Speakers

Tonight we’ll hear from two impressive young people whose recent experiences—supported by Rotary—have taken them from leadership training in regional Victoria to international diplomacy in Europe.

Harsha Sharma is a university student studying Engineering and Computer Science who recently attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp at Camp Getaway. He’ll share insights from the week-long program, which focuses on personal growth, leadership development and building a sense of community.

Ivy Sheng (16), a Year 10 student at Methodist Ladies' College, was one of just 16 students nationwide selected for UN Youth Australia’s 2026 Young Diplomats Tour. During the month-long program she travelled through Europe, meeting international organisations, political leaders and community groups while exploring key historic sites. 

This meeting has been cancelled due to the proximity to the District Conference.

Former Premier of Victoria Hon. Ted Baillieu AO is well known and much admired by Glenferrie Rotarians, not just because he is a Glenferrie Rotarian himself, but because of his extensive commitment to and engagement with significant community causes, including significant positions with Melbourne and Swinburne universities, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Sovereign Hills Musum Association, Queenscliff Historical Museum, Cancer Council Victoria, Australian India Chamber of Commerce, the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria and the Victorian Highland Piped Band Association.  Since April 2013, Baillieu has served as Chair of the Victorian Government's ANZAC Centenary Committee, overseeing Victoria's commemorations and facilitating connections between Victorians and the legacy of the Original ANZACs through family, institutions, geography, occupation, and place of residence.

Past President and former Glenferrie Rotarian Charles Tran has found a new career as a volunteer with St. John Ambulance Australia, where he has developed significant new skills to add to his long list of accomplishments. Charles was instrumental in the decision of the club to acquire and instal a defibrillator at Patterson Reserve, purchased with a generous grant from the Bendigo Bank, in support of the Boroondara Farmers Market. It's important that all members of the club know how to access and use the defibrillator and how to help if someone is experiencing cardiac arrest. Charles will demonsrate at our regular club meeting the techniques for saving lives through the use of the defibrillator.