Good Friday Royal Childrens Hospital Appeal

Each year the Rotary Club of Rutherglen co-ordinate and process donations collected for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal for the Rutherglen and surrounding community.

This effort is made easy with the assistance and support from the Rutherglen and district emergency services, Members of the Rutherglen, Carlyle, and Cornishtown CFA brigades together with the Rutherglen SES, Rutherglen Scouts, Rutherglen Guides, and the Rutherglen Junior footballers pounded the footpath asking residents for donations to this important appeal.

Our Projects

The Rotary Club of Rutherglen undertakes many local and international projects on a continuing and one off basis.

Annual Local projects include such things as:

• Organising the Australia day celebrations for the Rutherglen community
• Co-ordinate the Good Friday Royal Childrens Hospital appeal for Rutherglen and district 
• The Country Fair and Muscat Run on the Kings birthday weekend
• Lake King cleanup
• Youth projects - public speaking, Rotary Youth Exchange, VET catering, and the National Youth Science Forum
• Meals on wheels

Other Local projects that we get involved in include:

• Maintain and clean up monuments within Rutherglen
• Tree planting 
• Assisting needy residents in Rutherglen
• Assisting local community groups within Rutherglen and district

International Projects include:

• Participated in the districts 'Build a Village' in the Phillipines
• The Fijian Rotahomes project where 7 members travelled Fiji and built a Rotahome,
• Rotary Foundation fund raising - Polio plus
• Aquabox water purification project
• Supplying a Shelter box during times of disaster

Community Business Awards

The Rotary Club of Rutherglen annually presents two community awards to local residents.

The Community Service Award, which is awarded to a person who works in face to face contact with the community and with visitors to the town. Essentially this award goes to a staff member of a business that deals with the general public and gives them a really good feeling about Rutherglen.

The Pride of Workmanship Award is awarded to a person working more behind the scenes. It is someone who ensures their skills are honed up so they are able to undertake their job with a maximum of efficiency.

The Tour de Rutherglen is a fantastic road cycling event taking in the best of Rutherglen's wine country while offering challenges for all sorts of fitness levels.

Along with the exciting day ride which includes a gourmet lunch, there will be a fantastic winery dinner on the night of the challenge. We also have a huge range of special offers from wineries, accommodation providers, restaurants and cafes for ticket buyers, meaning you'll have a weekend to remember here in Rutherglen!

Three Town Challenge
90km ride. Includes gourmet lunch by the amazing team at Taste @ Rutherglen, ride refreshments, and access to a range of exclusive special offers.
Riders will set off in groups from 8am to 9:30am. Please arrive for registration from 7:30am. Faster riders are encouraged to start at 8am to avoid overtaking during the ride.

Rutherglen Ramble
20km ride. Includes gourmet lunch by the amazing team at Taste @ Rutherglen, ride refreshments, and access to a range of exclusive special offers.
Riders will set off in groups from 9:30am – 10:30am. Please arrive for registration from 9am.

Tour de Rutherglen Dinner
Enjoy a decadent gourmet buffet dinner prepared by a local restaurant. With a range of fantastic local wines to purchase by the glass, and local winemakers also attending, this is an exciting opportunity to meet some famous local faces, enjoy our local wines, and take in the breathtaking views over a winery or maybe a lake. Special Rutherglen winemakers guests to be announced closer to the date!

Monies raised will go to the Rutherglen Rotary Club to support community and international projects, you'll be riding for a great cause.

Email for go to the Tour de Rutherglen website for more information.

The event is proudly supported by: