Rotary International's Board Decisions
- agree to extend the Zone 8 Regionalization pilot through 2027-28;
- direct the districts in Zone 8 to pause elections for District Governor 2028-29 to allow Director Scott to convene a working group that will propose new districts starting 1 July 2028;
- by a three-quarters vote, approve funding from RI Reserves to fund dedicated pilot staffing in Australia for 2026-27;
- agree to reallocate a portion of the district funding in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Zone 8 Regional Council.
Timeline
New districts will be in place starting 1 July 2028.
Redistricting Proposal
Please find below a copy of the proposal together with the attached the FAQ documents and Re-Districting map.
"Following the June 2026 Rotary International Board meeting, where the in-principle decision was made to modify the 19 current districts to the planned 9 districts, District 9790 proposes to redistrict with District 9780 and District 9800 with the district boundary of the SA border to the west, the district boundary of 9790 to the north, the district boundary of 9790 and 9800 to the east, and the district boundary of 9800 and 9780 to the south, as of 1 July 2028. After reviewing the proposal and FAQ documents, does your club agree to the proposed district plan for the new District 9795?”
Please note that our proposed District No 6 includes the NSW border clubs of Albury, Holbrook, Deniliquin, Corowa etc, although the map of our proposed District does not show the District border in fine detail.
Update From District 9790 Secretary Kellee Middleton - 2026.08.28
Following the completion of the Club Vote regarding Rotary International's proposed re-districting of our Zone, it is advised that a majority of clubs voted in support of the proposal.