YOUTH EXCHANGE 2026
Our Director of Youth & Vocation, Doug McLean writes: “I am pleased to advise Rotary Hawthorn will be the Host Club for Sebastian Flynn participating in a Rotary Youth Exchange- Short Term Exchange Program in 2026. Sebastian will be spending three months in Trieste Italy a very picturesque region of Northern Italy staying with the family of Mattia Gaspardo.
Later this year Mattia will come to Melbourne for a three month stay with Sebastian's family and attend school either at Scotch College or Auburn High, we are assisting the family to organise this part of the exchange.
We plan to invite Sebastian and Mattia to attend a Rotary Hawthorn meeting during the Melbourne visit to enable them to share their experiences over the Exchange journey.”