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 20 with a 50:50 gender balance.

St Silas Anglican Church has served the Albert Park area since 1879. It was originally an offshoot of St Luke’s Emerald Hill. The Parish of the Parks community offers meals to those in need every Sunday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm in the church hall. All are welcome A team of volunteers prepares, serves, and cleans up afterwards. About half of our volunteers are parishioners, others are from the local community, and several come from outside the area. Our Sunday Suppers initiative is a rewarding service, and we are always looking for more volunteers. For more information, go to https://www.parishoftheparks.com.au/ Meals must be pre-ordered by 3pm on the day of the event |
The new Bleakhouse menu is available at https://www.bleakhousehotel.com.au/eat-drink/






- Rachel Walters, resident in St Kilda, has been awarded a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to study International Human Rights Law (LLM, 1 year) at Columbia Law School in New York, NY, USA. Interviewed by the District 9800 Selection Committee in April Rachel was one of five applicants put forward to The Rotary Foundation for scholarships. The scholarship is in the amount of US$ 31,500 towards her fees. She will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Scarsdale and.
- Jazmine Elmolla a resident of Port Melbourne was also considered worthy of a Global Grant Scholarship but her chosen course, Masters of Science in International Human Rights Law at Oxford University, was deemed ineligible for The Rotary Foundation Global Grant due to being changed to a 2-year part-time course. Her application, experience and future plans in the Focus Area of Peace & Conflict Resolution were considered by the Selection Committee to warrant our support. With backing from the District 9800 Executive Team, David Gorman (Albert Park) the chair of the Global Grants Committee, sought support from clubs around the district to provide a District-sponsored Scholarship of equivalent amount. Pledges were received from 9 clubs for some $35,000 which qualifies for a multi-club District Grant of $12,000 - a total scholarship amount of AU$47,000 (on current exchange rates approximately equivalent to US$31,500). This will be paid by instalments across the 2-year study period as Term Fees become due.






Our $1,000 was matched by an industrial tools company, Crescent Tools making the Award worth $2,000 to Zeanna.
Each year the Rotary Club of Albert Park makes a number of Award for Excellence presentations to Year 6 students graduating from local primary schools. Recipients are selected by the year 6 teachers on the basis that they have engaged constructively in school learning and other activities; and that they will be commencing Year 7 at a government secondary school the following year. The award is to assist in meeting some of the expenses associated with commencing secondary school.
Members of our Club attend the graduation ceremonies at our five local primary schools to present the awards. As well as the financial prize each recipient receives a framed certificate. We started making these awards in 1994. After presenting 13 winners with awards (with a newly increased amount of $500 each) at the 2023 graduations, our total contribution to this program has reached $75,900.
Our 2023 Award presenters were:
- Albert Park Primary School David Gorman
- Middle Park Primary School Stan & Vicki Teschke
- Port Melbourne Primary School Jim Prokhovnik
- South Melbourne Primary School Lea Ram
- South Melbourne Park Primary School Lea Ram
Albert Park College opened in 2011 with year 7 students and consequently had its first year 12 graduation in 2016. At that first ceremony our Club presented the Inspire Award of $250 (Inspire is one of the three arms of the school’s motto – “Lead, Achieve, Inspire”). We have continued to make this award at every graduation since, increasing the award to $500 in 2023. Mark Davies attended the 2023 ceremony to make the presentation.
Jeremy Paton attended the 2023 final assembly to present the awards.










- On the third Saturday of each month at the Farmers Market at Gasworks Park (weather permitting). We are located at the rear of Gasworks Cafe, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park
- We also hold a book store on most Saturdays in front of the Holy Trinity Church on Bay Street, Port Melbourne
- And our latest venture is a popup shop in Docklands, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/rapbooks
