The Charter
| The first meeting to organise the new club was held at the Alphington Hotel on the 29th October 1956. The Charter was granted on the 5th December 1956 and Members were formally inducted at a Charter Night on the 12th March 1957. On this night D.G. Bill Birch handed the Charter to John Mills in the presence of some 300 Rotarians and guests. Sir Angus Mitchell, the only Australian at the time to have been World President, came to Charter Night and became a frequent visitor to the club. |
Charter Officers & Members
| President | John Mills |
| Vice President | Rex Johnson |
| Secretary | Harry Moody |
| Treasurer | Les Mann |
| Directors | Roy Nichols |
| Ted Krieger | |
| Kel Carr | |
| Members | Keith Riches |
| Allan Smith | |
| Chas Snell | |
| Bert Watson | |
| Ted Krieger |