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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, […]
Now that the changeover season is behind us, the Zone 8 Regionalisation team is back in action. Club visits are occurring to explain the need to embrace change, the pilot concept itself, and how it will proceed if approved. Club support is required before the pilot can proceed and it is important to realise that […]
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 spread of COVID through Western Australia’s communities severely affected the number of regular and corporate volunteers across the state’s five regional Foodbank branches and the Perth Centre for Hunger Relief. Foodbank is WA’s leading hunger relief charity, and each month provides food to more than 55,000 disadvantaged Western Australians. The charity serves as a […]
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, […]
In 2021, it was estimated more than 9,000 Western Australians were homeless. This is partly due to the end of the COVID-19 rent moratorium, and the numbers have continued to grow this year. Rotary is well equipped to address the problem and many West Australian clubs have been working on a number of homelessness projects. […]
By PDG Bob Aitken AMLower Blue Mountains Rotary Club, NSW The Rotary Club of Coolamon, NSW, and Past District Governor John Glassford have launched the unique concept of selling sunflower seeds to raise funds for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal. The beautiful sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine and John has connected with a generous […]
In November 2019, an opportunity presented itself to members of the Rotary Club of Hope Island, Qld, to support communities and families out west (particularly in the areas straddling the Queensland and New South Wales border), who were suffering from drought. Fodder for the West was created to raise funds to support farmers feed their […]