Applications open for Balwyn Rotary Centenary Grants
TO celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rotary in Australia in 2021, the Rotary Club of Balwyn, Vic, is donating a significant portion of its annual income – generated from its Camberwell Sunday Market – to assist Australian Rotary clubs fulfil their dreams of making the world a better place.
The club has committed approximately $1 million over five years to provide funding to Rotary clubs’ domestic and international projects. Grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 are being awarded.
As of August 2025, more than $730,000 has been donated. Some significant grants made to date include:
- The Rotary Club of Warrnambool, Vic, received $45,000 for a water provision project in PNG.
- The Rotary Club of Prahran, Vic, received $25,000 to purchase a delivery van for RIMERN Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network.
- The Rotary Club of Essendon, Vic, received $50,000 for a project with Bahay Tuluyan in the Philippines to create a place of healing for child survivors of trauma.
- The Rotary Club of Canberra, ACT, received $50,000 for a project with Assisi Centre for Social Justice and Peace to provide water and sanitation to various schools in Uganda (pictured).
- The Rotary Club of Taree, NSW, received $50,000 to upgrade and enhance a county hospital emergency department in Bungoma, Kenya.
Applications for the second round of 2025 grants close September 30.
Successful recipients will be announced in November. Application forms are available at balwynrotary.org.au/centenary-grants
