The Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee Canberra was formed by the amalgamation of the Canberra East Rotary Club and the Woden Rotary Club July 2022 with a chartered date of 7 April 1965 (based on the Canberra East Charter date)
History of
Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary Club
and the two clubs that amalgamated
to form that club -
Woden Rotary Club & Canberra East Rotary Club
Our Story
The Rotary Club of Canberra East
Canberra East Rotary chartered in 7 April 1965
The Rotary Club of Woden
Woden Rotary chartered 29 May 1969
Club Documents
Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary documents
Annual Reports
Canberra East documents
To be included
Woden Rotary documents
Special reports
- Fifty Fabulous Years is a booklet (in PDF) celebrating the Club's fifty years from its beginning in May 1969, produced in May 2019 when the Club became 50 years old.
- Five Years to Forty-Five is a booklet (in PDF) summerising the Club's activities from June 2010 to June 2014 (when the Club became 45 years old), produced in August 2014.
- Fit and Forty is a booklet summerising the Club's activities from 1969 to 2009, produced in May 2009, when the Club turned forty.
- 35 of the Best is a booklet summerising the Club's activities from 1969 to 2004, written to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Club.
- 25th Anniversary Report - celebrating twenty-five years of service (1969 to 1994) with details of the highlights of each year.
President's annual reports 2019 to 2022
(Earlier reports are in the Fifty Fabulous Years booklet)
Past club presidents
Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary past presidents
The Club was formed in 2022
2022/23 - Neal Fogarty
2023/24 - Heather Dyne
2024/25 - Ross Power
Canberra East Rotary past presidents
The Club become part of Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary in 2022
2021/22 - Peter Barclay
2020/21 - Peter Barclay
2019/20 - Greg Hooper
2018/19 - Owen Gardner
2017/18 - Ross Power
2016/17 - Greg Hooper
2015/16 - Rodney Toll
2014/15 - Ross Power
2013/14 - Owen Gardner &
Greg Hooper
2012/13 - Genevieve Power
2011/12 - Harold Small
2010/11 - Marianne Keet
2009/10 - Rob Morton
2008/09 - Owen Gardner
2007/08 - Tonia Barnes
2006/07 - Greg Hooper
2005/06 - Tim Sciberras
2004/05 - David Graham
2003/04 - Stephen Lucas Smith
2002/03 -Genevieve Power
2021/22 - Harold Small
2000/01 - Rodney Toll
1999/00 - Tim Swain
1998/99 - Joe Sciberras
1997/98 - Mike Milne
1996/97 - Greg Hooper
1995/96 - Keith Boreham
1994/95 - Rudy Van Der Korput
1993/94 - Andrew Pickering
1992/93 - Keith Boreham
1991/92 - David Read
1990/91 - Bob Jones
1989/90 - Charlie Sciberras
1988/89 - Ken Bishop
1987/88 - Frank Millburn
1986/87 - Maurice Higgins
1985/86 - Bob Jones
1984/85 - Ivon Culver
1983/84 - Jack Cross
1982/83 - Lou Westende
1981/82 - Jim Clapin
1980/81 - Ern Horton<
1979/80 - Keith Sellick
1978/79 - John Willemsen
1977/78 - Bert Roberts
1976/77 - Pat Smythe
1975/76 - Errol Woodbury
1974/75 - Alex Carson
1973/74 - Jack Chandler
1972/73 - Stewart Hancock
1971/72 - Ken Ward
1970/71 - John Rusk
1969/70 - Andrew Hickey
1968/69 - Alan Bennett
1967/68 - George Scott
1966/67 - Geoff Down
1965/66 - Alf Gillespie
Woden Rotary past presidents
The Club changed its name from Canberra Woden Rotary to to Woden Rotary in 2009 and become part of Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary in 2022
2021/22 - Shukry Sahhar
2020/21 - Lyn Svanosio &
Shukry Sahhar
2019/20 - Debora Whitfield
2018/19 - Valmai Burns
2017/18 - Jeff Ibbotson
2016/17 - John Burns
2015/16 - Debora Whitfield
2014/15 - Lyn Svanosio
2013/14 - Jeff ibbotson
2012/13 - John Robson
2011/12 - Bernadette Cappello
2010/11 - Gary Scott
2009/10 - Ros Osbourne
2008/09 - Shukry Sahhar
2007/08 - David Fox
2006/07 - Ray Newcombe
2005/06 - John Widdup
2004-05 - Peter Evans
2003/04 - Rex Hunt
2002/03 - Robin Cromer
2001/02 - Neale Emanuel
2000/01 - David Fox
1999/00 – Janet Lawrence
1998/99 - Ian Excell
1997/98 - Shukry Sahhar
1996/97 - Desmond Woods
1995/96 - Nola Daley
1994/95 - Frank Long
1993/94 - Peter Evans
1992/93 - John Lawrence
1991/92 - Frank Keith
1990/91 - Piers Booth
1989/90 - Ron Russel
1988/89 - Gary Scott
1987/88 - Don Murray
1986/87 - John Gray
1985/86 - Alan Ashley
1984/85 - Keith Avent
1983/84 - Phil Ibbotson
1982/83 - Bruce Howden
1981/82 - Eric Taylor
1980/81 - Bruce Drake
1979/80 - Ron Gordon
1978/79 - Des Pain
1977/78 - Dal Lister
1976/77 - Jim Grainger
1975/76 - Harry Granger
1974/75 - Chilla Brown
1973/74 - Brian Etheridge
1972/73 - Jon Cassell
1971/72 - Tony Cleverly
1970/71 - Ron Kennedy
1969/70 - George Paulus
