The Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic, is inviting all Rotary clubs to become ambassadors for the Rotary SAFE Families program to promote family peace and harmony, and help prevent family abuse. Rotary SAFE Families (SAFE = Stopping Abuse in Families Everywhere) was created in 2019, following the Rotary Club of Melbourne’s adoption of a family […]
By Gabe HauD9800 PeacebuildingCommittee Chair Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador Why Peace?During Past Rotary International President Ian Riseley’s term in office, a number of peace summits were held around the world. The last one was the Toronto Peace Summit, held just before the 2018 Toronto Convention. It was around this time that Rotary International […]
Chair of the Rotary Action Group for Peace, District Governor Alison Sutherland, says it is a privilege to see the group grow as it strives to advance peace in an ever-changing world. he Rotary Action Group for Peace was founded approximately 12 years ago, making slow and steady progress towards its mission of ‘engagement, education, […]
Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace have signed a strategic partnership to roll out the Positive Peace framework. The partnership has already produced results, including the establishment of the Rotary Positive Peace Academy (rotarypositivepeace.org) and the IEP Ambassador Program. In 2016, before the partnership with Rotary was officially underway, the ambassador program welcomed […]
Money makes the world go around and Rotary has stimulated large economic benefit over the past 100 years. So, what better way to recognise Rotary’s achievements than a commemorative coin for our ‘Down Under’ centenary year! A commemorative coin was minted in 1971 for Rotary’s 50th anniversary, coinciding with the first RI Convention hosted in […]
On April 21,1921, 32 prominent Melbourne citizens met at Scott’s Hotel and agreed to form the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic. One hundred years to the day, we will celebrate the centenary of Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific with a peace symposium. By PDG Murray VersoR100 Peace Conference ConvenorD9800 Rotary Foundation chair […]
Dr Leigh Corner says we need to address global biodiversity loss with the same urgency and manner of cooperation as the response to COVID-19. By Leigh CornerRotary Club of Plimmerton, NZ Why am I concerned with the decrease in biodiversity, not just in New Zealand but globally? We are dependent on the biosphere, that is, […]
Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (RNZWCS) is appealing for funds to support their Fijian neighbours, following the devastation from severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which hit the main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu as a Category 5 cyclone on December 17, 2020. Tragically, four lives were lost as a result of the cyclone. […]
A Nelson group of young people living with cancer was the first to benefit from an online auction that has raised just over $50,000 to help children attend camps at Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre at St Arnaud, NZ, organised by the Rotary Club of Whakatu and supported by the Rotary Club of Blenheim South. […]
By Susie Ma When you’re in Taipei for the 2021 Rotary International Convention, June 12-16, take time to visit some of the city’s temples and other monuments.The Lungshan Temple, one of Taipei’s most popular, is primarily Buddhist, but it also incorporates Taoism and Chinese folklore. This ornately carved and painted structure was originally constructed in […]
The work of Disaster Aid Australia, a project of the Rotary Club of Greater Dandenong & Endeavour Hills, Vic, has continued through the pandemic.In March, with the full implications of the pandemic becoming apparent, the organisation swiftly pivoted to enable the continuation of its international aid program. Smart AidWith travel impossible for the Disaster Aid […]
One objective of Rotary Youth Exchange is to promote world peace and cultural understanding. In 1961, a very special man in Rotary expressed similar words. Don Farquhar was just an ordinary club member, but an extraordinary Rotarian because of what he achieved. This is just part of Don’s story, and that of another special person […]