By PDG Liz CourtneyAssistant Rotary Regional Public Image Coordinator The Roaring Twenties came to Rolleston, NZ, on October 1, when Rolleston College’s auditorium was transformed into the ‘Gatsby Mansion’ for the Rolleston Rotary Gatsby Ball. Around 220 guests turned up for a night of wining, dining and dancing, with music...
Partners in the fight to eradicate polio once and for all
Polio is often thought of as a disease of the past, but the reality is this devastating virus can re-emerge anywhere, at any time. In 2018, Australia’s closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, experienced an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus after being declared polio-free for the preceding 18 years. Fortunately, the Global...
Doin it for Rural Aussie Kids
During the 2021-22 Rotary year, then president of the Rotary Club of Dubbo, NSW, Carla Pittman, and fellow Rotarians presented country music singer and X Factor runner-up Jason Owen with a substantial donation for his charity Doin it for Rural Aussie Kids. Founded by Jason and his wife Becy, Doin...
All aboard to End Polio Now
After two previous cancellations, on Friday, November 11, Rotarians around Auckland took part in a Polio All Transit Day, which raises awareness for the End Polio Now campaign. This is the third year that Rotarians have flooded the Auckland city rail and ferry network with a sea of red End...
RotaryTennis Championship serves up a winner
Registrations are open for the International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians (ITFR) Championship in the lead up to the Melbourne Rotary International Convention. The tournament is open to all standards and ages, and will be held over four days at the iconic Melbourne Park complex, home of the Australian Open. “Our...
A powerful presentation to recognise women in Rotary
During the Zone 8 Conference Gala Dinner at Old Parliament House on October 29, a group of nine New Zealand women district governors (past, present and future) made a very special presentation to Rotary International Director Jessie Harman. The presentation of two pounamu toki – one for Jessie and one...