History of Rowing Australia
Office Bearers and Councillors for the Men's and then the Combined Association
(Unfortunately we have been unable to locate sufficient Women's Association records to record all their office bearers. The available details are
listed separately.)
Presidents
| Prior to 1975, the Councillor of the host State of the Men’s Interstate Championships was the AARC President for that year. From 1975
an elected Chairman position was created and the position of President continued. In 1984 the Chairman and Presidency merged into
the one position. From 2013, the position of President (Chairman of the Board) was elected by the Board from one of their number.
|
| Robert R Aitken, MBE |
(1975-1979) Victoria |
| Berry H Durston OAM |
(1979-1983) Western Australia |
| John D Coates AC |
(1983-1988) New South Wales |
| Reginald N McKay |
(1989-1994) Victoria |
| Islay R Lee |
(1994-1996) New South Wales |
| Stephen Hinchy OAM |
(1996-2000) Queensland |
| Patrick J McNamara |
(2000-2009) Victoria |
| Colin Smith |
(2009-2013) Victoria |
| Flavia Gobbo |
(Sept-Oct 2014) Queensland |
| Robert Scott |
(2014- 2024) Western Australia |
| Stephen Donnelley | (2024- ) New South Wales |
R R Aitken President 1975-79
Berry Durston President 1979-83
Honorary Secretaries *
| Edward Kenny** |
(1925-1956) Victoria |
| Norman W Cairnes |
(1956-1959) Victoria |
| Reginald G Blundstone, OBE |
(1959-1974) Tasmania |
| For the duration of the Empire Games in Perth in 1962, R S Jeffries was appointed President but died before the Games. J F Howson took his place and was president until 1st December 1962. | (Part 1962) West Australia |
| Jack Pritchard |
(1974-1978) Queensland |
| John D Coates AO |
(1978-1982) New South Wales |
| John F Boultbee AM |
(1982-1989) New South Wales |
| Margot E Foster |
(1989-1991) Victoria |
| * Position abolished 1991 |
| ** In years where Kenny was President due to the rotation, others acted as Secretary. For example, Harry Butler acted as Secretary in 1937-38. |
Edward Kenny Secretary 1925-56
John Boultbee Secretary 1982-89
Chief Executive Officers *
| Colin Rawson |
(1984-1986) |
| Robin Poke |
(1987-1992) |
| Robert Hemery |
(1992-1994) |
| David Schier OAM |
(1994-1996) |
| Darren Peters |
(1997-2002) |
| Andrew B Dee |
(2003-2015) |
| Michael Scott |
(2015- .......) |
| * Position created 1991. Similar previous positions were held by the named incumbents prior to that date. |
Members of the Board
| Reginald McKay |
(Chairman 1991-1994) |
| Islay Lee |
(Chairman 1994-1996) |
| Stephen Hinchy |
(Chairman 1996-2000) |
| Patrick McNamara |
(Chairman 2000-2009) |
| Colin Smith |
(Chairman 2009-2014) |
| Robert Scott |
(Chairman 2014- .......) |
| Bryan Draper OAM |
(1990-1992) |
| Ray Hammon |
(1992-1994) |
| Roger Moore |
(1992-1994) |
| Robert Bleakley |
(1993-1996) |
| Jon Lanning |
(1994-1996) |
| Jeff Sykes |
(1996-1998) |
| David Sollom |
(1996-1998) |
| Keith Jameson |
(1996-1998) |
| Robert T Pennington |
(1996-1999 & 2007-2008) |
| James Galloway |
(1996-1997) |
| Sam Patten |
(1996-1997) |
| Peter Murphy |
(1998) |
| Stephen Mill |
(1998-2000) |
| Wil Liley |
(1998-2000) |
| Colin J Smith |
(1998-2000) |
| Charles Barlett |
(1999-2000) |
