Speakers

JOINT Meeting - RCs Eastwood, Mitcham, Morialta & Norwood

Purpose: to hear a presentation, promoting the purpose of the Royal Adelaide Show stand and potential outcomes, from Project Manager/Chair of the RAS Action Team, Julian Carbone, RC Mitcham.

Outcome: All members of each club will know and understand the purpose of the goals of the operation and goals of this project.

RC Mitcham will host the meeting at the Edinburgh Hotel, and we have advised them in this regard.

RSVP to President Rosemary Padmanabhan by 20^th May 2026.   

Julian will be able to present around the RAS project, and we are also trying to arrange for Grace King to speak to the combined clubs.  She is a global scholar planning to study in Edinburgh, and our club is supporting her to learn more about Rotary International prior to her leaving. 

DG Rajeev Kamineni has also been invited and has confirmed his attendance. 

Claire Clutterham is the newly elected Federal Member for Sturt, representing the Australian Labor Party. A lawyer of more than 20 years’ experience, Claire has worked internationally in the Middle East and Hong Kong, and locally in South Australia on major infrastructure, governance, and policy reforms.

Before entering Federal Parliament, she served as a councillor for the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters and as a board member of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Elected in 2025, she is the first Labor woman to represent Sturt since its creation. Claire is passionate about climate action, community infrastructure, and inclusive representation. She lives in eastern Adelaide with her husband Ben and stepdaughter, and is known for her love of running and community volunteering.