About Our Club

Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport

The Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport was chartered on 30 June 1980. We are a breakfast club celebrating our 41^st year, with members who speak 5 languages and originally come from 6 different countries. We meet for one hour every Friday morning over breakfast at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start at the Southport Yacht Club in Main Beach, the Gold Coast’s award-winning premier sports club. Meetings are held on the deck of the Yacht Club overlooking the Marina.

Weekly Guest speakers present to members on a range of subject matters. Meetings finish promptly at 8.30am so that members and guests can attend work in a timely fashion. Visiting Rotarians and Guests are always welcome.

We raise money from events we run during the year and all proceeds are donated to youth-based charities and ex-service organisations. We support Southport Special School, Gold Coast Hospital Children's Ward, Southport Nippers, the Salvation Army, Legacy, Mates 4 Mates, Riding for the Disabled Arundel, Radio Lollipop, and many more.

Annual projects include:

Bare Your Soles For Kids on a Sunday in May (barefoot bowls)
Circus Quirkus in September (Human circus for underprivileged children)
Kokoda Beach Classic in August (beach run, walk & half-marathon)
Kokoda Memorial Wall and Services at Broadbeach
Supporting Seres – Youth Leadership in El Salvador and Guatemala

In 2014-2015 the Club moved the old Gold Coast Hospital Prayer Chapel to Broadwater Parklands and fully renovated it. The Rotary Broadwater Chapel By The Sea provides a charming, intimate setting to experience the magic of your wedding ceremony or any of life’s special ceremonies.

Broadwater Southport Rotary offers opportunities for our members to increase their awareness to the world of service to change lives. Through meetings, social events, and volunteer projects, members learn about the issues facing our community and communities worldwide, partnering with local, national, and global experts to exchange ideas about potential solutions and to draw up action plans to respond. Along with these opportunities to serve, members are able to network and form lifelong friendships and business connections.

The Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport is a proud member of Rotary International, a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

We have a lot of fun and enjoy our time together. We'd love to have you come along and learn about Rotary, our Club, and make new friends while helping our local community.

ABOUT OUR ROTARY DISTRICT 9640

Our club is part of Rotary District 9640.

District 9640 cuts across the New South Wales- Queensland border and is located between Grafton in the south-east, Goondiwindi in the north-west and the Gold Coast in the north-east.

63 Clubs in District 9640 include Rotary Clubs, Satellite Clubs, e-Clubs, Passport Clubs, Corporate Clubs, Rotaract Clubs, Interact Clubs and a Rotex Club, comprising in total almost 1400 members.

A list of clubs and where they meet is available HERE

(Our thanks for District 9640 info to Ballina-on-Richmond Rotary Club)

Club Location

Now the bustling CBD for the Gold Coast, Southport's eclectic appeal still remains. Just north of Surfers Paradise, this business, shopping, dining and residential hub overlooks the dazzling Broadwater and Southport Spit, mixing a touch of city spice with natural beauty.

The Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport is part of Rotary District 9640, an area that covers parts of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

The Gold Coast is a key tourist destination with over 10 million visitors annually and is renowned for its beaches, theme parks, hinterland areas and much more!

Meeting Details

We have weekly club meetings for one hour every Friday morning over breakfast at 7:30 am at the Southport Yacht Club in Main Beach, the Gold Coast’s award-winning premier sports club. The Yacht Club is located at 1 Macarthur Parade, Main Beach, Queensland. You can view a map by clicking here.

On occasion we may vary this for social events, vocational or community visits, or meetings with other clubs. Please refer to our calendar for up to date meeting details.

Feel free to contact us if you would like to join us at a meeting!

Our Plan for the Future

Attract and retain a diversified and highly engaged membership base
Develop a suit of fund-raising projects and direct volunteering opportunities that support the causes that Club members are "passionate" about
Grow the Rotary Chapel operations in a profitable and sustainable way that covers Club administrative costs and contributes to the funding of Club projects
Establish efficient systems & processes to meet the needs of our Club

Ray McCabbin

It is a special year for Rotary in Australia and New Zealand as we celebrate the first 100 years of service in 2021. It is also a special time for the Broadwater Southport Rotary Club as we enter our 40^th year having been chartered on 30 June 1980.

Our Club has been very active in the community over the years. We organise several annual fund-raising events where the proceeds are used to support both local and overseas causes and charities including Legacy Queensland, Surf Life Saving Queensland, Southport Special School, and the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation. Currently, we have a water supply project to support the recuperation of livelihoods for survivors of Fuego Volcano eruption in Guatemala. We also manage the Rotary Broadwater Chapel which is available for hire to the public for weddings and other like ceremonies.

Our members have a strong sense of commitment and involvement with the activities of the Club. We welcome visitors to our meetings.