Roll of Honour and Ambassadors
- Presidents and Secretaries
- Honorary Members and Ambassadors
- Paul Harris Fellows
- Past District Governors
- Vocational Service Award
- Avenues of Service Citation
- Community Peace Prize Winners
- Certificates of Appreciation
Year | President | Honorary Secretary |
1921-1922 | Sir Henry Braddon KBE | B R Gelling |
1922-1923 | Sir Henry Braddon KBE | B R Gelling |
1923-1924 | B R Gelling | C U B Gurnett |
1924-1925 | A J Gibson | C U B Gurnett |
1925-1926 | G F Birks | S Stott |
1926-1927 | W G Conley | J Reid-Hill |
1927-1928 | W H Ifould | K Kitching |
1928-1929 | C U B Gurnett | A Burch |
1929-1930 | Rev A P Campbell | B A Warke |
1930-1931 | J McIntyre | A P Mackie |
1931-1932 | E W Buzacott | A P Mackie |
1932-1933 | Sir George Julius, Kt | A P Mackie |
1933-1934 | J S Duncan | A P Mackie |
1934-1935 | Dr R B Wade | K J Blair |
1935-1936 | Sir Henry Braddon, KBE | H G Hardie |
1936-1937 | W S Corner | H G Hardie |
1937-1938 | Dr G R Halloran | O F Carter |
1938-1939 | R S Maynard | L Fallaw |
1939-1940 | A S Deane | O F Carter |
1940-1941 | C Moore | C Hudson |
1941-1942 | O D A Oberg, CMG | C Hudson |
1942-1943 | J Reid-Hill | X A Seppelt |
1943-1944 | C Hudson | X A Seppelt |
1944-1945 | Sir Kenneth Coles, Kt | A E Coulthurst |
1945-1946 | C A Degenhardt | W S Corner |
1946-1947 | Sir Frank McDowell, Kt | A E Coulthurst |
1947-1948 | A L Rigby | A E Coulthurst |
1948-1949 | G C Remington, CMG | Sir George Proud, Kt |
1949-1950 | A D G Stewart | Sir George Proud, Kt |
1950-1951 | A J Swirles | G P Sinclair |
1951-1952 | A P Mackie | H W Robinson, CBE |
1952-1953 | Sir George Proud, Kt | P J Baldwin |
1953-1954 | H W Robinson, CBE | P J Baldwin |
1954-1955 | F W Brown | H B Edwards |
1955-1956 | J H McDowell | H B Edwards |
1956-1957 | M C Alder | W T Heine |
1957-1958 | C H W Arthy | W T Heine |
1958-1959 | E A J Hyde | A D Richmond |
1959-1960 | W R Hauslaib | A D Richmond |
1960-1961 | Sir Bernard Freeman, Kt, CBE | F L S Bell |
1961-1962 | W G Sherington | F L S Bell |
1962-1963 | P H Budden, OBE | S H Bain |
1963-1964 | E L Callaway | S H Bain |
1964-1965 | S K Cole | S E Barratt |
1965-1966 | S H Bain | S E Barratt |
1966-1967 | S Downie | H W Stephens |
1967-1968 | E J Morgan | H W Stephens |
1968-1969 | N M Cartwright | J C Barkell |
1969-1970 | E S Solomon | J C Barkell |
1970-1971 | A E M Geddes | J W Sanders |
1971-1972 | A L Knight | J W Sanders |
1972-1973 | H White, CBE | W R Gregg |
1973-1974 | A G Mitchell, CBE | W R Gregg |
1974-1975 | H A Llewellyn, AM | M O Goldrick |
1975-1976 | Dr J D Harley | G R Morgan |
1976-1977 | K S Sutherland, VRD | M G Stewart |
1977-1978 | C H Monk, AM | M G Stewart |
1978-1979 | Harry Gray | J O Lewis |
1979-1980 | G E Allen | W S Pascoe |
1980-1981 | R B Carter, MBE | W S Pascoe |
1981-1982 | D J Kellaway | W S Pascoe |
1982-1983 | R J Somerville | W S Pascoe |
1983-1984 | N E M Winckle | A G Stannard |
