The Travelling Jackaroo Tractor is a fundraiser supported by the Rotary Club of Maleny. Sam Hughes, a 19-year-old from Maleny, is driving a fully restored 1960 Chamberlain 9G tractor, which he has named Slim, 13,500km around Australia. The trip will raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Dolly’s Dream...
Sensational golf on the Sapphire Coast
The 2023 AGFR Annual Tournament at Tura Beach brings together Rotarian golfers and their partners from across Australia for a wonderful week of competition, fun and fellowship. Rotarian golfers and partners are heading to the Sapphire Coast in 2023, when the Australian Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians (AGFR) holds its 45th...
The Rotary Centenary Circle of Trees
The Rotary Club of Unley, SA, marked Rotary’s centenary with an innovative horticultural project to be enjoyed by Adelaideans for decades to come. The ‘Circle of Trees’ was organised by the club’s Environment Committee to celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand. The idea for the garden...
Celebrating 100 years of Rotary in Queensland
By DG Tim Keeler This Rotary year, District 9620 celebrates 100 years of serving its local and international community. The centenary provides an opportunity for Rotarians to reflect upon their achievements since 1923, when the Rotary Club of Brisbane was chartered. These achievements include: International House at the University of...
Night at the Museum
No, we’re not talking about the 2006 comedy movie starring Ben Stiller and Dick Van Dyke. Night at the Museum is the 2023 Rotary International Convention’s signature cultural welcome event being staged at the spectacular Melbourne Museum, May 27. The Melbourne Museum is recognised as a contemporary architectural icon, sitting...
A pearl of a project
The Rotary Club of Redcliffe Sunrise, Qld, is involved in an innovative project to help restore Moreton Bay and reduce landfill. Following the Rotary International announcement that the environment would officially be recognised as its seventh area of focus, the Rotary Club of Redcliffe Sunrise established the Environmental Sustainability Rotary...