Rotary Club of Brighton, Melbourne, AUstralia

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Community Bank Highett

Congratulations to the Community Bank Highett (529 Highett Rd Highett) on their 25th year of supporting the local community and returning $4.2million to local community groups (like the Rotary Club Of Brighton) A big THANK-YOU!!

Help them celebrate by nominating a local person or group for recognition for making a difference and helping the Bayside community thrive. You can nominate your Community Champion via the Bank's Facebook page.

Bayside Comedy Extravaganza 2026 - Fundraiser

The Bayside Comedy Extravaganza is back! Scheduled for Wednesday 18th November 2026. 6.30pm - 10pm, Sandringham Yacht Club.

Enjoy fabulous food and wine, and a hilarious show with the unstoppable Marty Fields as MC, and comedians Dave Hughes, Des Dowling & Ellen Briggs.

Tickets are now available, $145pp includes drinks on arrival from 6.30pm, gourmet dinner and onsite parking. Bookings close 30 October, or until sold out.

https://baysidecomedyextravaganza.com.au/

Brighton Classic Car Show 2027

Look out for the next Brighton Classic Car Show scheduled for Sunday 21 March 2027. More information to come soon.

The show was last held on Sunday 22 March 2026, at Firbank Grammar School oval, 51 Outer Crecent, Brighton.

There were 140 classic cars on display, with food & beverages available for purchase. It was an incredibly successful day, assisted by perfect weather, a great display of vehicles dating from the 1920's to 2000's, all culminating in a wonderful community atmosphere.

Kieser Great Bayside Swim 2027

The next Great Bayside Swim will be held on Saturday 23rd January 2027. Look out for more information soon.

The last swim was held on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Swimmers of all ages and abilities were catered for in four different swim events, from the 2.5km open water swim to the 300m junior dash.

https://greatbaysideswim.com.au/

Rotary Membership Month

Supporting BayCISS Education Support Program 2026

Since its establishment in 2008, the BayCISS Education Support Program has been making a significant impact on the lives of students in the local community.

With the generous support of the Rotary Club of Brighton Charitable Foundation, this program has provided invaluable resources and financial assistance to over 2,400 students.

Over the course of the relationship between BayCISS and our club many tens of thousands of dollars have been donated to assist the Education Suppoprt Program. A further $15,000 was donated to the Education Support Program on 6 August 2026.

BaySpeak

BAYSPEAK is a youth public speaking competition for secondary school students around the Bayside region of Victoria run by the Rotary Clubs of Brighton, Brighton North and Sandringham

It is designed for secondary school students who:

Want to improve their public speaking skills;
Want to test their public speaking ability against students from other schools in the Bayside area;
Want to win cash prizes for the best speakers.

For more details please visit the website https://bayspeak.com.au/

Rotary Youth Sailing Challenge

As part of Rotary Club of Brighton’s commitment to Youth Services, our club sponsors a lot of young people with personal development programs and unique opportunities to optimise their potential. The Rotary Youth Sailing Challenge, is a new Youth program that was offered for the first time in 2023 by District 9800, to coincide with the 2023 Melbourne Rotary International Convention.

The program was again supported by our club with sailings taking place in September 2024, plus January & April 2025.

On the 4th April 2025, 10 eager student sailors, supported by an experienced crew on the tall ship The Enterprise, headed off for the 4 day voyage around Port Phillip Bay. All students were sponsored by Rotary.

National Model United Nations Assembly

The Rotary Club of Brighton supported a number of high school students to compete in the Rotary District 9800 Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) in May 2024. Two of the students, Nicholas Michele and Kenneth Yeung from Brighton Grammar were the event’s winning debating team.

Over the weekend 17 - 18 August 2024, the boys travelled to Canberra to represent our Rotary District in the Rotary’s 25th National MUNA at the historic House of Representatives Chamber in Canberra’s Old Parliament House (now the Museum of Australian Democracy - MoAD).

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 6:00 PM

Rotary Club Brighton Meeting

25 Holyrood St
Hampton RSL
Hampton, VIC 3188
Australia

6pm for 6:30pm start, 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month, for enquiries secretary@rotarybrighton.com.au

Venue Map

RCB Meeting - Speaker - Dee Dee Dunleavy
Hampton RSL

Sep 03, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
RCB Meeting - Speaker - Graeme Hope District Governor Rotary D9800
Brighton Yacht Club

Sep 17, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

https://www.facebook.com/RotaryBrightonD9800/

‘One simple word’

Leaders highlight the power of gratitude at The Rotary Foundation Donor Summit

Talking reading and Rotary with Dolly Parton

The entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton died 25 August 2026. This Q&A was originally published in the March 2010 issue of The Rotarian (now Rotary) magazine. Later that year, she spoke at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Canada.

A safe transition beyond the wire

A Rotary club in Kansas helps women break the cycle of incarceration and elude dangers on the outside

Rotary projects around the globe – August 2026

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Thailand.

Food as medicine for TB recovery

Rediscovering a weapon against the deadliest infectious disease, TB advocates look to better nutrition

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