1. Results from the End Polio Train Ride in 2023 
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2. Rotary Disaster Relief (RDR) Program
 
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3. Rotary Youth Exchange Students
Our RYE students attended the District Conference last Friday and Saturday, and then this week have been attending a four day excursion to Canberra. They have been escorted by Rorarians and PP's Norm and Cheryl Kitto and were met by former D9685 (D9690) Rotaractor, Tara Pullen. Tara is now the President of the Canberra Sunrise Rotary Club and is also a past exchange student. Tara went to India 20 years ago. The RYE students were met by local politicians during their excursion.
 
4. News? or Coincidence?
When Sue O'Neill (RAWCS Eastern Region Chair), Liz McDougall (District Secretary) and Jan Pryor (RAWCS District 9685 Eastern Chair) met up at the District Conference to discuss their overseas projects they discovered they were all flying to Fiji the following day.
With a quick tweak to their itineraries they all travelled out to beautiful Tivua Island on a Captain Cook Cruise for a day's snorkelling and coral viewing. Their chat was on projects in Fiji - Liz has a long-term connection with the Koroipita project with the Rotary Club of Lautoka and Sue and Jan were heading north to Vanua Levu the following day to discuss projects with the Rotary Club of Savu Savu.
Combining their knowledge, passion and drive they spent the day sharing ideas, discussing options and making plans. We believe they did stop talking while snorkelling ... but not for long...
 
 
5. Winter Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)
We are excited to announce that Winter RYPEN is now open for applications!!
 
RYPEN - Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment, is a weekend residential camp, sponsored by Rotary clubs, where young people get to learn more about themselves, push the boundaries of their comfort zones, develop new skills and form lifelong friendships. The Winter camp is held at Blue Gum Lodge in Springwood where we have 64 life changing spots for young people aged 14-16, from across our district to come together on Friday 14th June to Become, Discover, Be Challenged. They will emerge on Sunday 16th June as newer versions of themselves ready to take on the world. For full details please see our information packs:
 
 
For updates please see our camp facebook page: 
 
For applications see our application forms:
 
If you have any questions, please contact Camp Director Amanda Barnes at winterrypen@gmail.com
 
Applications close 5pm AEST on 18th May, 2024.
 
Yours in Rotary,
Amanda Barnes
 
6. Peace Centres
Help Rotary recruit peace and development leaders Applications for the 2025 Rotary Peace Fellowships are open until 15 May. Dear club presidents and district officers, You can help promote peace in the world by encouraging peace and development leaders in your community to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of our peace centers located at leading universities around the world. This year, we’ll select 50 peace fellows to study in our master’s degree programs at six partner universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States and 80 fellows to earn postgraduate diplomas through our professional development certificate programs at Makerere University in Uganda and Bahçeşehir University in Turkey. Rotary Peace Fellows use their training to amplify their work at the local, regional, or global level. Together, we can advance peace by encouraging our local peacebuilders to learn about Rotary and apply for this unique fellowship. But we need your help finding candidates. Rotary and Rotaract members can get involved by:

• Visiting the Rotary Peace Centers Facebook page for application graphics and posts to share
• Forwarding the fellowship announcement to your contacts and including it in club and district communications
• Using our referral form so potential candidates can receive more information and apply
• Sharing a PowerPoint presentation about the fellowships with your club members and community
• Taking the All About Rotary Peace Fellowships course to learn about the centers and fellowship qualification criteria, eligibility restrictions, and application process Candidates have until 15 May to submit applications to The Rotary Foundation.
 
Thanks to generous support from donors and the dedicated participation of Rotary members, the peace fellowship program has more than 1,700 alumni working to make positive change in more than 140 countries. Many program alumni have founded their own organizations to address critical issues or serve as leaders in governments, nongovernmental organizations, educational and research institutions, media and the arts, and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank. To learn more about how you can recruit the next generation of peace fellows, contact your district Rotary Peace Fellowship subcommittee chair or write to rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org.