Category: Dec/Jan 2020-21 (634)

District 9640 has set another benchmark in making Rotary membership accessible to all, with the induction of Natasha Price and Adam Sheppard to the Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise, Qld, on November 25. Natasha and Adam are both champion wheelchair athletes. Natasha won Gold in both the Sunshine Coast Marathon...

By Ashleigh Armstrong and Shauna LoganathanHills Rotaract Club, NSW To inspire curiosity and celebrate diversity, Hills Rotaract Club devoted November to building cultural awareness within its membership. The club’s first meeting of the month allowed members to share their own different cultural experiences. “Our members come from a diverse range...

By Matthew ChownCowra Guardian The Rotary Club of Cowra’s traditional tree planting at Europa Park in Cowra, NSW, usually carried out by the district governor, was this year carried out by a member of Cowra’s Congolese community. The community is part of the Banyamulenge, a minority group from the Tutsi...

For a planet with finite resources, we are consuming at a rate where we would need 2.8 Earths to sustain our consumption in 2019. The scale of this challenge may seem so extreme that we as individuals struggle to see how we can make a difference. One simple way we...

In 1981, Australian Rotary Health was born when $2 million was raised to fund research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The findings by Professor Terry Dwyer, in a trial using 10,000 babies, produced outstanding results and helped save millions of lives worldwide. In 2000, ARH took the bold step to...

Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the grandkids or some good stocking fillers that also do good? Buy from a fantastic range of music and educational products by Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF) founder and singer/songwriter Don Spencer, with proceeds donated back to the foundation. The ACMF provides free, long-term...