The Australian Rotaract Awards were presented at ARC back in October, but the winners deserve another mention! Winner of the Most Outstanding Community Project was Diamond Valley Rotaract, who coordinated a Battle of the Bands to showcase local musical acts at the Eltham festival last summer. They have been invited to run the project […]
Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference 2015
The annual Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference was held this year in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. With participants from all over the Asia and the world it was a Rotary experience like no other. The conference consisted of incredible keynote Speakers, cultural performances, sightseeing and tours around Indonesia all including fellowship in the spirit of Rotary. Jason […]
Rotary Scholarship for Pre-Service Teacher Kahli
The 2015 Rotary Club of Berrima District Tara.Ed Ambassador is Rotaractor Kahli Dawkings from the University of Queensland and the Provisional Rotaract Club of North Lakes. Tara.Ed is an NGO that promotes quality education in rural and remote areas of India and Bangladesh through teacher training and capacity building. Since 2009, Tara.Ed has impacted 23 […]
Rotaract is Exploding in D9600
Prior to March 2015, District 9600 was lacking any Rotaract clubs. It may be surprising that any Australian districts would not have Rotaract clubs, given the recent expansion and enthusiasm of Rotaract around the country. Even more surprising then, this district includes the Brisbane CBD. That has all suddenly changed. In March this year, the […]
Swiss Round Trip
There are many ways to see a country but Rotaract Round Trips are second to none. Travelling on a Rotaract Round Trip means being shown around by the locals and sharing experiences with people with whom you already have a common bond through membership of Rotaract. Therefore, I was very grateful and excited to be […]
Rotaractors Wanted for India Trip
The educational charity Tara.Ed has partnered with the Rotary Club of Berrima District to provide two Ambassadorships to Rotaractors training to be teachers. Tara.Ed is seeking two Rotaractors, studying teaching (B.Ed, G.DipEd, M.Ed) or early childhood to travel to India from November 18 – December 7, 2015 as part of the Tara.Ed Teacher Tour and […]