The Rotary Club of Paddington is made up of a group of like-minded individuals who believe in ‘Service Above Self’. Our aim is to improve the quality of life in our local and overseas communities.  Through Rotary, we enjoy fellowship and fun, networking and helping out where we can.

We support youth through RYPEN Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment: a residential weekend-long program delivering leadership training for 14 – 16 years old’s (Grades 9 – 11).

RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards https://rotary9620.org/page/youth-ryla.  We chartered the Paddington Rotaract Club https://www.rotaractpaddington.org/ for the young people 18 – 35 year old.

A past project was building a 20 bed residence in Red Hill for women recovering from addiction, which is now run by the Salvation Army.

Our ongoing project is Teacher in a Box https://www.teacherinabox.org.au/ Changing lives in third world countries.

Presently we are supporting a local domestic violence refuge, supplying shelter bags for the homeless and building a half basketball court for Teen Challenge, where young men can turn their lives around with support and care.

We support the Rotary Peace Fellowship at the University of Queensland. This is a prestigious 18 months Masters Program in Peace and Conflict resolution.   https://rotary.centre.uq.edu.au/  To support this we’re looking for Counsellors to support international students. We help them settle in and find accommodation and stay in touch as their year progresses.  This is a very rewarding experience

…. and  where would a club be without some fundraising such as our Annual Fashion Parade in October, the Annual Art Show in July and the occasional Bunnings Sausage sizzle

We meet at the Paddo Tavern with a mix of breakfast, dinner and community meetings.  View our meeting schedule here.  Come along and check us out.

Venue entrance is via the front door from the footpath.  For car parking  enter off Guthrie St.