Welcome
The Rotary Club of Drummoyne was chartered on 27 March 1952.
Since then it has been meeting weekly and has played an important part in the local and international community.
In 1993 our Club admitted the first two women as full members.
In the Rotary year 2001/2002, Kay Elizabeth Loder, holding the classification of Solicitor - General Practice, was our first ever Lady President. In the same year, which coincides with our fiftieth anniversary, Past President and Paul Harris Fellow Roger Kilburn, was the first ever Drummoyne member to hold the position of District Governor (District 9750).
Retired Club Historian Winton Christie, wrote:
Since the charter year 1952 the Drummoyne area changed from industrial to residential. We have drawn, in the past, members from the largest firms - Wire Industries (2 presidents), Dunlops (1 president), Crompton Parkinson (1 president), Sydney Box Factory (1 member), Nestle (1 member), and our charter president came from Carpet Manufacturers. All these have now gone, the latest being the Nestle Factory in 1996 and the Wire Mill in 2000. The old fashioned machinery, transport costs (wire was originally transported by barge) and the value of the waterfront land has seen them move out.
Despite the fact that these sites have been transformed to units, houses and industrial units, it has not made a substantial increase in the population of the municipality. Consequently, the Rotary Club of Drummoyne has seen a change in membership, away from local managers, shop keepers and professionals, to city executives.
In 2020 the club expanded its footprint to take in the suburbs of Balmain and Leichhardt and changed its name to The Rotary Club of Iron Cove Inc. In 2022 the club
changed back to its original name, Drummoyne.
The club currently has a former District Governor as President - Stephen Britten.