Commemorations at Rotary Melbourne Peace Park

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COMMEMORATIONS

The following commemorations and dedications have been made in Rotary Melbourne Peace Park. Please click on the links to learn more about each outstanding individual.

1935 W A Osborne Charter President, Rotary Club of Melbourne 1921-22
1935 Sir Angus Mitchell President of Rotary Club of Melbourne 1931-32, District Governor District 65, 1934-35 & 1937-38, President of Rotary International 1948-49
1935 Paul Harris Founder of Rotary in 1905
1935 Mrs Harris Wife of Rotary's Founder, Paul Harris
1935 Mrs Mitchell Wife of Sir Angus Mitchell
1935 A C C Holtz District Governor District 63, 1929-30
1939 C C McCullough President, Rotary International 1921-22
1947 S K Guernsey President, Rotary International, 1947-48
1947 Mrs Guernsey Wife of President of RI
1955 Sir Dallas Brooks Governor of Victoria – Rotary Golden Jubilee
1955 A Z Baker President, Rotary International, 1955-66
1959 H J Brunier President, Rotary International, 1952-53
1959 C A Randall President, Rotary International, 1958-9
1961 J A Abey President, Rotary International, 1961-62
1963 Horace Bedggood District Governor District 250, 1959-60
1963 Frank Ayre District Governor District 28, 1955-56
1963 Leonard Mitchell District Governor District 65, 1930-31
1963 Ernest Bate District Governor District 28, 1949-50
1965 C P H Teenstra President, Rotary International, 1965-66
1967 R L Evans President, Rotary International, 1966-7
1969 R F Conway President, Rotary International, 1969-70
1971 T C Lothian Charter member, Rotary Club of Melbourne (Rotary Golden Jubilee)
1973 W C Carter President, Rotary International, 1973-74
1975 J B Hack District Governor District 280, 1967-68
1975 S F Newman District Governor District 280, 1975-76
1978 Jack Davis President, Rotary International, 1977-78
1978 A H Royce Abbey Vice-President, Rotary International 1977-78
1978 A S H Gifford Chairman, Rotary Park Committee 1971-78
1979 Clem Renouf President, Rotary International, 1978-79
1982 S E McCaffery President, Rotary International, 1981-82
1984 W E Skelton President, Rotary International, 1983-84
1988 Charles Keller President, Rotary International, 1987-88
1989 A H Royce Abbey President, Rotary International, 1988-89
1993 Cliff Dochterman President, Rotary International, 1992-93
1994 Robert Barth President, Rotary International, 1993-94
1997 Glen Kinross President, Rotary International, 1997-98
2002 Jonathan Majiyagbe President, Rotary International, 2002-03
2003 Bichai Rattakul President, Rotary International, 2003-04
2004 Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar President, Rotary International, 2005-06
2005 John Landy Governor of Victoria, 100 years of Rotary
2006 William Boyd President, Rotary International, 2006-07
2007 Wilf Wilkinson President, Rotary International 2007-08
2008 D K Lee President, Rotary International, 2008-09
2011 Ray Klinginsmith President, Rotary International, 2010-11
2014 John Kenny President, Rotary International, 2009-10
2016 John Germ President, Rotary International, 2016-17
2017 Paul Netzel Foundation Chair, Rotary International, 2017-18
2018 Ian Riseley OAM President, Rotary International, 2017-18
2019 K.R. ‘Ravi’ Ravindran President, Rotary International, 2015-16
2019 Mark Maloney President, Rotary International, 2019-20

All of the trees that have been planted or dedicated are marked with bronze plaques.  About half of the 65 trees in the Park are native Australian species and the remainder European, reflecting the diversity of native species and the history of Melburnians’ interests in trees.

Click here to view a sketch plan of the park

Recent Dedications

2019-20 Mark Maloney

2019-20 RI President Mark Maloney and his wife Gay of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA, unveiled a plaque at the foot of a River Red Gum Eucalyptus tree planted in his honour.
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2017-18 Ian Riseley

2017-18 RI President Ian Riseley from Australia unveiled a commemorative plaque for his tree with Rotary Melbourne President Mary Barry.
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2015-16 Ravi Ravindran

2015-16 RI President Ravi Ravindran dedicated a beautiful Iron Bark Euculyptus tree in Rotary Park on 13 November 2019.
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2005-06 Carl Wilhelm Stenhammer

Rotary International President 2005-06 Carl Wilhelm Stenhammer from Sweden.
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2005 Centenary of Rotary

On 15th June 2005 a tree was planted by Victoria Governor, John Landy to mark the Centenary Of Rotary.
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