The Tree of Joy ensures a gift at Christmas for hundreds of elderly residents of nursing homes and aged care facilities. Collection of gifts and their distribution is handled by enthusiastic members of St Ives Rotary Club on Sydney's upper north shore. Harold Morgan explains.

More today from the Corrimal Rotary Environmental Group. A thriving community garden, a Sustainability Expo, Green Connect Farm, the Imagination Library and Wildlife Rescue. Dilys Hoser and Gerri Wood explain.

Cycling and e-scooters are growing in popularity, with measurable impacts on our health, the economy and the environment. Peak body, We Ride commissioned EY to probe this and to quantify the results. Matt Colston, Associate Partner, Sports, Events and Venues Advisory, explains.

Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities. Some people with dementia cannot control their emotions, and their personalities may change. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to affect a person's functioning, to the most severe stage, when the person must depend completely on others for basic activities of daily living, such as feeding oneself.

Dementia affects millions of people and is more common as people grow older, Dementia Champion, Tim England explains.

For the first five minutes we join the train ride to end polio...189 stations all in one day! We then discuss ROMAC providing surgical treatment in Australia for Pacific Island children unable to receive the appropriate levels of surgery, treatment and rehabilitation in their home countries. Again...Rotarians putting service above self.

Brilliant Sydney researcher Mikaela Coleman won a Rotary Global Grant to investigate the scale of TB and Leprosy in the Pacific Islands. She meets community leaders, politicians and donors who all want to eradicate these diseases. But they don't always see eye to eye where the solutions are often frustrated by rising sea levels inundating some of the health facilities. Listen to this passionate and eloquent young Australian.

Highly talented artist from the Lower Blue Mountains, Michael Harriden explains how he got into painting, how it has taken him around the world and the impact that his generosity as an artist (and as a long distance cyclist) has had in enabling the construction of schools in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. A truly generous Rotarian. His exhibiton Art for a Cause is at Glenbrook Cinema Hall, 27, 28 October.

Thanks to volunteers from the Sydney ophthalmology profession, supported by Rotary, eyesight problems in the Philippines were substantially reduced. This same dedication applied when the program was introduced with great success to Griffith and neighbouring towns in New South Wales. Mark Hedges, International Director, Turramurra Rotary Club explains.

8.6 Australians die every day by suicide. More than double the road toll. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between the age of 15 and 44. But Rotarian Lester Pearson decided to do something about this founding SOKS, Save our Kids from Suicide. Hundreds of lives have now been saved. Lester explains how it started, how it works through sports organisations and the complementary focus on supporting Rotary programs for youth enrichment.

Kirsten Veldhuis of the Lower Blue Mountains Rotary Club is determined to improve the Club's sustainability footprint. She patiently tracks the output of the Rotary Recycles Op Shop and is about to do the same at Glenbrook Markets. These initiatives have helped grow the Club's membership who share the sustainability values and raise community awareness of Rotary's environmental goals.

PR powerhouse Di Barnes foreshadows the huge array of delicious food, wine, attractions and entertainment to be enjoyed at the famous St Ives Food and Wine Festival, Sunday 17 September. Not only will there be the popular Rotary Dress Up Booth but a new feature is the Paw Parade where families are encouraged to bring their dog along and dress up in a fancy outfit.

The Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment enables teenagers to develop life skills and motivation to help them cope with the challenges of a very competitive future. RYPEN convenor Amanda Barnes explains what it is all about and we learn what it meant to two graduates from the Winter RYPEN, Celeste and Grace.

Bringing his many years of service at senior levels in business Dallas Booth, new President of Turramurra Rotary Club outlines his goals, including greater community engagement, an increase in members and a reduction in domestic violence.

87% of the children at Moree East Public School are from the indigenous community. Pamela Pritchard, past District Governor, explains the creative ways that her efforts have provided the school with computers, with shade to protect the children from the fierce summer heat and books they can take home. Another inspiring story about Rotarians making a difference and putting service above self.

RYLA the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is a transformational residential week designed to put leadership into practice in a supporting and encouraging environment. Matt Cross MP for Davidson in the north of Sydney explains what RYLA meant to him when he attended 15 years ago. We also meet Georgia Lowden a more recent graduate and an Advisor to the Parliament of NSW.

As Rotary clubs struggle to retain and attract new members, is it time for a new approach, a way to serve without the protocols associated with the traditional Rotary Club model? Greg Newling explains the background and early achievements of the innovative Kuring gai Rotary Community Network.

Club Presidents usually serve a one year term of office. Today we meet Ian Spencer, retiring as President of Turramurra Rotary Club where he explains how he became President, the training provided for incoming Presidents, his goals at the start and reflections on their success.

Tuesday 6 June sees the final in the Climate and Peace webinar series hosted by Rotarian, Jeremy Wright. Tune in at 6 pm for a topical and thoughtful discussion on the challenges facing the community as we grapple with the challenges of climate change.

The Science Experience provides students in years 9 and 10 with an insight into the activities, the work, study and career possibilities for people working in science. They do this at tertiary campuses under the guidance of scientists who donate their time and love their work. Representing Rotary on the Science Foundation which coordinates the Experience all over Australia, we meet Marilyn Mercer from the e club of Greater Sydney.

Chris Lewis President of Kuring gai Rotary explains the many projects delivered by his club....from a huge community fun run to supporting a local school, cleaning up the environment, running a dementia cafe and funding youth programs.