Last year’s New Year’s Eve on Queensland’s Bribie Island was celebrated enthusiastically by the community with the inaugural Rotary Club of Bribie Island New Year’s Eve Carnival. And this year they are getting ready to do it all again! By Anne Matthews, D9560 Passport Rotary Club, Qld It was a family friendly evening of food, […]
A special way to give back to the community at Christmas is via the Rotary Club of Hills-Kellyville’sGiving Tree, located at Grove Square (formerly Stockland Mall), Baulkham Hills. The Giving Tree is run by the club in conjunction with Grove Square Centre Management and has supported those in need at Christmas for more than two […]
Building upon existing relationships that the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne, Vic, had with Concern Australia and Lentara Uniting, the club partnered with the TAL Insurance office in Melbourne to establish an annual Tree of Joy in 2013 under then President Doug Robertson. The project involves TAL Insurance employees donating gifts for children and families […]
Founded by teacher Andrea McKellar, of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central, Vic, Teacher Presence is a not-for-profit charity on a mission to create a community of educators that spread the importance of kindness, empathy and gratitude through the gift of giving. By helping redirect money that would otherwise be used for the optional […]
The Rotary Club of Bendigo, Vic, has been hosting its Carols by Candlelight evening since 1970. The program is presented annually in Rosalind Park, Bendigo, with the exception of a few years when it was transferred to other sites due to the City of Greater Bendigo carrying out infrastructure works within the park, or rain, […]
Once again, a Tree of Joy has spread its branches in Beecroft Place shopping complex – a perennial Christmas project of the Rotary Club of Beecroft, NSW. The Tree of Joy will provide Christmas gifts donated by the Beecroft community for young people in the care of Taldumande – a long-established organisation providing care and […]
The office of Rotary Down Under and RDU Supplies will close for the Christmas/New Year break at 12 noon on Friday, December 20, and will reopen at 9am on Monday, January 13. We wish all our subscribers and customers a happy and peaceful holiday period.
The Rotary Club of Belrose, NSW, Trees of Joy project has been running for almost 30 years. For most of this time it has been driven by the Stewart family. When long-term Rotarian Ian Stewart passed away, his wife Carole took over the project and, with total family involvement, has been the mainstay ever since. […]
By John Baker Rotary Club of Richmond, NSW The Rotary Club of Richmond, NSW, is fostering community spirit through tradition and music at its annual Carols in the Park. For nearly half a century, the Rotary Club of Richmond has been the heart and soul behind one of the most cherished events in the Hawkesbury […]
Visit Top Ryde City Shopping Centre LG1, Midway Shopping Centre Arcade, or Eastwood Shopping Centre L1 to take a card and buy a gift for people of all ages in the community struggling this Christmas. Local charity groups hang envelopes on the trees with the details of needy people in the local area. Shoppers choose […]
Hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Macquarie Park and North Ryde, NSW, Rotary Carols on the Common is Sydney’s second largest Christmas carols event, held in the heart of Ryde. Last year’s event drew a bumper crowd, with an estimated 7,500 people turning up for the festivities.“Families from all walks of life gathered, bundled up, […]
By PDG John Kevan The wishes of many community groups have come true thanks to proceeds from the Rotary Club of Mandurah Districts, WA, Christmas Wishing Well project. Each year, hundreds of houses along the many canals in Mandurah produce a dazzling display of colourful Christmas lights. Over a seven week period, thousands of boats […]