This year may not be off to a great start, but youth mental health remains at the forefront of our minds. In that regard, Australian Rotary Health is pleased to partner with QBD Books to Lift the Lid in schools, raising money for important youth mental health research and encouraging...
Equipping vulnerable children with tools for education
When young people are exposed to domestic violence or abuse, their social wellbeing and mental health are impacted. Accompanying a mother or carer into a domestic violence shelter can have a ripple effect on children as they are moved to a new area, town or city away from friends and...
One Good Street
RMIT University Health Transformation Lab Deputy Director and member of the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington, Matiu Bush, founded One Good Street (OGS) after witnessing first-hand the need to coordinate acts of kindness in the community. The Melbourne-based charity, which has now expanded its scope to NSW, the ACT and...
Engaging members to serve during social distancing
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down and changed life as we know it for the foreseeable future. Social distancing has impacted our ability to meet, fundraise and conduct service projects in the ways we traditionally know and enjoy, yet the consequences of COVID-19 also mean that our communities need...
Building Bridges Over Fences
While novel coronavirus has been a gargantuan global blow to life as we know it, Rotary is rising to the challenge; gathering our gargantuan global network to stay connected, reach out to our communities, support our essential workers and #KickCovidToTheKerb. Continue reading in RDU issue 627
Building Rotary’s Future. Are you interested in being involved?
As advised in previous editions of Rotary Down Under, the Rotary International Board has agreed to Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands developing a plan to revitalise Rotary in our region. This is an exciting opportunity for all interested Rotarians to have their say. A full explanation...