Current and Ongoing Projects

The Rotary Club of Mordialloc program contains the following projects and activities for 2024-25:

Local community events

  • The Gnome and Fairy Festival. This event was first held in 2013 and is held annually in the March. The Festival is aimed at bringing fun to young families with a whole range of activities focusing particularly on children up to 10 years of age. There are also activities for all ages. The program has been very well received in the community. The Festival also raises awareness of Rotary and assists fundraising for Rotary projects. For further details: click here
  • The Rotary Club of Mordialloc and the Mordialloc Historical Society https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/ have formed a Heart Health Walking Group which explores the stories behind our buildings, landmarks and local history of Mordialloc and surrounding suburbs. The walks run once a month. Interested? Please click on this link to register
  • The Mentone Heritage Railway Station Arts and Craft market has run successfully for several months and is now taking a winter break. We’ll be back on the first Sunday in September, with a great range of stalls from local artisans!
  • Regular fundraising sausage sizzles at Bunnings Mentone.
  • Assistance to people with disabilities and those in need through the Salvation Army Kingston Gardens Centre, Dingley Village. This includes holding a Christmas lunch for those who live alone, support with donations of essential food and purchase of kitchen items
  • Support services for women and children victims of family violence.
  • The Mordialloc Neighbourhood House
  • The Mordialloc Men’s Shed

Schools and other programs for young people

  • Awards for excellence at secondary schools
  • Volunteer support at Yarrabah Special School
  • Model United National Assembly for year 11 students.
  • National Youth Science Forum. This is a Rotary sponsored and organised program involving a two-week session aimed at high performing students who have completed year 11 and wish to pursue a science based career. During the Forum, students live-in at the University of Canberra where all facilities are provided. The program is packed with interesting things to see, do and learn and provides opportunities for meeting other students from throughout Australia. The program includes half-day visits to science, technology and engineering establishments and the opportunity to interact with some of Australia’s top scientists.
  • Rotary Youth Program of Enlightenment (RYPEN) – a leadership and personal development program for year 9 students.
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). The Rotary Youth Leadership Award is a challenging program which provides a unique opportunity for young people to develop leadership skills and self confidence under the guidance of business professionals, Rotarians and Rylarians. Rotary is seeking young people between the ages of 18 to 26 years who have the talent, energy and motivation to discover their leadership potential to attend this program
  • Rotary Four Way Speech Contest. The Four-Way-Test Speech Contest promotes public speaking for young people for Year 10 students. Students can speak on a topic of their own choice that embodies at least of two of the key elements of the Rotary Four-Way-Test that is intended to guide Rotarians in developing high ethical standards.
  • Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program (RYDA)

Wider community events

  • Financial support for Australian Rotary Health, the largest non-Government funding body in Australia that funds medical research projects

International Events

  • Interplast Golf Day. This event is held annually on a Friday generally in October at Rossdale Golf Club.
  • Wheel Chairs for Kids. This organisation is based in Western Australia and produces sturdy and low cost wheelchairs for use by disabled children in Third World Countries. The club has supported this project financially through  weekly donations by members. Local schools are also encouraged to develop fundraising projects to assist this cause. Several local primary and secondary schools have conducted a “Wheelathon”, assisted by our club to raise funds for the manufacture of the chairs
  • Rotarians against Malaria
  • Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
  • Contributions to several water, sanitation and education programs in Indonesia and Timor Leste
  • Other projects are under consideration