Local Projects

Every year we hold a Community Halloween Party in Newport Lakes. Each year, this free family celebration brings together around 1,500 local residents for an evening of fun, entertainment, and community connection.

This much‑loved event provides children and families with a safe, inclusive, and engaging outdoor experience, supporting mental wellbeing, social connection and active participation across our diverse community. With strong attendance and consistently positive feedback, the Halloween Party has become a highlight on the local calendar.

We invite local businesses and organisations to partner with us to help us continue to hold one of Newport’s most anticipated annual events.

The Raised Garden Beds project was established in 2011 to look at a way to provide the elderly the ability to keep gardening in their own homes when their circumstances did not allow.

ROCAN - Rotary Against Ovarian Cancer - is a trust fund established by Rotary Club of Williamstown in 2003 with the objective of increasing community awareness of this deadly disease.  Yvonne Moon was the driving force behind establishing ROCAN.  The goals of ROCAN have developed over the years, in addition to increasing community awareness, ROCAN also raised funds for research into an early detection test for ovarian cancer and in recent years has been raising funds for an accommodation and wellness centre.  Yvonne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2007 for her continued service to the community primarily through her work in the ROCAN project.  Sadly, Yvonne passed away in 2020 however the ROCAN project continues on.