Over the past 12 months there have been significant changes to the leadership team at RAWCS. The company has come through the challenges and disruptions of COVID in good shape and, with the return of volunteer teams travelling to overseas projects and the completion of some domestic government sponsored national projects, RAWCS is well placed […]
Members of Salisbury City Rotaract Club, SA, are once again stepping up to support people living with cerebral palsy by committing to complete 10,000 steps a day for 30 days throughout September. Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood physical disability, with one Australian child diagnosed every 20 hours. The condition is caused by damage […]
BulldustNBack is organised by the Rotary Club of Mill Point. The four-day motoring adventure was set up in honour of Jon Lawrance – long-time Rotarian and respected businessman – who passed away from cancer in 2018. Jon was an advocate of charities focusing on kids cancer and youth mental health. The trial takes drivers in […]
More than 600 Ezidi refugees, who fled prosecution in Northern Iraq, call Armidale, NSW, home. Less than 100 have found jobs. In 2021, Armidale Rotarians donated land to create community gardens that would allow refugees to work and grow food. Now, the Ezidi farmers will be able to propagate vegetables all-year round, with Northern Tablelands […]
As a community service organisation, Rotary has a long history of providing practical help for communities in times of crisis. WA Rotary Relief exists precisely for that purpose, and is ready to provide disaster relief in the aftermath of bushfire, flood, cyclone, earthquake and more. The Wooroloo bushfire response in February 2021 was just one […]
The Family Domestic Abuse and Violence Working Group is a community service project of Rotary District 9455. Its aim is to promote and strengthen Rotary’s responses to domestic violence through: Raising awareness and promoting understanding within Rotary of FDAV Linking like-minded Rotarians to improve synergies between projects and initiatives Advocating for and promoting new initiatives […]
The inaugural Autumn Gala, held in May 2019, was a very successful event organised by the Rotary Club of Karratha. Dubbed the ‘Black Tie Charity Event of the Season’, the Red Earth Arts Precinct in Karratha was converted into a stunning ballroom for a spectacular evening of food, drinks, entertainment and fundraising in support of […]
The Rotary Club of Karrinyup has been privileged to support Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia – Carine Group Inc. for the past 18 years. RDA Carine combines the transformative power and therapeutic effects of horse riding. This is achieved by the provision of equestrian activities that expand the horizons, develop the abilities, […]
Magnifying Microscopes for Schools is a project of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay. The project is the result of a wish by WA Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley for every primary school in the state to have a set of magnifying microscopes. The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, the Science Teachers’ Association of Western Australia […]
In 2020, the Rotary Club of Browns Bay, Auckland, NZ, launched its Mural Project following a proposal by member Murray Allison in conjunction with Long Bay College’s art department. A design competition sponsored by the club tasked students with producing a mural of a local scene, and four submissions were received in February 2021. The […]
In the lead up to National Reconciliation Week at the end of May, the Rotary Club of Darwin Sunrise (RCDS), NT, announced its commitment to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) throughout 2022 to acknowledge and respond to the impact of our colonial history. The club has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. Chartered on July […]
The Western Port Seagrass Partnership, led by Rotarian Dick Cox, is working hard to restore the ‘forests of the sea’ for generations to come. By Jack Campbell Rotary International Immediate Past President Shekhar Mehta has taken on mangrove restoration as an international environmental project, with 10 countries currently joining the cause (see Rotary Down Under, […]