Club History
Charter Members, Past Presidents & TTG Paul Harris Fellows
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Charter Night at Hotel Australia, 7th June 1975
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1st Meeting held on 13th March 1975.
Club Founded: 19th April 1975
Club Chartered: Saturday night 7th June 1975, and celebrated in style at The Hotel Australia, North Adelaide.
Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Campbelltown
Chairman for Evening Jim McClaren (President of Campbelltown).
Representatives from 32 Rotary Clubs in District 250.
252 Rotarians and Guests toasted The Rotary Club of Tea Tree Gully.
District Governor: Geoff Evans (Rotary Club of Port Pirie) D250
Charter Club Officers:
John Thomas (President), Dean Oliver (Secretary), Graham Alderman (Vice President), Dick Milner (Treasurer), Graham Smith (Director), Graeme Molony (Director), Bob Van Der Hoeven (Director).
Charter Members:
Jack Bowden, Milton Bowman, Bevan Carson, Stuart Green, Ian Hay, Ron Krieg, John Lodge, Frank McElroy, Jim Merrifield, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Munro, Brian Petherick, Donald Prince, Peter Rostron, Fred Scott, Mike Siddall, Don Smith, Gerard Swart, Chuck Townsend.
Past Presidents :
1975 – 1976 John Thomas
1976 – 1977 Graham Alderman
1977 – 1978 Dean Oliver
1978 – 1979 Dick Milner
1979 – 1980 Merv Martin
1980 – 1981 John Simpson
1981 – 1982 Kevin Todd / Graham Alderman
1982 – 1983 Don Duff
1983 – 1984 Doug McAlpine
1984 – 1985 Bill Blight
1985 – 1986 Arthur Jeffries
1986 – 1987 Mike Bertholini
1987 – 1988 Bevan Carson
1988 – 1989 John Cunningham
1989 – 1990 John Gardner
1990 – 1991 Lindsay Gibb
1991 – 1992 Graham Combe
1992 – 1993 Trevor Graske
1993 – 1994 Brian Stone
1994 – 1995 Ian Hay
1995 – 1996 Peter Rostron
1996 – 1997 Ray Whalley
1997 – 1998 Layton Catford
1998 – 1999 Ian Wilkinson
1999 – 2000 Graham Klose
2000 – 2001 Leo Forrest
2001 – 2002 Paul Klepczynski
2002 – 2003 Dean Crook
2003 – 2004 Brenton Burford
2004 – 2005 Claude Whitehead
2005 – 2006 Margaret White
2006 – 2007 Arthur Jeffries
2007 – 2008 John Trueman
2008 – 2009 Graham Fussen
2009 — 2010 Doug McAlpine
2010 — 2011 Graham Klose
2011 — 2012 Jack Richardson
2012 — 2013 Sam Siami
2013 — 2014 Glenn Mitchell
2014 — 2015 Paul Bahr
2015 — 2016 Margaret White
2016 — 2017 Ray Whalley
2017 — 2018 Ynyr Hughes
2018 — 2019 Glenn Mitchell
2029 — 2020 Glenn Mitchell
2020 — 2021 Ray Whalley
Paul Harris Fellows – Sapphire & Rubies Pins:
Graham Alderman July 1985
Graham Combe Oct 1991 May 2007
John Gardner May 2007 May 2011
Trevor Graske November 1993 (PDG – 1994-95)
Peter Rostron Feb 1997 June 2010 Dec 2013 +3 Rubies
John Simpson May 2007 May 2011 Dec 2013 +2
Margaret White Oct 2008 Dec 2013 +1
Graham Klose Aug 2004 Dec 2013 +1
Ray Whalley Feb 1997 Dec 2013 +4 Sapphires
Claude Whitehead June 2 Dec 2013 +3 Sapphires
Ron Krieg Feb 1989 Dec 2013 +1
Graham Fussen Dec 2013 (+3 District) + 2 Rubies
Claude Whitehead June 2005 (+3 Sapphires)
Glenn Mitchell May 2017 (+1 Sapphire)
Peter Rostron February 1997 (+ 3 Rubies)
Paul Harris Fellows :
Graham Alderman July 1985
Maxine Graske April 1988
Gwen Roberts June 1988
Kathleen Cunningham June 1988
Doug McAlpine October 1988
Bill Blight February 1989
Dean Oliver March 1989
David Roberts May 1989
Arthur Jeffries June 1989
Mike Bertholini July 1991
Brian McDonald
Dean Crook August 2004
Lindsay Gibb July 1991
Bevan Carson October 1991
Graham Combe October 1991
Brian Stone November 1995
Tom Jenkins November 1995
Kaye Rostron June 2019
Craig Dawson February 1997
Layton Catford February 1997
Ian Hay February 1997
Ian Wilkinson June 1998
Ray Kretschmer June 2000
John Cunningham June 2002
Robin Hodgkison June 2002
Leo Forrest June 2003
Bob Van der Hoeven August 2004
Paul Klepczynski August 2004
John Trueman June 2005
Hilary Gardner May 2006
John Gardner May 2007
Jack Richardson May 2017
Brenton Stehniak October 2013
Elenor Cuputo Non Rotarian Dec 2013
Geoff King (Modbury Press) Non Rotarian Nov 2013
The Rotary Foundation Certificate of Appreciation
Modbury Branch Bendigo Bank December 2013