Welcome
Membership
When you walk into your own club would you want to join this organisation?
To improve your club membership
- Assess your club
- Engage your members
- Develop a membership plan
- Connect with prospective members
- Follow up leads
- Ensure new members are welcomed and engaged
For further assistance contact Membership Chair:
Susan Benedyka
Rotary e Club of Changemakers
Phone 0417 449 636
Email susan@susanbenedyka.com 
Membership Committee members:
Penny Paxman
Rotary Club of Yea
Mobile: 0417 570 801
Email: ppaxman@bigpond.net.au
Ruth Byers
Rotary Club of Seymour
Phone: 0447 300 839
Email: lightwood08@hotmail.com 
Gary Gradsack
Rotary Club of Southern Mitchell
Phone: 0401 841 119
Email: baron3756@gmail.com
Di Murphy
Rotary Club of Benalla
Phone: 0418 482 745
Email: diannemurphy5@bigpond.com 
Club Support
The district membership committee is available to guide and support you. If your club has stalled in growth, ask for a committee member to share ideas or come and speak to your club.
1. How to propose a new member
To propose a new member to your club board and club members Rotary International has developed a brochure incorporating details of the process and an application form. You can download this brochure by clicking on the following link: Rotary Membership Form
2. Corporate/Organisational Membership
Guidelines have been developed to assist clubs in approaching businesses or other organisations to consider membership of their Rotary Club. The three files are:
3. Passport Clubs
Guidelines for the establishment of a Passport club are provided to assist you in its set up and planning. The two files are:
4. Satellite Clubs
Guidelines for the establishment of a Satellite club are provided to assist you in its set up and planning. The three files are:
5.Alternative Club Models
Does your club face challenges such as
- My club does not reflect our community when it comes to gender, profession, ethnicity and age.
- People have trouble making it to our meeting because of its time or location.
- We have trouble attracting members because people are too busy or the cost is too expensive.
- We are losing members because they have different interests and experience levels.
- We have trouble finding new members because we do the same service project every year.
- We lose potential members because family members aren’t welcome at our meetings and events.
- It is challenging to find new people to lead our club.
For all your answers go to - Flexible options for clubs
6. Membership Resources
Go to the RI website to access a range of resources. These include brochures, booklets, questionnaires, guides and reports. You also access the RI learning centre by clicking below where you can complete a variety of online courses.