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Probus Worldwide

  • Probus is a worldwide movement in 23 countries. The success of the organisation is seen through the commitment of members and the wide recognition of Probus as a community service program. 

  • Probus originated in the United Kingdom, with the development of two community-based social clubs in the 1960s.

  • In 1965, the Campus Club was formed by the Rotary Club of Welwyn, Garden City, just north of London.

  • In 1966, the first Probus Club was established by the Rotary Club of Caterham.

  • Both Clubs were formed to meet the social and intellectual needs of retired businessmen. When it became clear that the Clubs were servicing the same need, the Campus Club changed its name.

Probus South Pacific (50 Years in 2024)

  • The first Probus Club in the South Pacific region was the Probus Club of Kapiti Coast, New Zealand.

  • The Club was formed in 1974 and was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Paraparaumu.

  • This was soon followed by the formation of the Probus Club of Hunters Hill, NSW in 1976.

  • The first Probus Club for women in the region was the Ladies Club of St Heliers, New Zealand in 1982.

  • This was closely followed by Bateau Bay, NSW later that year.

  • Following the advent of single gender Clubs, the concept of combined gender Clubs was developed.

  • Today, there are men’s, ladies’ and combined Clubs.

  • Since the first Clubs were established in New Zealand and Australia, Probus has grown at an astonishing rate, and is administered by Probus South Pacific Limited, based in Parramatta NSW.

  • The Probus philosophy – Fun, Friendship and Fellowship – lives on. 

  • The name “Probus” was suggested by a member who took the first three letters from 'PROfessional and BUSiness'. It had the advantage that it was a Latin word from which 'probity' is derived. The Probus Club of Caterham was met with success, and became known among other Rotary Clubs with new clubs being founded.

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Mairangi Bay

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  • Mairangi Bay is a coastal suburb of North Shore, Auckland, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, on the south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. Mairangi Bay came under the local governance of the North Shore City Council until subsumed into the Auckland Council in 2010.

  • The Bay's beach itself has, along with adjacent Murrays and Campbells Bays, undergone civil works projects since 2004 to improve stormwater management.[3]

  • Demographics[edit]

  • Mairangi Bay covers 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,910 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 3,436 people per km2.

  • Mairangi Bay had a population of 5,646 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 300 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (7.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,866 households, comprising 2,721 males and 2,928 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 1,056 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,050 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,646 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 900 (15.9%) aged 65 or older.

  • Ethnicities were 70.4% European/Pākehā, 5.0% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 27.3% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

  • The percentage of people born overseas was 43.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

  • Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.6% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

  • Of those at least 15 years old, 1,671 (36.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 342 (7.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,227 people (26.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,235 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 810 (17.6%) were part-time, and 108 (2.4%) were unemployed.[4]

  • Education

  • Mairangi Bay School and St John's School are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with rolls of 433[7] and 317[8] respectively as at July 2022.[9] Mairangi Bay School was founded in 1967.[10] St John's is a state integrated Catholic School, which was founded in 1961.[11]

  • Rangitoto College is a large secondary school in Windsor Park, to the west of Mairangi Bay.

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Courtesy Wikipedia

Bark & Brew
17th June 2024
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