Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay – District 9455 – Perth, Western Australia

A fresh, young club

Microscopes in Schools

Supporting tomorrow's leaders

A fresh, young club

Our members are women and men aged in their 20s to 70s from a diverse background of nationalities.

Microscopes in Schools

Our signature project has seen more than 190,000 students discover the microscopic world with some 17,500 microscopes in 600 schools sponsored by over 100 Rotary Clubs.

Buddy benches

No child needs to feel lonely, with the buddy benches we make and donate to schools.

Supporting tomorrow's leaders

Our many youth projects include sponsoring applicants to attend a variety of Rotary-run camps and seminars, presenting awards to primary schools and much more.

Eye screening

We provide free eye screening checks for 5 and 6 year olds at primary schools throughout the Perth metropolitan areas.

Launched in 2008, we are a modern, active club of community-minded women and men aged in their 20s to 70s with a vision of world peace and the drive to make it happen.

Our Rotary Club meets weekly on a Wednesday evening for 1 hour in the metropolitan Perth suburb of Mount Claremont to plan and execute meaningful projects here in Western Australia and overseas. All our club meetings are live streamed on Facebook, to help you stay connected even if you can't physically attend.

What sets Rotary Clubs apart from other non profit organizations is our fundamental code of ethics (known as the "Four Way Test") and the fact that every cent raised for a cause goes directly to that project.

If you would like to make a difference, locally or globally, why not join us?

Microscopes in Schools

Microscopes in Schools

We are coordinating the distribution of magnifying microscopes to primary schools throughout Australia to help stimulate an interest in the world around us.

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Dementia

Dementia is a focus of our club. We have assisted the Forget-Me-Not memory cafe, launched the "Dancing With Memories" book, and support music therapy research.

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Palliative Care Cuddle Bed

Palliative Care Cuddle Bed

We are assisting Bethesda Hospital with fundraising to purchase their first "cuddle bed" for their palliative care ward.

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Donation Drives

Donation Drives

We collect non-perishable foodstuff, toys, knitted blankets, fans and more to donate to Moort Care to help the disadvantaged people in Perth.

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Pride of Workmanship

Pride of Workmanship

Every October we present Pride of Workmanship Awards to local businesses or employees who give exceptional service.

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Overseas Aid Projects

Overseas Aid Projects

Tax deductible donations can be made to Rotary projects which assist disadvantaged communities and humanitarian aid projects overseas.

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Venue Change for April Meetings

Please note that our regular meeting venue is not available for use for the time being as it is awaiting repairs to the floor after flooding.

For at least the next 4 weeks we will instead be meeting at the University Club Business Lounge at UWA, which is to the right of the foyer of the main entry, just before you enter the University Club Café.

We must be out of the room by 7pm. Please ensure that you arrive by 6pm so that we can start promptly.

You are welcome to arrive early and enjoy dinner / snacks at the café, and purchase drinks to bring into the meeting room. Please note that in order to be served, visitors must be accompanied by a current University Club member: Di Collins.

Getting to the University Club

Please park in Car Park 3 off Hackett Drive (Entrance 1) – you may use the red and yellow permit parking bays as well as the visitor bays. Parking on campus at UWA is free after 5pm.

There are steps up to the main entrance (which faces Hackett Drive). For those with mobility issues, there is a lift in the basement carpark. Please note that parking in the basement is only available to University Club members, however you may walk in there to use the lift.

2023 Rotary International Convention

The Rotary International Convention is an annual event, held in a different location each year, where the Rotary family comes together to be inspired, meet like minded people from around the world, and take fresh ideas back to your club.

The next Convention will be held in Melbourne. The last time it was held in Australia was in 2014; opportunities to attend in Australia only happen every 10 years or so.

Freshwater Bay Primary Peace Pole

Another Peace Pole was inaugurated during Harmony Week in 2023, this time at Freshwater Bay Primary School.

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Meeting 22nd Mar: Sam the Coffee Man

Our meeting on 22nd March 2023 was an onsite Vocational Visit from Sam the Coffee Man, which worked out perfectly as our meeting room ended up not being available to be used. Sam Bridle, a friend of President Fiona Tremlett, brought his coffee van along, and educated everyone thoroughly on…

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Swanbourne Primary Peace Pole

Our 8th Peace Pole Ceremony was conducted on World Harmony Day – 21st March 2023 – Harmony at Swanbourne Primary School. Pictured with the Peace Pole are Year 6 students with Charter President Di Collins.

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Meeting 15th Mar – DG Visit

After multiple reschedules throughout the year, we received a visit from District Governor Ineke Oliver at our meeting on Wed 15th March. DG Ineke spoke about various of aspects of Rotary, both within our current District this year and our new District from July 1st when the two districts in Western Australia combine…

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Divine Mercy School Fencing Project

School dropout in Uganda is alarmingly high, especially due to lack of lunch for school children and the inability of parents to provide scholastic materials and uniform despite free education provided by government. Nearly 1 in 20 school age children have never enrolled in school, and 60% of those who…

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Microscopes in the Press

Our Rotary Club is featured in the “Rotary projects around the globe” of the March 2023 issue of the Rotary magazine.

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2023 Sylvia Whitlock Award

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March 2023, Rotary International streamed the video below featuring past winners of the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership award – including our own Charter President, Di Collins – and announced this year’s winner of the award: Chin Mei Lu of the Rotary Club of Taipei…

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