PDG Bob Aitken AMRI End Polio Now Coordinator, Zone 8 There is an air of expectation around World Polio Month in October this year. The challenge of COVID-19, Zoom meetings and virtual events underline a newfound spirit in Rotarians, who are no longer prepared to ‘buckle under’ and sit on their hands as a result […]
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie West, NSW, recently celebrated an incredible milestone in the organisation’s 50-year history: raising more than $100,000 from its Hundred Thousand Million recycling project. It’s now three years since the launch of the Hundred Thousand Million project, after the club saw an opportunity to raise money through the New South […]
The Rotaract Club of Canberra, ACT, has been providing headsets to aged care facilities in Canberra to increase access to music for those living with dementia. The program, Music for Dementia, provides the training and infrastructure to the facilities, and as a result the quality of life of participants has improved drastically. Each person is […]
Scepticism about Rotary e-clubs is unfounded, writes Jane Loxton, whose mobile club has afforded her many opportunities. By Jane LoxtonPresident, Rotary e-Club of NextGen It is interesting the responses I and fellow club members have experienced from ‘traditional’ Rotary club members. The most common ones are, “Oh, you don’t have meetings” and “You don’t do […]
The Rotary Club of Morisset has found their niche making masks for COVID-ravaged communities in Australia and abroad. With the onset of the pandemic and the initial lockdowns in Australia, the Rotary Club of Morisset, NSW, like many clubs, had to put their projects and fundraising on hold. But feeling the need to do something […]
The Rotary Club of Brisbane International, Qld, answered the call to help families affected by a catastrophic cyclone in Fiji, utilising building materials from an unlikely source. Tropical Cyclone Yasa, a category five tropical cyclone, battered Fiji’s second largest island, Vanua Levu, on the night of December 11, 2020. The destruction left behind was devastating […]
By Jessie HarmanRotary International Director, 2021-23 As I take up the role of Director of Rotary International, I’m mindful of the tremendous professional development I’ve received through Rotary. I’ve had the opportunity to lead teams and projects, enhance my communication and public speaking skills, and develop my cultural awareness. I’ve facilitated national and international events […]
Finally, after a long COVID-forced delay, ROMAC has a new patient – Penny from Tonga – who has been treated in Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital for a serious cardiac condition. Penny was granted a special humanitarian visa by the New Zealand Government, as Tonga has had no registered cases of COVID-19. “Penny arrived in New […]
By Ryan Hyland Gordon McInally, of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Scotland, has been announced as the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2023-24. He will be declared the president-nominee on October 1 if no challenging candidates have been suggested. Gordon lauded Rotary’s ability to adapt technologically during the […]
The Rotary Club of Newmarket’s commitment to supporting the environment continues with a new university scholarship. Rotary International Past President Paulo Costa’s Preserve Planet Earth (PPE) Program, established during his term in 1990, was the inspiration for the Rotary Club of Newmarket, NZ, to form an environment committee and undertake a reforestation project on Motutapu […]
By Bill GrieveRotary Club of Takapuna North Gill and Kevin Adshead are committed environmentalists who, over the past 10 years, have successfully re-established kiwi on their 1200ha farm on the Kaipara Harbour North of Auckland. They retired from running the farm to devote their energies full time to conservation and predator control. More than 100 […]
Emergency boxes were first introduced in 1983 by the Rotary Club of Eastern Hutt, NZ. The concept was a box, targeted at the Pacific Islands, providing immediate needs for a family that had lost its possessions in a cyclone or similar event. The box was a wooden flat pack for assembly and filling by clubs […]