Welcome to Sydney Rotary, one of Australia's longest-serving Rotary Clubs. We are a group of dedicated, passionate individuals who work together to bring about change in our local community and across the world.

 

You're invited to the official launch of the Rotary Club of Sydney's new partnership with the Ambulance Service of NSW!

This Christmas Fundraiser event marks the kick-off of a groundbreaking project that will see Rotary support pioneering research and a pilot project for Ambulance NSW. The mission is clear and critical: to substantially improve the survival rate for cardiac arrests.

Event Details:

  • Date: Thursday, 11th December 2025

  • Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM (Doors open 7:45 AM)

  • Location: Macquarie Group, 1 Elizabeth Street, Sydney

  • Featuring: A keynote address by Dr Brian Burns from Ambulance NSW. Dr Brian Burns is a clinical professor, emergency physician and a specialist in prehospital care and trauma.

REGISTER NOW 

Your attendance will help launch this vital initiative. The event includes a light breakfast of fruit, yoghurt, and pastries for a $20 contribution. During the event, we will invite direct donations of $20 or $50 to fund this life-saving project. You can also donate here! 

Join us for a meaningful start to the festive season. Together, we can make a difference.

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🎄 The season of giving is here! 🎁
 
The Rotary Club of Sydney invites you and your family to join us in a heart-warming community cause.
 
This initiative is all about coming together to ensure no child in Sydney feels left out this Christmas. Bring a new, unwrapped gift and help us decorate our Tree of Friendship!
 
📍 Location: Market City Shopping Centre, Level 1 Atrium, 9–13 Hay St, Haymarket
 
We are proud to be partnering with the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce, Westpac, Artshine, and Community Bank Darling Square to make this happen.
 
What to donate: Toys, books, arts & crafts supplies, and sporting items are all welcome. No gift is too small!
 
Let's fill the tree with joy for children supported by PCYC, Be Centre, Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, and Sydney Food Share.
No RSVP needed – just bring your festive spirit! See you there!
 
 
Networking & Social Evening

Club York Sydney, Sydney
📅 Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Join us for an evening of fellowship, networking, and purpose-driven connections in the heart of the CBD. 

🥂 First drink on us with registration!

👉 Come for the connections. Stay for the purpose.

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Rotary OVC Zimbabwe Community Project

Sydney Rotary OVC Zimbabwe Community Project

Since 2016 some $650,000 has been raised and invested in this community building project in Zimbabwe.
 
The initiative focuses on providing support for disabled and disenfranchised youth, including agricultural inputs and mobility devices.  It is active in supporting the needs of over 700 + disabled and disadvantaged children and young people in a rural part of Northern Zimbabwe. 
 
Plans for a safe house for abused girls and young women are well underway as fundraising efforts continue to complete the community hall.
 
The project engages a very effective two-level oversight system that ensures funds go where they are supposed to go.

Project Manager

Roderick (Bernard) MacLeod trained in the UK where he completed a PgD in Adult Psychotherapy and a Masters in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy.
 
He has worked across a number of settings including the UK’s National Health Service and in British primary schools and psychotherapy clinics.
Bernard has worked in private practice in Australia since 2010.
 
Bernard is a past President of CCAFPAA (Couple, Child and Family Psychotherapy Association of Australasia); an Associate Member of NSWIPP (New South Wales Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy) and a Clinical Member of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counsellors Federation of Australia).
 
Bernerd has been an active member of Sydney Rotary since 2016 joining to seek Rotary assistance in structuring fundraising in Australia for the Sydney Rotary Zimbabwe Project. Rotary Australia and International maintains financial structures for often tax effective fundraising in many countries to support projects in countries of need.
 
To assist our fundraising for this project please CLICK HERE.
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Rotary International Logo

Rotary International Logo

The symbol of Rotary since its early days.

A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since its early days. The first design was made in 1905 by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show motion. The wheel was said to illustrete 'civilisation and movement'.
 
Most early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publication and letterheads.
 
To address the growing number of emblems, the Board of Rotary International Association appointed Charles Mackintosh, of the Rotary Club of Chicago, US, and Oscar Bjorge, of the Rotary Club of Duluth, US, to the committee charged with standardising the Rotary emblem.
 
