Working with SecondBite to reduce food waste and end hunger is a project of the Rotary Club of Melbourne. Club members collect leftover food from the Prahran Market and deliver it to SecondBite, where it is turned into nutritious meals and redistributed to families in crisis, the elderly, those on low incomes, the homeless, Indigenous […]
Grow My Club (growmyclub.org) is a district initiative that recognises diversity in communities and is designed to provide a platform where members can build their own capabilities rather than having a one size fits all model. The 2022-23 program is designed to build the capacity of clubs to grow service, membership and fundraising through coaching, […]
What happens when a specialist Assistant Rotary Coordinator, a Rotary International Regional Membership Officer, two additional Assistant Rotary Coordinators, five District Membership Committee members and five District Governors come together as a team? A Rotary Roadshow! By Assistant Rotary Coordinator PDG Andy RajapakseRotary Zone 8, New Style Club Specialist It was an experiment with a […]
By PDG Liz CourtneyAssistant Rotary Regional Public Image Coordinator The Roaring Twenties came to Rolleston, NZ, on October 1, when Rolleston College’s auditorium was transformed into the ‘Gatsby Mansion’ for the Rolleston Rotary Gatsby Ball. Around 220 guests turned up for a night of wining, dining and dancing, with music provided by 10-piece band Sound […]
Polio is often thought of as a disease of the past, but the reality is this devastating virus can re-emerge anywhere, at any time. In 2018, Australia’s closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, experienced an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus after being declared polio-free for the preceding 18 years. Fortunately, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and […]
During the 2021-22 Rotary year, then president of the Rotary Club of Dubbo, NSW, Carla Pittman, and fellow Rotarians presented country music singer and X Factor runner-up Jason Owen with a substantial donation for his charity Doin it for Rural Aussie Kids. Founded by Jason and his wife Becy, Doin it for Rural Aussie Kids […]
Registrations are open for the International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians (ITFR) Championship in the lead up to the Melbourne Rotary International Convention. The tournament is open to all standards and ages, and will be held over four days at the iconic Melbourne Park complex, home of the Australian Open. “Our first World Championship was in […]
During the Zone 8 Conference Gala Dinner at Old Parliament House on October 29, a group of nine New Zealand women district governors (past, present and future) made a very special presentation to Rotary International Director Jessie Harman. The presentation of two pounamu toki – one for Jessie and one for RI President Jennifer Jones […]
By Jessie Harman, Rotary International DirectorLaura Telford, Chair, Rotaract Australia The recent 2022 Rotary Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Conference definitely lived up to its ‘Better Together’ theme. The first in-person conference since 2019, the Canberra, ACT, event attracted 550 Rotarians and Rotaractors from across Zone 8. After three years of virtual meetings and […]
See what all the hype is about at the Melbourne Rotary International Convention, May 27-31, 2023. Discounted registration fees for the 2023 Melbourne RI Convention end on December 15, so book now so you don’t miss out! Visit convention.rotary.org/en/melbourne Have you ever had that “wow – this is amazing” feeling? That is the very sensation […]
In the lead-up to the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Vic, we asked local Rotarians and Rotaractors to give us some ‘insider intel’ on their much-loved city. Universally known as the country’s culinary capital (and its original actual capital), it is no surprise their recommendations came back with distinct foodie feels. In part one […]
The Rotary Peace Centre at the University of Queensland in Brisbane has just celebrated its 20th anniversary, marking a proud history of contributing to world peace by training future leaders in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. It is one of seven Rotary Peace Centres worldwide sponsored by The Rotary Foundation. Ten Rotary Peace Fellows from around […]