NEVILLE JOHN - OUR NEW DISTRICT GOVERNOR

 
District Governor Neville John and Rebecca
 

Our new District Governor for 2016-17, Neville John and his wife Rebecca will be guests of the club on Tuesday August 2nd. 

Neville joined the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne-Sunrise in 1995 and has served in many capacities, including Club President in 2002-2003. His involvement at District level has included Group Study Exchange Team Leader to District 1160 in Ireland in 2003, GSE Committee Chair, Rotary Leadership Institute Facilitator, Assistant Governor – Riverside Cluster and Youth Service Chair.

Neville and Rebecca have both been recognised by their club as Paul Harris Fellows and are both major donors and benefactors of The Rotary Foundation. Neville is also a member of the Paul Harris Society.

Neville is a Chartered Accountant and joined the Melbourne office of an International Chartered Accounting firm of 200 employees in 1976, where he subsequently became a Partner. During a 30-year career he was Managing Partner. He was adviser to a range of Australian and International corporate clients, and headed client projects in the Asia/Pacific region.

Neville and Rebecca have lived in the northern suburbs of Melbourne for 40 years and have two adult children, Matthew, a Brand Consultant and Katrina, a Personal Empowerment Consultant and Registered Nurse. Kat is a member of the Rotary club of Melbourne Park.

 
 
Neville’s community service work has extended outside of Rotary to being a Board Member of a number of not-for-profit organisations over the last 25 years, including the Children’s Protection Society, Kids Help Line and Kildonan Uniting Care.
 
Neville’s exposure to Rotary beyond his club has provided him with a broader understanding of the humanitarian service work being carried out by Rotary throughout the local communities and the wider world, and how District resources can be utilised to support that work. He believes that being invited to be a Rotarian is an honour, and the opportunity to serve others is a privilege, and that when we are asked to help, we do what we can to provide that help, either directly or through our network of contacts.
 
We wish Neville and Rebecca a very happy and satisfying year at the helm of District 9800.