is a non profit organisation, and is part of Rotary International, a worldwide community group with more than 1,200,000 members. The Rotary Club of Goodna celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020 having been chartered on 23rd September 1980 and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Booval. Darryl Rieck was the then District Governor and the late Doug Innes was the Charter President. Only one of the origi
nal charter members, PP Hans Hoover remains in the club, however, a number of Charter Members are now members of other Rotary Clubs. On the 12th of April 2014, the Rotary Club of Goodna sponsored the neighbouring Rotary Club of Greater Springfield. Although formal territories have been discontinued by Rotary International, the club is active in east Ipswich including part of the city of Brisbane (the Wacol/Carole Park Industrial Estate area). Over the years weekly meetings have been held at the Gailes Golf Club, Redbank Plains Tavern, Goodna RSL Club, the Brookwater Golf Club, Bostock House and the current venue, the Springfield Tavern. Three members have served as District Governor, Pat McMonagle (1990/91) Arthur Elmore (1993/94) and Pat Galligan (1996/97). Doug Innes was one of the first Assistant Governors appointed, in 1997, and previously served a three-year term as Chairman of the District Youth Exchange Committee. Bob Philippe served a similar term as RYLA Chairman as did Pat Galligan as District Treasurer. Both PDG Pat Galligan and PDG Pat McMonagle have served as Chairman of the District Rotary Foundation Committee. Peter Walsh served as an Assistant District Governor in 2011-12, was Chair of the District Constitution Committee in 2014-2015, the District Resolutions Officer from 2014-2020 and Chairman of The Rotary Foundation Annual Giving Sub Committee. Several other members of the club have served on district committees including Shelterbox. Currently, Sandra Goss is the Outbound Coordinator on the YEP Committee. Some Rotary history:
The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name is derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices. Rotary's popularity spread, and within a decade, clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York to Winnipeg, Canada. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents. The organization adopted the Rotary International name a year later. As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving club members’ professional and social interests. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service Above Self. By 1925, Rotary had grown to 200 clubs with more than 20,000 members. The organization's distinguished reputation attracted presidents, prime ministers, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks — among them author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, and composer Jean Sibelius.
