E-WA Rotary

Great opportunity to learn why Banksia Woodlands are so important ahead of our planting events at the end of the month.

Dinner with Steve McCabe from ReWild Perth | rotarycrawley Join us for an insightful evening as Steve McCabe, Program Manager at ReWild Perth discusses Banksia woodlands - one of Western Australia’s most iconic ecosystems.

We warmly invite friends of Rotary and members of the general community, particularly those around the City of Melville area, to join us for our annual planting event with SERCUL which is at Piney Lakes this year on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June

2026 Rotary Treemission Planting with SERCUL (Sat or Sun) 2026 Rotary Treemission Planting with SERCUL. Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends from across Perth are uniting for this planting event. Wear your wellies!

Thank you Don

Today, we honour the life and legacy of 𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧, who has passed away at the remarkable age of 101.

Don was more than a dedicated Rotarian.

He was one of the visionaries who helped bring Australian Rotary Health to life.

In the early 1980s, when Ian Scott first proposed the idea of a national Rotary-funded health research foundation, Don was among those who saw the potential of what could be achieved.

As the President of the Rotary Club of Mornington, a key member of the inaugural committee established to guide the project, and later a Foundation Member of Australian Rotary Health, Don played a pivotal role in helping transform an ambitious idea into reality.

More than four decades later, that vision has grown into Australia's largest independent funder of mental health research. Australian Rotary Health has invested tens of millions of dollars into research, scholarships and health initiatives that have improved the lives of countless Australians.

That impact exists because people like Don believed it was possible.

Throughout his life, Don remained a passionate supporter of Australian Rotary Health and Rotary's commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of communities. In recognition of his extraordinary contribution, he was honoured as an Australian Rotary Health Ruby Companion. His legacy will continue to be felt through every researcher, scholar and community touched by the work he helped create.

Because of Don.

Because of his vision. Because of his belief in a better future. Lives have been changed.

On behalf of Australian Rotary Health, we extend our deepest condolences to Don's family, friends, fellow Rotarians and the Rotary Club of Mornington.

Thank you, Don.

Your legacy lives on.

Our annual planting volunteer opportunity is now live! Be quick to register as places are limited

2026 Rotary Treemission Planting with SERCUL (Sat or Sun) 2026 Rotary Treemission Planting with SERCUL. Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends from across Perth are uniting for this planting event. Wear your wellies!

Concerning news below. Western Australia's chief health officer, Dr Clare Huppatz, has confirmed this represents a very low risk to the population but it’s an important reminder that polio could be everywhere until it is nowhere.

Join Rotary’s fight to End Polio Now

Poliovirus detected in Perth wastewater Poliovirus has been detected in a sample taken from a wastewater in Perth, the Health Department reveals.

Our Kununurra Committee members Andrea and YEVie were honoured to be invited to lay the wreath at the ANZAC commemoration at the East Kimberley College on Friday 24th.

And thank you to Jane for taking the pic.

Kununurra Rotary supporting their community again.

We are delighted to welcome two new members to our E-WA team. Bassem Helou has transferred to E-WA from Mill Point Rotary Club, and Lisa Olsson has joined us to continue her work to eliminate modern slavery with the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS).

It is with deep regret that E-WA Rotary has cancelled our Rotary Wheatbelt Swim for Reading 2026. The decision was taken in consultation with our key stakeholders and has taken into consideration several factors, including the deteriorating fuel situation, worsening weather forecasts and the possibility of thunderstorm activity on 28 March.

This is a young woman who loves her community. We first met Imogen as a volunteer for the Rotary Wheatbelt Swim for Reading. We’ll be back in Bruce Rock on March 28th but before we turn our attention to fundraising for local schools, we’re making one last call out for donations to help Imogen secure caravan accommodation so she can finish her nursing studies. Details in link in comments.

Announcing the Arnold–Strange Rotary Community Challenge

We’re excited to share some wonderful news ahead of the Rotary Wheatbelt Swim for Reading in Bruce Rock on 28 March.

The E-WA Rotary Board has resolved to rename the Rotary Community Challenge, in perpetuity, as the Arnold–Strange Rotary Community Challenge.

For more than a decade, Stephen Strange and Chris Arnold have provided tremendous support to the Swim, our Rotary Love of Reading Project, the RYPEN youth development program, and the many community efforts that make these initiatives possible in Bruce Rock and Narembeen.

Their commitment to strengthening opportunities for local young people — has made a real and lasting difference.

We’re proud to recognise two outstanding community leaders in this way.

The poster for the Arnold–Strange Rotary Community Challenge is attached — please share it widely with friends, neighbours, past swimmers and RYPEN alumni. Let’s see the community get behind the Challenge again in 2026!

Because in the end, the real winners of the Arnold–Strange Rotary Community Challenge are the children of our two Wheatbelt communities. 📖✨

See you at the Swim!