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issue No 434

OCTOBER 2002

COVER report

Noriko Futagami, editor of Rotary No Tomo, Japan, and Vince Aversano, editor of Rotary International's world magazine The Rotarian, sampled mini-gourmet meat pies under the watchful eye of a chef at the Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre. Futagami and Aversano were among thirty representatives of the Rotary World Press in Brisbane for R.I’s triennial regional magazine editors' seminar. They also attended a promotional tour of facilities and resources for the 2003 R.I. Convention in Brisbane. in June, 2003. A six-page Brisbane Convention registration information begins on page 19.
Photograph: Courtesy, Mercury, Hobart.

In This Issue

Two nations see Rotary programs as key to peace

Time to reflect on progress toward your Rotary goals

Low-cost shelters help world’s neediest families

Wollongong has a busy 75th anniversary ahead

Third-generation Rotarian is family’s third president

Brisbane 2003 R.I. Convention feature

Six-page Brisbane Convention -

registration information begins

Birthday No.40 recognises high achievers

Science Forum has outreach program

District conferences upfront in Outback centres

R.I. Convention had people dancing in the streets

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Regular columns

President's Message 1; Bob Aitken’s From Where I Sit, 4; News Bulletin, 4; Jottings from R.I. Director John Thorne, 5; Harley Tarrant's news from the R.I. South Pacific and Philippines, 6; Mailbox, 6; Rotary at a Glance, 6; Healthy Rotarian with Graeme Wright, 26;What's On 26; Rotarnet with Del Jeal, 27; In Your Garden, 31; Clubs in Action, 32; Called to Higher Service, 37 Paul Harris Fellows, 37; Noticeboard, 37; Marketplace, 38 and 39; Inner Wheel, 40;

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