Rotary Inspirational Women’s Awards (RIWA) is an annual event for District 9675. Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC, KC, Governor of NSW, is the Vice Regal Patron of the event.In keeping with Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self, these awards acknowledge and celebrate community service performed by women through...
Gala Night a glittering success
By Bruce JenksStewart Financial GroupRotary Club of Taradale, NZPhotos: Simon Cartwright Photography Good things happen when a great idea is supported by local businesses and Rotary. And that’s exactly what happened when Hawkes Bay resident Germaine Meeuws from Stewart Financial Group suggested she utilise her event-planning skills to organise a...
Paws4aCause Dog Show
Paws4aCause Dog Show is a project of the Rotary Club of West Wollongong. The $6,000 proceeds from this year’s event, which was held in May, went to Interplast to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the organisation in Australia and New Zealand. This is a dog show with a difference, with...
Women & Girls Emergency Centre Rotary Scholarships
The Women & Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is an emergency centre with a central support office based in Redfern, Sydney. Its focus is to create safer futures for women and children by ending gender-based violence in a generation. When people first come to WAGEC, the staff talk to them about...
Paying it forward via the National Youth Science Forum
One year ago, Tasmanian senior secondary student Aisha Bissett had little knowledge of what Rotary did. Now, she is one of the organisation’s inspiring young advocates. By Amy Fallon Responding to a social media alert, Hobart College student Aisha Bissett discovered Rotary via the prestigious National Youth Science Forum (NYSF),...
Ukraine Crisis Appeal
By Guy GlennyProject Manager RAWCS Ukraine Crisis AppealRotary Club of Sydney Cove It is now 20 months since President Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Having established the RAWCS Ukraine Crisis Appeal in 2015 to assist the Ukrainian community in Australia provide humanitarian aid to their homeland, the events of February...