Pamela Noal, of the Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains, was one of the early instigators of the LBM Opportunity Shop in Blaxland, NSW. Celebrating five years of trading in 2024, Pamela says she is grateful to be part of the loyal team of volunteers who share a continued commitment...
Mental Health First Aid benefits refugee community
Members of the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington, Vic, were well aware of the challenges facing residents of the social housing estate in the area, having worked with and supported them for many years. Most residents are refugees from the Horn of Africa diaspora and experienced trauma due to drought,...
Golden Needle Project empowering women in Türkiye
On April 25, ANZAC Day, then Rotary International President Gordon McInally and his wife Heather visited the Golden Needle Project training centre in Adiyaman Izmir, Türkiye. The project aims to empower women by encouraging them to participate in economic life and fill the gap of intermediate staff in the textile...
Meeting the needs of youth, environment and community
Early in the Rotary year, Andrew Mills, an enthusiastic young student from Drouin Secondary College pursuing his VCE, approached the Rotary Club of Drouin, Vic, with an intriguing proposition. Andrew and three of his fellow students had set their sights on a community service project, a vital component of their...
Hilltop Hike addressing mental health in Huon Valley
Created in 2022 after the tragic loss of a young person from Tasmania’s Huon Valley to suicide, the Hilltop Hike had the simple aim of starting a conversation about suicide prevention and mental health – and start a conversation it did! Presented by the Rotary Club of Huon Valley, in...
First new dialysis clinic opens in Coober Pedy
The first of the new dialysis clinics to open under the government’s Better Renal Services for First Nations Peoples initiative was officially opened in Coober Pedy on Tuesday, June 18. First Nations adults are twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to have chronic kidney disease and almost four times as...