Rotary Club of Perth City East

21/10/2026

🎉 Bookings are now open for Pitch for Good!

On Thursday 3 December, City Rotary is bringing together businesses and community members for a fun, interactive evening of fundraising, connection and community giving!

We're supporting three well-established charities whose work aligns with City Rotary's four community focus areas:
💜 MercyCare: Refugees and Asylum Seekers
💚 Homeless Healthcare: Homelessness
🧡 WACA - Western Australian Cricket Association: Youth and Indigenous Communities

How does it work?
The three charities will pitch specific community projects and needs, followed by questions from a panel and the audience. Guests then vote on how the funds raised are shared between the charities.

💜 90% of funds raised will go directly to the three participating charities!

Along the way, there'll be opportunities to connect, enjoy the evening and help raise funds through raffles, auctions and sponsorships!

📅 Thursday 3 December 2026
📍 The Platform, Perth
🕠 Doors open 5:30 pm | Event starts 6:00 pm

Can't make it? You can still support the charities with donations.
We're also welcoming contributions from businesses and individuals through sponsorships and raffle or auction prizes.

Come along, bring your friends and colleagues, and help make a difference!

👉 Book your place or donate here: https://www.cityrotaryperth.org.au/ticket/pitch-for-good-a-city-rotary-community-event/

Thursday 3 December 2026 | The Platform, Perth Doors open at 5:30 pm, with the event starting at 6:00 pm. A fun evening of community giving, where you help decide…

02/10/2026

Join us for an insightful evening with City of Perth Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds as he shares an inspiring conversation on leadership, community impact, and the values that drive Rotary.
This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with professionals and community‑minded leaders who are passionate about shaping a stronger and more thriving community.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026
⏰ Time: 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
📍 Location: The Platform, Level 3, 256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth
🎟️ Tickets: Scan the QR code or visit cityrotaryperth.org.au/calendar to secure your place

11/09/2026

The future is bright! 🌏

What a great morning at City Rotary, hearing from Sacha, our inbound Youth Exchange student from France, and Devery, our outbound student joining us from Taiwan. Two bright, energetic, hardworking, open-minded and kind young adults, both curious about the world. What more could we ask for!

We also farewelled our past president Craig Hook, as he heads to the East Coast, with our sincere thanks for everything he has contributed to City Rotary.

And there is plenty coming up at City Rotary!
👉 Join us on Wednesday 23 September for our Action Meeting: even if you are not a member, come along and get involved in our projects!
👉 We are also looking forward to hearing from one of our own members, Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds, at our upcoming City Rotary Connect Meeting at The Platform on 14 October. One to put in the diary!

Want to connect, contribute or find out more about City Rotary?
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

01/09/2026

✨ What would make a 16-year-old leave home, move across the world and spend a year living with families he has never met?

Next Wednesday, we’ll hear from someone doing exactly that. Sacha Morin, City Rotary’s Youth Exchange student from France, arrived in Perth in July for a year that will undoubtedly change his life.

We’ll also hear from past and present host parents about what it is really like to welcome an exchange student into your family — the surprises, the challenges, the friendships, and the experience of seeing your own world through someone else’s eyes.

And if you were once a Rotary Youth Exchange student yourself, whether last year or several decades ago, we’d love to see you there too. Come and meet Sacha, reconnect with the program, and perhaps compare just how much, or how little, the experience has changed.

And if you’ve ever wondered whether you could become a host parent, this is a chance to hear directly from people who have opened their homes and lives to an exchange student.

📅 Wednesday 9 September 2026
⏰ 7.15am–9.00am
📍 Wally Edwards Function Centre, WACA, East Perth
🎟️ $30 — Rotarians and guests welcome

Come for breakfast, meet Sacha, and celebrate a program that has been connecting young people, families and communities around the world for generations.

👉 Bookings via the QR code on the flyer or via the link in the comments below.

30/08/2026

81 years vs 49 years.

That was one of the statistics that stopped us in our tracks at our latest City Rotary Connect meeting.

