The Club's centenary celebrations supported the design of Australia’s first Residential Indigenous College to be built at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
UTS is building the residence and has partnered with Rotary to develop a “knowledge hub” within the College.
UTS is building the first indigenous residential University College in Australia. Rotary will partner with UTS to develop a “knowledge hub” within the College.
The aim is to promote a sense of pride and hope within the indigenous community, particularly indigenous youth with challenging low levels of school attendance and university participation.
The Hub will comprise five key areas: the library, the Keeping Place, the Family Research Space, an Elders Office and, an Academic workplace.
Rotary is supporting a pledge of $3M over 3 years to fund two phases of programming to help make the vision for the Indigenous Knowledge Hub a reality.
The winning design concepts for the building were revealed in late 2023.
The competition brief was developed by Indigenous Australians, with each of the six shortlisted teams appointed an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander architect or suitably qualified designer as Cultural Design Lead, who shared cultural knowledge.