2021 was an exceptional year for the Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise’s Treasured Art Exhibition and Auction. Eleven years running, having raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support young people in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty, NZ, the club’s flagship event has grown and matured over the...
Applecross Jacaranda Festival
The Applecross Jacaranda Festival is a big annual event organised by the Rotary Club of Applecross. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the festival, which will be held on Saturday, November 19. The club will once again take over a section of Ardross Street, in the heart of Applecross...
Teddies take to the sky
By PDG Ted RicheyRotary Club of Devonport, Tas The Rotary Club of Devonport, Tas, has been launching brightly coloured teddy bears from a helicopter for the past 19 years, as part of its Teddy Bear Fly In and Kite Festival. The event draws large crowds of mainly children to see...
Dirt ‘n’ Dust Run
The Dirt ‘n’ Dust Run is organised by the Rotary Club of South Bunbury. The five-day car challenge takes participants on some of WA’s most dirty and dusty roads. It is not a race, but prizes are awarded for such things as how hopeless a car is and how much...
jupiter: a safe space to talk
The Rotary E-Club Serving Humanity, NSW, (D9705) has over half a dozen important international projects and just one local project, which serves youth in Port Stephens, NSW. In December 2021, Youth Mental Health – jupiter (RABS) was recognised as a RAWCS project. The Rotary Club of Medowie-Williamtown, NSW, (D9670) is...
Roll up, roll up!
It was razzle dazzle and popcorn as around 3,000 kids and their families rolled up to the Rotary Club of Liverpool West’s annual Stardust Circus at Carysfield Park, Bass Hill, NSW. Now in its 20th year, the event’s eight shows provide an opportunity for unwell children, children living with a...