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 […]
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 […]