GNMRC Members News January 2026 (Jan. 26, 2026)

Presidents Update

Greetings GNMRC Members
Hello to you all from

President Rudson

Hi GNMRC Members and Friends,

Welcome to our first bulletin for 2026.

It was wonderful to have so many members and guests join us for our AGM on the 11th November where we introduced the new leadership team.

Welcome to the 2025-2026 Leadership team:

President: Rudson Al Barcoma

V/President: Pammie Ellem

Secretary: Helen Cole

Treasurer: Maria Clemente

Membership: Uday Kumar / Evelyn Chilemba

Rotary Foundation: Wendy McIntosh

Public Relations (social media / web): Rudson Al Barcoma

Grants: Mavis Mulaudzi / Cecilia Flomo

Education: Pammie Ellem

We also inducted a new member, Mashudu Tulelo. We extend a warm welcome to our club, Mashudu.

Tuesday evening 9th December was very special with the announcement of Helvita Pinto as the first recipient of the William Peacock OAM Scholarship. GNMRC partnered with PP Wendy McIntosh's business, Davaar Consultancy, to establish this scholarship. We thank Wendy for her vision in honouring William with this award.

PP Mavis Mulaudzi presented at our first members' meeting 13th January, with the theme "The personification of Ubuntu. Lived experiences of Ubuntu ambassadors" Thankyou, Mavis, for this insightful presentation.

I look forward to seeing. you all this Tuesday evening, 27th January, for our education Education meeting. Our guest is Kath Baird who is Education Lead with ANMAC.

Kind regards,

Rudson Al Barcoma BSN RN MSN ADLM
President – Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club

Meetings link

Please note that all meetings use the same zoom link.

Leadership meetings – first Monday of each month commences 1800hrs – Brisbane time

Club meetings 2^nd Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs

Club education meetings – 4^th Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81175022393?pwd=cW9MTjIyT282a3BpZjc3Ui9ZOVcvQT09

Meeting ID: 811 7502 2393
Passcode: 784114

Inaugural William Peacock OAM Scholarship

This scholarship was established in partnership between Davaar Consultancy and the GNMRC to support the continuing education and development of nursing and midwifery students. We are thrilled to announce Helvita Pinto as the successful student. Helvita submitted an excellent application, with a focus on using becoming a nurse who can be a voice for those who feel unheard, especially in underserved communities. Congratulations on your achievement, Helvita.

Coffee Catch Up

The latest GNMRC Coffee catch up was a success. Thank you to Neami National for their continued support in funding these sessions. It was great to see a diverse range of health professionals gather to unwind after a busy start to the year, connect with peers and discuss mental health in an open supportive environment.

PPE Project for Davao City, Philippines

Two distributions of PPE have been completed. In partnership with Rotary Club of East Davao, PEEL Rotary Community Volunteers, Rotary Club Mandurah, we are proud to support frontline workers in vulnerable communities in Davao City through our PPE Donation Project. Congratulations, President Rudson, on your success with this project.

If you have not yet done the Youth Protection training, now is an opportunity to do so. District 9620 have updated links and content, so jump on and familiarise yourself with the content and complete the online training.

Disaster Fund

Shelter Box is an exceptional organisation that our Club has partnered with. They provide emergency relief to people around the world who have been made homeless by natural disasters and conflict.

We have pledged to fund five Shelter Boxes each year for the next 3 years. The cost is $1000 per Shelter Box and we raise funds for this through raffles and events held at Education Conferences conducted by the Nurses for Nurses Network and Education at Sea.

A big thank you to the work of Sue and Jason to make this happen.

Find out more about Shelterbox

Rotary Solar Case

The Rotary Solar Case has been developed, first and foremost, to provide light in remote health centres, aiding health workers where the availability of electricity is problematic at the best of times. The ability to provide portable lights for village birthing assistants is a major priority in areas where women often give birth in village huts or village health centres where the light from kerosene lanterns or mobile phones is otherwise the best available alternative.

Find out more about Rotary Solar Cases

Social Media & Website

LinkedIn

It is great to see that gradually our followers on LinkedIn are increasing.

Fabulous to see that some of our LinkedIn posts are also being posted on Rotary International LinkedIn which has over 197,000 followers.

Facebook

Remember follow and share our links as you see them.

Find us on facebook

Club / Education Meetings

If you want to know the date of any of the Club Meetings or Events then go to the events page on the website.

Meeting agendas and minutes are sent out by the club Secretary attached to an email a few days before the meeting takes place. If you are not receiving those emails then contact the Club Secretary on

helen.cole67@outlook.com

News from Treasurer Maria

Members have requested information on how to establish setting up regular payments for either their own membership fees, sponsoring a new member or donating to our projects fund.

Own membership fees

In your own bank account set up regular transfer of money into the clubs General Account

Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club Bendigo Bank

BSB: 633 000

Account: 180 669 889

Ref Your name and what the payment is for

Sponsor a new member

Also our general account

In your own bank account set up regular transfer of money into the clubs General Account

Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club Bendigo Bank

BSB: 633 000

Account: 180 669 889

Ref Your name and SNM (Sponsor new member)

Project donation

In your own bank account set up regular donation amounts to be paid into the Clubs Project Account

BSB: 633 000

Account: 180 669 913

Ref your name and project specific for example Turkish Student Nurse Fund raiser (TSNFR)

Shelterbox Project

In you own bank account set up regular donation amounts to be paid into the Clubs Shelterbox Account

BSB: 633 000

Account: 188 202 750

Ref Your name

If you are overseas the SWIFT code required to make payment into our accounts is: BENDAU3B

If you have any questions, contact Treasurer Maria at her email:

maria.lisa.clemente@gmail.com

Member Resources

If you would like to present to other Nursing colleagues or to other Rotary Clubs in your area about the Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club Wendy and her team have created a Powerpoint presentation and notes to assist you.

As with all the documents that are referred to in the Bulletin these resources are available for you to download from the website. Just log in to the Member's area and choose the documents tab. Our website address is https://gnmrotaryclub.com/

Have you accessed the Members Website?

The Members area of the Global Nurses and Midwives Website houses a lot of information about our club.

You can find all the documents that are discussed at meetings and in the Bulletin, plus check your own details, communicate with other Members and there is an App you can download so you can access info anywhere, anytime.

Go to the Website

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