By Tony HodgeRotary Club of Wanganui North, NZ The Rotary Club of Wanganui North, NZ, has been working on its Tongan Orthopaedic Surgical Project for the past three years, with the goal of upgrading the orthopaedic surgical services at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The project is the long-held vision of club member John Van […]
In the minds of most, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is intractable at best, or hopeless at worst. The list of eminent statesmen, presidents and peace envoys who have applied their well-honed skills to the task of conflict resolution is long and impressive. Peacemaking is challenging at the best of times and is […]
Rotary is tackling the impending mental health crisis in Northern New Zealand with an innovative early intervention program for primary and intermediate aged school children. Rotarians in District 9910 are responding to calls for help from teachers and principals at schools across the northern part of New Zealand in what is being called an impending […]
Chartered in April 2022, the EarlyAct Club of Forrest Primary School, ACT, has wasted no time in ‘doing good’ in the community. The club’s first event, Big Action Week, was held in July and certainly lived up to its name. Showcasing ‘Diversity in Action’ throughout the week through music, language, art, sport and food, each […]
The Melbourne Cup, run annually since 1861 on the first Tuesday of November, is a horse race that literally stops a nation. Melbournians enjoy a gazetted holiday, but elaborate Cup parties are held all around the nation to watch the race. We can’t experience the race itself during the Rotary International Convention, held in Melbourne […]
Rotarians and Rotaractors are lacing their walking shoes to raise money and awareness for polio eradication. Since 1979, Rotary has worked continuously to eradicate wild poliovirus, as a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Even though polio is now endemic in only two countries, it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries […]
To make a difference to the lives of millions of people around the world. By PDG Grant SpackmanAssistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, you are helping Rotary members make a difference to the lives of millions of people around the world by promoting peace, preventing disease, supporting […]
Several Rotary clubs across two clusters in Brisbane have banded together to partner with local refuges for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Abuse Committee of Riseley and Huang Clusters is now comprised of seven clubs and supports five refuges. Originally conceived in 2019 by the Rotary Club of Kenmore, […]
The Rotary Club of Whakatane, NZ, has continued its long-standing relationship with Taveuni Island in Fiji, with the official opening of a kindergarten classroom block at the Wairiki Holy Cross Primary School on the island. Building and funding the facility through the trials of COVID-19 proved a challenge for the Rotary club and locals alike. […]
Since the beginning of the year, the Greater Sydney area has experienced multiple severe flooding events, in one case receiving eight months of rain over four days. These events have caused devastation and distress throughout the region, with tens of thousands displaced. Witnessing how devastating the latest floods in the Camden and Hawkesbury areas were […]
TIB is a project of the Rotary Club of Paddington. Since this project was featured in the February 2020 edition of Rotary Down Under, it has continued to go from strength to strength. They now have a 20-member team led by founder and project manager Jeanette Johnstone, technical lead Patrick Hackett, and John Lawrence, who […]
When it comes to conservation, even the little guys – like New Zealand’s native copper skink – deserve a helping hand in order to thrive. Fourteen native copper skinks, or mokomoko, were recently rescued from a housing development site in Te Awamutu – a town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New […]