Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay – District 9423

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

2024 RYLA Applications Open

Applications for the WA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program for 2024 are open now!

RYLA is for young people aged 18 to 28 who want to:

develop their leadership and self-awareness skills
become the best version of themselves
get out of their comfort zone and grow
meet new, like-minded people
have a blast!

We promise, we’ll deliver all of that and more in our January 2024 program.

Applications close 30 November 2023. Please contact us if you would like to be considered for sponsorship.

Apply online at: https://forms.office.com/r/UPaaHcB9Fp

Nominate for Dr Ken Collins Award

Nominations are now open for the 2023 PRID Dr Ken Collins AO CStJ CitWA Award for Excellence in Rotary Service.

Please complete the online nomination form by ~~16th October~~ 15th November 2023.
The deadline has been extended as the notice hasn’t been published in the district newsletter in the lead up to the initial closing date.

Devonshire Tea at Government House

Over the weekend of 28th & 29th October 2023, members and friends of our club put on a Devonshire tea at the Government House Open Day. This was the first time we’ve done a Devonshire Tea rather than a sausage sizzle and it proved very popular – so much so…

Meeting 18th Oct: Pride of Workmanship

Our club meeting for Wednesday 18th October 2023 at Moerlina School featured our 2023 Pride of Workmanship Awards. Before presenting the awards, award winners Rob Cowell and Irina Bruevska provided some musical entertainment, along with Father Ihor and Sophia Holovka. Irina performed on the stage piano that we funded for…

Microscopes in Brazil

A previous article in the “Rotary Brasil” magazine led to the Rotary Club de Goioerê – Distrito 4630 reaching out to us to see if we might send them some Magnifying Microscopes. We did – and now the September 2023 issue of “Rotary Brasil” has a second article about our Magnifying Microscopes project…

Taste of Hope

On Wednesday 27th September 2023, parents and members of the APSN Chaoyang School Parent Support Group came together for a snow skin mooncake-making session, led by Freshwater Bay Rotarian Sheila Cheng. Sheila guided the two parent groups with much patience and dedication. She reiterated the importance of creating hope for the…

Divine Mercy School Fence Erected

One of our international projects has been the funding of a fence around Divine Mercy School in Uganda (see the background and June 2023 update). The barbed wire fencing is finally being installed, with the gate planned to be added next week.

World Peace Day 2023

To mark World Peace Day on September 21st, Freshwater Bay Rotarians attended 4 Peace Pole ceremonies at Primary Schools to deliver the UN Peace Day message. o On 21st September 2023, PP Di Collins & PP Simone Collins attended Canning Vale Primary School, where PP Di Collins gave the UN…

2023 Recital & Concerto Competition

The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay has been a proud sponsor of the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association‘s annual Recital & Concerto Competition (RCC) since 2018. In 2023, the prize money we donate was used for the “Most Artistic Interpretation” award, which went to an extremely talented 14 year old…

North Cottesloe Peace Ceremony 2023

Each year, we encourage the schools that host one of our Peace Poles to hold a peace ceremony around World Peace Day (September 21st). North Cottesloe Primary School was the first to hold a Peace Pole Ceremony, on 8th August 2023. Principal Jen Allsop shared the following message: Staff and…

A fresh, young club

Microscopes in Schools

Buddy benches

Supporting tomorrow's leaders

Eye screening

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.

Microscopes in Schools

Dementia

Palliative Care Cuddle Bed

Donation Drives

Pride of Workmanship

Overseas Aid Projects

2024 RYLA Applications Open

Nominate for Dr Ken Collins Award

Devonshire Tea at Government House

Meeting 18th Oct: Pride of Workmanship

Microscopes in Brazil

Taste of Hope

Divine Mercy School Fence Erected

World Peace Day 2023

2023 Recital & Concerto Competition

North Cottesloe Peace Ceremony 2023