The Sydney Running Festival is an annual running and walking event with a range of distances to suit everyone. The distances include a 42km marathon, 21km half marathon, 10km bridge run and 3.5km family fun run. The Running Festival started in 2001 and for the past 10 years, the Rotary...
Be part of the grassroots efforts of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women!
The Rotary Club of Sydney (https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubSydney) is set to champion yet another noble cause – ending violence against women. In observance of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women activism, the two-part initiative by the club’s Peace Building Group is hosting a crucial conference on...
Shining a light on kindness
An elderly resident prepares for a train trip…Three hundred trucks converge on Castlemaine, Vic…A Rotarian makes a difficult decision… We all know that kindness is part of Rotary’s DNA, however, when two extraordinary stories of kindness emerged from the Rotary Club of Castlemaine’s 34th Truck Show held in late 2022,...
A Healthy Partnership
The Rotary Clubs of East Coast Bays and Henderson have a long history of working to improve the health services provided in their local hospitals, North Shore Hospital and Waitakere Hospital respectively. Funding has been provided for the hospitals to obtain much needed and vital equipment and facilities not publicly...
‘It’s all Greek to me!’
In early 2017, seven members of the then fledgling Rotary Satellite Club of Orewa-Millwater planned for what they could do to significantly support the community. Theo Simeonidis, former owner of the very successful Theo’s Greek Taverna of Wellington, suggested organising a total cultural experience involving Greek cuisine, beverages, live music...
Would you like fries with that?
Most Rotarians are familiar with the ubiquitous sausage sizzle fundraiser, often undertaken outside the local Bunnings store or supermarket. On tiny Norfolk Island, the local Rotary club has expanded this concept significantly, utilising their custom-built catering trailer. Since its foundation in 1973, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Island has long...