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.
What's happening - networking and fundraising
 
 
 
Sydney Rotary in partnership with Market City shopping centre Haymarket has launched its annual initiative aimed at inspiring friendships between young children.
 
A giant Tree of Friendship has been planted in the Market City Activity Centre to mark the 2024 festive season and Sydneysiders are invited to donate a toy (or monies to purchase toys) that will inspire children to be active, share and care.
 
Our goal is to provide as many children as possible with the gift of play, creativity, and laughter!
 
Use your imagination and leave sports toys and/or arts and crafts supplies under the tree!
 
Give a gift - visit our Tree of Friendship at Market City, 9-13 Hay Street, Haymarket. Anytime from now!
 
Donations - we are aiming to raise $5000 and you can donate here
 
Donated monies and gifts for the Sydney Rotary Tree of Friendship will be distributed at the PCYC Redfern and Woolloomooloo Clubs, the Be Centre (for traumatised children), the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre, and Sydney Food Share.
 

Double the Impact: Donate to the Sydney Rotary 'Wheels of Aid' Project

Thousands of families in the Ukraine’s front-line city of Zaporizhzhia are seeking safety and relief. 

Among those fleeing, are 68,000 children who have lost their homes and need food, warmth, and hope.

 

Together, we can make a significant difference. By supporting the Wheels of Aid Project, you are ensuring the delivery of life-saving aid to those in desperate need.

How the 'Wheels of Aid' Project will change lives

Sydney Rotary is partnering with Rotary Zaporizhzhia-Khortytsia to purchase a vehicle that will deliver essential aid to twelve refugee shelters housing thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)—food, supplies, and more. 

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

Every dollar donated will directly fund this vital project, bringing immediate relief and long-term support to people displaced by the war.

  Donate today to bring warmth, hope, and relief to families in Ukraine this winter.  

Following a greater number of applications this year, ten scholarship recipients were announced on 19 November 2024.

 

 
The Rotary PCYC Youth Encouragement Scholarships (YES!)  is a project that aims to elevate young achievers to accelerate their passion for their interest areas. Each scholarship is designed to empower our young people, assisting them to build and maintain skills, knowledge and experience to go towards their chosen area of interest.

Key facts

  • Polio mainly affects children under 5 years of age.
  • One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis.
  • As long as a single child remains infected, children in all countries are at risk of contracting polio.
  • Failure to eradicate polio from these last remaining strongholds could result in a global resurgence of the disease.
  • In most countries, the global effort has expanded capacities to tackle other infectious diseases by building effective surveillance and immunization systems.
You can help - Donate Now - enter "End Polio" in the Message field on your donation  
 
Watch this video to find out what's been done recently in Gaza
 
You can also listen to Bill Gates' talk about the fight against Polio. 
 
Or for more facts and figures on what national governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF United have been doing click here.

We meet

Sydney Rotary

We meet In Person & Online
Tuesdays at 12:30 pm
Various Sydney Venues & Virtually. See Upcoming Events.
GPO Box 1523
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Tuesday lunch remains our standard meeting time however check Upcoming Events & Rotary News for variations & booking links. The Club meets at various Sydney venues, virtually & has a wide range of social events. Contact us: office@sydneyrotary.com
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Rotary International News
A Rotarian astronaut lives her out-of-this-world dreams

Rotary member and astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti dreamed of space travel since she was a kid. Now, she’s sharing the cosmic awe with her fellow earthlings

Finding family in France

Rotary Youth Exchange alum Athena Trentin shares her advice for young travelers

No limits with accessible travel

Long overlooked, travelers with disabilities are finding fewer barriers

Crowd control: Rethink the way you travel

Throngs of tourists are overwhelming the world’s most popular destinations. Here’s how to rethink the way you travel — and an alternative bucket list to get you started.

Keep the Buzz going to fight polio

Unexpected bumps fail to dampen Bashar Asfour’s epic road trip around Europe in an electric VW Buzz to raise money for polio eradication

Giving Tuesday’s top Rotary clubs share fundraising tips

Members of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta, Georgia, USA, raise funds with a polar plunge.

Elimination round

Cervical cancer can be stopped, and Isabel Scarinci intends to deliver the knockout blow in Alabama

A bridge to unite them

The Rotary Club of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a multiethnic club founded in 2002, rebuilt a bridge that collapsed during the war in the former Yugoslav republic

About Us

Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for both community service and friendship.
 
Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group of professionals who share your desire to 'give back'.
Acknowledgment of Country
 
Rotary Sydney acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which it meets. 
 
Rotary Sydney pays respects to their Elders past and present, as well as to emerging leaders and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living or visiting these lands.
 
Contact Us
 
GPO Box 1523
Sydney, NSW  2000
Australia
 
 
office@sydneyrotary.com