The Rotarians for Bees (R4BEES) group was initiated by John McCaskill in 2018 as a project of the Rotary Club of Canterbury, Vic. The focus of the group is to highlight the vital importance of bees and pollinators in sustaining life as we know it. Bees and other pollinators pollinate...
Zone 8 conference set to inspire
PICTURED: Rotary International Past President Barry Rassin will join an all-star line-up at this year's virtual Zone 8 Conference in September. In Rotary’s 100th year ‘Down Under’ we’re encouraging all Rotarians to join us for the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (Zone 8) virtual conference on September 11 and...
A homage to our humanitarians
In an organisation founded on benevolence, with the advancement of goodwill and peace at its very core, World Humanitarian Day holds special significance for each and every one of our members. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Club World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is an international day that recognises humanitarian workers and those who have lost...
Living the dreams
President-elect Shekhar Mehta isn’t afraid to make big plans. And with a little teamwork, he has a way of making them reality. Photography by Sephi Bergerson Throughout an hour-long interview with Rotary magazine, Shekhar Mehta mentions dreaming no fewer than a dozen times. Dreams about repairing broken hearts. About eradicating...
The World’s Hunger Game
Despite world efforts over the past 40 years, hunger still claims a child’s life every three seconds. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Club Hunger hides in every community. All over the world, Rotary supports programs to provide healthy food and develop sustainable solutions to food insecurity; however, despite all efforts, hunger...
Putting peace in perspective
Peace. What exactly is it and how do we obtain it? Often regarded as an intangible, utopian concept eliciting vague images of beautiful, flower-bearing, mandala-wearing youth, what does peace actually look like and how do we know if and when we have it? Can peace be measured? The answer, incidentally,...