About Rotary - Membership of Rotary

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Attracting new members is vital to a Rotary club's long term success, and so clubs put a great deal of emphasis on expanding their membership with enthusiastic and service-minded individuals.

Prospective members must actively hold -or be retired from -a professional, proprietary, executive or managerial position. And they must have the desire and ability to serve and to meet the club's attendance requirements for its weekly meetings.

An important distinction between Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by invitation. However this should not stop anyone who feels that they might like to become a Rotarian from indicating an interest, either by speaking to a Rotarian, or by getting in touch with a local Club - with no obligation on either side.

Clubs usually maintain a list of the types of businesses and professions in their community and seek candidates to fill classifications not already held by an active member of the club, but classifications are many and varied.

Examples of classifications include, for example: Schools; Universities; Eye Surgery; Tyres - Distributing; Tyres - Retailing; Dramatic Arts; Law - civil.) In this manner, a club aims to include a significant cross section of its community's vocational life, and has the widest possible resources and expertise for its service programs and projects.

If you are interested in attending a meeting please use the contact us form or give me a call.

What is the process?

The prospective member’s name is submitted to the Board of Directors by a nominee.

The Board ensures that the person is fully qualified and approves or disapproves of the proposal within 30 days. The proposer is then notified by the Club Secretary.

The prospective member is informed of the privileges and responsibilities of club membership. This takes the form of an interview with two experienced Rotarians and covers matters including Rotary’s aims, what Rotary does, Rotary procedure and members’ obligations.

The interview is arranged for a time convenient for all participants.

The prospective member is then asked to complete the proposal form (supplied by the club) and give written permission to publish his or her name and proposed classification (his or her occupation) to the club membership.

The prospective member’s name is published to the club. If no objections are received within seven days following the publication of the name, that person, upon payment of an admission fee, is a new Rotarian, and the Club Secretary sends a completed New Member Report form to Rotary International.

Admission Fee  - $100

Subscription fee - $290  (annual)

Dinner cost  - $30   (two course, plus tea/coffee, lucky door prize)

Who do I contact?

Bhuvan Unhelkar

bhuvan.unhelkar@gmail.com

Ph:0413 821 454