International service
Chair Vocational service
Thaya Ponniah
E: thaya@australdynamics.com
P: 0409909095
Rotary International encourages Rotary clubs to develop projects that address priority needs identified by the communities they serve, to help people help themselves, and to ensure projects are environmentally sustainable.
International Service volunteers work to expand the Rotarians' humanitarian work around the world. This important service promotes understanding and peace, sponsors projects in other countries and works with international partners to support projects in their communities.
Please contact Thaya if you would like to know more
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)
ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from our Pacific Region in the form of Life Giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.
ROMAC in New Zealand and Australia enlists assistance from medical experts, hospitals, nurses, physiotherapists, pathology and radiology services, airlines, sponsors and other supporters.
Contact: Shane Burette E: shaneburette@gmail.com P: 0437199575
Interplast
Interplast provides surgery to patients and training to staff in the Pacific and Asia.
A group of professionals go into countries to perform life saving surgery and at the same time skill up local medical staff.
The professional are volunteers
Contact: To be updated
Rotary Australia World Community Service LtD. (RAWCS)
RAWCS facilitates and empowers Rotary projects to do good in the World. We Back doing Good.
- Projects – volunteer work teams and/or funding for Rotary projects undertaken locally, nationally and internationally;
- Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) – providing supplies, equipment and volunteers to support the elimination of malaria in our region by 2030;
- Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment (RARE) – collecting and transporting surplus goods from Australia to where they are needed overseas;
- Communications – delivering Rotary in action to the public, the corporate sector, philanthropists and governments and linking Rotarians and Clubs with RAWCS activities.
Contact: Myra Castellano-Hegarty E: myra.1861@gmail.com
P: 0412127289
Shelterbox
Shelterbox is an organization that works with disaster-affected communities to provide the emergency shelter (family sized tents, heavy duty tarpaulins etc-depends on the situation what is provided) essential items and training needed to support families in the long process of rebuilding their lives.
Contact: Barry Antees E: barryantees@gmail.com P. 0413880267
Rotarians Against Malaria Australia (RAMS)
RAMs supports projects that aim to control and ultimately eliminate malaria. They work with government health programs in partner countries, and follow the recommended WHO guidelines on the best strategies for control and elimination.
Most of the projects are in the area of vector control ie reducing the mosquito population and the opportunity for mosquitos to bite humans and thus spread the malaria parasite.
