An elderly resident prepares for a train trip…Three hundred trucks converge on Castlemaine, Vic…A Rotarian makes a difficult decision… We all know that kindness is part of Rotary’s DNA, however, when two extraordinary stories of kindness emerged from the Rotary Club of Castlemaine’s 34th Truck Show held in late 2022, a short six-minute film was […]
The Rotary Clubs of East Coast Bays and Henderson have a long history of working to improve the health services provided in their local hospitals, North Shore Hospital and Waitakere Hospital respectively. Funding has been provided for the hospitals to obtain much needed and vital equipment and facilities not publicly funded. The ability for the […]
In early 2017, seven members of the then fledgling Rotary Satellite Club of Orewa-Millwater planned for what they could do to significantly support the community. Theo Simeonidis, former owner of the very successful Theo’s Greek Taverna of Wellington, suggested organising a total cultural experience involving Greek cuisine, beverages, live music and dancing: a Greek Extravaganza […]
Most Rotarians are familiar with the ubiquitous sausage sizzle fundraiser, often undertaken outside the local Bunnings store or supermarket. On tiny Norfolk Island, the local Rotary club has expanded this concept significantly, utilising their custom-built catering trailer. Since its foundation in 1973, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Island has long been known for catering at […]
The School Fruit Box program aims to provide weekly boxes of fresh fruit sourced from local suppliers, including Yamanto Harvest Markets and Brassall Fresh Fruit Market, to Ipswich state primary schools. By offering a wide variety of fruits, the program enhances the nutritional choices available to students, ensuring they have access to wholesome snacks that […]
The latest round of the Rotary Club of Balwyn Centenary Grants has just been announced. This round saw a total of $119,000 awarded to five projects in four countries. Prior to this round a total of $252,744 has been awarded to 10 projects – so the total contribution to-date has now reached $371,744 after two […]
The Rotary Club of Atherton, Qld, recently partnered with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and other Rotary clubs and service organisations in Far North Queensland to provide a vocational visit to the Cairns RFDS base. In April, a diverse group of humanitarians boarded a bus in Queensland’s Atherton Tablelands to make their way down the […]
Communication boards allow non-verbal children and adults a way to interact with other people sharing the same environment. The boards are developed using the resources of the site in which they are placed – they are site specific. The symbols on the boards are specific to that park/environment as well as basic commonly used symbols. […]
There are a host of great reasons to register for this year’s virtual Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Conference: And you can do all of this from the comfort of your living room! This year’s event features some fabulous, internationally acclaimed speakers, including: The online conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October […]
The Rotary Club of Maungaturoto identified a need in the community to assist young drivers with their Learner licence to proceed to their Restricted licence. Many learner drivers do not have access to a vehicle in which they can practise driving, so the club partnered with Roadsafe Northland and the local iwi (Māori tribe) to […]
A vital school holiday breakfast program is being delivered by its founder, Rotarian Bill Dobson, with financial support from the Rotary Club of Launceston, Tas. In 2008, Bill started participating in the school breakfast program at East Tamar Primary School and wondered how the children receiving breakfasts got on during school holidays when the program […]
What will your club be doing in terms of membership development this Rotary year? Before you answer that question, think about the information available to you via the library of recordings on the Zone 8 Membership Voice YouTube channel. The channel provides lots of examples of clubs and districts applying Rotary International policies and practices […]