Coolamon Rotary Club and Past Governor John Glassford have hit on the unique concept of selling sunflower seeds to raise funds to support the Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

Do you need help to grow your membership, enhance your club communications or access a Rotary Foundation grant? If so, our Regional Co-ordinators and their teams are ready to assist.

What a year we have had. One we will not forget in a hurry.

Acknowledging departing Regional Rotary Foundation team members and welcoming their replacements

The Rotary Foundation makes a profound difference and Rotarians continue to commit themselves to do more. After 3 years as Endowment and Major Gifts Advisor for Zone 8 my term has come to an end, as it does for all Rotary roles.

This seminar is being sponsored by Rotary International and is free for all Rotaractors (and interested Rotarians) to attend.

With borders reopening earlier this year, a District 9560 Training Team was finally able to visit Timor-Leste in March to reconnect with the Rotarians and Rotaractors who have been ‘cut off’ from the rest of the District for 2 years.

Two Tasmanian Rotarians who have ridden across the Nullarbor Plain to raise funds for the End Polio Now campaign are calling on Rotary colleagues throughout the zone to donate to the cause and rid the world of this paralysing disease once and for all.

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In excess of $6,500 was raised from the lunch with proceeds shared between help Inga and her situation and The Rotary Foundation Ukraine appeal.

Provision of care bags and clothing helps soften the experience of entering the mental health unit.

This spring ESRAG Oceania launched a Carbon Calculator for Clubs in Australia and New Zealand.

World-renowned artist Pam Eddy producing a painting for auction at the D9465 Conference Dinner.

The war in Ukraine is bringing a sudden and disproportionate humanitarian crisis to the region. The number of people in humanitarian need has increased dramatically, with an estimated 15.7 million civilians in need of urgent support within the country, including around 7.5 million children according to UNICEF.

I am a 22yr old membership director of my club and keen on getting other young people engaged in our great organisation.

Recently, as we helped an Afghani Evacuee family settle into their new home in Hamilton, I stood on the front deck with two Afghani community members, who had come to New Zealand some years ago. I commented on the noisy road, and said, ‘You’ll soon get used to that noise’. The response came back – ‘It’s quieter than gunfire!’

Please checkout the Zone 8 - 2022-23 TEAM; names, contact details and every Team Member's photo.

Our challenge is to raise US$50m by June 30 to ensure we qualify for the 2:1 US$100m bonus from the Gates Foundation.

Rotaract clubs in Oceania carried out simultaneous environmental projects to support Rotary’s newest area of focus on Earth Day, 23 April 2022.

Bringing your whole self to Rotary means feeling safe to bring all components of what makes “you”. For an LGBT+ person, that means being able to be open about their sexuality and gender identity.

After a two-year hiatus, the Western Sydney Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) provided inspiration to all.

Please checkout the Zone 8 - 2021-22 TEAM; names, contact details and every Team Member's photo.