Imagine having a baby and trying to find somewhere safe to sleep at night.
Imagine living with the fear of child removal because you have nowhere to live.
Women in our community are having to confront these realities every day.
“How can this be happening in this day and age?” you might ask. “Why isn’t this tragedy more widely known by us all?” “How can our resource-rich state allow this to happen?” “It’s Dickensian”. Unbelievable as it seems, it is occurring on our doorstep.
So, what can be done?
Professor Lisa Wood is a tireless advocate of research being relevant and useful to the real world. She is recognised nationally and internationally, for her leadership in homelessness and public health. Reducing health and social inequalities lies at the heart of all her research.
Underlying her academic and research career is dedicated hands-on involvement in helping people who are homeless and collaborating closely with health and homelessness services. In 2017, Lisa founded the Home2Health research team (based now at the University of Notre Dame), and leads its growing program of innovative multidisciplinary research and evaluation.
When Lisa became aware of the acute but often hidden vulnerability of pregnant women who are homeless in WA, she couldn’t ignore it.
Come and hear more about this injustice, and what needs to be done and how.
Add the event to your calendar.
DETAILS
Date:March 1
Time:7:00 am - 8:30 am
Cost:Free – $49.00
VENUE
Freshwater Bay Room at the Hyatt
99 Adelaide Tce
Perth, WA 6000 Australia + Google Map
When Iris Oulette inherits a house that she didn't even know existed, she and her close friend Natalie Whitaker travel to the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, to have a look at her new property. What follows is a series of world-changing surprises, heart-warming personal transformations, and a fall down funny romantic adventure.
The play is set over a summer weekend in beautiful Nova Scotia in Harbour Theatre's latest production of Norm Foster’s Lunenburg, directed by Jarrod Buttery. Written by Canada's most produced playwright, Norm Foster, Lunenburg is a story about grief, secrets, acceptance, and a ton of flirtation played out by an accomplished trio of Harbour Theatre’s favourite actors.
As we've come to expect from Norm Foster, this play is another well written, intelligent, funny and heart-warming comedy. Like many of his shows, Lunenburg continues the Foster tradition of taking stories that are recognizable as our own, but turning them on their head to expose a different angle of the familiar.
All proceeds to community projects supported by the Rotary Club of Northbridge.
Rotary Means Business Presents AN EVENING WITH Sue Middleton
(National Farmers’ Federal Economics and Farm Business Committee)
Banking the next Boom in WA - How we can use the competitive advantage of WA regions to capture opportunities for the state including regional entrepreneurship, opportunities to invest in the regions and support change agents.
For over three decades, Sue Middleton has been a champion and highly effective advocate for regional Australia. Sue has been Chair of the Regional Development Trust and a member of the National Farmers Federation Federal Economics and Farm Business Committee. Sue has also been a member of the National Water Grid and the Regional Telecommunications Review Panel. She has been awarded the Centenary Medal for Services to Regional Australia in 2002, and in 2010 was awarded the Rural Woman of the Year for Australia.
Sue is the co-founder and Director of the Moora Citrus group of companies which have changed the face of the citrus industry in Western Australia, and been part of developing the WA citrus export program to Asia. These companies employ over 150 people in peak season in regional WA.
She also manages a consulting business which supports rural communities to better manage change. We are privileged to hear Sue’s views on the future of our regions, and, how RMBWA and Rotary may play a part in that future.
Rotary Means Business WA is a Fellowship of Rotary International. It is a vibrant, valuable and productive business Fellowship that enhances B2B and B2C commerce between and for Rotarians in business, and also provides an avenue to help strategically scale up members' good works at their Rotary Club. Its ethos is based on the principles of the Rotary Four Way Test which talks about honesty, fairness, friendship and benefit to all concerned.
Are you interested in making a difference while having a 3-month adventure in the remote Kimberley Region of Western Australia working full time and starting asap?
Have you ever worked in a social enterprise, the retail or service industry and in the remote regions of Australia?
Are you resilient, able to work in challenging conditions, flexible and innovative and love connecting to community? Can you work unsupervised (but supported), are you trustworthy, and passionate about making a difference?
FISH’s mission is to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and break intergenerational cycles of trauma, poverty and engagement in the justice system. One of the ways we achieve this work is through our social enterprises.
Recently, Fitzroy Crossing and surrounding regions suffered the worst flood in the history of Western Australia and recovery will be a long hard road. FISH is there for the journey, and you could play a part in that work.
If this triggers your interest, then we would love to chat with you.
You would be flown up to the remote Kimberley Region, with all your costs covered. You will be provided a base salary for the time there. The position may suit a recently retired person or couple or someone who is really wanting to make a change in their life to bring a positive change to others.
There is an opportunity that the role may extend if both parties are in agreement.
Transplant Australia WA can arrange speakers to talk to Rotary groups at any stage, promoting organ and tissue donation and there are many inspiring stories to tell. We can also talk about the World Transplant Games to be held in Perth from 15-21 April 2023.
