Like a lot of clubs, the Rotary Club of Parramatta City, NSW, experienced challenges attracting members post-COVID. The club, one of three in Parramatta, recognised that business professionals were less present in traditional workplaces. The club undertook a comprehensive review, analysing its current activities and offerings, before deciding to change...
Rotary club thriving in small South Island town
The Rotary Club of Wānaka, NZ, is one of 36,000 Rotary clubs worldwide and it has just hit a new milestone, recording a record membership after inducting four new members in March 2024.“Our membership is now 71, with 60 active members and 11 honorary members,” Rotary Club of Wānaka President...
Rescuing wildlife in the Scenic Rim
By David KennyNew Club Start Up Team, Rotary Club of Scenic Rim Sunrise, Qld In January 2024, while at home recovering from an illness, I reflected on the plan to increase membership by starting new style clubs, as shared by PDG Andy Rajapakse and PDG Michael Buckeridge from Rotary Pacific’s...
Creating magic through music
The Provisional Rotary Club of Global Music in District 9780 is the innovative brainchild of District Governors Lesley Shedden (D9780) and Stephen O’Connell (D9790). The aim of this emerging Rotary force is to ‘harness the power of music to do good in the world’. Some of the club’s initial goals and...
A Rotaract road-trip
Wee Waa Rotaract Club members Kirk Harvey (District 9660 Rotaract Representative) and Will Lonergan are about to set out on a journey across Australia with the mission of visiting as many Rotaract clubs as possible. Driving from one club to the next, they plan to immerse themselves in Rotaract projects...
Embracing cultural transformation
By Mark HuddlestonTeam Captain, Club & Cultural Transformation for Rotary Pacific Regional Council Membership Team Cultural transformation is a process of changing the values, norms and beliefs that shape an organisation’s behaviour and decision making. Rotary is a product that we offer the marketplace. In Zone 8 we’ve experienced a...