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 Peter Mostran watched the first Henley-On-Todd (HOT) as a young man, his father Sandy Mostran having produced a film recording of the very first Henley-On-Todd.
Peter joined Rotary specifically to be involved with Henley-On-Todd in 1987. He has held positions in the club of Club Service Director, Club President, Community Service Director, HOT Commodore and was made a “Paul Harris Fellow” in November 1993 but believes his service to Rotary and to Alice Springs is best articulated with his work for HOT.
Preparations for Henley-On-Todd started well before the day for Peter’s family and his loyal staff. Over the years his staff have worked tirelessly alongside Peter to prepare the site, ensuring the equipment was maintained and also looking after the HOT yard.
When Peter sold the family business, the big issue was how to get his hands on the equipment needed to prepare the site for HOT. Many businesses and organizations now assist Peter with loans of graders, utes, cranes and personnel. Rotary and Peter are very grateful for their support in enabling this event to continue. These businesses too, are the quiet achievers for the community with their continued support. Like Peter, they just make it happen without any fuss. Peter’s satisfaction is in knowing that the job has been done well and the participants have enjoyed themselves, with the town benefiting from hosting the events.
The year Peter was Commodore, was the year the Todd flooded, so it really was an all night affair with cranes being needed to move equipment out of the riverbed. That occurrence cemented his resolve to stay with the site preparation, planning and clean up.
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Henley Hero's 
