2021 $1 ANDA Melbourne Centenary of Rotary In Australia PNC

The first Rotary Club in Australia met in Melbourne on 21 April 1921, with Sir John Monash a founding member. Rotary in Australia is part of the broader Rotary International, founded in the USA in 1905 by Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer. It is now a service-based worldwide movement devoted to community and humanitarian service. The motto of Rotary International, “service above self”, reflects the organisation’s humanitarian principles.