Embracing cultural transformation

By Mark HuddlestonTeam Captain, Club & Cultural Transformation for Rotary Pacific Regional Council Membership Team Cultural transformation is a process of changing the values, norms and beliefs that shape an organisation’s behaviour and decision making. Rotary is a product that we offer the marketplace. In Zone 8 we’ve experienced a...

Keeping wheels turning in Timor

The Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton, WA, has made a huge difference in Timor-Leste following the shipping of a container load of bicycles to help communities become more mobile. After reaching its intended location, the container itself was converted into a ‘bike shop’ where repairs can be made, with the...

Why you should care about new clubs!

Statistics show that, worldwide, districts that create new clubs tend to have better membership results. To grow Rotary, we need a diverse range of clubs that address the diverse needs of our prospective members. That’s why my New Club Start Up Team wants to work with you to achieve our...

Clean water and sanitation for Navunikabi Village

There were moments of absolute happiness for Fiji’s Navunikabi Village community and Navunikabi Catholic School students and teachers during the commissioning of the newly constructed water system, water treatment system and the school’s disability accessible absolution block with wastewater treatment system. Supported by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

One Team. One Vision. One Focus. One Goal.

In 2023, Rotary International made public the research conducted among non-Rotary members in 15 countries, including Australia, by Leger Research USA. One finding was that nine per cent of non-Rotarian Australians said they would like to join Rotary if they knew more about what Rotary did. That means there are...

A helping hand for child amputees

On a cold Saturday in Melbourne, the Rotary Club of Cranbourne, Vic, and nearly 100 participants from other community organisations, schools and local residents, came together to build a prosthetic hand through the Helping Hands program. The program is a unique opportunity to get involved in a worthwhile cause, while...