By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Rotary Club Every year In June, most countries observe Pride Month. The month celebrates the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. In New Zealand, Pride Month is celebrated at different times. In Auckland it is celebrated in February and in Christchurch and Wellington Pride Month is in […]
Rotary has a long history of driving positive change in our communities by investing in young people. So, it seemed fitting to celebrate Rotary International’s 119th Anniversary with local Rotary clubs in Sydney and the Future Generation group to discuss investment income while supporting youth-focused not-for-profits. The Future Generation companies – Future Generation Australia (ASX: […]
Rotary Foundation Australia will have a new chair from July 1, 2024. Past Rotary International Director Jessie Harman will step into the role, taking over from Maurie Stack, who has held the position since July 2020. Jessie said she is honoured to be elected as chair. “I have seen first-hand the life-changing impact of projects […]
A group of Aussie teens stranded on the island of Tanna in southern Vanuatu following the collapse of Air Vanuatu in May have arrived home in style after a generous offer from P&O Cruises Australia. The young volunteers from the Rotary Club of Hive in Albury, NSW, had been taking part in a program called […]
By Dave KingRotary Great Britain & Ireland Mental health is a topic many of us struggle to front up to. While stigma around mental health is easing, many are still afraid to talk about it. Roughly one in four of us will be directly affected by mental health or wellness issues, while it is estimated […]
In September 2023, Rotary Tasmania joined forces with Lifeline Tasmania to host the Out of the Shadows walk in Hobart ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day. Hundreds of Tasmanians converged on Parliament Lawns at 6am in a show of solidarity for families who have lost loved ones to suicide. Lifeline Tasmania CEO Debbie Evans said […]
The Rotary Club of Knox saw the need for greater mental health support for young people in their local community, so they did something about it. “But doesn’t the Government pay for this stuff?” Unfortunately, there isn’t a capture-all system for mental health, especially when it comes to youth and young people. Mental health support […]
Andy Ellis, of the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson, NZ, is responsible for running approximately 30 different government websites related to social harm and mental health issues and has taken a leadership role across several different health campaigns. As an IT professional with real life experience of New Zealand’s mental health system, he brings his […]
NFL Coach Vince Lombardi said it all when he told his football team – “once you learn to quit it becomes a habit”. Gold Coast youth organisation ESuarve is giving kids a reason not to quit. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Rotary Club May 2023, the Rotary Club of Ormeau Pimpama, Qld, launched a fundraising campaign […]
It’s not often that the success of one Rotary project renders a previously successful Rotary project inoperable! In 1968, the Rotary Club of Christchurch, NZ, installed a plane table at Cracroft Reserve, just north of the Sign of the Takahe, to serve as a guide to the various peaks of the SouthernAlps visible from that […]
By Emeritus Professor Ron Rapee AM When I first started working in the field of children’s anxieties, some 25 years ago, many people said to me, “Surely children don’t get anxious”. Sadly, over the past 25 years we have learned that children can and do have many of the same sorts of debilitating anxiety problems […]
By PDG Leanne Jaggs Zone 8 2024 Convenor After rediscovering our ‘Moments that Matter’ in 2023, we can now ‘Dream, Dare, Deliver’ in 2024. Join us for the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Island Zone 8 Conference at Rydges/QT in Queenstown, NZ, November 1-3, 2024. The dedicated Conference Committee is working hard to bring you […]