Angus Mitchell Oration 2024

Guest Speaker The Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, former Liberal Party politician, Former Ambassador to the US

Details 12.30 for 12.50 - 2.00pm at Level 1 Latrobe Room Sofitel Melbourne

The annual Rotary Melbourne Angus Mitchell Oration will be delivered by The Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, Partner and Chairman of The Asia Group, former Ambassador to the US 2020-23, former Liberal Party politician.

Arthur is a member of the Advisory Board of the Quad Investors Network and was previously Australia’s Minister for Industry,
Over a career spanning four decades, Arthur dedicated his professional life to the advancement of Australia and its people.
In 2008, Arthur was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to politics through the executive function of government, to the development of economic policy and reform, and to the Greek community.
In 2019, Arthur was made a Distinguished Fellow of the Australia & New Zealand School of Government in recognition of his promotion of public sector leadership.

About the Angus Mitchell Oration

Angus Mitchell was inducted into the Rotary Club of Melbourne in December 1927. He was President of the Club in 1931-32 and was elected District Governor in 1934-35 and again in 1937-38. In 1948-49 he became the first Australian to be elected to the office of President of Rotary International. He was created a Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty the Queen in 1956. Two years later he was the first member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne to be named a Paul Harris Fellow. Sir Angus Mitchell died on 18 August 1961.

In his honour and as part of the Club's fiftieth birthday celebrations in 1971, the Board of Directors initiated the Angus Mitchell Oration. The Oration has been delivered at the nearest meeting to the birthday of Rotary which was established by Paul Harris on the 23 February 1905 in Chicago USA. The inaugural Oration was delivered by the Rev. I. B. M. Parsons and has been delivered since by many eminent Australians.

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