Category: March 2024 (669)

The Wildbase Recovery Project was a Rotary initiated project completed in 2017. The purpose-built facility for New Zealand’s most endangered wildlife was established through a unique collaboration, utilising locally-based specialist veterinary expertise from Massey University and hosted by Palmerston North City Council. The project was actively supported by Rangitane Iwi...

Members of the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast, Vic, have been visiting Ambon, Indonesia, to provide donations and hands-on assistance since 2013. Towards the end of 2023, a team of 10 club members returned to the island for the first time since COVID, completing a number of humanitarian projects over...

The Free Ambulance Charitable Trust was established by Rotary clubs in the greater Wellington area. The purpose of the Trust is to raise funds for Wellington Free Ambulance and assist with the purchase of capital items. One of the founders of Wellington Free Ambulance was Sir Charles Norwood, who was...

A new haven for child survivors of abuse and violence has been created in the Philippines through the support of a Centennial Grant from the Rotary Club of Balwyn, Vic, assisted by the Rotary Clubs of Essendon, Vic, and Leeton Central, NSW. Expected to benefit at least 500 children every...

Spearheaded by Laury Sinclair, of the Rotary Club of Wellington North, to commemorate the centenary of Rotary International in 2005, the Healthy Heroes Program has since been adopted by Rotary clubs in District 9940 and 9970 (now District 9999). A Rotary club’s role is to contact and work with schools...

When dental and medical facilities need to be built in schools, the Prime Minister of Tonga calls on the Rotary Club of Ballarat West for assistance. By Dr David GoldsmithRotary Club of Ballarat, West, Vic There is an important question the Rotary Club of Ballarat West, Vic, asks when considering...