Defying the Drift is a District 9780 youth program for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in agriculture, land and livestock management, and other agricultural related industries. With the average age of farmers in Australia and New Zealand being 55 to 59, and the world’s ever increasing population, there […]
District 9790 Governor David McPherson asked his two children, twins, Lily and Liam, to choose the organisation for his partner project during his term as governor. The inspiring project they selected was Wheelchairs for Kids. The Rotary Club of Scarborough in Western Australia founded this project in 1998. They started making wheelchairs from old bike […]
A chance conversation between President-elect of the Rotary Club of Nadi, Fiji, Krupesh Patel, and then District Governor-elect Ingrid Waugh, led to the establishment of a project and ongoing relationship with the Sarada Medical Centre and Ramakrishna Mission in Fiji. Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a worldwide organisation that primarily focuses on providing education and medical […]
The Rotary Club of Sydney, NSW, in partnership with Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW (PCYC) is delighted to announce the call for nominations for the 2023 Youth Encouragement scholarships (YES) for young people between the ages of 14-17. Nominations are circulated widely throughout NSW based Rotary and PCYC clubs, connecting and targeting youth in their […]
Past District Governor Leanne Jaggs, of the Rotary Club of Manukau Sunrise Inc., grabbed the Handbags to Heal idea after reading an article in Rotary Down Under about a club undertaking a similar project. Leanne thought it was a great idea her club could try as a new project. After approaching members with the idea […]
In 2022, the Rotary Club of Savusavu, Fiji, built a lookout café above Urata Village. This ticks a whole column of boxes: up-skilling the local community, giving them a stake in tourism, environmental rehabilitation, establishing a highly attractive tourist stop on the Labasa-Savusavu Road. The café commands an iconic lookout site over Savusavu Bay that […]
Rotary’s theme for 2022-23 is Imagine Rotary, and it is easy to imagine the difference the following projects will make across the globe. The projects were all successful in gaining funding through the Rotary Club of Balwyn’s Centenary Grants scheme, which will see $1 million over six years donated to Rotary club projects. The second […]
After 10 years of dedicated community service, Graffiti Removal Australia has ceased operation. Following several unsuccessful attempts to obtain a decision from the NSW Government on future funding of Graffiti Removal Day, the Board of Directors of Graffiti Removal Australia agreed at their December meeting there was no other option but to shut up shop. […]
As well as numerous local projects, the Rotary Club of Essendon has a number of impressive international projects that are accredited by Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS). All donations to these projects are fully tax deductible. The club has organised projects in the Philippines, Kenya and Bangladeshi, however, it is the support they have […]
Be Your Own Boss is a District 9800 recognition program for Vocational Services. The initiative came about following a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Brighton, Young Change Agents (YCA), Bayside City Council and local schools, to deliver YCA’s Explorer and Youth Incubator (YINC) programs to young people in the Bayside region. According to the […]
The renovation and re-establishment of the Kyebe Maternity Clinic is a project of the Rotary Club of Albert Park. The clinic is located in the Kyebe Sub-County, Kyotera District, Uganda, and is approximately 180km south of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The facility was established in the 1950s to meet the medical needs of the […]
From Tiny Seeds Mighty Trees Grow is a district award-winning project of the Rotary Club of Balwyn. Following the devastating bushfires in the summer of 2020, which destroyed so much of East Gippsland’s vegetation and bushland, many club members volunteered to germinate seeds. The seedlings were carefully nurtured, with some members taking their seedling trays […]