Probus clubs exist to provide a social forum for like-minded retirees in your local community. They are not fundraising organisations.
Aim: To Promote FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
Probus clubs provide the opportunity to meet with fellow retirees on a regular basis, to maintain healthy minds and active bodies through social interaction and involvement in activities, to expand interests, learning and to enjoy the fellowship of new friends.
There are over 140 Probus Clubs in Queensland, and more than 1700 clubs throughout Australia and New Zealand. There are about 10 Probus Clubs in the North-West Brisbane region of which we are one.
Probus originated in the United Kingdom, with the development of two community-based social clubs in the 1960s. In 1965, the Campus Club was formed by the Rotary Club of Welwyn, Garden City, just north of London. In 1966, the first Probus Club was established by the Rotary Club of Caterham. Both Clubs were formed to meet the social and intellectual needs of retired businessmen. The first Probus Club for women in the region was the Ladies Club of St Heliers, New Zealand in 1982.
The first club was started in Australia with the formation of the Probus Club of Hunters Hill, NSW in 1976 with their first meeting held on the 3rd February. Various resolutions were passed including that the membership fee be $1 paid annually!
®