A fantastic local article was written by the Mountain Scene last week to celebrate our 80th club anniversary. 
It discusses how eighteen members in 1944 met at Scotty’s Tea Rooms for the ‘charter presentation meeting’ on September 23. The club opened during World War 2 and was at that time, an all-male members club.
Over the 80 years, the Rotary Club of Queenstown has had many fundraising efforts such as building a ‘house in a day’ in 1987, $650,000-plus restoration of the old Shotover bridge to celebrate Rotary’s centenary in 2005, and the Tucker Beach trail.
For the full article, click on the link below.