The club has received many messages of thanks and congratulations for the highly successful Club Hosting Evening May 29th, held as part of the Rotary International Convention Melbourne 2023. MC for the evening Hon Ted Baillieu AO, Former Premier of Victoria, set the tone for the evening with his humorous commentary and great grace. Asked about how he should be addressed, Ted revealed that at his other club, The Icebergers at The Royal Brighton Yacht Club, he is referred to simply as 'Former', a name that is surely to stick at Rotary now that it has been revealed.
Guest speaker Hon Josh Frydenberg, Former Treasurer of Australia and Former Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Champion kept an attentive audience entertained with an equally humorous talk about his life in sport, politics and community. Spilling the beans on Ted, Josh revealed that he once played a doubles match with Ted. "As a tennis player", said Josh, "Ted makes an excellent Rotary speaker"!
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More than one hundred and twenty local Rotarians and friends were joined by seventy conventioneers from overseas and interstate, the Mayor of Boroondara Cr Felicity Sinfield and Deputy Mayor Lisa Hollingsworth for a night to remember. Surely a highlight from a host of highlights from RICON 2023!
To enjoy a short video of the evening, click on this link: Club Hosting Video Kooyong May 29th 2023