1984-1985 | D W Grosvenor | A G Stannard |
1985-1986 | T N Cappie-Wood | A G Stannard |
1986-1987 | A G Stannard | E R Crouch |
1987-1988 | P S Golding, OAM | A W Graham |
1988-1989 | J H Randall | D B Knudsen |
1989-1990 | W J Locke | D B Knudsen |
1990-1991 | J S Craig, OAM | J D Angus |
1991-1992 | J M Wallace | J D Angus |
1992-1993 | R Hodgkinson, AM | P M Harrison |
1993-1994 | G K Moyes, AM | P M Harrison |
1994-1995 | D J Cortese | P M Harrison |
1995-1996 | P J J Blythe | J R Dingle |
1996-1997 | C L Joscelyne | J R Dingle |
1997-1998 | R T Patteson | J R Henderson |
1998-1999 | G E McIntyre, AM | J R Henderson |
1999-2000 | M F Hodgetts | C D Suzuki |
2000-2001 | R C D Harcourt | C D Suzuki |
2001-2002 | W L Chillingworth | C D Suzuki |
2002-2003 | J H Murphy | J Elborn |
2002-2004 | C J Ferris | P M Harrison |
2004-2005 | B Edwards | P M Harrison |
2005-2006 | A D Pilton | P M Harrison |
2006-2007 | G Rihs | E Jeffrey |
2007-2008 | G.A. Browne AM | J Deering |
2008-2009 | P M Harrison | J Elborn |
2009-2010 | J J Given | A L McL Shaw |
2010-2011 | R A McLeod, OAM | A L McL Shaw |
2011-2012 | E S Boyce | A L McL Shaw |
2012-2013 | James Allen | Alex Shaw |
2013-2014 | Geoff Wilbow | Michael Gable / Michael Squire |
2014-2015 | Diana Richards | Karen Loblay / Peter LeMessurier |
2015-2016 | Andrew Laurie | Alex Ebert |
2016-2017 | Alex Shaw | Alex Ebert |
2017-2018 | Shane Herbert | Kelly Eldridge |
2018-2019 | Rev. Keith Garner AM | Glenn Stafford |
2019-2020 | Barbara Ward | Glenn Stafford / Roger Xie |
2020-2021 | Fatima Ali, Charles Allen & Cathy Tait | Roger Xie |
2021-2022 | Mark Dyer | Geoffrey Wilbow |
His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC, DSC, FTSE 27th Governor General of Australia and her Excellency Mrs. Linda Hurley as our Ambassadors for Rotary’s Centenary, Australia |
The Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley QC AO, Governor of NSW |
The Honourable Thomas Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of NSW |
The Right Honorable Clover Moore Lord Mayor, Sydney |
Belinda Hutchinson AC, Chancellor of the University of Sydney |
Commissioner Mick Fuller APM, NSW Police |
Joe Botta |
William Locke |
Jenny Soukup |
Honorary Consul-General Members
Mr Aron Wakil | Consul General of Sierra Leone |
Mr Andre Giroux | Consul General of Canada |
Mr Karl Hartleb | Consul General of Austria |
Mr Ivica Glasnovic | Consul General of Croatia |
Mr. Yasser Abed | Consular General of Egypt |
Mr. Luciano Conceicao | Consular General of Timor-Leste |
Mr. Christos Karras | Consul General of Greece |
Mr Sangwoo Kong | Consul General of Korea |
Mr. Lulian Nitu | Consul General of Romania |
Mr Andrea De Felip | Consul General of Italy |
Mr Mayer Dabbagh | Consul General of Syria |
Mr Antonio Gelonesi | Consul General of Namibia |
Mr Carsten Rosendahl | Consul General of Denmark |
Mr Leo Ine’e Oaeke(Acting CG) | Consul General of Papua New Guinea |
