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Rotary Melbourne's Past President Robert Fisher is challenging himself to walk 300km during the month of October to raise $5,000 vital funds that will help eradicate and prepare us for a Polio free world. Every $1 that we raise becomes $3 thanks to the generosity of the Gates Foundation. Please help support us to End Polio Now.
October is Rotary's Community & Economic Development Month. Rotary Melbourne is proud of our projects and achievements, including giving a hand-up, not a handout, for homeless youth in For Change Co's Catering for Change program, providing solar power to remote villages on Tanna in Vanuatu, and Emergency Disaster Relief to help rebuild communities following natural diaster..
Launched in October 2024, our San Mateo Clean Water for Life project - partnering with the Rotary Club of Greater Marikina Valley (Philippines) and Rotary Australia World Community Service - delivers safe drinking water and a WASH hygiene station at Jose F. Diaz Memorial National High School.
Our life-changing scholarship program with Empowering Youth Cambodia (EYC) enables over 50 children annually from run-down shanty houses, in the urban poor slums of Phnom Penh to attend high school. These schools provide education, leadership, development and job opportunities for vulnerable boys and girls.
Always promoting the Arts, Rotary Melbourne and maestro David Kram hosted young music scholar Julia Ogas from Nuremberg, Germany for part of her 6 week Rotary music exchange. 🎻 Watch what they got up to in just one day!
The South Sudanese Peace Leadership Program, hosted by the Initiative for Peacebuilding, University of Melbourne and supported by Rotary Melbourne, is a three-day peace leadership program tailored to the critical role Australian South Sudanese community leaders and peacebuilders have in supporting longer-term peace, both within their communities in Australia and for political development and social healing in South Sudan.
We've been supporting The Smith Family's Learning for Life Program for nearly 20 years. Join us to volunteer at this year's Melbourne Marathon on Sunday 13th October when we work a drink station in the Ponsford Stand as the runners enter the MCG. You don't have to be a Rotarian to be part of this fun social volunteering event. Invite friends and family to join (minimum age 13). Click through and complete our contact form.
Rotary Melbourne has worked with Afri Aus Care for a number of years to help African Australians in Melbourne's South East. See this latest ABC Melbourne report.
Learn about some of the latest Rotary projects around the world this September from Canada to England, from Italy to India
September is Rotary's Education & Literacy Month. Rotary Melbourne is proud of our projects and achievements, including building a community school in North East Arnhem Land, improving literacy in Timor Leste, providing support for The Smith Family's Learning for Life program and innovating science with Monash University's BioEyes program.
5 year old Elina and her mother Enneth from Vanuatu joined Peter Addison, Chair of International Programs,as we introduced Ninh Nguyen, Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) Southern Region Chair (Vic/Tas).
RYLA is an internationally run Rotary week-long residential program for 18 to 25 year olds, with a focus on encouraging and strengthening young people's leadership skills and personal development. Rotary Melbourne annually supports new young people to participate in this program, as we have since the 1960s.
Rotary Melbourne, Rotaract University of Melbourne and friends packed 12,600 meal packs in 1.5 hours for FORaMEAL. At 6 meals per pack that means 72,000 meals are now ready for delivery.
Learn about some of the latest Rotary projects around the world from Belize to Northern Ireland, from Thailand to Colombia.
Rotary Melbourne's project partner, Gender and Disaster Australia (GADAus), is a finalist in this year's Third Sector Awards, in the category of Emerging NFP of the Year. Public voting is now open, so please click through and cast your vote for GADAus and show your support for this great Rotary Melbourne project!
Papua New Guinea has the highest per capita death rate from snakebite globally, 60% of cases involving children. Rotary Melbourne and the PNG Snakebite Partnership helps reduce snakebite fatalities through provision of ventillators, solar powered refrigeration for anti-venom, and training of healthcare workers.
The store will be open for all Rotarians and friends to visit and exclaim at the treasure trove which is available for clubs to use for their humanitarian projects. Saturday 10 August @ 10am.
Congratulations to Learning for Life student Emmanouela! The Smith Family is thrilled to share that Emmanouela is heading to the Paris Olympics as the youngest member of the Australian Gymnastics Olympic team! 🌟
We are delighted that the 30th Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, has accepted Honorary Membership of the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
Key players in Victoria’s construction industry are making a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people by raising funds and completing the building and renovation of the first Australian safe home in Melbourne’s south-east that was officially opened by the Mayor, City of Stonnington, Cr Joe Gianfriddo and Lighthouse’s CEO and key stakeholders on Wednesday 10 July 24.
Rotary Melbourne has partnered with Monash University's BioEYES program supporting students with science and STEM.
BioEYES Australia is an award-winning, innovative, hands-on approach to teaching primary and secondary students about science. Over the course of a week, students nurture the development of zebrafish embryos, observing the transparent eggs change from a single-celled zygote to a free swimming larvae.
July is Rotary's Maternal and Child Health Month. Rotary Melbourne is proud of our projects and achievements, including child vaccinations across the Pacific, training of midwives and doctors in Timor Leste, and working to prevent family violence with Rotary SAFE Families and Gender and Disaster Australia.
Congratulations to Reg Smith who received this year's David Wittner Mentoring Award for his outstanding work in Rotary Melbourne in many areas including mentoring.
On Monday 17 June 24, our Make A House a Home project (MAHAH) delivered 10 sets (20 tea-chest boxes) of new homewares to Launch Housing’s front line offices in Dandenong and Southbank.
