We meet Di Barnes the power house from St Ives Rotary Club on Sydney's upper north shore describing all the good things to be found at the St Ives Food & Wine Festival, 8 September 2019. A wide variety of tasty and unusual food, wines from the Hunter and from Mudgee. Lots of entertainment for children and stalls from many local community service organisations. Proceeds from the event enable  the Rotary Club of St Ives to support Diabetes Alive and Room to Read. www.stivesfoodandwine.com 

We meet Peter Kirkwood OAM a Rotarian and all round community leader who throughout his life has always put  service above self. Peter's commitment to youth and community development is exemplified in the driving role he played in the creation of the thriving  Police Citizens Youth Club in Waitara, on Sydney's upper north shore. An inspirational Australian.

Modern day slavery exists in many forms....forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, forced marriage, the sale of children and sex slavery. We meet Doug Malcolm, Rotarian, founder and driver of Paint4Freedom a National Art Competition  dedicated to raising awareness of slavery and raising funds to counteract it. www.paint4freedom.org

Today we meet Doug Reid long time Rotarian and newly elected President of Wahroonga Rotary Club in the upper north shore suburbs of Sydney. Doug outlines the club's active  support and engagement on a range of  youth, community and international projects. And Doug shares his thoughts on how he intends to pursue this year's international theme  that Rotary Connects the World.

Rotaract Clubs pursue the same values as Rotary Clubs in providing opportunities for service above self. We meet Joshua McKenna, President and Charlotte Weatherall, Secretary of the newly formed Rotaract Club of Hornsby and Kuring gai. They outline their plans and how to get involved in this exciting new initiative targeted at 18-30 year olds. https://www.facebook.com/HKRotaractClub/

Social problems in Ethiopia have been increasing at an alarming rate due to poverty, HIV/AIDS, various diseases, drought and conflict. Among other social problems the number of orphans and vulnerable children is increasing rapidly. We meet Karen Kendall, Australian who founded and runs an extraordinary orphanage and place of refuge for children, marginalised women and the wider local community.

The National Youth Science Forum runs residential programs to encourage young people in their passion for science, technology, maths and more. We meet Chloe Kneebone a Year  12 student from Sydney who explains her experience at NYSF in Brisbane, what she did, who she met and how it has impacted her thinking on what to study and where it might lead. Also on the show is Peter Crawley, Rotarian who coordinates the selection of students many of whom receive financial support from Rotary Clubs to attend the Forum. www.nysf.edu.au

We meet John Corney from Epping Rotary Club in Sydney who details the creative and life changing projects he leads in the Oecusse region of Timor L'Este to provide villagers and a remote school  with potable water. using bio sand filters.  But it isn't only water.....recent donations include computers repurposed from Epping Boys High School and from local businesses. Another inspiring story of Rotary quietly at work but making a huge difference.

We meet Kim Pearce and Kath Davis visionaries from Sydney's north shore who founded the Possibility Project empowering a community in Jaipur India to realise their potential through recycling, re purposing and bringing to market a range of colourful, hand made fashion items from clothes to beads to accessories under the slumwear 108 brand. Their philosophy of social entrepreneurship has led to other projects including a program for Australian schools offering a mindset of creative thinking and hands on projects that can easily be used to reimagine solutions to some of our most difficult problems.  See www.thepossibilityproject.com.au

School for Life is an Australian non profit organisation working in rural Uganda building holistic education models to empower communities to help themselves. Today we meet co founder Annabelle Chauncey OAM from a sheep and cattle property at  Canyonleigh NSW who at the age of 21 travelled to Africa and started what is now, twelve years later, two primary schools, one secondary school, 1000 students and 140 staff. Making a huge difference to students many of whom would otherwise continue ill educated, mal nourished and with limited prospects. This heart warming project is supported by Rotary. www.schoolforlife.org.au