One of the most loved and respected Australian personalities Max gladly accepted the role of National Patron.

His motto was simple: "if you can you must".

In his role as Patron Max has had first hand experience with many of the children and speaks with heartfelt emotion at many ROMAC Conferences.

We are delighted to have the support of this great Australian.

During a visit to Labasa, Fiji in 1985 Barrie saw the plight of young children who were dying because the necessary medical skills were unavailable. Barrie returned home and issued a challenge to Rotary Clubs to unite in restoring dignity to these Forgotten Children of this world.

He soon found many Clubs shared the same dream and ROMAC was born in Bendigo and has rapidly expanded throughout Australia with many Rotarians enjoying the wonderful experience of seeing children returning home to their families with personalities, once suppressed, now blooming like a fragrant rose.

My name is Terry Grant, I was born in the small Gippsland (Victoria) town of Yallourn North in August 1952.

I am married to Gayle and we have three fine young sons – Jarrod 25, James 21 and Glen 20. We live in Sunbury – a small township 35 kilometers North West of Melbourne where we run a private company that specializes in the design, supply, installation and servicing of fire detection / emergency warning systems as well as project management.

I joined the Rotary Club of Sunbury on April 4th 1989; I served on all committees and was the President in 1992 / 1993.

I was nominated for District Governor 1999 / 2000 in October 1997 and became the DGND at this point. In 1999 / 2000 I was the District Governor of Victorian district 9790. Since becoming a PDG I am still involved in District and International programs of Rotary. These are: