There are many amazing aspects of Perth that make it a fantastic place to host the next Australian Rotaract Games. Some of them are – amazing beaches, great parks, friendly people, small town feel in a larger city, tasty wineries on our door step, hip new bars and restaurants, we are the most isolated capitol […]
AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND ROTARACT PRECONVENTION In the lead up to this year’s Rotary International Convention and Rotaract Preconvention in Seoul, Korea, Rotaract Australia Treasurer, Brett Sham, explains why he is so excited about Convention and reflects on his past convention experiences, and what you have to look forward to […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ON THEIR CHARTER Tonight, Western Sydney U Rotaract becomes the latest club to join our Rotaract family. With 170 attendees at their charter, the club of 63 members is already making a huge impact in their hometown and beyond! Western Sydney University Rotaract meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays […]
On Saturday March 12, Rotaractors from across Western Australia came together to have an enlightening day of knowledge sharing. During the day our members were engaged in team bonding activities as well as different sessions. These sessions included: Strategic Planning for their clubs, how to run an effective event, the importance of marketing correctly, Rotary/Rotaract […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
My first ever Malaria event was the annual Rotarians Against Malaria Conference in 2015. At the conference I spent a significant amount of time googling terms under the table to make sure that I knew what was being discussed. In this hope I have written this to explain what Malaria is and some of the […]
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 […]