On Tuesday evening, during the weekly dinner meeting, the Rotary Club of Whyalla held its change-over celebration. Incoming President Kerre Willsher was keen for the evening to be a relaxed, low-key occasion.
Current President Leanne Herd completed her final duty as President by inducting incoming President Kerre Willsher.
The meeting was well attended, with members of the Rotary Club of Whyalla Norrie also joining the evening.
(Pictured Inducted President Kerre and Immediate Past President Leanne Left)
The speaker for the evening:
Ms Andrea Grosvenor - National ARAM Manager
Past District Governor Andrea Grosvenor is National Manager of Australian Rotarians Against Malaria (ARAM) and a Board Member of Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS).
Andrea is a member of the Rotary Club of Campbelltown in South Australia, District 9510. She was formerly a member of the Rotary Club of Queanbeyan in District 9705, where she served as District Governor in 2023-24.
Andrea has visited Timor Leste, Solomon Islands and West Timor (Indonesia) on ARAM missions. She has helped develop projects to aid in malaria elimination, including input on the community needs assessment for Rotary Global Grants.
Andrea joined Rotary in 2015 towards the end of a career in the Australian Public Service. She worked in various Government Departments in many different roles, including program development and management, policy coordination and international relations.
Andrea holds an Honours degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in public policy.
Ms Grosvenor gave an amazing speech about the ongoing support of Rotarians Against Malaria
(Pictured, President Leanne and ARAM chair Andrea Grosvenor)
Some words from President Kerre
“I would like to sincerely thank everyone who attended and supported the Rotary Club of Whyalla Change-Over last Tuesday evening. It was a very enjoyable occasion, and we were pleased to welcome our guest speaker, Ms. Andrea Grosvenor, who travelled from Adelaide to join us. My thanks also go to Leanne and Brian Herd for setting up the venue, and to the members of the Rotary Club of Whyalla Norrie who attended and helped make the evening such a success.
Andrea’s presentation on Australian Rotarians Against Malaria was excellent, as were the other presentations throughout the evening. They generated thoughtful discussion and highlighted the important work being done through Rotary.
I am proud to be a Rotarian and honoured to take on the role of President for a second time. I encourage members to read Rotary International President Olayinka (Yinka) Babalola’s biography in My Rotary. Yinka asks Rotarians to reflect on how Rotary has made a lasting impact on their lives, and I invite all members of the Rotary Club of Whyalla to consider this as well”.