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When young people are exposed to domestic violence or abuse, their social wellbeing and mental health are impacted. Accompanying a mother or carer into a domestic violence shelter can have a ripple effect on children as they are moved to a new area, town or city away from friends and family. They will also have […]
With schools all but closed in an attempt to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the Interact Club of Jimboomba, Qld, saw an opportunity to assist in caring for the young children of essential workers who can’t be home to provide home schooling. The Hills International College students set about devising an initiative called ‘The Compassion Crew’, […]
RMIT University Health Transformation Lab Deputy Director and member of the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington, Matiu Bush, founded One Good Street (OGS) after witnessing first-hand the need to coordinate acts of kindness in the community. The Melbourne-based charity, which has now expanded its scope to NSW, the ACT and Queensland, aims to reduce social […]
A $10,000 donation to Kiwi Community Assistance by the Rotary Club of Wellington North, NZ, has facilitated the purchase of a refurbished chiller truck to help the local charity in its work with communities in need. Founded by Tracy Wellington and her husband Phil Davies, Kiwi Community Assistance is a ‘foodbank with a difference’, distributing […]
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down and changed life as we know it for the foreseeable future. Social distancing has impacted our ability to meet, fundraise and conduct service projects in the ways we traditionally know and enjoy, yet the consequences of COVID-19 also mean that our communities need Rotary now more than ever. […]
After pummelling Vanuatu as a category-five storm on April 6, Tropical Cyclone Harold levelled buildings and caused dangerous flooding across Fiji’s largest island of Viti Levu on Wednesday, April 8. All of Fiji’s major settlements, including the capital Suva, but particularly the west coast settlements of Lautoka and Nadi, were lashed, with the worst weather […]
In the second episode of our podcast ‘The Research Behind Lift the Lid’, we interview Dr Vijaya Manicavasagar from the Black Dog Institute. Dr Manicavasagar talks a bit about what we can do to help our mental health during COVID-19, as well as her findings from her 2008 Australian Rotary Health Mental Health Research Grant […]
We are pleased to invite you to participate in a COVID-19 #RotaryResponds one-hour telethon to raise critical funds for disaster response. The goal is to raise more than $1 million dollars. Donate now at http://on.rotary.org/drf. Rotary’s 1.2 million members across the globe have taken swift action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly $4 million […]
While novel coronavirus has been a gargantuan global blow to life as we know it, Rotary is rising to the challenge; gathering our gargantuan global network to stay connected, reach out to our communities, support our essential workers and #KickCovidToTheKerb.
For 26 years Belrose Rotarians have provided a unique opportunity for Yr 11 and 12 students from Peak Hill Central School to spend five days in Sydney, experiencing the attractions but significantly, gaining an insight into the world of work by visiting local businesses and government. They are billeted with local Rotary families. Later in […]
Check out this webinar from District 9820 (South East Victoria, Australia) with The Hon Greg Hunt MP Federal Minister for Health (a Rotarian himself) giving an update on the COVID-19 virus, the present situation and what is being done. The majority includes a question and answer session with the minister from attendees covering volunteerism, effects […]
On April 6, 2020 UN Chief António Guterres called for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns imposed by governments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Women and children who live with domestic violence have no escape from their abusers during quarantine, so from the […]