Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.
Rotary Australia provides links to and information on various Rotary sites, events and institutes.
The Australia & New Zealand Student Exchange programme is run by Rotary Districts in both Australia and New Zealand. It is designed for 14 to 16 year old students to experience a true "exchange" with a family in the other country. New Zealand students come to Australia and attend school with their matched student here during Term 2. Both students return to New Zealand and attend the New Zealand student's school during Term 3. In 2005 there are about 140 students from Australia and New Zealand involved in the programme.
Information on the Rotary Youth Exchange program
To demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth; To encourage continued and stronger leadership of youth by youth; To provide leadership training experience for young people to assist them to be actively and effectively involved with their communities and their work place.
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
RYPEN is a Rotary Club project designed for 14 to 17 year olds.
The aim of RYPEN is to communicate to young people a series of ideas, problems and social experiences which will assist them in forming their own values and moral standards and broaden their horizons, culturally, socially and academically.
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The National Youth Science Forum is a two-week programme for students moving into Year 12 who are thinking about a career in science, engineering and technology.
Rotary Australia World Community Service Limited, (RAWCS) is a World Community Service Activity administered by Rotarians in Australia and available to all Rotary Clubs in Australia.
During 1989 various Australia wide Rotary activities were incorporated under the NSW Companies Act as Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd. (a Company limited by guarantee), which has since been regulated by the National Australian Companies and Investments Commission, to ensure that those activities were acceptable to the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
ROMAC is now in its 20th year of operations. Rotarians volunteer their time and expertise to run this Rotary program that encompasses all the Districts of Australia and New Zealand. Assisted by many eminent Australian surgeons who generously donate their time free for the treatment of our patients, this humanitarian program has provided over 300 children from 20 developing countries with urgent medical treatment that has given them new hope.
Rotaract is a youth Rotary organisation for 18-30 year olds. Rotary is a worldwide organisation of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. There are some 8000 Rotaract clubs in 155 countries.
