Intrepid Rotary pilots Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels touchdown in Queensland as they continue their round-the-globe adventure to raise funds and awareness for the End Polio Now campaign. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Rotary he words of this title – from the theme song of the 1965 British comedy of the...
SOKS: Celebrating 10 years of saving young lives
The Rotary Club of Gosford North SOKS (Save Our Kids from Suicide) project celebrated 10 years of success with the return of its 2023 Benefactors and Beneficiaries Dinner in March. In 2011, members of the Gosford North club acknowledged the issue of youth suicide on the Central Coast. Using funds...
From Pub2Pub to Beach2Beach
It started out as a race between two pubs – the Dee Why Hotel and the Newport Arms – but in three decades it has grown into one of the most popular participation events on the Northern Beaches. Back in the 1990s, both hotels were owned by the Bayfield family,...
A triumphant return for the Cross Country Challenge
After a three-year hiatus, the highly anticipated Cross Country Challenge returned to the Hills in September 2022. This has been one of the flagship fundraisers for the Rotary Club of Castle Hill for many years but, sadly, has been in hibernation due to the challenges of COVID-19. It was like...
Giving peace a chance in the Congo
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds, and cross-border conflicts. That’s why Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney member Lucy Hobgood-Brown, who grew up in...
Blue and Yellow Hearts
District 9685 is a proud supporter of Blue and Yellow Hearts, a charity supporting displaced Ukrainians as they settle into life in Sydney. The Rotary Club of Kincumber first became involved in supporting Blue and Yellow Hearts through a donation of six Ukrainian quilts made by local women from Days...