The TAC Pause Stop initiative aims to reduce driver fatigue on long journeys by encouraging road users to plan ahead, pull over, and recharge.

There are more than 60 places to pause from the road across Victoria during key holiday periods. Use the interactive map HERE to find a Pause Stop and plan your journey now.

A pause from the road might save your life.

The Rotary ESG Leadership Forum 2023 has an amazing list of speakers and panellists including Tanya Plibersek, Prof Alan Finkel, Helen Steel, Carolin Leeshaa and Prof Graeme Samuel. Book your spot now as early bird pricing closes in a few days.  Book Here

Rotary Southbank ESG and University of Melbourne are running not you normal ESG summit or ESG Conference soon in October 2023.

The ESG 23 Leadership Forum is about giving attendees an update on Day 1 from some of the best ESG thinkers and practitioners in Australia.  Day 2 is unusual in that its focus is helping attendees to design and plan implementation of an ESG program in their business.  It includes table based discussion and lots of questions and answers with experts in areas such as change management.  See more here 

As a modern, engaged, customer focussed organisation you are probably already doing ESG – you just don’t call it ESG. Come along to this Forum to discuss ESG with your peers and our experts, to learn more about ESG and how to build on your ESG credentials and programs.  Book now for early bird benefit See more

Rotary Southbank ESG Club had a great meeting this morning with an inspiring presentation from Aviv Palti, President of the Rotary Passport Club of Melbourne.  Aviv shared with us the amazing work being done in supporting students in Cambodia to build their academic outcomes while simultaneously learning to work together to create some amazing outcomes in the development of their local community.  His presentation is here and the website is here

Reminder of the great events we are supporting as a club that are coming up:

1. Business breakfast

2. Big Serve Bayside

3. ESG 23

4. New collection from Morwel Atar Morwel

The Rotary Southbank ESG Forum had an extremely informative and challenging presentation from Prof Patrick McGorry at our recent meeting at the Fox Classic Car Museum.  Pat is a world recognised authority in the area of youth mental illness.  He presented some very compelling evidence that across the world there is a rising crisis of youth mental health and that Australian youth are no different.  He argued that we need a fundamental rethink of the seriousness and treatment of this pandemic of youth mental illness.   Link to the presentation in the form of a PDF document is here 

Don't forget the Caulfield Community Market is on this Sunday https://commontimes.com.au/events/august-market-101139 Lots of great stalls including hand made tarts, fresh vegetables and free range eggs.

Please join us for a very special meeting at the amazing Fox Classic Car Museum with our Guest Speaker, Professor Pat McGorry AO the Executive Director of Orygen Youth Mental Health. Pat will be discussing how we can and should succeed in leading the Revolution in Youth Mental Health.

Free Car parking can be found at the rear of the Museum site. Our Friends from Grand Ridge Brewery will be providing their special craft beer and wines and gourmet finger food will be served.

Bookings are essential, please book here

If you lead a community group, business or not-for-profit join Rotary Elsternwick for breakfast and hear Tony Jackson from Common Times talk about how great leadership creates great organisations. You will leave with lots of tips and hints about being a better leader. For more info 

The Rotary International Convention is on in Melbourne at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.  Come and visit for free and see what Rotary does around the world.  Hundreds of booths displaying everything from water filtering systems to Rotary International projects tackling malaria.  Go to https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/house-of-friendship-exhibit-hall for more details.

Jitendra visiting Melbourne as part of the Rotary International Convention.  Looking to use Common Times to help communication of the great things Rotary Club of Brisbane International is doing

Paul Guerra is CEO of the Victorian Camber of Commerce and Industry and was guest speaker at last Tuesday's ESG Forum morning Zoom meeting. Paul gave us a very interesting insight into the challenge of bringing small and family businesses along on the ESG journey. He said the very best of these businesses are already applying ESG principles in their day to day management but not presenting their success in these terms. He emphasised how important it is for small and family businesses to start explicitly talking about ESG as many of their customers especially Government are going to want to see ESG credentials before including these businesses in their supply chains. The bottom-line is ESG principles will help these businesses be more profitable, retain staff and win more customers. He also talked about a number of programs the Chamber has in place to support creation and implementation of an ESG based business improvement program. More information about the Chambers ESG Program is here

Danielle McAlpine Johnson created the Beyond the Fire series recently aired on Channel 10.  She spoke to us at our most recent meeting about the emotional and creative challenges of recording the human impact of the Black Summer Bushfire Crisis.  It was deeply moving for the Group members lucky enough to hear her speak.  Danielle played this excerpt from Season 2 Recovery If you want to see more go to https://www.beyondthefire.tv/