Diabetes Workshop in Ghana
Type: Story
Published: May 29, 2019
Support for diabetes in Ghana has received a big boost following a recent interactive workshop which was attended by around 240 doctors and allied health staff. This workshop was supported by major financial contributions from the Rotary Clubs of Hoppers Crossing and Ring Road Central in Ghana and a Rotary District 9800 Foundation Grant. The total number of participants was 240 from all areas in Ghana. The objective of the workshops was to provide practical information and advice on the causes and treatment of diabetes in Ghana.
Diabetes Education Seminars in Ghana
Type: Story
Published: Aug 18, 2021
In order to address the high incidence of diabetes in Ghana, from 2017 to 2020, the Rotary club of Hoppers Crossing was actively involved in running four diabetic workshops in Ghana.These diabetes educational workshops have helped educate 340 health professionals in the diagnosis, treatment and care of diabetes. At the recent Rotary achievement event in June 2021 representatives from Rotary Hoppers Crossing were delighted to hear an announcement by the District 9800 Governor stating that our Club was a recipient of a Recognition Award for its Diabetes Education project in Ghana.The project involved running diabetes seminars in Ghana over four years from 2017-2020. Three of the seminars were undertaken in partnership with the Accra Ring Road Club in Ghana together with specialist medical staff from the Ghana Society of Paediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes. A fourth seminar was organised and managed by Gifty Dade a member of the Hoppers Cros
The Malvern Story
Type: Story
Published: Jun 19, 2021
By Henry DruryYou barely need to scratch the surface of an Australian locality to find the involvement of a pub. Malvern is no different. In 1853, English barrister Charles Skinner bought and sub-divided 84 acres of land on Glenferrie Road, south of Gardiners Creek and advertised this sub-division as the Malvern Hill Estate. It was named after the Malvern Hills spa country in England where his forbears had lived, but apparently no one really noticed. Not at least until he built a pub on the northwest corner of the present-day Glenferrie and Malvern Roads, naming it the Malvern Hill Hotel, cementing for evermore the hotel name as the title for the area. Like Kew at the northern end of Glenferrie Road, Malvern at the southern end by the 1880s became the site for “fine residences on generous allotments”. These residences included such mansions as Stonnington, originally the home of John Wagner (founding partner of Cobb and Co) and later to be the Victoria
Diabetic Workshop in Ghana—partnering for success
Type: Story
Published: Aug 07, 2020
Ghana is a small country on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa with a population of 30 million. As a developing country with an improving economy and adoption of westernised lifestyles, its people are experiencing significant levels of endocrine disorders such as diabetes and thyroid. Unfortunately, as distinct from Australia, they also have an unusually high death rate from what are treatable conditions. Hoppers Crossing Rotary partnered with Ring Road Central Rotary Club and health professionals in Ghana, to organise, support and arrange funding for a workshop on Endocrine dysfunctions. Through two of their members, Drs George and Gifty Dade, who were both born and educated in Ghana, Hoppers Crossing Rotary Club has developed a close connection to the medical profession in Ghana. Dr George Dade is a practicing GP in Werribee and is an active member of the International committee at the club.The workshop was held in October 2019 at an Ahodwo-Kumasi wor
The Rotary Hoppers Crossing Story
Type: Story
Published: Sep 18, 2020
It wasn’t exactly ‘tumbleweeds blowing down the main street’, but 60 years ago the area known as Hoppers Crossing was different—mainly paddocks, stone fences, thistles, rabbits and a snake or two. Infrastructure was scant and scattered and ‘going into town’ meant a trip to Werribee. But love came to the rescue!In the late 1960s the first wave of baby boomers was marrying, and market conditions for purchasing land and building a family home had never been more attractive. Banks and builders were ‘on board’ and the fields of ‘Hoppers’ were transformed. Proximity to older areas like Williamstown, Footscray, Altona and Yarraville meant strong and consistent demand. As importantly, many of the couples were school friends, and so a sense of community and inclusion was immediate. Schools, shopping centres, sports complexes and light industry followed. Accessibility to the CBD and a connection to Geelong and the surf beaches sweetened the mix.The bab
District 9800 Recognition Awards 2020-21
Type: Story
Published: May 03, 2021
Last Saturday, the District Recognition Awards were held as part of the District 9800 Conference Breakout Session.It was commented that the applications for each category were outstanding and it was difficult to select winners.However, the Award recipients were as follows: Community ServiceMacedon Ranges - You are Not Alone - This project gave comfort to aged care residents during COVID when the club mobilised the community to write letters and provide drawings to over 400 people in five facilities.Camberwell - Myeloma Program - The club worked with Myeloma Australia to establish four support groups in regional Victoria so that no patient was more than an hour away from a support team. This has the potential to grow into a national program.International ServiceRichmond - Support for Edna Adan Hospital in Somaliland - This project involved the supply of Obstetrics and Gynaecology medical equipment through DIK and the upskilling of nurses. Rotary Brighto
The Cycling to Serve Fellowship
Type: Story
Published: Jan 15, 2021
By Helena WimpoleThe Cycling to Serve Fellowship had its origins in Belgium in 1984 when a Rotary club organised the first World Rotary Cycling Championships. The championships were held again in 1985 and 1986, but it was then decided that the effort was too much for a single club. Consequently, some of the Belgian and Dutch participants got together and formed the Cycling to Serve Fellowship in 1988 and annual events have been organised by Rotary clubs in many countries throughout the world, including Australia.The Fellowship is a group of Rotarians dedicated to cycling with the objectives of developing worldwide friendship through cycling, both competitively and recreationally; to serve the community locally, nationally and internationally through cycling activities; and, to promote international understanding and peace. Cycling is a wonderful way to keep fit and to maintain good physical and mental health. Rotarians from different age groups partici