Mr Paul Wenham SL K | Consul General of Kiribati |
Mr Daniel Stow (Acting CG) | Consul General of Fiji |
Mr Michele Dal Pra | Consul of St Vincent and the Grenadines |
Mr. Jose Vasquez Rivas | Consululate of Republic of El Salvador |
Ms Louise Waterhouse | Consul General of Kingdom of Tonga |
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1972 | S K Cole |
1972 | A D G Stewart |
1972 | Mrs E Stewart |
1975 | D Chen |
1975 | J Reid-Hill |
1975 | K A Scheller |
1975 | H W Swanton |
1976 | V J Chalwin, OBE |
1976 | Sir Roden Cutler, VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, K.St.J. |
1976 | Sir Lincoln Hynes, Kt |
1976 | S Downie |
1976 | E S Solomon |
1976 | M G Stewart |
1976 | R D Stewart |
1976 | Rev B R Wyllie |
1977 | Sir Frank McDowell, Kt |
1977 | Lincoln Hynes, Kt |
1978 | A E M Geddes |
1978 | G C McKay, MBE |
1978 | Gordon Moyes AM |
1979 | J H McDowell |
1979 | T H Stone |
1980 | Sir Bernard Freeman, Kt, CBE |
1980 | F M Small |
1981 | Emeritus Prof A G Mitchell, CBE |
1981 | K S Sutherland, VRD |
1981 | H White, CB |
1981 | Alexander G. Mitchell |
1982 | N J Kellaway |
1982 | M M Johnson |
1983 | H M Hick |
1983 | A L Knight |
1983 | J O Lewis |
1984 | V J Bahr, ISO |
1985 | A H Freeman, OAM |
1986 | C H S Johnstone, OAM |
1986 | A W Cocks |
1986 | J L Jennings |
1986 | F F Froud |
1986 | E W M Norrie |
1986 | C Stuart |
1987 | E R Crouch |
1988 | W R Locke |
1988 | A G Stannard |
1988 | Phillip H. Budden |
1988 | N Mack |
1988 | J H Watson, AM, ISO |
1988 | W G Sherington |
1988 | H A Llewellyn, AM |
1988 | Mrs J L Hunt |
1988 | T N Cappie-Wood |
1988 | A J Gillespie |
1989 | Dr J D Harley |
1989 | J F Kirk, AC |
1989 | W R Gregg |
1990 | A D G Stewart |
1990 | B Moyes, AM |
1990 | L W F Rawson |
1990 | D E Hunt |
1990 | P S Golding, OAM |
1990 | J A Botta |
1990 | W J Locke |
1991 | K M Horler, OAM |
1991 | D J Kellaway |
1991 | J R Tuckerman |
1991 | Joan Pryor, OAM |
1991 | D W Boyd |
1992 | N E M Winckle |
1992 | R J Somerville |
1992 | G E Allen |
1992 | T Emmanuel |
1992 | H E Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, AC |
1993 | J S Craig, OAM |
1993 | C L Joscelyne |
1994 | K M Gamble |
1994 | C G Beard |
1994 | Mrs S Sinclair |
1995 | Dr H Brodaty |
1995 | A J Golding |
1996 | J F Cade |
1996 | W A Williams, MBE |
1996 | A Wipperman |
1996 | H Gerrard |
1996 | Geoffrey Bernard William Little (7) |
1996 | R B Alderton, AM |
1997 | K J Stein |
1997 | Raymond Hodgkinson AM |
1997 | L H Mead |
1997 | K A Myer |
1997 | Tony Martire |
1997 | D B Knudsen |
1997 | J H Randall |
1997 | T D Lloyd |
1997 | L Martin, AM |
1997 | Anthony J. Tinworth |
1997 | R Hodgkinson, AM |
1997 | Comm H Buckingham |
1997 | Dr K Suter |
1997 | Graham D. Mulligan |
1998 | Mrs U Mitchell |
1998 | P L Cornell |
1998 | Douglas J. Markell |
1998 | T Martire |
1998 | A J Tinworth |
1998 | D C Beresford |
1998 | P M Bowen |
1998 | R R Dunk |
1998 | D C W Hill |
1998 | D McLeish, OAM |
