Coming soon, The Northern Beaches Rotaract Club! 30 odd years ago there were a number of Rotaract Clubs on the Northern Beaches, and the various Rotary Clubs in the area are still going strong. After speaking to all of these clubs about starting a Rotaract Club in our area, they all became immediately interested and […]
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Coins for Cambodia
Coins for Cambodia Human and Hope Association in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a unique NGO in that they are entirely run by locals. Over the past few years, with the assistance of former Rotaractor/Rotarian, Sally Hetherington, they have been building up their grassroots organisation into one which focuses on alleviating poverty through training and education. […]
Young Citizen of the Year
Recently, as part of Australia Day celebrations across the country, Rotaractors Ashelee Jaensch (Macquarie University Rotaract, NSW) and Michael Shields (Diamond Valley Rotaract, VIC) were recognised by their local communitees as upstanding citizens, each being awarded the Young Citizen of the Year by their local council. To celebrate their successes, understand what it takes to […]
Fresh Starts Fundraiser
One of Rotaract’s many strengths is innovating and exciting fundraisers. The Rotaract Club of North Lakes has pushed the boundaries with their Fresh Starts Fundraiser. The fundraiser was held on the 3rd of April to promote and fundraise for the clubs Fresh Starts program. This program provides free haircuts to anyone in need within the […]
Bribie Island District Trip
It’s difficult to believe that one year ago there wasn’t a single Rotaract club in district 9600. One year after our first club in the district celebrated their successful charter, we are holding our first district event. The Rotaract Clubs of Brisbane CBD, Brisbane Rivercity, the Sunshine Coast, and North Lakes were all invited to […]
[Video] How to HELP with Rotaract
Fantastic video by Monash Rotaract
We’ll see an RI woman President in five years
Jennifer Jones is an inspiring Rotarian, one of only 10 women to reach the level of RI Director. While she was DG she attended every single new member induction in her District! “That year 289 people were inducted and I went for all installations.” Jennifer says this was tough but “I wanted clubs to understand that […]
Ready…Set…Malaria Month!
Rotaractors Against Malaria is launching a fundraising campaign during April, called MALARIA MONTH! Why April? World Malaria Day is acknowledged in Australia on the 30th of April, but since Rotaractors Against Malaria is our national project, Rotaract Australia have decided to devote the whole month to fundraise and spread awareness of malaria’s effects on our […]
World Rotaract Week
We had had a great time sharing stories and celebrating all things Rotaract this World Rotaract Week. There were some great comments on our daily Facebook posts and some of our posts were shared with over 2000 people. Check out our latest videos on Facebook and YouTube and let us know what you got up to […]
MED MDIO Supporting Refugees from Syria
Our Fellow Rotaractors at MED MDIO are dedicated in their cause to support refugees fleeing Syria, especially children. Vera Damerjian, Rotaract Med MDIO President 2014-2016, writes: “As our MDIO is geographically located in the heart of the crisis, we thought of taking action in helping the Syrian refugees in general and the children in particular. The concept […]