In November 1919 the Board adopted Oscar's design of six spokes and 24 cogs, along with a detailed description. In 1942, Will Forker, of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles, US, advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a key in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. A key was added and in January 2924, the Board finally approved the emblem.
 
For many years, the wheel stood alone as our logo. Although the words 'Rotary International' were embedded in the wheel, they were hard to read from a distance. So in 2013, Rotary expanded the official logo to include the word 'Rotary' next to the wheel.
 
The Rotary wheel remains our mark of excellence and part of our official logo to this day.
 
Rotary logo is today considered one of the world's most recognisable logos.
 
Join Us
Are you looking for an opportunity to network with like-minded business people and contribute to global change? Sydney Rotary is your place to do it. Sydney Rotary provides access to the worldwide fellowship of Rotary.
 
For more than 100 years Sydney Rotary has attracted successful business people with a social conscience. People who understand the concepts of Business for Purpose, and Service Above Self. 
 
Get involved and help us shape a brighter future! Contact Sydney Rotary today.
 
 

Vision Beyond AUS

Helping others to see

 
Sydney Rotary is proud to continue its support of Vision Beyond AUS.

Our latest project is to raise $10,000 to purchase a much-needed microscope for the organization, which strives to reach its target of restoring eyesight to 100,000 people in developing count

 

Sydney Rotary is proud to continue its support of Vision Beyond AUS.

Our latest project is to raise $10,000 to purchase a much-needed microscope for the organization, which strives to reach its target of restoring eyesight to 100,000 people in developing countries. 

 
The Rotary Club of Sydney will match every $1 donated. So if you donate $50, Sydney Rotary will match it, and your donation will become $100. Please help us reach the $10,000 needed this May.
 
Please contact us at president@sydneyrotary.com if you wish to donate over $1,000. We can arrange to receive your donation directly and avoid payment platform fees.
 
Donate here or scan the QR Code 
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 'Thank you'

to all the supporters of the Ukraine

'Wheels of Aid' project

Together, we have made difference.  The 'Wheels of Aid' vehicle has been purchased and is now  delivering life-saving aid to those in desperate need.
 

The vehicle is delivering aid  to twelve refugee shelters that house thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs). 

It will also bring relief to tens of thousands living in conflict-affected areas in south-eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Thousands of families in the Ukraine’s front-line city of Zaporizhzhia are still seeking safety and relief including as many as 68,000 children who have lost their homes and need food and warmth.

Sydney Rotary and the Sydney Alliance were delighted to partner with Rotary Zaporizhzhia-Khortytsia and thank our fellow Rotarians from the following clubs - West Wollongong. Parramatta and South Brisbane for their contributions to the project.

To continue to support the Ukraine project, click here or scan the QR Code

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Sydney Rotary

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 12:30 pm
Various Sydney Venues & Virtually. See Upcoming Events.
GPO Box 1523
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Our Club meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, check Upcoming Events & Rotary News for details & booking links. The Club meets at various Sydney venues and & has a wide range of social events. Contact us: office@sydneyrotary.com
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Networking & Social Evening

Club York Sydney, Sydney
📅 Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Join us for an evening of fellowship, networking, and purpose-driven connections in the heart of the CBD. 

🥂 First drink on us with registration!

👉 Come for the connections. Stay for the purpose.

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🌟 Congratulations to Fellow Rotarian
Jon-Claire Lee!

We are thrilled to celebrate Jon-Claire Lee, one of our newest members, on his nomination for the 2026 Australian of the Year Award.

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The National Australia Day Council describes the award as recognising “everyday Australians doing great things.” Jon-Claire’s ongoing contributions through JCL Productions, Sydney Talent Company, and Sydney Playhouse exemplify creativity, community spirit, and dedication to making Australia a better place for everyone.

We are proud to have Jon-Claire as part of our Rotary community and wish him the very best ahead of the NSW awards announcement on 10 November.

👉 Read Jon-Claire’s announcement on LinkedIn

 
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