1999 | Ms C D Suzuki |
1999 | D J Markell |
1999 | A H Freeman, OAM |
1999 | G E McIntyre, AM |
2000 | Ms V B Salter |
2002 | Mrs I Carson |
2002 | L W Sims |
2002 | Mrs S N Davidson, OAM |
2002 | Ms E J Carr |
2002 | Mrs N Bawn |
2003 | A Freedman |
2003 | P J Blythe |
2003 | M F Hodgetts, AM |
2003 | J H L Cutler |
2003 | A Moufarrige |
2004 | R Martin |
2004 | Prof R H G Prince, AO |
2004 | J W L Rawson |
2004 | K M Horler, OAM |
2005 | Emeritus Prof B H Fletcher |
2005 | R O Newman |
2005 | Mira Porkovich |
2005 | J S Young |
2006 | HE, Prof Marie Bashir, AC |
2006 | I M Angus |
2006 | Murray C. Wells |
2006 | M J Dunn |
2006 | Mrs P M Harrison |
2006 | A Grill |
2006 | R Van Houten |
2006 | V J Plummer |
2007 | Ms J Elborn |
2007 | R T Patteson |
2007 | Peter W. Marshman |
2007 | Shirley K. Randell AO |
2007 | Lina Souki-Schmidt (5) |
2008 | L Strong |
2008 | R T Carson |
2008 | Michael Mekhitarian |
2010 | J S Craig |
2010 | D R Smith |
2010 | Craig Douglas |
2010 | C J Douglas |
2010 | Grace Teng |
2010 | B Edwards |
2011 | G A Browne AM |
2011 | J J Given |
2011 | Glenn Galea |
2011 | Justin Morgan |
2011 | Mrs P M Harrison |
2011 | R S Knight |
2011 | I Singh OAM |
2011 | V J Plummer |
2011 | P M Bowen |
2012 | Paul Vertes |
2012 | Hashim Durrani |
2012 | Karen Loblay AM |
2012 | Tony Benner |
2012 | Samantha Barlow |
2012 | Cherelyn Suzuki |
2012 | John Given |
2012 | Peter Blythe |
2013 | Peter McMinn |
2013 | Carolyn Lennox Fletcher AM |
2013 | Indy Singh OAM |
2013 | Robert Funke |
2013 | Rex Doughty |
2013 | Errol Brown |
2013 | Glenn Wran |
2013 | Bernard Brookes |
2013 | Gail Kelly |
2013 | Peter McMinn |
2013 | Catherine Burn |
2014 | Tony Benner |
2014 | Carolyn Fletcher AM |
2014 | Karen Loblay AM |
2014 | Kenneth Coles AM |
2014 | Bert Rosenberg |
2014 | Gregory Warren Kay |
2014 | David Hunt |
2014 | Brendan Farrel |
2014 | Patricia Harrison |
2014 | John Given |
2014 | Michael Dunn |
2014 | Assistant Commissioner Mennilli |
2015 | Greg Poche |
2015 | Kay Poche |
2015 | Reg Richardson |
2015 | James Allen |
2015 | Ned Boyce |
2015 | Roslyn McLeod |
2015 | Lillian May Armfield |
2015 | Marian Maude Rhodes |
2015 | Chris McDiven AM |
2015 | Diana Richards |
2015 | Geoff Wilbow |
2016 | Roni Carne |
2016 | Colin Westman |
2017 | Jennifer Kwok |
2016 | Senior Constable Hollibone |
2017 | Peter LeMessurier |
2017 | Richard Poi |
2017 | Paul Bousfield |
2018 | Barbara Ward JP |
2018 | David Hirsch |
2018 | Paul Wenham |
2018 | Shane Herbert |
2018 | Tony Benner |
2018 | Dane Eldridge |
2018 | Gillean Mary Margaret Wilbow |
2019 | Paul Wenham |
2019 | Assistant Commissioner Karen Webb APM |
2019 | Barbara Ward |
2020 | Moss Akbarian |
2020 | Keith V Garner AM |
2020 | Simon W. Martin |
2020 | Shiva Sri Ramanathan |
2020 | Chris Harley Timmins |
2020 | Alex L. M. Shaw OAM |
2020 | Tony Stuart |
2020 | Andrew Laurie (PP) |
2020 | Bill J. Neill |
2020 | David E. Hunt |
2020 | Edward S. Boyce |
