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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 […]
On Monday, January 10, 50 Ugandan teen mums resumed their education journeys as schools across the country opened their doors for the 2022 school year, thanks to the dedication and determination of Emily Nabakooza. A true Rotary Peace Fellow success story, Emily is leading social change in her country by drawing attention to the need […]
The theme for this year’s ANZA – Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) Conference is ‘Improving Diagnosis, Embracing Challenges and Change’. Improving diagnosis is possible by sharing uncertainty and communicating with trust, and it is now firmly on the patient safety radar in Australia and New Zealand. By Amy Fallon An estimated 140,000 cases […]
A wish to help the physically disabled on the Gold Coast by long-time Rotarian and RAF war hero Les Brightwell finally came to fruition on Saturday, January 15, 38 years after his death. Les, who was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Mermaid Beach, Qld, passed away from cancer in 1983 but bequest […]
Malaria is preventable and treatable. Yet, the disease kills one child every two minutes. Rotarians Against Malaria, in conjunction with governments in each of its partner countries, is working to eliminate this deadly disease. By Jenny Kerrison PhD, D.Ed.National RAM Manager The malaria parasite Plasmodium is carried by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes and transferred to […]
By Samuel Harrison COVID-19 has brought public health into the spotlight like never before, introducing us to concepts that were previously the domain of medical professionals. Terms like ‘co-morbidities’ and ‘underlying conditions’ are now common parlance and help us assess the degree of personal risk we face from the ongoing pandemic. Meanwhile, another pandemic rages […]
Restart Africa is an inspirational orphanage rescuing homeless children from the streets of Kenya and providing them with a home, care and education. In 2008, Kenya was facing a severe post-election crisis, which resulted in over a thousand deaths and more than 500,000 people being displaced from their homes and villages. Many of them were […]
The Rotary Club of Greenmeadows, NZ, has donated $30,000 to be shared between the four Hawkes Bay Surf Lifesaving Clubs to keep beach-goers safe during the busy summer season. The donation will assist the clubs in covering the operational funding for their vital lifeguard services. The funds will provide medical equipment such as 02 bottles, […]
Rotaractors across the globe have been movin’ and groovin’ to help save lives in the Pacific. The Move for GECAF campaign has captured a global audience and formed a fellowship between Rotaract clubs like never before. The campaign, though created during a global pandemic, has showcased just how Rotaractors can rise to the challenge, despite […]