Equality and collaboration will shine bright at the Zone 8 Conference in 2022. Earlier this year, Rotaract Australia sent Zone 8 Rotary International Director Jessie Harman an impressive proposal to co-host the 2022 Zone 8 Conference outlining how the zone could further bring Rotary and Rotaract closer together, fostering stronger relationships and elevating Rotaract to […]
Photos: Carey Cam On Friday, October 22, District 9640 set a world first, when 100 Rotary and Rotaract leaders from 18 Gold Coast based clubs rode the train and tram to raise awareness of how close we are to eradicating polio. The polio campaigners created a huge impact for Rotary’s End Polio Now initiative by […]
Declared medically blind by Fred Hollows in 1990, second-time president of the Rotary Club of Armidale AM, Aboriginal Elder Steve Widders, is championing Rotary’s diversity, equity and inclusion policy. By Amy Fallon Steve Widders first became familiar with Rotary when he was selected for a Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) as a teenager in regional […]
Anne Matthews writes of the importance of empowering communities to alleviate extreme poverty. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Club Today, nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. However, this statistic – although alarming – is not as bad as it seems, especially when you consider the progress made over the past three […]
Long standing member and past president of the Rotary Club of Glen Eira, Vic, Garry Fabian, has been honoured by the German Government with the prestigious Verdiensorden (Order of Merit) of the German Republic in recognition of his service to the citizens of Baden-Wurtenberg. Minister-President of Baden-Wurtenberg Herr Winifried Kretchmann nominated Garry for “sharing his […]
October 4-10 marks Reconnect Week, when Rotary invites former Rotary Peace Fellows, Rotary Scholars, Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Youth Exchange participants, and other program alumni to renew their connection with Rotary. Here, we chat with Tasmanian cidermaker Mark Robertson, whose Group Study Exchange to France some 12 years ago has helped shape his successful career in […]
The Rotary Club of Papanui, NZ, along with its sister club the Rotary Club of Usa River, Tanzania, financially support Jobortunity, a vocational training institution based in Arusha, Tanzania, that works with young people aged between 18 and 25 years from vulnerable and challenging backgrounds to create professional and employable staff. The overall mission of […]
Presented with the Young Person of the Year award in 2020 and the NSW Women of the Year ‘One to Watch’ award in March, Dubbo’s Molly Croft is no stranger to acclaim. Now, the teenage cancer survivor has a Paul Harris Fellowship to add to the haul… although accolades have nothing to do with her […]
Attracting a record 383 new members in 365 days to its 58 Rotary clubs, forming five new Rotary clubs and positively growing 31 existing clubs, District 9640 was a star performer in 2020-21. We spoke with Immediate Past District Governor Andy Rajapakse about how he and his team did it. Last Rotary year was like […]
Disability rights advocate and peacebuilder Dr Robbie Francis Watene has achieved a lot in a short amount of time. The international scholar, social entrepreneur, and published author has spearheaded research on gender, war and human rights, and as a proud disabled woman, advocates for and develops more inclusive and peaceful communities. By Kylie Hatfield Having […]
Ann Lee Hussey has made the eradication of polio and the alleviation of suffering by polio survivors her life’s work. She has shared her story hundreds of times, carrying the message of PolioPlus around the Rotary world and beyond, raising money and creating new converts to the fight. She is determined that no child will […]
Rotary International Past Vice President Dean Rohrs’ life-long quest for equality and peace has taken her many places, including prison! By Kylie Hatfield South African-born humanitarian Dean Rohrs has championed change for women and girls around the world for decades, having dedicated her life to improving opportunities for those carrying the scars of injustice and […]