As Victoria emerged from its long COVID lockdowns, members of the Rotaract Club of Whitehorse re-evaluated what was important to them and incorporated these findings into the club’s activities and ethos. Coming out of the extended COVID-19 lockdowns, the Rotaract Club of Whitehorse, Vic, realised they needed to reconsider how...
The Barossa Airshow thrills the valley
Proudly hosted by the Rotary Club of Barossa Valley, SA, the Barossa Airshow reached new heights in 2023. Despite weather threatening its abandonment, the Barossa Airshow, held on Sunday, April 16, was a breathtaking success of magnificent flying machines. The high-octane aircraft show held the crowd in awe, with aerial...
The Waves Mentoring Project
The Rotary Club of Terrigal has been working in collaboration with NDIS provider Social Futures to mentor a group of young people with disability to create social events. It was identified that there were no local opportunities on the Central Coast for young people with disability to get together, enjoy...
SOKS: Celebrating 10 years of saving young lives
The Rotary Club of Gosford North SOKS (Save Our Kids from Suicide) project celebrated 10 years of success with the return of its 2023 Benefactors and Beneficiaries Dinner in March. In 2011, members of the Gosford North club acknowledged the issue of youth suicide on the Central Coast. Using funds...
Moree East Public School Project
In July 2020, Pam Pritchard and the Rotary Club of Turramurra made a strong connection with Moree East Public School, a disadvantaged school where 87 per cent of the students come from the Indigenous community. It was the beginning of lockdown and a survey by Principal Lorinda Potter showed that...
The Kisaru Nkera Initiatives (KINI)
In 2011, Barbara Parkins left her comfortable home on the mid-north coast of NSW and boarded a plane for Kenya. She could never imagine that this would soon become her permanent home. “As I landed in Kenya, I felt like I was coming home,” Barbara says. “I travelled throughout the...