2020 | Jeff L. Mansfield |
2020 | John J Given OAM |
2020 | John Randall |
2020 | Natalie Ward MLC |
2020 | Paul J. St. Clair |
2020 | Peter M. Townsend |
2020 | Terry Carson AM |
2020 | Colin Westman |
2020 | David Hirsch |
2020 | Bernard Macleod |
2020 | Joe Botta |
2020 | Michael Fuller APM |
2021 | Lee Evans MP |
2021 | Dr. Hugh McDermott MP |
2021 | Glenn Stafford |
2021 | Mark Dyer |
2021 | Simon Martin |
2021 | Karen Loblay AM |
2021 | John Snelgrove |
2021 | Col. Michael Miller |
2021 | Dot Hennessy OAM |
2021 | Rose Cepero |
2021 | Dr.Sonu Bhaskar |
2021 | Cathy Tait |
2021 | Charles Allen |
2021 | Brigitte Sancho |
2021 | Gillean Wilbow |
1922-27 | Sir Henry Braddon & Ben R Gelling – Joint Commissioners of NSW & Qld |
1931-32 | Fred R Burley |
1932-33 | B R Gelling |
1935-36 | John Duncan |
1939-40 | James McIntyre |
1940-41 | Edward J Doran |
1943-44 | Lance Fallaw |
1949-50 | O D A Oberg, CMG |
1951-52 | A L Rigby |
1954-55 | A D G Stewart |
1956-57 | Sir George Proud, Kt |
1959-60 | Frank W Brown |
1962-63 | C H W Arthy |
1966-67 | E L Callaway |
1970-71 | Samuel Downie |
1971-72 | Philip H Budden, OBE |
1974-75 | Alan E M Geddes |
1977-78 | Alex G Mitchell, CBE |
1980-81 | Hal White, CBE |
1982-83 | A L Knight |
2006-07 | R T Patteson |
2013-14 | Garry Browne AM |
2015-16 | Graham Wilson |
2016-17 | Stephen Humphries |
2017-18 | Stephen Britten |
20118-19 | Sue Hayward |
2019-20 | Diane North |
2020-21 | Warwick Richardson |
1960 | Sir Hudson Fysh |
1961 | Sir Robert Webster |
1962 | Sir Lorimer Dodds |
1963 | Sir Walter Scott |
1964 | Gordon Young |
1965 | Sir Charles Moses |
1966 | Sir Trevor Housley |
1967 | Sir James Kirby |
1968 | Miss Dorothy Knox |
1969 | Dr H C Coombs |
1970 | Sir Philip Baxter |
1971 | Sir John Goodsell |
1972 | The Rt Rev J F McKay |
1973 | Sir James Vernon |
1974 | Sir Bernard Heinze |
1975 | Dame Doris Fitton |
1976 | Fred W Bowen |
1977 | Sir Bede Callaghan |
1978 | Emeritus Prof Alex Mitchell |
1979 | Dr w G McBride |
1980 | Dame Joan Sutherland |
1981 | Sir Roden Cutler |
1982 | Sir Hermann Black |
1983 | Laurie E Short |
1984 | Sir Gordon Jackson |
1985 | Emeritus Prof. Alf Pollard |
1986 | Sir Noel Foley |
1987 | Charles Marshall |
1988 | Reverend Ted Noffs |
1989 | Dr John Yeo |
1990 | Sister Mary Bernice Elphick |
1991 | Reverend Dr Gordon Moyes |
1992 | John Phillips |
1993 | Emeritus Prof Dame Leonie Kramer |
1994 | Prof Ronald Huckstep |
1995 | Dr Earl Owen |
1996 | Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair |
1997 | The Hon Justice Michael Kirby |
1998 | Dr John Yu |
1999 | Norman Oakes |
2000 | Dr John Nutt AM |
2001 | Dr Edmund Capon |
2002 | Prof Henry Brodaty |
2003 | Sir William Deane, AC KBE |
2004 | Elizabeth Butcher, AM & John Clark, AM |
2005 | Steve Waugh, AO |
2006 | Dr Charles Teo |
2007 | Her Excellency Prof Marie Bashir, AC, CVO |
2008 | Rev Bill Crews, AM |
2009 | Carlos Salteire |
2010 | Professor Bruce Robinson |
