HISTORY
The Probus Club of the Tropical Tablelands was formally constituted 12 July 1988 at the Malanda Lodge Motel, Malanda. Formed with support from the Malanda Rotary Club, it was the first Probus Club on the Atherton Tableland.
Probus is a combination of the words 'professional" and "business" and the basic aim of the Club has been to provide opportunities for retired professional and business people and their partners to meet and share common interests in a friendly, informal atmosphere. Membership is not, however, confined to these groups; it willingly embraces any person who has had some measure of responsibility in any field of worthy endeavour (including farming, dairying and similar Tableland occupations).
Guest speakers have been a constant feature of meetings, and the Club frequently organises visits to places of interest on the Tablelands and further afield. In 1988, for example, members visited Mungalli Falls, Mareeba "Trainland", Lava Plains Gem Field, Forsayth Greenvale Nickel Mine and Watsonville.
Over the years, the Club has continued to grow and to provide members with the fellowship and support that was originally envisaged as its reason for existence. Membership has grown from the original twelve members to the current 50. There may be a few more members today, but many of the old faces from the foundation years can still be seen at meetings today. Maybe their membership of the Club has helped them to remain as fresh as ever.
The Probus Club of the Tropical Tablelands was formally constituted 12 July 1988 at the Malanda Lodge Motel, Malanda. Formed with support from the Malanda Rotary Club, it was the first Probus Club on the Atherton Tableland.
Probus is a combination of the words 'professional" and "business" and the basic aim of the Club has been to provide opportunities for retired professional and business people and their partners to meet and share common interests in a friendly, informal atmosphere. Membership is not, however, confined to these groups; it willingly embraces any person who has had some measure of responsibility in any field of worthy endeavour (including farming, dairying and similar Tableland occupations).
Guest speakers have been a constant feature of meetings, and the Club frequently organises visits to places of interest on the Tablelands and further afield. In 1988, for example, members visited Mungalli Falls, Mareeba "Trainland", Lava Plains Gem Field, Forsayth Greenvale Nickel Mine and Watsonville.
Over the years, the Club has continued to grow and to provide members with the fellowship and support that was originally envisaged as its reason for existence. Membership has grown from the original twelve members to the current 50. There may be a few more members today, but many of the old faces from the foundation years can still be seen at meetings today. Maybe their membership of the Club has helped them to remain as fresh as ever.