SWAN ROTARACT CLUB presents a fundraising quiz night for The Animal Protection Society of WA: Triva for Tails
Are you a trivia buff who loves to put your knowledge to the test? Or maybe you're just looking for a fun night out with friends while supporting a great cause? Look no further!
Swan Rotaract is excited to announce our upcoming quiz night fundraiser, where we will be raising money for the Animal Protection Society of WA. Not only will you get to flex your brain muscles and show off your knowledge, but you'll also be making a difference in the lives of countless dogs, puppies, cats and kittens in need.100% of profits from the evening will be going to the Animal Protection Society of WA: https://www.apswa.asn.au/
You and your friends can join us for an evening of fun, laughter, and friendly competition. There will be prizes for the top-scoring teams, as well as table quizzes, a fun round of 'Ears or Tails' and other exciting activities!
If you have any questions or queries, contact the Swan Rotaract Club at swan@rotaract.wa.org.au or contact Emma on 0477 208 763.
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Book Now for the Rotary Club of Mt Lawley Quiz Night 2023…
The Rotary Club of Mt Lawley's Annual Quiz Night is back on Friday 28th April! Come and help us raise funds to support Lifeline and other community projects. 30 tables of 8 are available for $160 per table. Join us for your chance to win a great collection of prizes, including exclusive jewellery from Matusik Diamond Jewellers in Mt Lawley.
There will be 8 rounds that test your knowledge in a wide variety of subjects, table quizzes and other fun games. Bring gold coins on the night for a range of fun games and there are some terrific prizes to win!
Book today by clicking the picture above or this link
We are also looking for prize donations, so if you have something you can offer, please contact Chetan Hegde at chetan@mckenzieschemist.com.au.
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Invitations for Rotary and partner participation will be issued shortly or
Click here for how to order (payment to be made to RC Western Endeavour)
ORDERS CLOSE 21 MARCH 2023
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Penny and Jim Morgan from RC of Mundaring recently opened their garden in Gidgegannup to participate in the WA Open Garden Scheme. They thought Open Gardens could be a good fundraiser for other clubs.
Here's a precis of their event.
Entrance fee of $8.00 per person was charged by WA Open Gardens.
Half the funds collected are retained by Open Gardens, the remaining half was donated to our choice of charities, ours being the Rotary Club of Mundaring .
The club food van was on site and also members serving / selling coffee and cakes. (Purchased from Costco.)
The event raised around $3,500.00 for the club which we felt was a good outcome.
Open Gardens people did a presentation to the club. In discussion it was mentioned that they were looking for a local garden related project they could sponsor, I believe to the sum of $4 to $5.000.00. I mentioned the Fremantle My Home project which they appeared to like.
Open Gardens have come back and asked if there are other Rotary Clubs that may be interested in opening members or other gardens and fund raising for a garden themed part of the Fremantle project or elsewhere.
Earlier this week RAWCS commenced fundraising activities to support the impacted communities resulting from the New Zealand Floods. Unfortunately, in recent days the floods have worsened due to the impact of cyclone Gabrielle.
RAWCS is calling on Rotarians to support our New Zealand neighbours by donating to the New Zealand appeal (details below). By contributing to the RAWCS appeal Australian Rotarians can receive a tax deduction and support our neighbours who have been an amazing support in recent years when Australians were in need with floods, fire and drought.
“The money raised from the Appeals will go directly and quickly to support those impacted, providing essential items and financial support to supplement the funds that are being provided by World Governments,” said Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd CEO Andrew Woodward. Rotary Australia World Community Service is a not-for-profit charity that aims to be the leading Australian charitable organization for people’s wellbeing, supporting Rotarians and Rotary Clubs undertaking humanitarian projects in Australia and overseas.
Tax Deductible Donations to the appeals can be made on the Rotary Australia World Community Service website at https://rawcs.org.au or directly to the appeals using the links below: New Zealand Flood Appeal https://donations.rawcs.com.au/60-2022-23
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Another large earthquake hit Türkiye
and Syria 22 February
Once again, people are trapped under rubble as homes that were weakened by the earlier earthquakes came tumbling down. For those that survived the first earthquakes, last night’s tremors would have been traumatising, awakening a fresh round of fear.
Our emergency teams on the ground in Türkiye are safe and we are determined to keep doing everything we can to make sure people get the aid they need.
Watch the latest update from Dave Ray, who is in Gaziantep with the team.
We are getting aid into Türkiye and Syria as quickly as we can, working with local agencies and partners including Rotary.
Tents have already arrived in Türkiye, thermal blankets have arrived in Syria, and we’re expecting more aid – including mattresses and tents – to arrive in Syria soon.
The donation form does not have to be completed and sent but Shelterbox do ask that clubs email Virginia Pieper details of the donation so it is credited to the correct club and district. If your Clubs or individuals wants the donation to go specifically to the Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Emergency Appeal please advise Virginia. Virginia.Pieper@shelterbox.org.au. If not, it will go into the general ShelterBox account to assist disasters anywhere in the world.
