About Our Club

About Our Club
The Rotary Club of Gold Coast was chartered on 1 July 2011 with the merger of the Rotary Clubs of Surfers Paradise Central and Gold Coast Central. The Club is in District 9640.
 
Below is our Roll of Honour Board featuring outstanding members of our club.
Past Presidents Gold Coast:
2011/12 Mark Urquhart 
2012/13 Greg Bowler 
2013/14 Kathy Hogan 
2014/15 Eddie Klimowicz 
2015/16 Lynda Hynes 
2016/17 Kate Kimmorley 
2017/18 Andrew Csabi
2018/19 John D'Anna 
2019/20 Rowan Johnstone 
2020/21 Melissa Neilsen 
2021/22 Kathy Hogan 
2022/23 Greg Bowler 
2023/24 Barry (Baz) Lane & Greg Bowler
2024/25 Natalie Jansson
2025/26 Natalie Jansson & Maggie Alexander (Current)
 
Past Presidents of Surfers Paradise Central and Gold Coast Central:
1977/79 Ken Baguley OAM 
1979/80 David Cavanagh 
1980/81 Arthur Newman 
1981/82 Jack Kogter 
1982/83 John Goldstein 
1983/84 Deryl McConaghy 
1984/85 Colin Christensen & Kendall McClelland
1985/86 Gedas Rakauskas & Bill Vanderstaay 
1986/87 Bill Fox & Terry Lawrence 
1987/88 Russell Ewart & Bernie Jarvis 
1988/89 Graeme Thiedeke & John Kelly 
1989/90 John Watter & Stan Francis 
1990/91 Ian Daw & Gerry Ward 
1991/92 Peter Laurens & Peter Palmer & Bernie Jarvis 
1992/93 Andre van Zeppelin & Tom Bence 
1993/94 Dennis O'Connor & Guy Hasenkam 
1994/95 John Quayle & John D'Anna 
1995/96 Ken Bannister OAM & Chris Kennedy 
1996/97 Bob Scott & James Tan
1997/98 Geoff Prentice & Stan Shneider 
1998/99 Nan Baldwin & Sam Turrisi 
1999/2000 Chawki Gazal & John Kelly 
2000/01 David Bonifant & lan Callan 
2001/02 Brian Kidd & Graeme Maus 
2002/03 Kevin Stapleton & Sherri Prior 
2003/04 Joan McDermott & Kerry Crawford 
2004/05 Andrew Csabi & Kerry Crawford 
2005/06 Kate Kimmorley & Kathy Hogan 
2006/07 Warren Walmsley & John Lander 
2007/08 Sue Foskett & Kathy Hogan 
2008/09 Peter Watkins & Stan Shneider
2009/10 Richard Flanagan & Vivienne Mallinson 
2010/11 David Baguley & John Lander
 
Club Past District Governors:
1993/4 Bob Baldwin 
2004/5 Douglas Geekie 
2009/10 GIenn Wran (District 9750) 
 
Service Above Self Awards:
1999/00 Bob Robertson 
2001/02 Glenn Wran 
2004/05 Bryan Mason OAM
 
Four Avenues of Service Awards:
2000/01 Glenn Wran 
2005/06 Tom Bence 
2007/08 Phil Rosenberg 
 
Rotary Village Mayors:
1991/92 Terry Lawrence 
1992/93 lan Callan 
1994/99 Brent Osachuk 
1999/2001 Tony Hemmings 
2001/14 John F Kelly 
2014/Current Kathy Hogan
 
Annual Presidents Awards for outstanding Rotary service - Dr David Portley Memorial Mug:
1985/86 John Kelly 
1986/87 Ernie Hicks 
1987/88 Graham Johnson 
1988/89 Tim Baker 
Peter Palmer 
1989/90 Terry Lawrence 
1990/91 Guy Hasenkam 
1991/92 Bryan Mason 
1992/93 Chris Kennedy 
& John D'Anna 
1993/94 Gary Kinniard
1994/95 Stan Schneider 
1995/96 Rob Ffrench 
1996/97 Jim Howe 
1997/98 Brent Osachuk 
1998/99 Tony Hemmings 
1999/2000 Dr Darrell Price 
2000/01 Bryan Mason & Kate Kimmorley 
2001/02 Phil Rosenberg & Joan McDermott 
2002/03 John Campbell & Chawki Gazal 
2003/04 Jill Ellis & Michael Atkins 
2004/05 Douglas Geekie & Sue Foskett 
2005/06 Phil Rosenberg & Chawki Gazal 
2006/07 Jill Iddon & David Bonifant 
2007/08 John Campbell & Chawki Gazal 
2008/09 Carol Allan & Mark Urquhart 
2009/10 Tom Bence & Sue Foskett 
2010/11 Phil Rosenberg & David Bonifant 
2011/12 Caroline Mercer 
2012/13 Dianne Benadretti
2014/15 Chawki Gazal & Mark Urquhart 
2015/16 David Baguley 
2016/17 Lynda Montgomery 
2017/18 Chawki Gazal 
2018/19 Rowan Johnstone 
2019/20 Mark Urquhart 
2020/21 David Baguley 
2021/22 Barry (Baz) Lane 
2022/23 Marion Simon 
2023/24 Natalie Jansson
2024/25 Yearbook
Each year the Club produces a Yearbook summarising its activities and impact. 
 
The 2024/25 Yearbook is a 4MB PDF file.
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