The Rotary Club of Adelaide Light was chartered in June of 1986 as the first breakfast club in Rotary District 9500, South Australia, with a membership of 25 men.
In the ensuing years, the Club increased its membership to 41 (current membership) and achieved the following milestones:
- Produced the Club's first District Governor, Tony Reade, in 1993
- Organised and ran District 9500 conference in Broken Hill in 1994, introducing changes to the format of the conference including the composition of the speakers, provding childcare facilities, and a more relaxed dress code for the 'formal' ball on the Saturday night at the Broken Hill Racecourse.
- Changed the Club's constitution to admit females in 1996 (females constitute 17% of current membership)
- The Club's first female president, Katina Jones, was installed in 1999
- Produced District 9500's first female District Governor, Katina Jones in 2005/06 Rotary year.
- Organised and ran a very successful District 9500 conference in Alice Springs in 2005.
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