Today's speaker, Mike Dorahy, gave us a most fascinating expose on Australian and American adventurers in the mid to late 19th Century. For many, I am sure, the account of Burke and Wills would have been a more comprehensive view on these intrepid explorers. Those who came to Australia as adults will have walked away with a much greater understanding of the extraordinary exploration, the hardship and the risk that Burke and Wills took. Mike's fascinating account of Lewis and Clark's trek across the American Continent was an eye opener too and total absorbing. Thank you Mike.
Cecily Neil of Melbourne Central Rotary Club presented photos of the second school sanitation block Hawthorn Rotary contributed to in Pasil, a rural area of the Philippines.
The toilets and washing areas were built with community administration and labour.
The Woke Health Organisation – sorry, the World Health Organisation – continues to provide non-stop entertainment as the Coronavirus spreads. I don’t know if laughter is the best medicine but the WHO head honcho appears firmly convinced:
The World Health Organisation director-general has announced a new name for the fast-spreading coronavirus, as a senior WHO team visits Beijing on a crucial fact-finding mission.
Former working royals Harry and Meghan have jetted into the United States, apparently on business, despite reports that they had vowed to remain in their Canadian mansion as long as Donald Trump is President.
The couple were pictured landing in Florida in shots obtained by DailyMail.com.
Cecily Neil of Melbourne Central Rotary Club presented photos of the second school sanitation block Hawthorn Rotary contributed to in Pasil, a rural area of the Philippines. 
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