Your Rotary News in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Disease Prevention & Treatment
February 27, 2025
Battling bowel cancer one test kit at a time

Rotary Bowelscan Qld has received a $50,000 grant to assist in the early detection of bowel cancer.

Disease Prevention & Treatment
February 25, 2025
A dental clinic on wheels in Samoa

A trip to Savaii in 2018 has led to better dental services for this remote Samoan island.

End Polio Now
February 21, 2025
Football is kicking out polio

Newcastle United and Brazilian footballer Mirandinha has helped launch a new initiative for End Polio Now.

Australian Rotary Health
January 29, 2025
Australian Rotary Health’s $55 million commitment to health

ARH has invested $55 million in health research, scholarships and Indigenous health since 1986.

Australian Rotary Health
January 27, 2025
Beyond the Big City: The support that turns medical students into regional clinicians

Rural scholarship leads Christo from Penrith to purpose in Bathurst’s healthcare and community life.

Disease Prevention & Treatment
January 22, 2025
Southern Rotary clubs help fund vital health service

Funding vital medical equipment for Te Waka Wahine Hauora, The Woman’s Health Bus.

Maternal & Child Health
January 17, 2025
Women’s Gala Dinner raises vital funds

Each year, the Rotary Club of Taree hosts a Women’s Gala Dinner as part of Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week. 

Disease Prevention & Treatment
January 15, 2025
Just what the doctor ordered

New Zealand’s first large-scale indoor healing garden has opened at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital.

End Polio Now
November 27, 2024
What is the plus in PolioPlus?

The ‘plus’ in PolioPlus means more than polio eradication - it encompasses all aspects of better healthcare.

End Polio Now
November 22, 2024
Advocating for a polio-free world

Zone 8’s End Polio Now Coordinator reports record US$1.66M raised - closer than ever to a polio-free world.

Disease Prevention & Treatment
November 20, 2024
From Tasmania to Uganda: Rotary’s Global Reach

More than 500 locals receive free care in remote Namawanga thanks to Rotary Community Health Day.

The Rotary Foundation
November 19, 2024
Rotary: Give Every Child A Future

Twenty-three Rotary grants bring lasting immunisation programs to nine Pacific nations.