Collaborating to spread more Christmas cheer

Building upon existing relationships that the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne, Vic, had with Concern Australia and Lentara Uniting, the club partnered with the TAL Insurance office in Melbourne to establish an annual Tree of Joy in 2013 under then President Doug Robertson. The project involves TAL Insurance employees donating...

The gift of giving

Founded by teacher Andrea McKellar, of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central, Vic, Teacher Presence is a not-for-profit charity on a mission to create a community of educators that spread the importance of kindness, empathy and gratitude through the gift of giving. By helping redirect money that would otherwise...

Rotary Club of Bendigo Carols by Candlelight

The Rotary Club of Bendigo, Vic, has been hosting its Carols by Candlelight evening since 1970. The program is presented annually in Rosalind Park, Bendigo, with the exception of a few years when it was transferred to other sites due to the City of Greater Bendigo carrying out infrastructure works...

Gifts for youth in refuges on Christmas Day

Once again, a Tree of Joy has spread its branches in Beecroft Place shopping complex – a perennial Christmas project of the Rotary Club of Beecroft, NSW. The Tree of Joy will provide Christmas gifts donated by the Beecroft community for young people in the care of Taldumande – a...

Happy holidays

The office of Rotary Down Under and RDU Supplies will close for the Christmas/New Year break at 12 noon on Friday, December 20, and will reopen at 9am on Monday, January 13. We wish all our subscribers and customers a happy and peaceful holiday period.

Spreading joy for nearly for 30 years

The Rotary Club of Belrose, NSW, Trees of Joy project has been running for almost 30 years. For most of this time it has been driven by the Stewart family. When long-term Rotarian Ian Stewart passed away, his wife Carole took over the project and, with total family involvement, has...