Youth Suicide Awareness
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Published: Oct 10, 2022
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Youth Suicide Awareness
Type: Story
Published: Oct 21, 2018
The District 9800 Endorsed Youth Suicide Awareness project has been providing scholarships for teachers, police officers and other professionals for more than twenty years and has been engaged in Increasing awareness and advocacy within the Rotary community.
Our Primary Challenge: Finding and Retaining Members!
Type: Story
Published: Jan 15, 2021
By Rowan McCleanLast year, many of our new Rotary club members were asked the reason they joined, and the following responses came to light:Have found they have more timeWanted to give back to the communityRecently retired or cut back on their workWanted to feel more connected with the communityHave been a Friend of Rotary and wanted to convert to membershipHave found that COVID has highlighted the need for connection and communityVarious combinations of these factors. It is likely that other members of the community have similar thoughts and circumstances, but may not be sufficiently aware of Rotary and the full extent of its work. Interestingly, none of the new members mentioned that he or she had joined because of a particular global issue, such as eliminating Polio or malaria, disaster relief, improving lives in lesser-developed communities or for refugees; or for local challenges, such as reducing homelessness, suicide, or family violence.How shou
The Melbourne South Story
Type: Story
Published: Nov 21, 2020
By John GrangerFor many decades, following the VFL side South Melbourne was hard going. But each rare home victory would certainly put a spring in the steps of battle-scarred ‘Bloods’ fans who’d quickly exit the Lake Oval and ‘beeline it’ to the Clarendon Street pubs, ever mindful of the 6 o’clock closing.The old South Melbourne was a suburb with a football team and the harrowing weekend fortunes were an intrinsic part of a close-knit community. Many residents were born, schooled, married, produced and died there…workers mostly, linked to industries in the immediate area and in nearby Port Melbourne.But that was the old ‘South’, and it has certainly ‘kicked on’ since then. The splendid proximity to the CBD was realised, and professionals moved in to enjoy easy access to the city, St Kilda Road and Port Phillip Bay. Workers’ cottages and the larger Edwardian dwellings underwent structural rebirths, chic eating options opened up and a coffee culture flourished.And, sadly, the mi
Rebecca Wilson
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Published: May 22, 2021
Rebecca Wilson *VIA ZOOM* Rebecca Wilson: Kate Kelly, The True Story Of Ned's Little Sister Kate Kelly has always been overshadowed by her famous brother Ned, but the talented young woman was a popular public figure in her own right. This moving biography tells her astonishing story in full for the first time. Kate Kelly, the daring sister of legendary bushranger Ned Kelly, was mysteriously found dead in a lagoon outside the NSW town of Forbes in 1898. At the inquest, Kate's husband Bricky Foster claimed that she was addicted to drink and frequently spoke of suicide. However, a neighbour testified that she had only known Kate to drink since the recent birth of her baby and that she never spoke of suicide. Was it suicide, accident or murder, and why had she changed her name to Ada? While only a teenager, K
“Lifting the Lid” on Mental Health
Type: Story
Published: Nov 15, 2023
On World Mental Health Day 10th October, Rotary Yarraville members were joined by Rotarians from Port Phillip, Altona, and Port Gellibrand to raise funds and awareness of mental health in the community. The evening raised $450.00 for the Australian Rotary Health Foundation. It was a remarkable evening beginning with a heartfelt toast to Rotary International delivered by district governor nominee, Peter Shepheard. A number of inspirational speakers followed. The first speaker was State MP for Footscray Katie Hall who shed light on the State Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. She spoke passionately about the new 52-bed mental health facility recently opened at the Sunshine Hospital, emphasizing the importance of providing additional support for people experiencing mental illness who require immediate treatment. Following Katie's powerful words, Dr. Suresh Macardan, the District 9800 chair of t
Rotary Australia Benevolent Society
Type: Site Page Story
Published: Oct 10, 2022
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Life After Stroke
Type: Site Page Story
Published: Oct 10, 2022
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Violence Free Families
Type: Site Page Story
Published: Oct 10, 2022
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