The Rotary Club of Albury is the oldest in the District being admitted to Rotary International on 2nd November, 1927. In 1927 the District system was first introduced and Albury was in District 65, the territory being the whole of Australia.
Other Clubs of our present District followed; Corowa (July) 1939 and Benalla (November) 1939, Wangaratta 1940, Euroa and Yarrawonga-Mulwala 1946, and Shepparton 1948. In 1949 District 65 became District 28 being Tasmania, part of Victoria east of longitude 144 Degrees and part of New South Wales. Deniliquin came in 1950, Wodonga 1953, Myrtleford, Cobram and Seymour 1954 and Heidelberg and Coburg 1956.
In 1957 Districts were renumbered and District 28 became District 280, then came Numurkah 1957, Bright and Finley 1959, Kyabram and Preston 1960, Tatura and Broadmeadows 1962, Albury North and Nathalia 1963, Tallangatta and Mooroopna 1964, followed by Alexandra and Thomastown in 1966, Mansfield and Corryong 1967, Greenborough 1968, Reservoir 1969, Albury West 1970 and Appin Park 1972. On July 1, 1972 District 280 was divided into two, and the above Clubs became the new District 279.
Since then the following Clubs have been admitted to Rotary International: Kilmore/Broadford (1972); Sunbury, Eltham, Beechworth and Heidelberg North (1973); Shepparton South and Belvoir-Wodonga (1974); Fawkner (1975); Pascoe Vale (1976); Strathmore-Gladstone Park, Albury Hume and Healesville (1977); Shepparton Central (1983); Wodonga West (1984); Tocumwal, Lavington, Craigieburn, Holbrook and Mount Beauty (1985); Jerilderie, Yea and BellbridgeLake Hume (1986); Rutherglen, Bundoora and Nagambie (1987).
In 1977 the District was re-numbered District 979 and since then we
have again been re-numbered to District 9790.
In 1982 Healesville transferred to District 981. Since then Thomastown,
Fawkner, Jerilderie and Nagambie have surrendered their charters.
Clubs are still being established in our District and East Shepparton was chartered in 1990, Diamond Creek in 1992, Ivanhoe and Riddells Creek in 1993, Moreland in 1996, Romsey Lancefield in 1997 Whittlesea in 1998 and Milawa Oxley in 2009. District membership now numbers 1715.
ROTARY DISTRICT 9790 AREA DESCRIPTION
Australia - New South Wales, that Portion east of longitude 144°30', south of Billabong Creek from longitude 144°30' to the Shire of Jerilderie, south of the northern boundaries of the Shire of Jerilderie, Urana, Culcairn, (excluding an area within five mile radius of Henty Post Office) and Holbrook, and that portion with a twenty mile radius of Corryong, Victoria Post Office, but excluding that portion within twelve mile radius of Echuca Post Office; and VICTORIA east of the southeast arc of twelve mile radius circle from the Echuca Post Office, of the western boundaries of the Shire of Deakin, Rodney, Goulburn, Seymour, Pyalong, Romsey and Bulla and north of the southern boundaries of the Cities and Shires of Broadmeadows, Coburg, Preston, Heidelberg, Eltham, Yea, Alexandra, Mansfield, Oxley, Bright, Tallangatta and Upper Murray.
DISTRICTS 65, 28, 280, 279, 979 and 9790
Rotary was introduced into Australia on11th April 1922 when it was operated by Commissioners. Professor W.A. Osborne was appointed Commissioner for Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. The first District Governor Fred Birks of the Sydney Club was inducted on the 15th September, 1927 and held office until June 1929 when Australia was proclaimed a separate District No. 65.
PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS
District 6 - 15th September 1927
1927-29 G. Fred Birks Rotary Club of Sydney
1929-30 Alfred C. C. Holtz Rotary Club of Melbourne
1930-31 Dr. Leonard J. C. Mitchell Rotary Club of Melbourne
1931-32 Harry M. Cummins Rotary Club of Hobart
1932-33 Sinclair J. McGibbon Rotary Club of Perth
1933-34 Alfred J. Pittard Rotary Club of Ballarat
1934-35 Angus S. Mitchell Rotary Club of Melbourne
1935-36 A. E. W. (Ern) Short Rotary Club of Adelaide
1936-37 Arthur L. Bolton Rotary Club of Bendigo
1937-38 J. Burgess Watt Rotary Club of Hobart
1938-39 Angus S. Mitchell Rotary Club of Melbourne
1939-40 Dr. Louis 0. C. Bayer Rotary Club of Colac
1940-41 Walter E. Sims Rotary Club of Unley
1941-43 Stanley W. Perry O.B.E. Rotary Club of Perth
1943-45 J. Burgess Watt Rotary Club of Hobart
1945-46 Dr. Horace I. Homes Rotary Club of Warrnambool
1946-48 John M. Edgar Rotary Club of Essendon
1948-49 J. Eric Cuthbertson Rotary Club of Hobart
District 28 - lst July 1949
1949-50 Maurice C. Lloyd Rotary Club of Melbourne
1950-51 Ernest Bates Rotary Club of Melbourne
1951-53 Rev. Harold J. Ralph Rotary Club of Hobart
1953-54 W. Eric Stinton Rotary Club of Essendon
1954-55 Alexander C. Sellars O.B.E. Rotary Club of Albury
1955-56 Frank Ayre Rotary Club of Melbourne
1956-57 Herbert R. (Bill) Birch Rotary Club of Korumburra
District 280 - lst July 1957
1957-58 Leslie G. Taylor Rotary Club of Dandenong
1958-59 Joseph A. Bradbury Rotary Club of Essendon
1959-60 Horace I. E. Bedgood Rotary Club of Melbourne
1960-61 Ernest W. McCann Rotary Club of Geelong
1961-62 C. Roy Nichols C.B.E., C.M.G. Rotary Club of Heidelberg
1962-63 Ernest Granger Rotary Club of Bendigo
1963-64 Ernest W. Oliver Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh
1964-65 A. J. Leonard W. Greenwood O.B.E. Rotary Club of Wangaratta
1965-66 T. Stanley Sullivan Rotary Club of Benalla
1966-67 Victor H. French Rotary Club of Coburg
1967-68 J. Barton Hack Rotary Club of Melbourne
1968-69 Kelvin P Carr O.A.M. Rotary Club of Heidelberg
1969-70 A. H. R. (Royce) Abbey A.M., D.C.M. Rotary Club of Essendon
1970-71 H. Geoff Stevens O.A.M. Rotary Club of Hawthorn
1971-72 W. J. (Bill) Purtell O.A.M. Rotary Club of Albury
District 279 - lst July 1972
1972-73 Alex Rigg Rotary Club of Shepparton
1973-74 Doug Delarue Rotary Club of Albury
1974-75 Jack D. Crockett Rotary Club of Cobram
1975-76 Frank Ruler M.B.E. Rotary Club of Kyabram
1976-77 Keppel Turnour Rotary Club of Shepparton
District 979 - lst July 1977
1977-78 Norman W. Curtis Rotary Club of Heidelberg
1978-79 Eric Van Leeuwen Rotary Club of Appin Park
1979-80 James E. Nicholas Rotary Club of Corryong
1980-81 Tom J. Tehan Rotary Club of Kyabram
1981-82 Alan W. Stewart Rotary Club of Reservoir
1982-83 Mervyn L. Johnson Rotary Club of Broadmeadows
1983-84 Andrew W. Rutkowski Rotary Club of Wodonga
1984-85 Lyons D. Kerans Rotary Club of Corowa
1985-86 Mike J. Reiner Rotary Club of Pascoe Vale
1986-87 Leo J. Gorman Rotary Club of Seymour
1987-88 H. Max Suter Rotary Club of Coburg
1988-89 Brian Bowen Rotary Club of Heidelbeg North
1989-90 Ron Sibley Rotary Club of Bright
1990-91 Maurice Denson Rotary Club of Cobram
District 9790 - lst July 1991
1991-92 Gordon Milne Rotary Club of Strathmore/Gladstone Park
1992-93 Ron C. Pearce Rotary Club of Heidelberg North
1993-94 Roland T Lawrance Rotary Club of Broadmeadows
1994-95 Neville Cann Rotary Club of Albury North
1995-96 Don Haberecht Rotary Club of Corryong
1996-97 Graeme Beck Rotary Club of Benalla
1997-98 Geoff McIlvenna Rotary Club of Preston
1998-99 Neville Miles Rotary Club of Kyabram
1999-2000 Terry Grant Rotary Club of Sunbury
2000-2001 Don Cox Rotary Club of Broadmeadows
2001-2002 Syd Lewis Rotary Club of Benalla
2002-2003 Neville Miles Rotary Club of Kyabram
2003-2004 Bill Holman Rotary Club of Seymour
2004-2005 Mani Seneviratne Rotary Club of Sunbury
2005-2006 David Yap Rotary Club of Wodonga West
2006-2007 Clive Walker Rotary Club of Myrtleford
2007-2008 Rob Lloyd Rotary Club of Diamond Creek
2008-2009 Peter Gilbert Rotary Club of Preston
2009-2010 David Cooke Rotary Club of Albury West
