Our Club Past Presidents
1988 – 1989 Neil Burns (Charter President)
1989 – 1990 David Davies
1990 – 1991 John Cannon
1991 – 1992 David Dow
1992 – 1993 Michael De Vincentis
1993 – 1994 Barry Moloney
1994 – 1995 Paul Bird
1995 – 1996 Ajith Polonawita
1996 – 1997 David Breaden
1997 – 1998 Geoff Michell
1998 – 1999 Paul Kirkpatrick
1999 – 2000 Pat Cotton
2000 – 2001 Mark Weragoda
2001 – 2002 John Harkin
2002 – 2003 Pat Sheehan
2003 – 2004 Bruce Fraser
2004 – 2005 Stan Hendy
2005 – 2006 Martin Ruffell
2006 – 2007 Maurice Woodburn
2007 – 2008 Robert Guley
2008 – 2009 Linda Barrow
2009 – 2010 Graeme Lynas
2010 – 2011 Dr John Pacher
2011 – 2012 Wayne Gregson
2012 – 2013 Doug Lougoon
2013 – 2014 Dowell Mitchell/Doug Lougoon
2014 – 2015 Cathie Miller
2015 – 2016 Paul Henderson
2016 – 2017 Conor Cunninghan/Paul Henderson/George Waters
2017 – 2018 George Waters
2018 – 2019 Graeme Lynas
2019 – 2020 Adrian Schoo and Toni Carrington (Co-Presidents)
2020 – 2021 Ted Gretgrix
2021 – 2022 Rob Rosaia
2022 – 2023 Judy Miatke
2023 – 2024 Adrian Schoo and Ray Carrington (Co-Presidents)
2024 – 2025 Adrian Schoo and Ray Carrington (Co-Presidents)
2025 – 2026 Cathie Miller and Allison Lyall (Co-Presidents)ere
The Paul Harris Fellow is named after Paul Harris, founder and organiser of the first Rotary Club established in Chicago in 1905. The Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst awards the Paul Harris Recognition to individuals and Certificates of Appreciation to Organisations who have given significantly through their involvement in the community and/or their Rotary Club in the spirit of the Object of Rotary and the Rotary Motto of “Service above Self”.
Recipient Involvement Date
Breaden, David Rotarian June 1992
Edwards, George Non Rotarian June 1992
Langley, John Rotarian August 1995
Cannon, John Rotarian July 1996
Nicholas, Norm Non Rotarian June 1997
Bolte, John Non Rotarian June 1998
Michell, Geoff Rotarian January 1999
Pipkorn, Andrew Rotarian January 1999
Hunt, Rob Non Rotarian June 2000
Kirkpatrick, Paul Rotarian February 2002
Sutherland, Keith Rotarian August 2004
Fyffe, Rod Non Rotarian August 2004
Stevenson, Kevin Rotarian October 2004
Weragoda, Mark Rotarian June 2005
Breaden, David Rotarian Sapphire June 2005
Cotton, Patricia Rotarian May 2006
Fraser, Bruce Rotarian July 2006
Polonowita, Ajith Rotarian July 2007
Sheehan Pat Rotarian March 2008
Reade, Kevin Rotarian July 2008
Harkin, John Rotarian July 2009
Devidas, Das Rotarian July 2009
Guley, Rob Rotarian July 2009
Kirkpatrick, Paul Rotarian Sapphire June 2012
Hendy, Stan Rotarian July 2012
Rosaia,Rob Rotarian July 2012
Mitchell, Barbara Non Rotarian July 2012
Carrington, Ray Rotarian November 2013
Weragoda, Mark Rotarian Sapphire June 2014
House, Gerard Rotarian October 2014
Murphy, Lindsay Rotarian July 2015
Murphy, Judy Non Rotarian July 2015
Devidas, Das Rotarian Sapphire December 2015
Whelan, John Rotarian December 2015
Lougoon, Doug Rotarian June 2016
Lynas, Graeme Rotarian June 2016
Sheehan Pat ** Rotarian Ruby July 2018
Coghlan, Brian Non Rotarian May 2019
Bendigo Toyota Certificate of Appreciation May 2019
Woodburn, Maurice Rotarian July 2019
Rainey, Peter Rotarian July 2019
Cannon, John Rotarian Sapphire July 2019
Lougoon, Doug Rotarian Sapphire July 2019
Reade Kevin Rotarian Sapphire July 2019
Kirkpatrick, Paul Rotarian Sapphire July 2020
Schoo, Adrian Rotarian July 2020
Lynas, Graeme Rotarian Sapphire December 2020
Miller, Cathie Rotarian December 2020
Gregson, Wayne Rotarian posthumously December 2020
Waters, George Rotarian posthumously December 2020
Ruffell, Martin Rotarian January 2021
Rolfe, Jim Rotarian June 2021
Henderson, Paul Rotarian June 2021
McCooke, Carol Non Rotarian June 2021
Elliott, Peter Rotarian December 2021
O’Rourke, Margaret Non Rotarian March 2022
Michell, Geoff Rotarian Sapphire July 2022
Reade, Kevin Rotarian Sapphire July 2022
Fraser, Bruce Rotarian Sapphire July 2022
Lehmann, Evelyn Rotarian July 2022
Strauch,Trevor Non Rotarian November 2022
Gretgrix, Ted Rotarian July 2023
Hinneberg, Brian Rotarian July 2023
Rankins, Gwen Inner Wheel August 2023
Storer, Bernadette Inner Wheel August 2023
Mitchel, Barb Rotarian July 2024
Annan, Stewart Rotarian 2024
Carrington, Toni Rotarian September 2024
Barrow, Linda Rotarian September 2024
Miatke, Judy Rotarian September 2024
Johnson, Ian Rotarian September 2024
Commadeur, Liz Rotarian June 2025
Rosaia, Rob Sapphire June 2025
John Harkin Rotarian Sapphire July 2025
Awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by District or at Another Club
Lyall, Allison Rotarian Sapphire October 1997
Mitchell, Dowell Rotarian December 1998
Cotton, Patricia Rotarian Sapphire October 2018