Lesley McCarthy accompanied Global Grant Scholar Haruka Tanaka to the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Foundation breakfast at the Savoy Hotel on 21 November.
Also at our table, Globa Grant Scholars Hikaru Sato hosted by Rotary Glenferrie, Ayase Ishizuka hosted byRotary Alberty Park and PhD scholar Guillaume Gersdorff hosted by Central Melbourne. Ayose has just finished the same course that Haruka is sudying and Hikaru is studing for a Masters in Public Health.
Guest Speaker Peter Hitchener OAM, spoke of his time at Channel 9, his work with Sir Eric Pearce and Brian Naylor, and the old Bendigo Street Richmond site. Peter is a regular visitor to Japan and greeted the scholars in very good Japanese, chatting t them for some time.With PDG Grant Hocking and DG Ron Payne.
