PROGRAMS OF ROTARIANS - Rotary Down Under

MODEL UNITED NATIONS
ASSEMBLY (MUNA)
MUNA was introduced to Rotary in Australia by the Lake Cargelligo
Club in District 9700 in 1980. Rotarian Chris Budden (then president of
LC) found the program in Canada and brought it back to Australia.
The concept was passed to Forbes Rotary Club, also in D9700, in 1984.
MUNA is now held in every district in Australia and too many other
countries around the world.
MUNA is a great project which develops Rotary’s involvement with
local schools. It builds international understanding and gives students
the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the workings of the
United Nations and its member countries.
It is also an opportunity for International Exchange Students to participate. They can act as
advisers to countries or participate in a team. If you have an exchange student in your club,
please ask the student to pencil MUNA in his/her diary.
The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise organises the national MUNA in Canberra over the third
weekend of August. It is held in the House of Representatives Chamber of Old Parliament
House. The Australian National University is a major sponsor and, consequently, the Saturday
night dinner is held at Bruce Hall, Australian National University (ANU), sponsored by the ANU.
The Assembly is chaired and adjudicated by Rotarians with prizes being awarded for the best
teams. Rotary districts and clubs sponsor the teams and the students are encouraged to dress
in the national costume of the country they represent.
The students for the national MUNA are accommodated at a local motel and transported to
the various events. This allows them to further their networking skills and to make friends over the
weekend. Districts around Australia make their own arrangements for local MUNA’s including
rules and accommodation .
Where the nation selected by a team has an Embassy or High Commission in Canberra,
contact is made with them and to invite their representatives to attend the Saturday night
dinner with the students. Many Embassies and High Commissions look forward to assisting the
students and they should also make contact with its selected nation's Embassy, High
Commission or Consulate.
In recent years some Embassies and High Commissions have extended an invitation to students
to visit them and representatives have attended segments of the Assembly.
For further information on the national MUNA, or for the contacts in other parts of Australia,
please contact: The National MUNA Registrar
Rosemary Everett
4 Sulman Place, Swinger Hill ACT 2606 Australia
Ph: +61 2 6290 0294 • Mob: 0408 301 650 • Email: reverett@netspace.net.au
NZ Contact: Districts via www.rotarysouthpacific.org
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