A BRIEF HISTORY OF WELLINGTON COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

Probus Clubs are formed under the sponsorship of a Rotary Club, after which they are autonomous clubs with their own governance and constitution and under the auspices of governing body Probus South Pacific.

In 2003, the Wellington South Rotary Club was aware that the only Probus Club in the Eastern and Southern areas of Wellington was a male only club, and called a public interest meeting in Kilbirnie to establish a new Probus club for both men and women membership.

There was an enthusiastic response, initially limited to eighty members, but then increased to one hundred and fifty and with a waiting list. The name Wellington Combined Probus Club was adopted, with the word Combined reflecting the inclusive membership of both genders.

The Club met for some years in the Poneke Football Club rooms in Kilbirnie, and later moving to the Gateway Centre in Park Road Miramar where it meets, apart from a short Covid related break, continuously ever since.

The name Probus was originally formed from PROfessional and BUSiness, and we welcome all retired or semi-retired men and women to join our vibrant club, which has over one hundred men and women enjoying Club membership.