We had originally scheduled ‘Top Tipples’ doing good in the world for this month’s The Good Life – which we could probably all do with – but incoming RI Director Jessie Harman says we need Rotary more than Riesling in these uncertain times, so we listened. “It seems to me...
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...
Creativity & Innovation
Observed six days after Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is well-positioned to encourage creative, multidisciplinary thinking to help us achieve the sustainable future we work so hard for. Creativity and innovation, at both the individual and group level, has become the true wealth of nations...
Hippo Rollers changing lives in Pomfret
The forgotten and abandoned 32 Battalion community of Pomfret in north western South Africa has no running water and no electricity… just the will to survive. But a collaboration between a number of Rotary clubs from Australia and New Zealand, individual donors and community leaders is changing the lives of...
Innovative public image campaign launched in District 9640
District 9640 has launched another innovative public image campaign to engage the local community with Rotary. All 252 busses that operate within Gold Coast City Council limits in Southern Queensland and Tweed Heads in Northern NSW will carry two large stickers inside every bus, starting April 1 for eight weeks....
Alice Springs conference cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zone 8 Conference Convenor Noel Trevaskis has made the difficult decision to cancel the Conference and Governors-Elect Training Seminar in Alice Springs, set for September 2020. “The health and welfare of Rotarians and their families was foremost in this decision,” Noel said. “There were also...