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t’s as pretty as a picture; native grass up to the knees soft enough to roll in, and green as far as the eye can see. After four years of drought, it’s a welcome relief for farmers Ann and John Crossing, who own Glenace, a farm located 58km from Cobar in western New South Wales. […]
Within a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 health crisis has brought on an economic crisis and rapidly laid bare the underlying inequities and fragilities in the global food system. The World Food Programme has recently warned that the world is facing ‘multiple famines of biblical proportions’ – a ‘hunger pandemic’ – that could result in […]
Officially chartered on May 5, 2020, with a membership of 30 Rotary Alumni, the Rotary Social Impact Network (RSIN) is dedicated to creating positive change within the community and within its members. “Our personalised experience of Rotary is what makes our club innovative and what has brought together community-minded leaders from across the world, covering […]
The Rotary Club of Brisbane Taylor Bridge, Qld, has developed a new community support program for overseas students studying at our universities and colleges. These students pay full tuition fees as well as rent, travel, food and other necessities, and would normally hold down jobs waiting tables, serving drinks and many other vocations while studying. […]
Following a Zoom meeting on April 16, when members of the Rotaract Club of Adelaide University, SA, were joined by Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs founder Jenny Cooper, the club set itself the ambitious goal of collecting 200kg of used bread tags over four months. To put that into perspective, one standard loaf bread bag […]
he Rotary year’s end is fast approaching. Officers-elect are planning their year in office. Serving officers are ready to put their feet up. And everyone is preparing to celebrate a year of hard work with one of our annual ceremonies: The Changeover. Our traditional changeovers, like many things in the world of COVID-19’s global pandemic, […]
Founded by Australian Rotary Peace Fellow Mark Notaras and wife Alva Lim, the Timor-Leste Food Lab is shaping the future of food and agriculture in the Asia-Pacific by embracing the region’s profound food diversity and bio-cultural history. The Dili-based social enterprise has trained and mentored teams of young Timorese hospitality and tourism champions, who are […]
Recognising that Rotary clubs may not be meeting in person for the foreseeable future, the Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association (RPFAA) has created a database of presenters willing to provide interactive talks, webinars and lead virtual town hall discussions for clubs and districts. Approximately 60 Peace Fellows are currently listed on the database and are […]
Liz Webb is a part-time PhD student investigating the impact of naturally occurring fluoride on the oral health of rural children in Vanuatu. With no formal oral health facilities, Liz felt it was vital to provide relief-of-pain tooth treatments to remote communities on her visits to the country. As a former Rotary International Exchange Student, […]
Early in February, a bushfire recovery breakfast was organised by the District 9800 Bushfire Relief Committee at Essendon Fields Hyatt Hotel, Vic. More than 1000 people – 80 per cent of which were non-Rotarians and including 100 students – attended the breakfast to raise funds for bushfire recovery projects in East Gippsland and Northeast Victoria. […]
Over the weekend of March 14-15, a work party of 15 members and friends of the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, Vic, travelled to Sarsfield in East Gippsland to assist clean-up operations following the devastating New Year bushfires. Club president Thelma Hutchison, a former member of the Rotary Club of Bairnsdale Sunrise with local knowledge of […]
Gold Coast Interactor Narii Hamill Salmon, 16, has been sworn in as the City of the Gold Coast’s 2020 Junior Mayor. A member of Miami High Interact Club for the past two years, Narii said he was honoured to be elected to the role and looked forward to a year of fresh opportunities to connect […]