

Mooloolaba Rotary Club - Honour Board
This page recognises those who have made significant contributions to our club since chartering:
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The Charter members who founded Mooloolaba Rotary on 26 March 1973.
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Current Honorary Life members.
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The president, secretary and treasurer for each Rotary year.
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The "Mooloolaba Rotarian of the Year" - the "Hippo" Award.
Current Honorary Life Members
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Arthur Hodge
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Rick Stinton
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Fred Doctor
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Geoff Hopkins
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Don White
Club Executive over the Years


Charter Members 26 March 1973
​Vic Honour Roger Nunn
Nev Goschnick Phil Whitaker
Stewart Beaman Merv Whitaker
Peter Smith John Holm
Keith Munroe Col Weakley
Roy Colless Edgar Allen
Col James Bob Boffa
Alan Walker Viv Blowers
Joe Flaherty Peter Ryan
Les Sheargold Don Campbell
Mooloolaba Rotarian of the Year
The Hippo Award
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This wooden hippo was donated to our club in 2002 by Nikki Phillips, our exchange student from South Africa. Nikki donated the hippo as the trophy to be awarded annually by the President to the “Mooloolaba Rotarian of the Year”.​​​​​​​​

Year Recipient
2002/03 Noel Bridges
2003/04 Vicki Stewart
2004/05 Scott McConochie
2005/06 Arnaldo Mendes
2006/07 Roger Wright
2007/08 Paul Robins
2008/09 Heather Leak
2009/10 Phil Ballinger
2010/11 Andrew Butterworth
2011/12 Lindsay Rock
2012/13 Arthur Hodge
2013/14 Paul Warren
2014/15 Peter Wark
2015/16 Charmaine Wheatley
2016/17 Ian Barnett
2017/18 Arthur Hodge
2018/19 Peter Bell
2019/20 Geoffrey Hopkins
2020/21 Charles Godfrey
2021/22 Pam Purvis
2022/23 Graham Lukins
2023/24 Syd Shilling