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February - A Special Month in the Rotary Calendar
Posted by Gordon Cheyne, Rotary Hawthorn
Peace & Conflict Resolution
February - A Special Month in the Rotary Calendar

The month of February is very special in the Rotary calendar because it includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on February 23, 1905, in Chicago. That day is now designated as the "World Understanding and Peace Day".

February, of course, is Rotary Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month. 

By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.

The Rotary Club of Glenferrie is a Peacebuilder Club

Recruit peace and development leaders for a Rotary Peace Fellowship
Posted by PDG Dr Murray Verso
Peace & Conflict Resolution Rotary Foundation
Recruit peace and development leaders for a Rotary Peace Fellowship

Applications for 2027-28 Rotary Peace Fellowships  will be accepted from 1 February until 15 May 2026. This year, Rotary will award up to 170 funded fellowships for experienced peacebuilders to study at one of Rotary’s eight university-based peace centres around the world. 

The Rotary Foundation partners with universities in England, Sweden, Japan, the United States and Queensland to offer master's degrees and with universities in Uganda, Türkiye, and India to provide professional development certificates in disciplines related to peace and development. The Foundation pays for tuition and fees, housing and meals, round-trip transportation, and internship and field-study expenses. 

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Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 1 March 2026
Community Service
Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 1 March 2026

Grab your gloves (we’ll supply them!) and join your fellow Rotarians for one of the most satisfying mornings of the year.

It was all fun and smiles at last year's Clean Up Australia Day. A good job, well done!

Once again, our Club will be taking part in Clean Up Australia Day, spending a couple of hours from 9.30 am giving Patterson Reserve and the surrounding streets a well-deserved spruce-up. It’s amazing what a difference two hours and a few willing hands can make.

✔️ Gloves and graspers provided
✔️ Good company guaranteed
✔️ And best of all… a very pleasant light lunch to enjoy together afterwards 😄

Whether you’re a seasoned Clean Up veteran or a first-timer, we’d love to see you there. The more we are, the more fun it is – and the cleaner our patch of the world will be.

Click here to register so we know you're coming:

Come for the clean-up, stay for the camaraderie – and let’s do something great for our community!

Unite for Good - in Horsham!
Rotary District 9800

In the true Rotary spirit of connection and collaboration, District 9800 is joining in March with District 9780 (Western Victoria & SE South Australia) and District 9510 (Adelaide, northern SA & southern NT) for a vibrant, multi-district Conference in Horsham.

This is a chance to broaden your Rotary world — meet inspiring Rotarians with diverse stories, spark new ideas, refresh your Rotary experience, and most of all, have a lot of fun.

What to expect:

  • Inspiring speakers making a real difference

  • Practical, hands-on workshops

  • Outstanding networking across three districts

  • Celebration of impactful Rotary service

  • A taste of the Wimmera, including a Paddock to Plate Gala Dinner

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, share and learn — and amplify our impact together.

Unite for Good. Unite in Horsham.

Clean Water Brings New Life to Aladura Primary School
International Service Sierra Leone Project
Clean Water Brings New Life to Aladura Primary School

Something precious happened at the Aladura Primary School in Buedu on 15 January. For the first time, fresh, clean water flowed from newly installed taps and wash basins, supplied by a storage tank perched atop the school’s new water tower. The tank is replenished by a solar-powered pump, replacing the old hand-cranked system that, until recently, was all the children had ever known. And the smiles on their faces say it all.

Children at the Aladura Primary School in Buedu Sierra Leone delight in clean running water, gushing from their new taps for the first time

The new water storage and reticulation system is the culmination of a series of transformative projects at Aladura School. It began with the construction of two gender-specific VIP latrines and the establishment of a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) education program.

Organised and led by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie in partnership with the Rotary Club of Bo, Sierra Leone, the projects have also received support through grants from The Rotary Foundation, Rotary Balwyn and Australian Aid. Together, these partners are truly uniting for good.

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Club meetings
Glenferrie Rotary is a friendly club that meets on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesday evening of the month, at:
 
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
489 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong. 
6:30pm for 7:00pm
 
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Our Vision
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
 
Our Motto
Service Above Self
 
 
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A. Lincoln, Rotarian?

Abraham Lincoln a member of Rotary?!? While history may say otherwise, Rotarians have long embraced the Rail Splitter as one of their own.

Speakers
Georgia Bianchin and Opal Scheele
Feb 24, 2026 6:30 PM
National Youth Science Forum
National Youth Science Forum

Topical in a year when the Australian of the Year, Katherine Bennel-Pegg, is a champion for girls studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), guest speakers Georgia Bianchin from Toorak College and Opal Scheele from St Catherine’s School, Toorak, will talk about their experience of the 2026 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). In January 2026, Katherine and Georgia attended the NYSF residential program at the University of Queensland. On and off campus, the forum is held to help students gain a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in STEM. Support for students at NYSF is a project of the Youth Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Glenferrie.

TBC
Mar 24, 2026 6:30 PM
RYLA and the UN Youth Program
TBC
Mar 31, 2026 6:30 PM
Fellowship. Dinner meeting may be cancelled. Board to decide at February meeting
TBA
Apr 14, 2026
Electrify Boroondara TBC
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District Conference  - Horsham 2026

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