Recognizing the desperate need for domestic-violence services in their communities, Rotary clubs throughout Australia and New Zealand are fundraising and partnering with charities to raise awareness and work on prevention and victim support
 
The statistics are sobering: Intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30 percent of women worldwide, according to a 2013 World Health Organization report.
As many as 38 percent of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner. In New Zealand, a dozen women are killed by their partners or ex-partners each year. And in Australia, a woman is killed, on average, about every week.
We once decided we would end polio when it seemed impossible. Why can’t Rotary put an end to domestic violence? — GARRY HIGGINS, ROTARY CLUB OF MARYBOROUGH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
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Rotary has 7 Areas of Focus including Protecting the Environment. Providing our members more ways to bring about positive change in the world. Learn more: https://on.rotary.org/3i4zNxl
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You can now Recycle Blister Packs at Kardinia Pharmacy
 
 
We recently ran a very successful Blister Pack Recycling Pilot Project, funded by a grant from The City of Greater Geelong, with 10 Pharmacies from around Geelong participating as collection points for empty blister packs.  This Pilot has now concluded but we managed to recycle over 200kg of empty packs during the time the Pilot was running. 
 
Now we  have provided funding to sponsor Recycling Boxes for Kardinia Pharmacy and we hope to be able to provide more boxes as funds allow.  So, you can drop into Kardinia Pharmacy in Belmont and put your empty blister packs into their recycling box to avoid them going into landfill.
 
If you would like to support us in the provision of Blister Pack Recycling Boxes to pharmacies you can donate directly to the project via our online link in the right hand column of this page or scan this QR Code     
 
 
 

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