Brief History
| Club Organised | 29th October 1956 |
| Charter Granted | 5th December 1956 |
| Charter Presented | 12th March 1957 |
| District Governor | H.R. (Bill) Birch (Korumburra) |
| Sponsor Club | Rotary Club of Northcote |
| D.G.'s Special Rep | Alex Gray (Northcote) |
| Charter Membership | 27 |
On the 17th January 1956, the Rotary Club of Northcote acting on the wishes of District Governor Frank Ayres, discussed the extension of Rotary into the Heidelberg area, which meant ceding a portion of their Club's territory.
A survey was made by four members: John Mills, George Nott, Alex Gray and Alan Benson. In June 1956 P.P. Alex Gray, a Real Estate Agent from Northcote, was appointed as Governor's Special Representative for the formation of a new club. The territory of this Club was to cover the Municipality of Preston, including the Mont Park Hospital grounds.
Alex Gray presented a list of classifications, and from this list 27 men, including three Visiting Members of the R.C. of Northcote, decided to become Charter Members of the new Club. The Visiting Members being: John Mills (Dentist), Rex Johnson (Manager of APM Fairfield) and Roy Nichols (Alpha Spinning Mills). In addition four other former Rotarians joined: Harry Moody (High School formerly of Portland), Chas Snell (formerly of Morwell), Bert Watson and Ted Krieger (Inspector of Schools formerly from Bendigo).
(source Kel Carr)
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