A huge thank you to Dr Andrew Davies OAM , Medical Director of Homeless Healthcare, for giving us such an insightful — and at times confronting — look at homelessness in Perth and the extraordinary work being done by Homeless Healthcare.

🏠 Andrew shared the impact of the Medical Respite Centre, which gives people experiencing homelessness somewhere safe to recover after illness or hospital treatment.

But there is another gap to fill: a Non-Medical Respite Centre for people who are medically stable, but still need somewhere safe to recover.

And Andrew’s ask was simple: help us make connections.

🤝 That’s something Rotary is particularly good at — bringing people together, opening doors and connecting organisations with people who can help.

It was fantastic to welcome guests from Homeless Healthcare, Uniting WA and the City of Stirling (Western Australia), alongside our members — and to see those conversations already happening in the room.

Thank you Andrew, and everyone who joined us! 🙏

Want to connect, contribute or find out more about City Rotary?
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

05/08/2026

Milk. Cereal. Small things. But for someone experiencing homelessness, they’re the start of breakfast, connection, and support.

Homelessness is a major issue and one of City Rotary’s key focus areas.Uniting WA Brekky for Better is a wonderful, grassroots initiative doing real, practical good — exactly the kind we love standing behind.

30+ drop-off points across Perth, from Mandurah to Butler. Grab an extra box next time you’re at the shops — details below.

Perth, let’s show up for this one.

A carton of milk or a box of cereal might seem small. But for someone experiencing homelessness, breakfast at Uniting WA creates opportunities for connection, trust and ongoing support.

Breakfast is just the beginning, and that's why we're asking Perth to rally around Brekky for Better.

If you'd like to make a donation, visit https://ow.ly/IbmR50ZuTj2 to find your closest drop-off point. There are over 30 all across Perth, from Mandurah to Butler.

Together with our community partners, we're turning a conversation over a cup of coffee into meaningful change.

31/07/2026

✨ What happens when someone is too unwell to return to the streets—but not sick enough to remain in hospital?

Join us on Wednesday 19 August to hear from Dr Andrew Davies OAM, Medical Director of Homeless Healthcare, about the wonderful medical Respite Centre and the difference it is making for people experiencing homelessness.

Bring your colleagues, friends and family, and hear how the Centre has reduced acute hospital use and improved quality of life for those admitted.

📍 WACA, East Perth
🗓️ Wednesday 19 August, 7:30am
👉 Book via the QR code or here:
https://www.cityrotaryperth.org.au/calendar/

29/07/2026

City Rotary in Action 🚗📖☕🤝

Four examples of practical service from the past month:
🚗 Two more MercyCare Home Health Service clients passed their driving assessments
📖 Two citizenship test passes — including one perfect 100%
☕ Breakfast served with dignity at St Bart's
🫖 Morning tea and connection with Ruah Community Services

Practical service. Real outcomes. Community connection.

Curious about volunteering, mentoring or partnering with us? Comment below or send us a private message.

10/07/2026

☕ Coffee with a view. 🤝 A room full of good people. 🎗️ A year of service, celebrated with real warmth.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the WACA for our Changeover Breakfast — celebrating a year of service and welcoming Nadine Rabu as our new President for 2026/27.

And a huge thanks to Craig Hook for a year of steady, generous leadership, and to the whole 2025/26 Board for everything achieved.

It was wonderful to look back on everything achieved this past year: 5,000+ volunteer hours, 15 years of the Kimberley Dental Team improving Indigenous health outcomes, the Luminos Art Competition raising awareness of youth su***de, and an award-winning refugee driver supervision program — plus so much more.

A big thank you to WACA - Western Australian Cricket Association for hosting us at the WACA in such a fantastic room, and to Highbury Homes for supporting the morning, and to the WA Cricket Foundation, Uniting WA and Mercy Care for attending the Changeover and for being such great community partners.

Here's to a new year of Connect and Grow! 🤝

If you’d like to find out more about City Rotary, partner with us, or get involved, we’d love to hear from you!