The club is based on "good fellowship, talking and an appreciation of both the natural and built environments".
[1] The Wallaby Club was the idea of a Melbourne physician, Dr Louis Henry, who intended it to embody the Johnsonian definition of "an assembly of good fellows, meeting under certain conditions".
The club members include, professionals, artists, teachers, musicians, writers.
The focus on walking was not for athleticism, which was anathema to the founder, "...but as a means to outdoor enjoyment, conducive to health, conversation and good companionship".
It is used as the presidential mace, with bands for each of the presidents (now completely covering the stick).