The Port Hacking Probus Club Inc.
Location and History
The Club Location - South Cronulla
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For those not lucky enough to know Cronulla, an ariel photograph looking South, shows the South Cronulla peninsular forming the northern shore of Port Hacking. The southern shore of Port Hacking is the Royal National Park. The Hacking River has its source in the park so ensuring a very clean waterway well into the future. Cronulla's surfing beach starts just to the left of the photo and extends about 5Km northwards to the South Head of Botany Bay. |
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The picture to the left was taken from over Port Hacking looking due North. The club's venue is the South Cronulla Bowling & Recreation Club. You can just see the bowling greens at the top right hand corner of the photo. The white smudges at the bottom right corner are a large school of dolphin |
The Club History
In 1987, the Rotary Club of Cronulla saw the need for a second Probus club in the Cronulla area. Peter Warr, in his capacity of the Rotary Probus Extension Board, chaired an expression of interest meeting at the South Cronulla Bowling & Recreation Club on Wednesday 25 th November. At this meeting it was decided to proceed and to name the new club the Port Hacking Probus Club. The foundation members were predominantly members of the Probus Club of Cronulla and the South Cronulla Bowling & Recreation Club. Membership at this time was for men only. As this 25 th November meeting, Noel Burgess, as the Foundation President, declared that "The inaugural meeting of the Port Hacking Probus Club is now in
The foundation committee
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President |
Noel Burgess |
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Vice President |
Mick McMahon |
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Secretary |
Tom Gillespie |
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Treasurer |
Lindsay Harmond |
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Membership Officer |
Harry Smith |
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Tours & Entertainment |
Mowbray Shipp |
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Programs Officer |
Phillip Heyde |
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Bulletin and Publicity Officer |
David Andersen |
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Club Services |
Len Martin |
Club Highlights since November 1987
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March 1988 |
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March 1989 |
Jack Haberecht elected President. The club annual subscription reduced from $12 to $10 |
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May 1989 |
The club becomes incorporated and is now the Port Hacking Probus Club Inc. |
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March 1990 |
Bob Johnstone elected President. |
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June 1990 |
Members vote to change the meeting day from Wednesdays to the 4 th Monday of each month. |
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March 1991 |
Lew Yates elected President. Membership limit raised from 100 to 150 |
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March 1992 |
Ken Garling elected President Ken Williams gets the membership and the Bulletin computerised. |
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March 1993 |
Henk Ulrich elected president. |
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March 1994 |
Vin Steed elected as President. |
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March 1995 |
Errol Sheedy elected as President. |
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March 1996 |
Mal Berry elected as President |
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November 1996 |
The club votes to admit women to the membership and become a Combined Club. |
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January 1997 |
Jill Targett appointed to Membership Officer so becoming the first lady committee member. |
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March 1997 |
Bill Fraser elected as President. |
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March 1998 |
Don Ainsworth elected as President |
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March 1999 |
Stan Gray elected as President. |
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March 2000 |
Val Garling is elected as our first lady President. |
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August 2000 |
The club's web site goes on line. |
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March 2001 |
Peter Targett is elected as President |
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March 2002 |
Robert Haig Bayles is elected as President |
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May 2002 |
Eric Wilson is elected as a Life Member |
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March 2003 |
Graeme Hanna is elected as President |
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March 2004 |
Jan Barber is elected as President. |
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March 2005 |
Roy Ogle is elected as President. |
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March 2006 |
Arthur Patterson is nominated and approved as the first Honorary Member. |
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March 2006 |
Isabel Butler is elected as President. |
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March 2007 |
Verna Dally is elected as President. |
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November 2007 |
Port Hacking Probus Club celebrates its 20th anniversary. |
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March 2008 |
Doug Stalker is elected as President. |
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March 2009 |
Eddie Bazzano is elected as President. |
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March 2010 |
Janene Randall is elected as President. |
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March 2011 |
Tonia Campbell is elected as President. |
