Editorial Policy Guidelines and Upcoming Features

Posted on by
To read the full policy please click on the link below

Rotary Down Under Editorial Policy Guidelines

Upcoming features – order of features may vary

dependent on amount of content received

Do you have a story that is relevant to any of the below topics?
Please submit them to editorial@rotarydownunder.com.au for consideration.
*  What happens when you step outside your club
*  Feeding the world
*  Helping the agricultural industry
*  Bullying
*  Youth – driving awareness
*  Rotaract/Interact/EarlyAct
*  Unusual club projects
*  Rotary helping the Disabled
*  Rotary Fellowships
*  Education
*  Membership

 

 

 

 

Rotary Shines on the Gold Coast

Posted on by

QUEENSLAND’S Gold Coast took the global stage in April when the tourist capital hosted the 21st Commonwealth Games. It was the largest sporting event in Australia this decade, and the largest ever held on the Gold Coast. The city played host to over 6800 athletes and officials from 71 countries and territories. The 12 days of sporting fiesta featured 18 sports and seven para sports, with 275 events. Around 15,000 volunteers, including over 40 Rotarians, facilitated the events and crowds.

To read the full story, click on link below:

Rotary Shines on the Gold Coast

Operation Crayweed

Posted on by

PLANT life beneath the waves is just as vital to the health of ecosystems as those on land, assisting with water purification as well as providing a home for fish, crustaceans and other marine species.

To read the full story click on the link below:

Operation Crayweed

Most Precious One

Posted on by

GLOBALLY, the infant mortality rate has more than halved in the past three decades, from an estimated rate of 64.8 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 30.5 deaths per 1000 live births in 2016. Still, that translates to 4.2 million infant deaths – 4.2 million grieving families – every year.

To read the full story, click on the link below:

Most Precious One

Hobart – A Must See Destination

Posted on by

NAMED by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities in the world to visit and Australia’s hottest destination, Hobart will play host to this year’s Australia New Zealand Rotary Conference. Whether your motivation is the Conference or the cheese, the presentations or the Pinot, the meetings or the mountains, Tasmania should be on your bucket list this September.

To read the full story click on the link below:

Hobart

Doors Wide Open

Posted on by

PEOPLE often wonder about what goes on behind closed doors. The Rotary Club of Launceston, Tas, came up with a way to satisfy their community’s curiosity through their Doors Open Day, which opened 18 of some of Launceston’s most interesting buildings, usually cordoned off from public view.

To read the full story click on the link below:

Doors Wide Open