Volunteering

Joint Agile Planning Recap - July 2022

Joint Agile Planning Recap - July 2022

On the 9th of July, REQ and Beaufort Rotary Club had our first ever joint agile planning session! With a bunch of design thinking activities from master facilitator Nick Lim, the two clubs developed and workshoped 5 events that are now ready to be released like beautiful birds from their eggs into the world! Read more about how REQ runs its sprint planning session and the lean business canvas!

Land and Mind Restoration Day at Murdoch University

Land and Mind Restoration Day at Murdoch University

On Saturday the 6th of November, ten people ventured into the Murdoch bushland to combat the invasive weeds that have been encroaching the area. Murdoch University’s Sustainability Manager, Leah Knapp, guided this volunteering experience, with the help of Melissa Dor, Rotary Elizabeth Quay’s Vice President, and Ashleigh Vaughan, Rotary Elizabeth Quay’s Intern from Murdoch University.

How to successfully connect people to volunteer opportunities

How to successfully connect people to volunteer opportunities

Volunteer Service Organisations like Rotary, Lions, Apex, and Rotaract provide a noble service to the community. In smaller communities, these services are often quite critical to maintain and sustain the environment, health, safety and wellbeing of people in our communities.

A major challenge we face as volunteer organisations is how do we attract and retain volunteers to sustain our good works?

Refugee & Migrant Workshop - Collaborations with Heart

Refugee & Migrant Workshop - Collaborations with Heart

Over the course of 8 months in a series of 3 workshops, REQ projects team collaborated with Vinnie’s English Language Centre based in Nollamara, to provide an opportunity for refugee and migrant participants to co-design some life-skills workshops facilitated by REQ members and subject matter experts.

Dismantle - How bikes can change lives of at-risk youth

Dismantle - How bikes can change lives of at-risk youth

Rotary Elizabeth Quay has embraced a number of cycling events; from social cycling gatherings around the river, to some of us cycling in the 120km MSWA charity ride. And then there is our ongoing collaboration with Dismantle, a leading social enterprise in Perth, which uses hands-on activities to connect with and mentor at-risk youth to enable them to become valued and valuable members of society.