Is it worth our while to raise millions of dollars for polio eradication?

Many of us are familiar with new trends emerging in the volunteering landscape; trends such as the rise of cause-based and episodic volunteering, the push for greater flexibility, and more meaningful volunteering roles.

In the heart of Nepal, we held the closing ceremony of this remarkable project that spoke volumes of resilience and hope.

Every club should aspire to undertake a Global Grant project in its lifetime. We all contribute to the Rotary Foundation so we should therefore take the opportunity, as a club, to gain the benefits, both personal and financial, such a project provides.

Five Ways Rotary members can help build a stronger brand identity using storytelling

Get the latest polio eradication news from Mike McGovern, the man at the centre of Rotary’s polio eradication efforts…

Did you know that a woman is killed every week in Australia by someone she loved or is known to her? 57 women were killed in 2022. And this year so far 35 women have been killed due to domestic and family violence in Australia. (The red heart campaign)

The media launch of the new children's playground at the Royal Hobart Hospital recently attracted a huge response from reporters and managing that helped District 9830 volunteers learn important PR lessons.

Rotary Zone 8 Public Image: Beyond the Logo

Each month, we’ll provide a snippet of information about the Foundation, 'Foundation Moments', in a form that can be readily used by clubs and districts in their newsletters, web pages, social media pages etc.

With membership dropping in all Community groups and not just Rotary, there are so many challenges facing those of us tasked with finding new members and retaining them. We hear about an economic downturn, being time poor and a multiple of reasons for not wanting to commit.

The seventh area of focus for Rotary International action is the environment.

The Botanical Bazaar Gardening and Sustainable Living Festival, hosted by the Rotary Club of Gold Coast, held at Nerang Country Paradise Parklands on August 5-6 2023, achieved remarkable waste management success.

Members who leave Rotary clubs often do so because they no longer see value in their Rotary experience. What a shame!

Read how young Gladstone Sunrise Rotarian Alexandra Heron made the most of the Melbourne convention to inspire her work as a Rotarian.

Two American Rotarian Pilots on a Flight to End Polio were to have arrived in Brisbane on July 6, 2023, however things did not go as planned and all prior media arrangements went on hold.

Story of a little boy, who was one of the patients the volunteer surgical team was able to treat in Tonga, in May 2023. This was the first trip back to Tonga since COVID closed the borders in March 2019.

In April 2022, Ryman Healthcare offered the Mornington Community Support Centre all the furniture at the Moondah property in Kunyung Road Mount Eliza.

Rotary SAFE Families and Inclusive Communities Initiative

Please checkout the Zone 8 - 2023-24 TEAM; names, contact details and every Team Member's photo.