| SPONSOR CLUB | Rotary Club of Hobart |
| RI CHARTER GRANTED | 2 May 1961 |
| INAUGURAL PRESIDENT | C. Dwight Brown |
| MEMBERSHIP AT CHARTER | 26 |
Of the original 26, Rotarians, PP Doug Williams is the remaining
member.
| ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR | Dr John Thorne, 2002-2004 |
| PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS | Dr Athol Corney, Dr John Thorne and Maurice Hill (with Devonport North) |
| PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS | Barry Auchincloss, Stan Barnett, Ian Barton, Rod Batchelor, George Brothers, David Clinch, Frank Clinch, Athol Corney, Beryl Corney, John Cogan, Ian Geard, Peter Hewitt, Wally Mainsbridge, Terry Proctor, John Thorne, Shirley Thorne, Chris Webster,Doug Williams, Andy Wilson, Rex Wilson,David Woods, Murray Yaxley. |
CLUB BELL
The Club Bell is unique being made of
brass and bearing the signatures of all Charter members. The bell was donated
by the late Harold Sargison, a craftsman known world wide for his work in
silver,
CLUB BANNER
A drawing of the bell adorned the first
club banner.
In 1972, a new
banner
designed by Lynette Wilson was introduced featuring a map of Tasmania, a
Rotary wheel and crossed sprigs of flowering Blue-gum, the Tasmanian floral
emblem.
SERVICE
The Club has been active in all avenues
of service.
Of particular note have been services
to youth, overseas aid, vocational and community services in support of
a wide range of needs and official Rotary projects.
A particular project of pride was the
Club's involvement in the construction of the training brigantine the "Windward
Bound'.
FUND RAISING
The Club successfully ran a Travel and
Leisure Show on an annual basis for 10 years.
Under the guidance and and organisation
of Rotarian John Cogan this raised substantial funds, enabling the Club to
generously support many projects over the years. In recent years a weekly
Sunday market initiated by Rotarian Velja Urosevic and supervised by members
on a roster basis has been very successful.
SPONSORSHIP OF NEW CLUBS
The Club sponsored the formation of
the the Rotary Club of Salamanca in 1993, a very successful and dynamic breakfast
club.
The Club has also sponsored the formation
of three Probus clubs through the efforts of P.P. Murray Yaxley.