Dr Leigh Corner says we need to address global biodiversity loss with the same urgency and manner of cooperation as the response to COVID-19. By Leigh CornerRotary Club of Plimmerton, NZ Why am I concerned with the decrease in biodiversity, not just in New Zealand but globally? We are dependent...
A Downunder case study of innovation and leadership to grow Rotary
Bucking the trend in declining numbers, District 9640 is thinking outside the Rotary box to attract and retain a youthful new membership. For years we have discussed, debated and workshopped how to grow Rotary membership. However, year after year on July 1, we see a steady decline of members across...
Are you ready for World Polio Day?
PDG Bob Aitken AMRI End Polio Now Coordinator, Zone 8, 2020-21Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains, NSW World Polio Day is an opportunity for Rotary clubs and members to promote the significance of the Global Polio Eradication Campaign totheir communities. If world leaders could broker peace along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border,...
Reclaiming India’s leprosy-free status
The Rotary clubs of Hills-Kellyville, NSW, and Allahabad Elite, India, have partnered with The Leprosy Mission Hospital, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to fund a mobile medical clinic for early detection and treatment of leprosy for patients in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. In 2005, India declared that it had...
Building capacity in Nepal
Having successfully completed a school building project in Timor Leste several years ago, Ian Toohill, of the Rotary Club of Eltham, Vic, was looking for a new international venture. As the club’s international director, Ian approached friend Graeme Kent OAM, CEO of NGO Aussie Action Abroad (AAA). He had been...
The Polio Ute Relay
Getting behind the wheel to drive funds and awareness for polio eradication, District 9510 will launch its Polio Ute Relay on World Polio Day.Hitting the road in Alice Springs, NT, on October 24, the relay will travel throughout District 9510’s 12 areas, with staging posts all the way to Adelaide,...