Thank you for visiting Rotary Albert Park's website.
Rotary Albert Park (part of Rotary International) is a group of neighbours, friends, and community leaders providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards in all pursuits and helping build goodwill and peace locally and worldwide. Our club was established in 1992 and has a long history of service. We have a membership of about 40 with a 50:50 gender balance.
Join us for Dinner where we can introduce you to the Club & its members, and answer any questions you may have about membership. For more information, contact us at any time.
We also have a Facebook Group and share many of our upcoming events there.
Many of our meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel.
Interested in volunteering in and around the City of Port Philip? We're always looking for help! Register your details here.
Meetings/ Events Click on link to book | Wed 25th May | Wed 1st June | Wed 8th June | Wed 15th June |
Speaker | Kathy Constan | Andrew Atkinson | Chris Banks | Selba-Gondoza Luka |
Topic | Women in Fintech | Police Veterans Victoria | Zoos Victoria | Afri-Auscare |
Venue | Bleakhouse | Bleakhouse | Bleakhouse | Bleakhouse |
Time | 6:30pm | 6:30pm | 6:30pm | 6:30pm |
Kathy Constan - Women in Fintech
Kathy Constan was a finalist in the Innovator of the Year category, at the 2021 Law Weekly Partner or the Year Awards, and is building a highly successful fintech business.
Kathy is an energetic and enthusiastic female founder in an industry that until recently has not embraced diversity of any form.
Registration for the event is essential, see https://rotaryalbertpark.org.au/event/may-25---kathy-constan---women-in-fintech/
Andrew Atkinson
Police Veterans Victoria
PVV is a not-for-profit organisation that supports Victoria Police Veterans and their families.
They are the only organisation with a dedicated focus on improving mental health amongst Victoria Police Veterans and their families.
PVV aims to ensure police veterans are recognised and supported in the same way as Defence veterans, recognising that police veterans are, in a way, fighting in their own war to protect the community and make Victoria a safer place.
Chris Banks
Zoos Victoria
Chris manages Zoos Victoria’s international conservation partnerships, which includes 6 conservation partnerships with non-government organisations, 3 sister zoos (sharing staff skills and passions) and an annual grants program.
Of particular note to those working on our projects in Uganda, Zoos Victoria has a strong partnership with the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (Entebbe Zoo).
The partnership will expand over the next couple of years to support their Conservation Education program across Uganda and work with communities developing ecotourism and a community centre in Makanaga Wetland near Entebbe.
Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network (RIMERN) needs a VAN, so what better way to raise funds amongst Rotarians and friends than to launch their own wine range, three VAN ROUGE & three VAN BLANC!
Great value, quality Australian wines with their own distinctive RIMERN label are now available for online order, delivered to your door anywhere in Australia except Northern Territory.
RAWCS Ukraine Relief Appeal
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RAWCS has set up a relief fund for those in Ukraine
The purpose is to immediate lifesaving needs of the crisis-affected civilian population in Ukraine & provide early recovery assistance as soon as feasible. To save & preserve lives, easy suffering & promote self-sufficiency.
This is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove; Holroyd (District 9675).
Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund (Managed by RAWCS) has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) registration and has been listed as a Charitable Fund so we can accept tax deductible donations from individuals or organisations.
RAWCS National Flood Appeal
To raise funding to provide financial assistance to flood victims in Queensland and Northern New South Wales - February 2022
Around 15000 homes have been flooded and some owners will be needing assistance to clean and refurbish their residences. Individuals who are adversely affected and require assistance will be identified and be given funds to help with their recovery. It is our priority to get funds quickly to those who are in need to help them with the clean up and damage caused by the floods. see https://www.facebook.com/RotaryRAWCS/posts/5262490517094824
To help, go to https://directory.rawcs.com.au/47-2021-22?fbclid=IwAR0SgNrHK53FQXMFrRA3LV0ixLfqYYxXKuwcBSwNiH7Alb2sA2y1Gn52F1Q
The Rotary Foundation creates channel for direct humanitarian support in Ukraine region
In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for donors around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions.
Global Grant - Training to Palestinian and Israeli physicians
We are thrilled to inform you that our global grant application (GG25234199) for funding to provide training to Palestinian and Israeli physicians to treat trauma patients, submitted by the Rotary E-Club of District 7610 (Northern Virginia) and the Rotary Club of Holon (District 2490 Israel), has been approved by The Rotary Foundation and The Rotary Foundation Canada. The award is in the amount of US$ 85,350.00. Many thanks to you and your club members for your support.
