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June 29, 2020
Rotary Safe Families addressing DV and elder abuse

Recognising a family violence or elder abuse situation and knowing what role you can safely play to support victims and prevent domestic violence and elder abuse are the aims of Rotary Safe Families, a program of the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic, which recently launched two new videos to help inform a wider audience. With […]

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June 27, 2020
Brisbane clubs tackling DV

In 2019, under the leadership of the Rotary Club of Kenmore, Qld, the Rotary Brisbane West Cluster of Clubs, compromising Brookfield, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Toowong, Paddington and Ashgrove The Gap decided to form a Domestic Violence (DV) Committee, with a view to assessing numerous DV charities and their respective programs. This involved interviews and meetings […]

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June 25, 2020
Community garden addressing food security in the Philippines

Due to the support of the Rotary Club of Hobart, Tas, and a grant from District 9830, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group has createdfour picture guides for program partner the Muravah Foundation in the Philippines. Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) was initiated by the Rotary Club of Devonport North, Tas, to create […]

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June 24, 2020
Part 02 (Q&A session) of the ‘Last Hurrah’ Polio virtual fundraising dinner

Here is a list of the questions asked and the approximate times they’re answered: Are there any Polio cases still in Africa? (00:12) In a perfect world, when we do get more donations. How do the donations get directly to the Polio projects. That is how do they bypass money that is being redirected to […]

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June 24, 2020
Part 01 (Guest speakers) of the ‘Last Hurrah’ Polio virtual fundraising dinner

Here is a list of the guest speakers and the approximate times they speak: End Polio Now Coordinator for Zone 8 Bob Aitken (00:15) Rotary International Past President Bill Boyd (03:46) Rotary International Past President Ian Riseley (11:53) Past Rotary International Director Noel Trevaskis (17:00) Rotary International Director Jessie Harman (19:56)

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June 23, 2020
The R100 Centenary Baton is on the move!

Imagine Rotarians, local personalities, councillors, community leaders, community groups, and everyday people around Australia and New Zealand carrying the baton of service and passing it forward. Imagine the R100 Centenary Baton being passed on at every district and club changeover for the next 100 years, with the Rotary leader’s name inscribed in perpetuity. Connecting with […]

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June 21, 2020
Young district governor to make history

By Kylie Hatfield Geraldine Rurenga will make history as the youngest Rotary district governor in Zone 8 when she takes up the mantle in 2022. Geraldine, 29, has been a member of the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee, NSW, since 2014, when she joined after returning to her hometown of Wagga Wagga after a […]

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June 19, 2020
Masks for community support networks

The Rotary Club of Launceston, Tas, is assisting two community support organisations in Launceston – Li-Ve Tasmania and Multicap Tasmania – providing services to clients in group homes and in their own homes during the COVID-19 emergency. Club Secretary Ross Hart noted that it was difficult for organisations like these to access support and supplies […]

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June 17, 2020
Farm to plate in Cobar

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. […]

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June 15, 2020
Food and Peace under COVID-19

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 […]

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June 13, 2020
The Rotary Social Impact Network: Maximising the Rotary experience

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 […]

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June 11, 2020
Relief boxes for students

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. […]

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