Incoming Apex Club of Corowa Board Aaron Carrick (President), Luke Corkett (Apex Australia Regional Communicator), Greg Dickins, Terry Delamere, Garry Ebbels, Derek Brown and Damien Rosser.
Corowa Apex Club’s Greg Dickins has been bestowed with the honour of Life Member of Apex Australia at the club’s 80th Handover Dinner on February 19.
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The youngest son of Peter and Pauline Dickins, Greg grew up with Apex in his blood.
His father was an esteemed member of the Apex Club of Corowa and held the position of President in 1974/75. Peter was also a key organiser of the 1982/83 Apex Convention held in Corowa and eventually was inducted as a Life Member of Apex Australia in 1984.
Greg tagged along with Peter and was his father’s shadow at many Apex fundraising events and working bees.
He helped pass the rocks as they cemented the Federation Gardens, collected paper for the paper drives, stacked wood, helped with the old steam train, collected sheep manure in bags and was there when the Apex 50 year time capsule was buried at Bangerang Park.
“As a young man the influences of being a member of a club like Apex Australia, and the guidance and mentoring he received from club members more than twice his age, has shaped him into the person he is today. Luke Corkett, Regional Coordinator of Apex Australia said.
“While Greg has given so much to the Apex Club and the Corowa Community, it is what he has gained from being a member of Apex that he appreciates the most.
“Greg has lived and breathed the Ideals of Apex. His service to the community comes before himself, and he proactively recruits others to join him. He enjoys the fellowship and camaraderie that comes with being a member of Apex.
“Many of his own personal attributes, of being patient and understanding of the International and local circumstances of others, comes from his learning and growing with Apex Australia.”
Greg Dickins with his father Peter Dickins also an Apex Life Member
During his time with the Corowa Apex Club, Greg has held the roles of president, secretary and treasurer. He has also held a Board position for most of his Apex years and has contributed in excess of 150 hours service per year within the Corowa community.
At the Changeover Dinner, the club also reflected on 80 years of service in the community before electing new board members for 2022.
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