2011 | Gerard & Anne Henderson |
2012 | David Gonski AC |
2013 | Stephen Page |
2014 | Hon James Spigelman AC QC |
2015 | Phillip Adams AO |
2016 | Catherine Livingstone AO |
2017 | The Right Honourable Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney |
2018 | Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director of The Ethics Centre |
2019 | Not awarded |
2020 | Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM |
2021 | Dr. Kerry Chant |
An Avenue of Service Citation is awarded for Rotary International to honour a club member who participates in service activities in each of the five Avenues of Service: Club, Vocational, Community, International and Youth.
Year | Award Winner |
2013-14 | Tony Benner |
2014-15 | John Given |
2020-21 | James Allen |
The Rotary Club of Sydney Community Peace Prize was inaugurated in 2015 to be awarded annually to a person or organisation working in the community at grass roots level to create a culture of peace by combating racism, violence, discrimination, bullying, corruption or any other issue that creates disharmony.
Year | Award Winner | About |
2015 | The Shared Tables Project | A platform for women of all religions and cultures, to share their stories, traditions, heritage and their family heirloom recipes, building bonds between the many communities in NSW. |
2016 | Together for Humanity | A multi-faith not-for-profit organisation that is helping schools, organisations and communities to respond effectively to differences of culture and belief. |
2017 | Tribal Warrior | A not-for-profit community organisation initiated and directed by Aboriginal people with Aboriginal Elders.The Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation was established by concerned Aboriginal people with a view to spread and vitalise Aboriginal culture, and to provide economic and social stability. |
2018 | Cana Farm | Cana Farm is part of Cana Communities, is a social enterprise that supports the disadvantaged through community, education and employment. |
2019 | Bread & Butter Project | The Bread and Butter Project is Australia’s first social enterprise bakery, whereby 100% of profits are reinvested into baker training and employment pathways for refugees and asylum seekers. |
2020 | Play for Lives | This campaign has been mobilising our professional athletes off the bench and into the thousands of essential volunteer positions left vacant in the wake of the Coronavirus. |
This award is a certificate that Rotary clubs may confer on individuals or organizations for outstanding service to families and communities, or in recognition of the positive contributions to individual Rotary clubs made by spouses or family members of Rotarians.
2021 Award Winners:
Robyn and Garry Browne AM (with PDG Warwick Richardson)
Belinda and James Allen (with His Excellency David Hurley, Governor NSW)
Gillean and Geoff Wilbow (with Interim President Cathy Tait)
Lina and Bob Schmidt