Our Profile
The Navy Club welcomes your interest in our club.
Please read on and feel free to contact us for further information
at the designated addresses in our location page.
We are an independent club, free of encumbrances.
Owning the second and third (top) floors of the building situated
in the heart of Fremantle, Western Australia.
"Local" interest is most welcome and you are invited
to visit the club and see the unique position and wonderful 360
degree views the city, harbour and Indian ocean.
Membership is open to all persons over
18 years.
The club enjoys a mix of people from serving personnel
both military and merchant, business professionals and general public
we currently have around 400 members.
Club
Formation
The navy
club was formed in 1947 by a number of men who returned, or decided
to settle in Fremantle, at the close of the 2nd world war. Some
100 men decided to form a support and social group, to soften the
inevitable blow of being left to some degree to fend for themselves
after experiencing the horrors of war. Support facilities of the
kind the services received today, were not available 50 years ago.
We are privileged to still have some of those foundation members
as members and their stories are a source of great pleasure, and
value, to the "younger" members and the club holds much memorabilia.
The
struggles of the club from its embryonic state to
the premier club in Fremantle 50 years later, is something
the club today is justly proud of. The club was initially
based in Cliff Street, but quickly outgrew the premises.
It obtained it's first liquor licence in 1948 and
became an incorporated body in June 1949. The club
purchased the Masonic hall and a vacant plot of land
on the corner of Mouatt and Marine Terrace in 1957
with the official opening being October 1958. Stories
abound of the fun had by the army of volunteers that
helped run the club, and naturally enough the stories
are inclined to get better with the passage of time
and are therefore still a source of great amusement.
After
the Royal Perth Yacht club's defence of the Americas cup in 1987,
and due to structural problems it was decided to seek a new and
permanent home for the club. This was achieved with the move to
the clubs current superb position in 1994.
It is on sound ground due in no small measure to
the wise, yet not without risk decisions taken over the life of
the club, and so, with the hopes and aspiration of members now charged
with it's care and growth, it is most certainly a club worthy of
your consideration.
The
Structure
Navy Club Fremantle
 The
Navy Club is an incorporated body and owned by its members,
who pay annual subscriptions due on the 1st of April each
year. There are three classes of membership:
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Full - Ordinary member (voting
rights)
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Full - Associate member (none
voting)
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Life Member - For Meritorious
service.
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The club is under the control of
an active committee of management consisting of:
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary (HON)
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Treasurer (HON)
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Assistant
Secretary
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Committee Persons
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All positions are by vote of the full
ordinary members at the annual general meeting, held June/July
of every year.
Under the umbrella of the Navy Club
Inc. are some very proud and independent organisations.
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Naval Association of Australia
Fremantle Sub Section
Office Bearers:
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President / Secretary
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Vice President
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Treasurer
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Assistant
Secretary
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Two (2) state council delegates.
General meetings are held at lunchtime
on the last Monday of every month at the club.
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Royal
Naval Association Fremantle Branch
Office Bearers:
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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General meeting are held 1st Tuesday
of every month from 1300 hours.
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The
Royal Marines association of W.A.
Office Bearers:
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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General meetings are held at the club on
the last Tuesday evening of every month and, various evenings
for social entertainment.
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Enquiries
Should you wish to contact any of these three
organisations through us, you may do so through our e-mail address.
navyclub@navyclub.com.au
For immediate action, make reference to:
All visiting service personnel are deemed
honorary members of the club upon evidence of their service and
are welcome to use the facilities.
