Rotary District 9660 · Northern NSW

People of action,
right across our region.

From the Hunter to the New England, the Mid North Coast to the western plains, we are thousands of locals turning care into action. Come and be one of them.

Find a club near you Why join Rotary
Across District 9660: the Newcastle coast, Lightning Ridge opals, cotton country, the New England tablelands, a coastal bridge, canola fields, Tamworth's Golden Guitar and the Mid North Coast headlands
Newcastle●Maitland●Cessnock●Singleton●Muswellbrook●Scone●Taree●Port Macquarie●Kempsey●Coffs Harbour●Tamworth●Gunnedah●Armidale●Inverell●Moree●Narrabri●Lightning Ridge● Newcastle●Maitland●Cessnock●Singleton●Muswellbrook●Scone●Taree●Port Macquarie●Kempsey●Coffs Harbour●Tamworth●Gunnedah●Armidale●Inverell●Moree●Narrabri●Lightning Ridge●

Why people join

What you'd be part of

Rotary is not a committee you sit on. It is a group of locals who see something that needs doing and go and do it, together.

Make a local impact

Back real projects in your own town: food relief, youth mentoring, disaster recovery, mental health.

Meet people who do

Join a club of people who get things done, and make good friends while you are at it.

Grow yourself

Lead a project, speak, mentor, travel. Rotary stretches you in all the best ways.

Give globally

Fund clean water, help end polio, respond to crises. Your local club plugs into a worldwide network.

50+
clubs across the district
1,400+
members and growing
200+
community projects a year
$1M+
raised for local causes

Figures indicative for this concept, to be confirmed against district records.

People of action

Real work, in real towns

Behind every project is a club of locals who decided to help. Here is a little of what that looks like.

Rotary members working together at a community garden working bee
Local impact

Hands on where it counts

Working bees, gardens and clean-ups. Clubs across the district turn up wherever a hand is needed.

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A Rotaract volunteer mentoring a young student
Youth

In a young person's corner

Mentoring, scholarships and leadership programs that back the next generation right across 9660.

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A Rotary volunteer gardening with local children
Community

Growing stronger neighbourhoods

Community gardens, food relief and family support that make a difference close to home.

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Find your people

There is a club near you

More than fifty clubs meet from the coast to the western plains. Most would love to have you along to a meeting, no strings attached.

  • Hunter14 clubs
  • Mid North Coast11 clubs
  • Manning & Great Lakes6 clubs
  • New England9 clubs
  • North West7 clubs
  • Western plains5 clubs
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Not sure where to start?

Ways to get involved

You do not have to commit to anything today. Pick whatever feels right and we will take it from there.

Join a club

Become a member and make it regular.

Volunteer once

Lend a hand on a single project.

Come to an event

See what a club is like, no pressure.

Donate

Back the work without leaving home.

Ready when you are

Turn what you care about into what you do.

Tell us a little about you and we will connect you with a club near you. It is friendly, it is local, and it starts with a chat.

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