Community News
Farewell to our President Claude Ullin
Our Rotary Prahran President Claude Ullin passed away on sunday 20th August, two months short of his 80th birthday but after over 40 years of dedicated service to Rotary.
Claude is pictured here at his Rotary Prahran Presidential induction, with Assistant Governor Caroline Ord.
Topics: vale claude ullin, president claude ullin, goodbye president claude ullin
Read more...Rotary makes history in Australia with Pride Midsumma March!
Never before have Australian Rotarians marched behind a Rotary Club banner at a gay pride march, but on January 28th 2018 members from Prahran, Southbank, Melbourne South, Bendigo, Daylesford & other clubs showed their support for their LGBTIQ members, friends, family members and the strong Rotary philosophy around diversity and inclusion!
Topics: jason ball, march with rotary at pride, pride midsumma march, rotary diversity and inclusion, rotary lgbtiq
Read more...Compassionate Friends help grieving families
Andrew Weatherhead from Compassionate Friends Victoria spoke from 'shared experience' about supporting grieving parents & families.
Topics: compassionate friends victoria
Read more...Introducing Rotary Aiding Mobility Program
Rotary Aiding Mobility Program provides wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, over-toilet seats and more to people unable to afford to buy them. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses and carers are invited to select suitable equipment, free of charge, for their clients.
If mobility affordability is a problem, use our RAMP!
Contact us here for more information and to arrange a viewing of all this wonderful, pre-loved & free of charge equipment!
Topics: ramp, rotary aiding mobility program, wheelchairs, walkers, mobility devices, free mobility equipment
Read more...Creating Clay Poppies for the Clifford Sadlier VC Memorial at South Yarra Primary School
Rotarians, RSL members & locals had fun & got creative at a Community Event at Prahran Market.
Topics: clifford sadlier vc, south yarra primary school, community service in stonnington
Read more...Safe Food Handling, the first step towards a new vocation?
Finding even basic work in hospitality takes training and without a Safe Food Handling Certificate, residents of the Horace Petty Estate in Prahran can neither look for jobs in the many local cafes and restaurants that Prahran is famous for, OR host their fellow residents at events to showcase their home country cuisines.
Nine ladies, from Tibet, Vietnam, Fiji, Ethiopia and Australia gained their certificates from NMIT (Prahran Polytechnic) trainer Amanda over a 2 day course on 1st and 8th December.
Topics: safe food handling course, horace petty estate residents, vocational training
Read more...Supporting local youth at Rotary Program of Enrichment Camp
Meet Paris and Grace, our Club's sponsored students at RYPEN, a personal development camp held over a weekend twice a year.
Topics: rotary youth program of enrichment, youth development
Read more...Investing in Youth for Leadership AND Science!
Rotary believes in encouraging future leaders and Carina Field has thrived through being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Prahran. While helping us out on a fundraising BBQ, we asked Carina what the support of our Club has meant to her.
Topics: rotary youth program of enrichment, youth leadership
Read more...Helping Literacy, one child at a time.
When Toorak Primary School put out a call for help with classroom reading, the Rotary Club of Prahran rallied, and since 2013, Club members have helped improve individual children's reading abilities and their learning outcomes.
Jan Rosenberg was delighted to be festooned with thank you gifts from her students as they headed off for Christmas holidays!
Topics: toorak primary school, literacy skills, hearing reading
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