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Rotaractors across Australia and New Zealand were able to transition to online formats relatively easily when the first series of COVID-19 lockdowns occurred. While many clubs have been able to return to some semblance of normality, our friends in Victoria have not been able to reconnect as easily due to the second wave experienced in […]
District 9640 has set another benchmark in making Rotary membership accessible to all, with the induction of Natasha Price and Adam Sheppard to the Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise, Qld, on November 25. Natasha and Adam are both champion wheelchair athletes. Natasha won Gold in both the Sunshine Coast Marathon and Auckland Marathon, and also […]
By Ashleigh Armstrong and Shauna LoganathanHills Rotaract Club, NSW To inspire curiosity and celebrate diversity, Hills Rotaract Club devoted November to building cultural awareness within its membership. The club’s first meeting of the month allowed members to share their own different cultural experiences. “Our members come from a diverse range of backgrounds, including South African, […]
By Matthew ChownCowra Guardian The Rotary Club of Cowra’s traditional tree planting at Europa Park in Cowra, NSW, usually carried out by the district governor, was this year carried out by a member of Cowra’s Congolese community. The community is part of the Banyamulenge, a minority group from the Tutsi tribe, who have been subjected […]
For a planet with finite resources, we are consuming at a rate where we would need 2.8 Earths to sustain our consumption in 2019. The scale of this challenge may seem so extreme that we as individuals struggle to see how we can make a difference. One simple way we can all have a big […]
In 1981, Australian Rotary Health was born when $2 million was raised to fund research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The findings by Professor Terry Dwyer, in a trial using 10,000 babies, produced outstanding results and helped save millions of lives worldwide. In 2000, ARH took the bold step to make its main research focus […]
Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the grandkids or some good stocking fillers that also do good? Buy from a fantastic range of music and educational products by Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF) founder and singer/songwriter Don Spencer, with proceeds donated back to the foundation. The ACMF provides free, long-term music programs and instruments to […]
By Lucy BladenThe Canberra Times Vincent Toto has a smile that could brighten up any room. But the toddler from the Solomon Islands hasn’t had an easy start to life. He was born with a gap between his stomach and oesophagus, which meant no food was able to get through. Vincent had a gastrostomy tube […]
Queensland Rail was a sea of red on Friday, October 23, when 100 Rotary clubs across three Rotary districts in Southeast Queensland – Districts 9600, 9630 and 9640 – collaborated for the Train Ride to End Polio Now campaign. Kicking off in Gympie at 5.56am, hundreds of Rotarians and Rotaractors jumped on and off at […]
By Dave KingRotary Great Britain and Ireland When incoming Rotary International President, Holger Knaack, addressed the International Assembly in San Diego, California, earlier this year, few would have realised how prophetic those words would become three months later. On May 25, 46-year-old black American, George Floyd, was killed 2400 kilometres away in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many Rotary clubs have found it difficult to undertake events to raise funds to support their local communities… and The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Club of Heidelberg, Vic, has initiated a long-term project that will generate ongoing funding for The Rotary Foundation on behalf of the many Rotary clubs across Australia. […]
The Rotary Club of Springvale City, Vic, recently took part in a remarkable project that is changing the lives of children in a remote province of Cambodia by providing hygiene and sanitation solutions for the SCCFA Pailin School. A $5000 district grant was matched by $5000 from the club, with additional funding made up by […]