About RAWCS

Rotary International is a worldwide organisation of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.

Some 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 167 countries. RAWCS In Australia, Rotary Australia World Co mmunity Service Ltd (RAWCS) is the arm of Rotary International that assists Rotary Clubs to develop and manage international projects as part of their community service. Click here to see the RAWCS objects.

There is a national Board, and the organisation is divided into five regions (Northern, Eastern, Southern, Central, Western ), each with a regional committee whose Chair is a Director and member of the Board.Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) is a public company limited by guarantee (ACN 003 444 264), and bound by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Its governing body is a Council which consists of all the Australian Rotary District Governors of the day. The Council holds its Annual General Meeting at the time of the Rotary Zone Institute, when the election of the National Board including the National Chair and Deputy Chair takes place.

The National Board comprises a Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and five Directors.Its operational activities are controlled through regional committees, comprising representatives of each District in that region.

The Chair of each regional committee is also ex-officio a Director on the National Board.

Each District has a DIstrict Chair to oversee the activities of their Districts, reporting to their District Governor and the Regional Committee.

The RAWCS Regions are:

Eastern Region	Districts in New South Wales
Western Region	Districts 9450, 9460, 9470 in Western Australia
Northern Region	Districts in northern New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Territory
Central Region	Districts 9500 and 9520 in South Australia
Southern Region	Districts in Victoria and Tasmania

Next RAWCS Meeting

The next RAWCS Northern Region Meeting will be held on 25th Feb 2012 in Brisbane.

A Meeting and Training Session is to be conducted at Aviation High, Widdop St, Hendra.

Registrations are mandatory for this for catering purposes and must be received by 30th Jan 2012.

Please Click Here to download the details to forward to the RAWCS NR Promotions and Development Chair.

Please Note

Child Protection Laws

“that, whatever law applies in the State where the Volunteer lives will be the requirement for all RAWCS Project Volunteer Teams”.

This means, that, all future Project Volunteers from –
1) Qld – will be required to produce a copy of a current Blue Card;
2) NSW – will be required to complete a Volunteer Child Protection Form

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