Welcome to the Rotary Club of Malvern!

Ready to make a real difference in your community—and have a great time doing it?

We’re a vibrant, friendly group of local people driven by a shared passion for giving back, building genuine friendships, and creating positive change. Joining us connects you with a welcoming team of like-minded professionals who love turning good intentions into hands-on action.

Whether you’re looking to share your skills, meet fantastic people, or tackle meaningful projects right here in Stonnington and beyond, you’ve found the right place!

Having fun with Rotary and doing good in the world

What We Get Up To: You’ll often spot us out and about making things happen. We love getting active in the community, whether we’re:

Hosting & helping at local community highlights like Stonnington Pets in the Park and the Very Special Kids Family Day.
Getting our hands dirty on environmental tree planting days.
Running lively charity fundraisers and community events.

Projects We Support: Whether through hands-on volunteering or active fundraising, we proudly support incredible initiatives, including:

Avalon: Direct support for local homelessness initiatives right here in Malvern.
Malvern Emergency Food Program: Providing essential food packs stored at Malvern and Prahran Police Stations for those doing it tough.
Mental Health Comfort Packs: Assembling and delivering essential care packs for patients entering Melbourne hospital mental health units.
Koala Kids: Delivering smiles, supplies, and direct support to children’s cancer wards and families across Melbourne.
Global Impact: Partnering with ShelterBox to deliver disaster relief worldwide, and taking action with the global End Polio movement.

Get Involved On Your Terms. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach here! You choose the projects that spark your interest and fit seamlessly into your lifestyle. Whether you have a few hours to spare, a special skill to share, or just want to join a welcoming team making a real difference, we’d love to have you.

Come along to a meeting or drop us a line—we can’t wait to meet you!

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RIMERN Foundation Grant

Exciting News…December 2025

The Rotary Foundation has announced that it will provide a grant to several Rotary Clubs from Stonnington Victoria to help RIMERN purchase small electrical items for those coming out of homelessness.

Thank you Foundation!

I remember a story from one of RIMERNs clients who was so joyful that she could make a cup of tea whenever she now wanted to with the kettle RIMERN provided. Being homeless this was unachievable.

RIMERN - a project of Rotary Clubs- RIMERN provides material aid to help furnish homes, we provide this service through our support of Welfare Agencies.

Koala Kids and our Club

Many members of the public think that all we do as Rotarians is to "put a sausage on a barbie". But we know we do much more than that - and much of it is getting out and supporting other organisations doing amazing work in the community!

Several of our members continue to deliver "goodies" and "supplies" on behalf of Koala Kids to Children's Hospitals across Melbourne and directly to families who have a child with cancer!

The following Message was received from the Childrens Cancer Ward at the RMCH after a delivery last Thursday.

"Thank you so much for dropping off our goodies from Koala Kids today we really appreciate your support. Love Merridy 💓💫🙏🏼"

Thursday's delivery included a number of the famous "Smash Cakes" - as you can see it brings so much joy to kids doing it tough!

(Photo reprinted from Koala Kids Facebook page)

If you (or a family member or friend) wants to participate with these deliveries - you do need to be fully uptodate with your Covid and flu vaccinations, have a WWC and be registered as a volunteer with Koala Kids. For more information talk to Gary, Paul or Sue.

Our Club at RIMERN

Last Saturday our Club was represented by Sue at RIMERN. It was a busy morning while Sue was there. A full truckload of items needed to be unloaded and moved to various parts of the warehouse. There was linen to be sorted into sizes and then bagged. Each week RIMERN assist around eight Melbournians (more if it is a family) moving from homelessness into their home!

Note: The box Sue was carrying wasn't heavy - just full of sheets!

Rotary is stepping up to save our Environment

Rotary MCG Event

The Rotary Clubs of Malvern, Chadstone East Malvern, Brighton and Brighton North joined together to host an evening in the Long Room at the

MCG as part of the Rotary International Convention in May 2023. Over 12000 Rotarians from around the world travelled to Melbourne. What a fabulous evening in a fabulous venue with the wonderful entertainer Michael Lapina! A highlight was to see the Rotary logo up on the MCG scoreboard.