| David Williams |
(1999-2002) |
| Patrick J McNamara |
(2000-2009) |
| Richard A Paterson |
(2000-2002 & 2007) |
| Peter Crawford |
(2000-2007) |
| Shirley Stokes |
(2000-2002) |
| Colin Smith |
(2002-2014) |
| David Pincus |
(2002-2008) |
| John F Boultbee AM |
(2002-2014) |
| Stephen Loader |
(2002) |
| Kate Allen (nee Slatter) |
(2002-2004) |
| Brett Hayman |
(2004-2005) |
| Doug Donoghue |
(2004-2006) |
| Victoria Roberts |
(2005-2006) |
| Rebecca S Joyce |
(2006-2011) |
| David England |
(2007-2012) |
| Michael Sparksman |
(2008-2010) |
| P Ray Ebert |
(2008-2011) |
| Michael S McKay |
(2008-2009) |
| Gavin Rezos |
(2009-2014) |
| Barnaby Eaton |
(2010-2012) |
| Heather Neil |
(2010-2012) |
| Jaime Fernandez |
(2011-2012) |
| Andrew Rowley |
(2011-....) |
| Lizzi Chapman |
(2012-2013) |
| Flavia Gobbo |
(2012-.......) |
| Cam McKenzie-McHarg |
(2012-.......) |
| Sally Capp |
(2013-.......) |
| Carmen Wearne |
(2013-........) |
| Andrew Guerin |
(2013-.......) |
| Merrick Howes |
(2014-.......) |
Honorary Treasurers *
| Edward Kenny |
(1925-1956) Victoria |
| C E James |
(1956-1959) Victoria |
| Reginald G Blundstone, OBE |
(1959-1971) Tasmania |
| Laurie E Stepto, OAM |
(1971-1977) New South Wales |
| Noel F Wilkinson, OAM, BEM |
(1977-1990) Victoria |
| Jon V Lanning |
(1990-1991) New South Wales |
| * Treasurer renamed Director of Finance 1991 |
Laurie Stepto Treasurer 1971-77
Noel Wilkinson Treasurer 1977-90
Directors of Finance
| Jon V Lanning |
(1991) |
| Ray F Hammon |
(1991-1994) |
| H James Lowe |
(1994-1995) |
| Keith Jameson |
(1996-1998) |
| Stephen Mill |
(1998-2000) |
| Peter G Crawford |
(2001-2007) |
| David B England |
(2007-2009) |
| Gavin Rezos |
(2009-2013) |
| Position abolished in 2013 |
High Performance Directors or Equivalent Title
| Reinhold Batschi | (1979-1994) |
| Simon M Gillett |
(1994-1995) |
| Reinhold Batschi, OAM |
(1995-1996) |
| Brian Richardson |
(1997-2000) |
| (Men’s) Noel Donaldson |
(2001-2004) |
| (Women’s) Harald Jahrling |
(2001-2004)* |
| *Position became High Performance Director in 2004. Prior to that time the position was Head Coach. |
| Noel Donaldson |
(2004-2008) |
| Andrew Matheson |
(2008-2012) |
| Chris O'Brien |
(2012-........) |
Life Members
| Noel Wilkinson, BEM OAM |
(1992) Deceased |
| Robert R Aitken, MBE |
(1993) Deceased |
| John D Coates, AC |
(1993) |
| Berry H Durston, AM |
(1993) Deceased |
| Stephen Hinchy, OAM |
(2000) Deceased |
| John Boultbee, AM |
(2001) |
| Reinhold Batschi OAM |
(2008) |
| Andrew Guerin |
(2008) |
| David Yates |
(2009) |
| Barbara Fenner |
(2009) |
| Peter Antonie OAM |
(2013) |
| Michael McKay OAM |
(2013) |
| James Tomkins OAM |
(2013) |
| Michael Eastaughffe |
(2013) |
| Margaret MacKenzie OAM | (2015) |
| Paul Guest OAM | (2017) |
| Ray Ebert | (2018) |
| Kim Brennan AM | (2019) |
| Kath Bennett | (2020) |
| Noel Donaldson | (2020) |
| Doug Donoghue | (2020) Deceased |
| Nick Green OAM | (2020) |
| Robin Poke AM | (2020) |
| Howard Croker OAM | (2021) |
| Shirley Stokes | (2021) |
| Jeff Sykes | (2021) |
| Reg McKay | (2021) Deceased |
| Hon. Patrick McNamara AM | (2022) |
| Adair Ferguson OAM | (2023) |
| Chris Grummett | (2023) |
| Craig James OAM | (2023) |
| Megan Marcks | (2023) |
