This is a face-to-face meeting at the RACV Club.

If you would like to visit our meeting, you are welcome to join us at the Theatrette, Chancery Level of the RACV Club. There is no charge for attending the meeting.

If you would like a more general discussion about attending a Rotary meeting, please contact the club secretary at rotaryclubcentralmelbourne@gmail.com

The meeting will commence at 7:40am and conclude no later than 8:30. Members and guests are invited to stay for coffee or breakfast in the RACV Club Bistro following the meeting.

Paul Fowler: Is Nuclear Power Worth It?

Our very own President-Nominee, Paul Fowler will share his professional experience on a nuclear submarine and commentary on the pros and cons of nuclear power.

Paul is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds Masters Degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Business Administration. He served nine years in the U.S. Navy operating nuclear reactors on submarines. After leaving the Navy, he held executive positions in petroleum, mining, smelting and plantation forestry. He has worked and lived in the USA, UK, New Zealand and of course Australia. Somewhere in there he also co-owned a vineyard in New Zealand and made a Bordeaux-blend wine.

Since retiring from full time employment, Paul has served on the boards of companies in New Zealand and Australia. He is currently the Chair of a charitable foundation and the body corporate of his apartment building. Paul is a citizen of the USA, New Zealand, and Australia. When asked where he is from, he replies “I am an American by birth, and an Australian by choice.”

Club Information

Welcome to Rotary
Central Melbourne

Interested in what we do?
Join us for breakfast.
 
We meet
1st and 3rd Tuesday in person
7.30am - 9.00am
 
Venue for face to face meetings
RACV City Club
501 Bourke Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia

 
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