Local Rotary Projects
Wollongong Baby Capsules see the website
Charles Hotel Raffle
Bowelscan
Citizenship
Pride of Workmanship Awards
Interchange Barbeque
University of Wollongong Scholarship
Model United Nations Assembly
Rotarian Youth Driver Awareness
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Youth Exchange
International Rotary Projects
End Polio Now
Shelterbox
Rotary Foundation
Australian Rotary Health Research Program
Cook Islands
Romac
Interplast
Wollongong Baby Capsules
West Wollongong Rotary Club’s first and foremost project, Wollongong Baby Capsule Rental Service has been one of the major fundraising projects for the club since 1990 and continues to this day.
The service offers invaluable support for the community of Wollongong and the surrounding area. It is able to function with minimal costing to the customer due to the support of the SESIAHS who negotiate premises on the grounds of the Port Kembla Hospital for a nominal annual charge. They also support the service by purchasing a percentage of the capsules rented to the public.
Charles Hotel Raffle
The club is involved in an ongoing raffle at the Charles Hotel each week to boost our fundraising. Members visit the hotel each week to sell tickets to the clientele which are then drawn on the night. The management at the hotel are very supportive toward Rotary and subsidises part of the cost of the raffle.
Bowelscan
This project is a District project and aim at selling Bowelscan kits to the public with no financial remuneration to the clubs. With member support the kits are sold by our club at the Westfield Centre Figtree during the Bowelscan month. The kits are then dropped back to the local Chemist on completion and one of our members goes to the Chemists in our area and collects the kits and delivers them to Southern IML Pathology for testing. To date 215 people in the area have had positive diagnosis and have been followed up by the medical profession with excellent outcomes.
Citizenship
Through the Guidelines and advice of the Department of Immigration the club schedules a detailed and meticulous presentation night to welcome 10-12 new Australians. The new recipients recite the oath/affirmation. They are then presented with their Australian Citizenship Certificates by an appointed Government official such as the Lord Mayor or his replacement.
Interchange Barbeque
The club assists at a Barbeque for disadvantaged young people and their families held at Stuart Park each May. Our members donate their time to cook the BBQ thus ensuring the families have time to interact together.
University of Wollongong Scholarship
This is a scholarship for an underprivileged student studying a post graduate masters degree. The aim is to assist with funding for the student to allow them to devote time to study and not have to organise outside income. The funding is given over a two year period.
Model United Nations Assembly
MUNA aims to foster an understanding of the workings of the United Nations Assembly amongst senior high school students. Students are given an opportunity to develop an awareness of the UN and international situations of other countries by representing and debating from the point of view of a particular country on world political and social concerns. Students are encouraged to dress in the national costume of the country they are representing.
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness
RYDA is a community based initiative of the Rotary clubs of Australia, partnering with organisations in the community that have a responsibility for, or interest in, road safety of our youth. RYDA is an educational program aimed at reducing death and injury amongst young people on our roads. The program targets 16-17 year old students and focuses on attitude and awareness, highlighting the privilege and responsibility of owning and driving a motor car.
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
RYPEN aims to provide young people aged 14-16 years with the opportunity to develop leadership potential and confidence alongside their peers and in a supportive environment.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
RYLA aims to equip young leaders in our community with the skills to facilitate change in our world. It is open to youth between the ages of 18-25 years who show potential as future leaders and would benefit by education to increase these prospects.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Rotary Youth Exchange Program allows students of secondary school age to engage in study and travel for one academic year or less in an overseas country with reciprocal hosting and schooling resources in our country for students from overseas.
Shelterbox
Shelterbox is an International project aiming to provide temporary shelter in areas of natural disaster. The club raises funds to purchase at least one box, and generally more than one box per year and donates this money to Shelterbox to assist those in need as/when disaster strikes.
Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation aims to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Australian Rotary Health Research Foundation
ARHRF aims to encourage and stimulate the promotion of good health in Australia. The main focus for research is in mental health where grants, scholarships and fellowships are sponsored, along with mental awareness forums.
Rotary Overseas Medical Access for Children
ROMAC provides medical treatment to children from developing countries in the form of life saving or dignity restoring surgery.
INTERPLAST
INTERPLAST is a group of Australian and New Zealand Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Nurses who volunteer their time and skills to give hope to children overseas who could never afford such surgical intervention. They also assist in the training of, and sponsor hundred of doctors and nurses in the Asia Pacific.