017 David was medically discharged as a direct resultof his operational service in Afghanistan.
Prior to his discharge from the Army, David completed theClay Hunt Fellowship Program in the United States.
David is actively involved in the leadership of TeamRubicon Australia as part of the Melbourne DisasterResponse Team.
Since 2018, David has been the President of theCamberwell City RSL.
Employed by Beyond Blue as a Project Manager for a newand innovative suicide prevention program for veterans.David is able to combine his leadership, management andproject management skills with his passion for servingcommunities in need.
TREE OF JOY
Posted by Therese ROBINSON
President Neville and myself, Jayke Clayden of Lentaraand Anne Mitchell and Jo Thitchener of Steps Outreachand TAL Insurance staff attended the gifts pick-up prior toour Christmas Holiday Breakfast.
This annual event has TAL Insurance staff selecting a gifttag with the age and gender of the recipient, purchasing asuitable gift and leaving it for collection under the Tree ofJoy. Rotary arranges the gift collection with our distributionpartners, ensuring the gifts get to the families most inneed.
