Our club meeting is on April 8th, 2025 (Tuesday) starting 6:15PM QLD Australia Time.
Our host culture this month is Sierra Leone, presented by our club member, Christiana.
We have a number of stories in this bulletin featuring the wonderful work that our members are undertaking across the world - inspirational for us all.
I look forward to seeing you the meeting this Tuesday even
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 2nd Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs
Club education meetings – 4th Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs.
Secretary Pammie Ellem and Charter member Shelley Nowlan recently attended the Australian College of Nursing Policy Summit in Canberra. This event served as a forum for leading healthcare policy makers, nursing professionals, and influential stakeholders to convene and engage in meaningful discussions regarding the future of healthcare policy in Australia. The presence of our GNMRC members, Pammie and Shelley, underscores the value of having experts with diverse background and specialties within the fields of nursing and midwifery, contributing to the shaping the future of healthcare practices. We look forward to you sharing this information in future meetings.
Cecila Kpangbala-Flomo was invited in March to be a guest on the NIC Podcast Series titled "Let's Thrive Together! Share your Nurse Story Podcast." This series aimed to spotlight the vital roles that nurses play in healthcare and the community. Cecilia shard her own experiences and insights, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs faced by nurses throughout their careers. Not only ws the podcast a platform for storytelling, it was also an opportunity to inspire future generations. of nurses. Congratulations, Cecilia.
Charter President Wendy MacIntosh, Charter member Sue Walker from Nurses for Nurses Network and Jason Dawson from Education at Sea had another successful fundraiser on a recent cruise conference. $740 was raised for Shelter Box. This means that Jason and Sue have raised $5000 of this financial year which is a fantastic effort.
President Rudson was invited by the Philippine Consulate of Western Australia to attend the inaugural Women in Leadership WA Gathering on March 16th. This event celebrated International Women's Day and honoured the contributions to the community of women leaders in Western Australia
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. We are currently recruiting for a member to take this on as a lead.
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, Jason and Louise to make this happen. Shelterbox is very active in Turkey and Syria due to the recent devastating earthquakes.
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.
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 secretary.gnmrotaryclub@gamail.com
Education Lead
Charter President Wendy is currently managing this and looks forward to a current member taking on this position. Please contact Wendy at wendy@davaar.com.au if you are keen to do so and she can walk you through the role. The education / information sessions for our members on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
News from Treasurer Jeff
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 Jeff at his email: jeffp5040@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.
