Our speaker last week was Chris Brace a General Manager,Growth Futuresat Yarra Valley Water (YVW).
YVW services 2 million people and more than 58,000 businesses across a 4,000-kilometre area, from Wallan in the north to Warburton in the east.
The ORGANISATION
buys bulk water from Melbourne Water for distribution to our customers.
removes and treats sewage, most of which is transferred to Melbourne Water’s treatment plants as well as ten regional plants.
recycles water for use in homes, sports fields and public spaces.
He spoke at length about the challenges being posed by growing populations and climate change, and they ways in which they planned to meet these challenges guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals .
On his way back via Nadi, he just happened to meet up with Rob Buchanan,
the founder of New Zealand charity
Mobility Equipment for the Needs of the Disabled (MEND)
At Nadi airport in Fiji, just off the covered walkway past the sugar cane railway track towards the Queens Road bus stop, there is a very large strangler fig (rubber) tree.
Under this tree, tourists and locals can enjoy inexpensive local delicacies at any of the small food outlets.
On my return journey from Suva to Melbourne last Tuesday, I had some time to spare at Nadi Airport. Rob Buchanan, the founder of New Zealand charity “Mobility Equipment for the Needs of the Disabled” (Mend), arrange to meet under the tree for a cup of coffee.
Rob and the Rotary Clubs of Nadi and Suva are in the process of establishing a facility to produce prosthetic limbs in Fiji.
The morning before our meeting Rob and Seva Tuks , an audiologist who services 17 special schools in Fiji, visited the Nadi Centre for Special Education to test students hearing and dispense hearing aids as required.
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