In response to the rate of domestic and family violence in the community, the Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond, NSW, has partnered with the Ballina Domestic Violence Liaison Committee to identify the best way forward in organising and delivering preventative programs to educate the community about domestic violence, respectful relationships and...
Rotary unlocking Africa’s next top coders
Rotary is enabling a ground-breaking social enterprise that trains capable youths from poor backgrounds into world-class software developers. Madagascar doesn’t often feature in the headlines. Many of us will quickly associate it with a series of animated hit movies. Others may recall a biodiversity hotspot containing five per cent of...
An artist, a Rotary club, and $87,000 in drought aid
An art exhibition by a leading Australian watercolour artist set the wheels in motion for the Life on the Land Appeal, which has raised more than $87,000 for drought-affected communities. Terry Jarvis is one of Australia’s most exceptional watercolour artists and, with his partner Michelle Kent, they wondered what they...
Highlighting Rotaract and Rotary District Partnerships
Rotaract, Rotary? Is there a difference you may ask? With the most recent elevate Rotaract announcement from Rotary International, there has never been a more resounding reason to say, ‘we are all Rotarians at heart’. Co-District Rotaract Representatives (DRRs) Alastair Sharpe and Kimberley Kerslake are the figure heads for Rotaract...
Power restored: Rotary fund helps rebuild hydro plant for remote mission
In February 2018, a series of devastating earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, triggering landslides in the Southern Highlands, Hela, Enga and Western Provinces. The once pristine landscape was ravaged and thousands of remote, impoverished villagers were impacted, with many lives lost and homes and food gardens destroyed. The adverse impacts...
Everyone has the right to feel safe
After seeing reports of major child sexual abuse plastered over the front page of the West Australian newspaper in 2007, Holly-ann Martin rolled up her swag and set off to volunteer at two remote communities in the Kimberley. The experience highlighted the pressing need for more resources specific to the...