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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Rotarians and police join forces to beat domestic violence

Rotary District 9705 Governor, Andrea Grosvenor (centre) with Senior Constable Maria Papanicolaou, domestic violence officer for the Monaro police district, and Inspector Danielle Byrne, in Queanbeyan yesterday. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Rotarians are often the unseen, quiet force of social change.

In response to a youth crime in Sydney in the 1930s, Rotary Clubs helped to fund the formation of the Police Citizens Boys Clubs, later the Police Citizens Youth Clubs, which are now operating around the nation.

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