By Graham JonesChair, Malaria Vaccine Project Launched in March 2017 by then Governor-General of Australia, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC CVO MC (Retd), the Malaria Vaccine Project (MVP) is a partnership between District 9640 and the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University. The aim of the project is...
Botanical Bazaar Connecting the Community
By David Baguley The Botanical Bazaar is a unique grass roots community event that educates and inspires nature enthusiasts of all ages. Staged by the Rotary Club of Gold Coast, it has become the Gold Coast’s premier gardening and sustainability living festival. Not only is the Botanical Bazaar the club’s...
Wheelchair Mobility Trust
Wheelchair Mobility Trust is a project of the Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise. In developing countries that don’t have adequate healthcare facilities, immobility in children causes a major drain on families and communities and often leads to the child being disowned because they are seen as a burden. On a...
Simon Manning: There when disaster strikes
For more than 40 years PDG Simon Manning, of the Rotary Club of Kapiti, has been an important part of the New Zealand funeral services industry, especially for his involvement in the disaster victim identification process. By David HaxtonEditor, Kapiti News Simon, from Raumati South, has been made a Companion...
Partner Project: SolarBuddy – Transforming Lives
Kaileen Casey, partner of Immediate Past District Governor Jeff Egan, adopted SolarBuddy as her partner project throughout 2021-22. SolarBuddy is an Australian charity uniting a global community with a big dream to gift six million solar lights to children living in energy poverty by 2030, to help them study after...
The Little Blue Shed
The Little Blue Shed brings skills, education, employment and hope to girls and women living in East Rural Uganda. Tanja Curcic, of the Rotary Club of Taree, NSW, had a stirring in her soul to assist women living in Africa following a life-changing visit to Uganda in 2010. Mama was...