John Barnes joined the Rotary Club of Clayton in District 9810 in 1979.He was President in 1983/84 and again in 2002/03.He has held most positions at Club level including Secretary for 10 years and is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.He has served on the District Vocational and International Committees and was Chair of the District International Committee in 2003/04 and 2004/05. John was an Assistant Governor in 2005/06 and 2006/07.He was Governor of his District in 2008/09 and in 2010/11 will be an Assistant Rotary Co-ordinator.
In 1999 John and his wife Gaye (an Honorary member of the Rotary Club of Clayton and a Paul Harris Fellow) accompanied an Interplast team to Laos as Rotary observers as a result of an invitation from Interplast. He is now a Company member, Board member and Secretary of Interplast Australia & New Zealand.Over the past 10 years John has been active in promoting the program to Clubs and Districts throughout Australia and New Zealand.He is also a member of Interplast's Committee of Rotarians.
John was the principal of Lambie Real Estate Pty Ltd, a predominantly residential real estate agency in Clayton, from which he retired in April of 2008 after 40 years in the Real Estate Industry.He started his working life in Tasmania with the Commercial Bank of Australia where he met and married Gaye.They have two daughters, Amanda and Rachel.
Apart from his family and Rotary he finds some time for travelling, gardening, enjoying good food and wine, doing a little bike riding and supporting the Essendon Football Club.
