Please support the projects of the Rotary Club of Botany Randwick by purchasing tickets in our raffle.
To purchase tickets, please go to itstime.org/Home/RafflePage/105516 . Raffle is drawn: 10 April 2026
The Rotary Club of Botany Randwick actively supports a wide range of very worthwhile projects, both locally and internationally. Over the last twelve months we have:
November 2025
- Step Out, Speak Out walk at Coogee Beach
- Donations to The Deli and Project Compassion
- Donations to Rotary programs ROMAC, Australian Rotary Health and the Rotary Foundation
October 2025
- Supporting ROMAC patient Melenaite from Tonga at Sydney Children's Hospital.
September 2025
- 2 Students sponsored to National Youth Science Forum
August 2025
- Sydney Marathon Marshalling - as a fundraiser!
June 2025
- Donations to Northern NSW Flood Appeal, The Deli Women & Children's Center and Sydney Children's Hospital School
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
Rotary and the Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to US$450 million to support the global polio eradicat
ion effort. The Botany Randwick Rotary Club has been a long-term supporter of this Program.
“While historic progress has been made toward defeating polio—90 percent of the world’s population is free from the wild poliovirus—we’re facing significant challenges from competing financial priorities to fragile health systems. Furthermore, the detection of polio in places like Papua New Guinea that were previously polio free demonstrates that polio anywhere is a threat everywhere,” said Rotary International PolioPlus Committee Chair Mike McGovern. “The extension of our fundraising partnership with the Gates Foundation allows us to reach children around the world with lifesaving vaccines, keeping every child and community safe from this preventable disease.”
The Rotary Club of Botany Randwick continues to sponsor a family accommodation room at Ronald McDonald House, Randwick.Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families of children from rural and regional NSW who are undergoing treatment at the Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick.
So far in 2025, 28 families have stayed in our room, the longest for 18 days. Those families came from all over New South Wales and provided a much needed haven during a critical time for these families.
Our relationship with Ronald McDonald House goes back at least 20 years. The arrangement is reciprocated with the House providing accommodation for children and their guardians who are being treated under the Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) program. These children and their parents have come from places like Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Tonga and have been supported by our Club members during their stay. A recent patient was 11-year-old Nayline and her dad, Henry, from Vanuatu, who was treated for scoliosis.
As well as sponsoring Room 20, the Club also provides a family meal. Last year this took the form of a BBQ, where we catered for 80 people staying at the House. This was greatly appreciated by the many families staying there, especially after returning from a long day attending to their children up at the hospital. Not having to worry about then preparing a meal was a blessing for them. And there were enough leftovers for a cook-up the following day!
Botany Randwick Rotary Club Member Richard recently attended his investiture at Government House to receive the Medal of the Order of Australia, awarded in the Australia Day Honours List, for service to the community through a range of organisations. Richard's service includes:
- Rotarian since 1978, holding numerous executive positions
- 20 years as a Board Member of Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
- Past President of the Parkes and Randwick Rotary Clubs
- Assistant District Governor in both Districts 9700 and 9765
- Board Member of Ronald McDonald House Randwick
- 32 years in the Army Reserve in Senior Officer positions
- Treasurer and Trustee, Kensington RSL Sub branch
Very pleasingly, Richard's 99-year-old mother, Peggy, was able to attend the investiture. Peggy had a very enjoyable afternoon and evening, firstly at the investiture ceremony at Government House, and then afterwards at a family dinner to celebrate.
She especially enjoyed meeting up again with the Governor, Margaret Beazley AC. She was a very good friend of the Governor’s late mother, Lorna, when they both lived next door to each other at their aged care village in Ashfield. The Governor used to frequently visit for afternoon tea with Lorna and Peggy. Peggy had a great chat with the Governor and was able to update her on all the happenings at the village since her mother had passed away.
Richard and his family are now gearing up for Peggy's next major milestone - her 100th birthday in October!
