By Jack CampbellJournalism Student Wayne Jenkins is the key man behind the “harvesting” of old playgrounds for District 9820’s Rotary Overseas Relocated Playgrounds (RORP) project. Wayne has been involved with Rotary since 1992 when he attended his first meeting as a guest at the Rotary Club of Karratha, WA. Working abroad from 1998 – 2017 […]
The Peninsula Trail is a unique project that benefits from the official endorsement of all eight Rotary clubs across the Mornington Peninsula and was chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary in Australia. Since their first meeting in 2019, the cluster has worked with the council to develop around 100 kilometres of trails, walking […]
A number of long-term connections to the people of Bali resulted in a fun, Bali-themed evening, hosted by the Rotary Club of Carterton, NZ, to raise much needed funds for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-three years ago, Carterton Rotarian and plumber Paul Garrett went to Bali volunteer at a school on Java Island. […]
Photos: @rhysmartinphotographer A collaboration between Rotary International, Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines Office (RISPPO), and Rotary Down Under has seen the recently chartered Rotary Club of Koala Lovers, Qld, take centre stage in a new public image campaign by RI. Aimed at highlighting contemporary Rotary projects in areas that have not often been covered […]
The Leongatha Show ‘N’ Shine & Swap Meet is another initiative of the Rotary Club of Leongatha. This year’s event, which promises to be bigger and better than ever, will be held at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve on Sunday March 20, 2022, between 7.30 am and 1.30 pm. A variety of cars, both vintage and […]
The six Townsville, Qld, clubs have combined and formed a separate company to coordinate some of Townsville’s favourite markets, including the Strand Night Markets, the Rotary Mega Market and the Willows Sunday Morning Market. The profits from these markets go directly back into the local Townsville community. In 2019-20, more than $291,000 was donated to […]
Rotakat is a program of the Rotary Club of Darwin North, NT, and is supported by the Darwin Sailing Club. The program commenced in 2010 and was initiated by two sailors – Barry Stach, who was the Commodore of the Sailing Club, and Rotarian Dan Baschiera. These two men shared an interest in therapeutic sailing […]
On December 10, 2021, the Australian Government announced it will provide AU$1.4 million to support the Rotary Give Every Child a Future program. The funds will help deliver HPV vaccines to girls in Kiribati and support the RGECAF program in Nauru. “Some of this money will be used to support the existing measles vaccination program […]
The restoration of an iron lung by the Rotary Club of Gladstone, Qld, has been an amazing achievement. The wooden iron lung had been sitting on the patio of the Barcaldine Historical Society and was the sleeping quarters for a local cat. The lung had been given to the Barcaldine hospital in 1956 by the […]
The Rotary Club of Balwyn’s Centenary Grants project, offering $1 million in funding to clubs across Australia, has announced its first round of recipients. The project marks Rotary’s centenary in Australia and celebrates the fundraising success of the club’s Camberwell Sunday Market. By Amy Fallon After a careful assessment of applications, the Rotary Club of […]
The Manatuto Water Project is an initiative of the Manatuto Rotaract Club in Timor-Leste, with the Rotary Club of Dili Lafaek providing invaluable assistance to the Rotaract club and to Area Governor Ray Fauntleroy. “Karen Kankkunen, wife of District Governor Martti Kankkunen, has made this her DG’s partner’s project and is working with the club […]
The opening of the new playground at Yarra Bank Reserve, Hawthorn, on November 21, 2021, was a fitting climax to more than two years of planning and implementation by the multi-club team coordinating the project. Initiated and led by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, Vic, in partnership with the City of Boroondara, together with the […]