After a three-year hiatus, the highly anticipated Cross Country Challenge returned to the Hills in September 2022. This has been one of the flagship fundraisers for the Rotary Club of Castle Hill for many years but, sadly, has been in hibernation due to the challenges of COVID-19. It was like...
The Harding Miller Education Foundation Scholarships
This year will see the completion of the Rotary Club of Mosman’s first scholarship awarded to a successful student through the Harding Miller Education Foundation. With each full scholarship supported by a donor, or donor organisation, Harding Miller matches the scholarship – so two for one! The Harding Miller Education...
Giving peace a chance in the Congo
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds, and cross-border conflicts. That’s why Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney member Lucy Hobgood-Brown, who grew up in...
Foundation announces new type of grant
The Rotary Foundation has just introduced a new kind of grant for deployment in Australia and Brazil – Corporate Social Responsibility Grants, or CSR Grants. The goal is to attract financial backing for Rotary projects from for-profit organisations. CSR Grants combine the simplicity of a District Grant and the scale...
Blue and Yellow Hearts
District 9685 is a proud supporter of Blue and Yellow Hearts, a charity supporting displaced Ukrainians as they settle into life in Sydney. The Rotary Club of Kincumber first became involved in supporting Blue and Yellow Hearts through a donation of six Ukrainian quilts made by local women from Days...
World Press Photo Exhibition returns to NZ after three-year hiatus
The highly acclaimed global World Press Photo Exhibition, which is seen by millions each year, returns to Auckland, NZ, for the first time since 2019 to showcase and celebrate photojournalism and documentary photography of the past year. The annual exhibition, which is seen in over 60 cities around the world,...