| Chris Noel | (2024) |
| Robert Scott | (2024) |
| Kate Slatter | (2024) |
| Brian Richardson | (2024) |
New South Wales Councillors
| S A Maxwell |
(1925-1926) |
| Sir Harold Alderson. Kt., MBE |
(1927-1972) |
| Laurie E Stepto, OAM |
(1972-1979) |
| Ian B Mitchell |
(1979-1984) |
| Don G Croot |
(1984-1988) |
| Jon V Lanning |
(1989-1990) |
| Anthony J Brown |
(1990-1995) |
| Charles Watson |
(1995-1996) |
| Stewart Derwin |
(1996-2002) |
| William Webb & Stewart Derwin |
(2002-2004) |
| Stewart Derwin |
(2004-2006) |
| Wade Hewitt |
(2006-2009) |
| Andrew Rowley |
(2009-2011) |
| Ivan Adlam |
(2011-.......) |
Western Australia Councillors
| Robert S Jeffreys |
(1925-1962) |
| J F Howson, OBE |
(1962-1965) |
| Robert C Hemery |
(1965-1973) |
| Joe Saunders |
(1973-1974) |
| Berry H Durston |
(1974-1979) |
| William S Cooper |
(1979-1989) |
| Berry H Durston |
(1990-2002) |
| Craig James |
(2002-……) |
Tasmania Councillors
| Erskine C Watchorn |
(1925-1935) |
| E T Bessell |
(1935-1948) |
| Jack R Berkery |
(1948-1964) |
| S C Hammond |
(1964-1967) |
| Douglas F Clark |
(1968-1969) |
| A S Hay |
(1969-1976) |
| Douglas F Clark |
(1979-1979) |
| M J Williams |
(1979-1982) |
| David E Rattray |
(1982-1984) |
| David Schier, OAM |
(1984-1994) |
| David Williams |
(1994-1999) |
| Jack Ellings |
(1999-2004) |
| Paul Christensen |
(2005-2007) |
| Peter Wade |
(2007-2013) |
| James Gibson |
(2013-.......) |
Queensland Councillors
| GR Howard Gill, OBE |
(1926-1930) |
| D T Beatson |
(1930-1932) |
| R T Delaney |
(1932-1934) |
| F K Poulgrain |
(1934-1946) |
| James J Delahunty |
(1946-1951) |
| Robert G Longmore |
(1951-1962) |
| G R Howard Gill, OBE |
(1962-1972) |
| Jack Pritchard |
(1972-1974) |
| John Dowrie |
(1974-1978) |
| Jack Pritchard |
(1978-1986) |
| Stephen Hinchy, OAM |
(1987-1993) |
| Ray Ebert |
(1993-1994) |
| Bruce Greenland |
(1994-1997) |
| Peter Huggett |
(1997-1998) |
| Chris Grummitt |
(1998-2003) |
| Richard Paterson |
(2004-2006) |
| Stephen Hinchy OAM |
(2006-2009) |
| Peter Schryver |
(2009-2013) |
| Barnaby Eaton |
(2013-2015) |
| Ray Ebert |
(2015-.......) |
Victoria Councillors
| Edward Kenny |
(1925-1956) |
| Michael S Williams |
(1956-1959) |
| Robert R Aitken, MBE |
(1959-1964) |
| Norman W Cairnes |
(1964-1970) |
| Alec McLeish |
(1970-1976) |
| G Harvey Nicholson |
(1976-1982) |
| Reginald N McKay |
(1982-1989) |
| Graeme McCall |
(1989-1991) |
| Ray Hammon |
(1991) |
| Andrew Guerin |
(1991-1996) |
| Charles Bartlett |
(1996-1998) |
| David Pincus |
(1999-2002) |
| Sam Golding |
(2002-2003) |
| David Deeble |
(2003-2009) |
| Andrew Guerin |
(2009-2013) |
| Patrick McNamara |
(2013-.......) |
South Australia Councillors
| J P Marcus |
(1925-1934) |
| Frank R Forgan |
(1934-1935) |
| F J Button |
(1935-1937) |
| Rex H Wallman |
(1937-1958) |
| Keith B Forwood |
(1958-1962) |
| Alan L Southcott |
(1962-1973) |
| Graham Coldwell |
(1973-1974) |
| Dean E Clayton |
(1974-1979) |
| Colin T Williams |
(1979-1986) |
| Ian W Russell |
(1987-1989) |
| Bryan Draper, OAM |
(1989-1991) |
| Michael Eastaughffe |
(1991) |
| Roger Moore |
(1991-1992) |
| Michael Eastaughffe |
(1992-2013) |
| Alastair McLachlan |
(2013-2015) |
| Greg Melbourne |
(2015-......) |
