History

In May 2003 Joe Goicoechea with a few helpers sent out letters to people whose surnames looked like they may be of Basque Ancestry. Joe had been thinking of trying to get a club going for many years.

On June 8 of that year about 25 people met in Joe’s house on Stanton Hill in Townsville and began the process of establishing how to get the club going.

A Draft constitution was written and the first General Meeting of the Club was held on the 10th August 2003 at the Wulguru Community Hall. The club then received advice that it was formally recognised as an Incorporated Association on the 13th November 2003. We started with over 200 members and have managed to keep that level of membership.

Some of the highlights over the past 10 years have been:

• Purchasing and then renovating the Polish Club in 2004 to get us a home base.
• The Jai Day festival in 2005
• Involvement in the Townsville Cultural Fest
• The successful monthly luncheons we now hold.
• Celebrating the Club's 10th Anniversary in Novemeber 2013