PICTURED: Incoming District Governors Emma Davis (left), Evan Burrell and Jenn Wong are all under 45 years of age and ready to shake up Rotary leadership. Three new gen governors are spinning the Rotary wheel their way. In a refreshing and revealing conversation, we sat down with three of Rotary’s youngest and most dynamic district […]
More than $575,000 has been raised to support Queensland communities affected by the recent floods. During the Rotary Impact Seminar at Mission Beach, Qld, on March 29-30, District 9560 Governor Andrew Gillespie was getting increasingly worried: the reports from the Western regions of District 9560 in Queensland were not good. Following record-breaking rainfall, the region […]
PICTURED: When Rotary clubs Unite for Good and bring other service clubs along for the ride, amazing things happen. As a community project, the Rotary Clubs of Magill Sunrise, Campbelltown and Morialta, SA, joined with the Magill RSL Sub-Branch and the Athelstone-Rostrevor Lions Club to provide five seats for The Gums Memorial Garden in Tranmere, […]
The Rotary E-Club of Australia Nomads is encouraging all Rotary clubs to share their stories of peace on the Virtual Peace Pole Map, ensuring their efforts are recognised globally. The Rotary E-Club of Australia Nomads (Rotary Nomads) has been involved in placing 22 Peace Poles across Australia. These poles have either been donated by Rotary […]
PICTURED: Gardening Australia’s Costa Georgiadis and Gnome Master David Clark at this year’s Australian Gnome Convention. On Easter Friday, David Clark from the Rotary E-Club of Australia Nomads packed up his collection of more than 2,500 garden gnomes from his property in Rydal (150kms west of Sydney) and transported them to Rhododendron Garden in Blackheath, […]
PICTURED: Rotary Club of Kenthurst President Kathleen Bray (second from left), Vocational Director Peter Bray, Pina Lombardo, Hills Transitional Housing Director Dennis van Someren and Foundation Chair Paul Rapp visited Mosman Women’s refuge in March to prepare lunch for the ladies on International Women’s Day. How the Rotary Club of Kenthurst is tackling homelessness. From […]
Runner Up / Droughts in the Amazon by Musuk Nolte, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because. of the drought, he must walk two kilometres along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to […]
Implementing school-based intervention programs to address issues related to PTSD and behavioural challenges in primary school children. Dr Govind Krishnamoorthy, a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland was granted a Mental Health Research Grant by Australian Rotary Health in 2023. His research has focussed on further developing Trauma-Informed Behaviour Support […]
An Indigenous Group Study Exchange from South Dakota, US, to south-western NSW has highlighted the shared experiences of both country’s First Nations Peoples. A group of Native Americans from the Sioux Nation spent time travelling through south-western NSW on a Group Study Exchange from October 15 to November 2. Kibbe Brown, of the Rotary Club […]
Rotary International Director Elect Jennifer Scott AM outlines a new path forward for Rotary South Pacific in 2024-25. During September and October, I spent seven weeks walking the Chemin Le Puy, an 800 km Camino through France to the Spanish border. It certainly gave me time to think about the challenges we face in our […]
In times of crisis, such as floods and fires, one of the most pressing needs is the provision of emergency shelter for those whose homes have been damaged or destroyed. Recognising this critical need, a new partnership between Rapid Response Housing, Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) and Rotary aims to ensure that communities across […]
Photos @rhysmartinphotographer Earlier this year, 84 clubs throughout Rotary South Pacific were selected to participate in Fit for Purpose, an innovative membership program designed to empower clubs to grow and thrive. These clubs recently kick-started their transformational journeys by attending an inspiring workshop with top membership experts in our region. This October, more than 100 […]