Bags of Hope - Alfred Health Update
A great video from Alfred Health, one of the amazing projects we support! Thanks to everyone in the club who've helped out, and continue to help in the future. https://youtu.be/iItCCN_T3X4
Thirty five aged homeless and socially insecure residents live in Port Melbourne at Wintringham Hostel. They pay 85% of their pension to live in the facility and struggle financially with hygiene products, clothes and some small items of furniture for their rooms. This club project will be filling the needs directly of the residents through a strategic partnership with Wintringham management.
Wintringham is a specialised welfare company that provides housing and care to elderly, frail men and women. The sole motivating philosophy at Wintringham is that of social justice. For more information, go to (here) 
We have recently donated some lounge chairs to the hostel, see right
If you would like to help with this project, go to 
Donations above $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
Donations above $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
Our GG1982894 has just completed its target of 110 teachers training sessions and 4840 teachers.
Due to Covid-19, since March 2020, we shifted from actual physical training sessions (only 5 were conducted in Feb 2020) to online teachers training sessions from 4 June 2020. Online sessions meant 2 hours sessions per day for 3 days followed by online mentoring and assignments sessions for 3 months. This switch to online teaching allowed the project to save on all transportation expenses and number of banners needed. Plus exchange rate benefits and interest provided for extra funds gave an additional amount.
We now will conduct an additional 10 teachers training online sessions (440 teachers) for government aided schools in the same Pune district area plus give certification, awards and recognitions to the top performing schools and teachers.
Due to Covid-19, since March 2020, we shifted from actual physical training sessions (only 5 were conducted in Feb 2020) to online teachers training sessions from 4 June 2020. Online sessions meant 2 hours sessions per day for 3 days followed by online mentoring and assignments sessions for 3 months. This switch to online teaching allowed the project to save on all transportation expenses and number of banners needed. Plus exchange rate benefits and interest provided for extra funds gave an additional amount.
We now will conduct an additional 10 teachers training online sessions (440 teachers) for government aided schools in the same Pune district area plus give certification, awards and recognitions to the top performing schools and teachers.
This project has been transferred to Rotary Williamstown
In the destitute villages of Bodhgaya region of Bihar state of India, where normal children are considered by their parents as assets and those with mental health issues as liabilities, Bodhi Tree Special School was established with a clear vision to bring about attitudinal change. The school, through its very limited resources, offers help to approximately 1,000 families, as well as assists with the sanitisation of village hutments.
If you would like to help this project, donate at All donations above $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
All donations above $2 are tax deductible in Australia.This project has been transferred to Rotary Williamstown
Women over 50 are the fastest growing group of people experiencing housing instability in Australia – often as a result of pay inequity, little to no superannuation or savings, divorce, domestic and family violence and time taken as unpaid carers. Adequate supply of social housing and affordable housing remains an enduring issue across Australia. Currently there are more than 40,000 applicants for social housing, on the Victorian Housing Register alone.
The Lakehouse is Melbourne's first Pop Up Shelter for women in need of temporary housing. For the Study report, go to (here)
Presentation of donation to One Ball. For more photos, go to (here)
OneBall is a free community program designed for young people aged between 8-18 years. The program provides opportunities for young people from CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) backgrounds across Melbourne to play soccer in a social setting and encourages them to:
- be fit and active, and to enhance both their physical and psychological health and wellbeing
- develop positive cross-cultural relationships with others, and
- feel more connected and empowered to make a positive contribution to their community.
Presentation of donation to Geoff Amor to support Orange Sky Laundry, see https://orangesky.org.au/where-we-are/melbourne/
The shortage of emergency response vehicles is a serious problem being faced in the Western Cape, South Africa, with the numerous fires that need to be contended with. The lack of vehicles often leads to emergency services taking up to 40 minutes to arrive at disaster scenes, especially in more remote areas. It goes without saying that the vital lost time can literally mean the difference between life and death. With the help of Rotary Albert Park, The Rotary Club of Newlands were able to donate a multipurpose vehicle to the Emergency Volunteer Services (EVS).
Below are some stories and video of the project:
Book Stalls at Gasworks Farmers' Market and Bay Street
Rotary Albert Park runs a book recycling project where it collects books from local libraries and from direct donations, sort, redistributes and sell them in various ways (including on-line) to benefit the community. On the third Saturday of each month at the Farmers Market at Gasworks Park (weather permitting) we have a wide selection of these recycled books for sale. We are located at the rear of Gasworks Cafe, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park.
We also hold a book store on Saturdays in front of the Holy Trinity Church on Bay Street.
Cash and Eftpos available
For more information on our book recycling project, go to (here)
Other Media Pages
The club is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram. There are often additional posts entered by members and by other clubs, and it is a great way to get notified of events and functions.
