IN THE BEGINNING (25 years from Bradley to Buckley)


THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP



THE BEGINNING:

On June 7th 1979, the District 9520 extension Committee, Comprising chairman - Past District Governor Fred Stewart, District Governor, Chris Maywald, Past District Governors Lionel Catt, Gwyn Adams, Tait Kidman, Ross Irvine and Geoff Evans, held the inaugural Meeting of the Rotary Club of Encounter Bay at the Urimbirra Restaurant.

Under the guidance of the  Victor Harbor Rotary Club Extension Committee, comprising of President Snow Bartley, PDG Lionel Catt, PP's Phil Drabsch (DG's special representative), Warren parson, Athol Haynes and Bill Pryor, a PROVISIONAL CLUB was formed.

Those appointed to the Provisional Board were:


PRESIDENT:               Wally Bradley
VICE PRESIDENT:         John Harris
PRESIDENT ELECT:    Glenn Mann
SECRETARY:                      Ian Catt
TREASURER:                  Rod Byrne


COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS:
Ray Trenbath
Tom Builder
Clive Fowler
Rex Sivyer

The first meeting of the club was held on June 14th 1979 with 30 prospective members in attendance and was addressed by PDG Lionel Catt.

The next 13 Meetings were very busy ones for all the members with committees being formed. Club plans for the year were formulated, fund raising activities to be organised etc. Some of the members were impatient for action, while others were advising caution at the time.

The club was indebted to PP Phil Drabsch, the Dg's Special Representative, PDG Lionel Catt together with the Victor Harbor club's Extension Committee for their guidance and advice - especially in those early years.

The club was admitted to Rotary International on 13th August 1979 and our charter was presented on Saturday 15th September 1979 by District Governor Harry Allen at the dinner meeting held at the Hotel Victor where all the Charter Officers, Directors and Members were officially inducted. The Charter night was attended by 228 Rotarians, wives, visitors and guests. Twenty -two Rotary Clubs  from District 9520 were represented together with DG Reg Correll and several members from District 9500.

 ROTARY CLUB OF ENCOUNTER BAY CHARTER MEMBERS
P. ARBEND
G. MAYFIELD
R. KREINER
W. DISCOMBE
R. McCALLUM
C. FOWLER
R. OVERALL
R. FARNDEN
J. WILLIAMS
R. JEFFREY
G. RICHARDSON
A. OSCHMANNS
G. GOLDSACK
L. SOLLY
R. TREMBATH
R. ROADS
I. WARNER.
D. SCHUTTE

T. HORBELT
T. BUILDER
M. KERNSLEY
I. CATT (secretary)
R. BYRNE (Treasurer)
G. MANN (Pres. elect)
W. BRADLEY (President)
J. HARRIS (Vice President)
R. SIVYER (Sergeant)