The Manatuto Water Project is an initiative of the Manatuto Rotaract Club in Timor-Leste, with the Rotary Club of Dili Lafaek providing invaluable assistance to the Rotaract club and to Area Governor Ray Fauntleroy. "Karen Kankkunen, wife of District Governor Martti Kankkunen, has made this her DG’s partner’s project and...
A fitting climax for Boroondara R100 project
The opening of the new playground at Yarra Bank Reserve, Hawthorn, on November 21, 2021, was a fitting climax to more than two years of planning and implementation by the multi-club team coordinating the project. Initiated and led by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, Vic, in partnership with the City...
Peace and Conflict Resolution: Empowering Uganda’s young mums through education
On Monday, January 10, 50 Ugandan teen mums resumed their education journeys as schools across the country opened their doors for the 2022 school year, thanks to the dedication and determination of Emily Nabakooza. A true Rotary Peace Fellow success story, Emily is leading social change in her country by...
Register now for the 2022 ANZA – Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine Conference
The theme for this year’s ANZA – Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) Conference is ‘Improving Diagnosis, Embracing Challenges and Change’. Improving diagnosis is possible by sharing uncertainty and communicating with trust, and it is now firmly on the patient safety radar in Australia and New Zealand. By Amy...
Gold Coast property boom generates gargantuan gift
A wish to help the physically disabled on the Gold Coast by long-time Rotarian and RAF war hero Les Brightwell finally came to fruition on Saturday, January 15, 38 years after his death. Les, who was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Mermaid Beach, Qld, passed away from...