I would urge all club Boards to remember The Rotary Foundation, Rotary's own Charity, our Charity of Choice.

Georgia, a high school student, is President of Rotary Interact at Emerald Christian College, and her father, Daniel, is President of D9560 Passport Rotary.

Mackay’s Samaritan House, run by the Salvation Army, provides crisis accommodation for families who come through their doors seeking solace from violence having nothing but the clothes on their backs. The Rotary Club of Mackay West Samaritan House project was to improve the facilities for children at the centre.

Annual funds contribute to the DDF that we need to fund our Global Grant programs.

This project involved providing a carport for vehicles at a residence where there were 3 household members in wheelchairs.

The project was utilised as an Inter-club project: Rotarians working together (Mackay North and Mackay West Clubs).

February and March were the training months, and what big months they were, but also, how inspiring.

Traditionally at District Conference we honour our Members that have passed away during the past year and recognize their contribution to Rotary.

You can now take Rotary’s online courses on most mobile devices. See our how-to guide for detailed instructions or follow these steps to get started:

• Registrations for the R100 Peace Symposium is NOW OPEN. Online. • Only $66.00 per person for the two days • The event will run over two half days the afternoon of 21st and the morning of 22nd April 2021. • An incredible line-up of leaders in peace and conflict resolution will provide their perspectives on challenging global and domestic issues. • Speakers will include RI President Holger Knaack, Chair of the Rotary Foundation, PRIP Ravi Ravindran, PRIP Ian Riseley, Nobel laureates Jose Ramos-Horta and Tilman Ruff • Journalist Ali Moore has agreed to facilitate an engaging panel discussion titled “ How can we reverse the Doomsday Clock?”

Attention: Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Secretaries, Secretaries-Elect

For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide.

In a little over one month we will be celebrating a historic moment for Rotary on the continent of Africa.

The above statement should say more accurately “With B.R.E.W. we get Clean Water”.

As 2021 continues to charge full steam ahead, the perfect opportunity arises on April 22nd to take a moment and prioritise our environment – International Earth Day.

Think about the last time someone gave you a “word-of-mouth referral” that influenced your decision in doing something.

Rotarian Sabaratnam (Prath) Prathapan of the Rotary Club of Darwin in D9550 has been recommended as the successful nomination for the position of District Governor of D9560 for the 2023-24 Rotary year.

Following our pre-Christmas wine offer which was a great success, I am delighted to advise that TYRRELL'S WINES have agreed to provide another selection of wines for ROMAC supporters and their friends.

RAWCS Donations in Kind Northern Region has recently received from the Queensland Children’s Hospital and other sources a large quantity of medical supplies and consumables, all of which would be invaluable to the health authorities in Papua New Guinea with their response to the current outbreak of COVID-19 within the country.

Are you thinking about how you can get ready to make an impact next Rotary year? Take the Learning Center courses for your role before you take office (My Rotary login required):

This will support three key areas: attracting new members, engaging existing members, and starting new clubs.

District 9640 are the champion District in Zone 8 (Australia and New Zealand). Our net growth is +144. Our membership is 1321, with a 12% growth. 476 of our members are female. 115 are under 40. Our membership retention is 94%.

The event will run over two half days the afternoon of 21st and the morning of 22nd April 2021.