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Fathers Day Raffle
Our club recently held a successful Fathers Day Raffle with the generous assistance of Bunnings Mile End store.
The prizes were kindly donated by Bunnings, local businesses and members to enable two prizes to be given.

With over 800 tickets sold the winner was Hayley Chamberlain (wheel barrow filled with goodies) and second prize to Jill Karssen (bottles of wine, chocolates, and a dinner voucher for Ramsgate Hotel).
The full proceeds are being split between Lions Prostate Cancer Research and Australian Prostate Research.

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Club Branch formation
Club Treasurer, Jennifer Osis has been championing the formation of a club branch of West Beach Lions and looks to have at least 6 new members to start up the club branch.

The club branch will be a day meeting group and there is enthusiasm from the potential members to create a vibrant club.
Jennifer can be contacted on 0417433270 for more information on this venture
Camp Quality Caravan maintenance
West Beach Lions have formed a cooperative relationship with Camp Quality to maintain a caravan located at Wech Beach Adelaide Shores Caravan Park on an ongoing basis. In February the club had 8 members undertake an intensive cleaning and repair of the caravan.

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CARA Project
Members of the West Beach Lions Club were involved in a major project at a house which has tenants who are disabled. The house is owned and managed by CARA (Community Accomodation and Respite Agency).

The project was to carry out a major refurbishment on the front garden.
This involved clearing the exsisting site, rotary hoeing, planting around 150 plants, installing a watering system and some external painting.

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Australian Lions Foundation Disaster appeal
Read how you can help the Australian Lions Foundations assist with the flood disaster in Queensland, Cyclone in the Northern Territory and fires in NSW and Victoria

More details: http://lionsclubs.org.au/australian-lions-foundation-disaster-appeal/
Directorship Opportunities - Lions Advisory Board
The proposed Lions Advisory Board, if adopted at the Townsville Convention is looking for skilled Lions prepared to nominate for the initial Board.

The time to act is now!

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More details: https://lionsaustralia.com/2018/02/05/new-directorship-opportunities-in-lions/
New Multiple District Leadership Opportunities
Read about new positions: Disaster Relief, Deputy Legal Officer and Diabetes Chairperson

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More details: https://lionsaustralia.com/2018/02/01/new-leadership-opportunities/
Beware e-mail scams targetting Lions
Lions should be aware of common e-mail and social media scams targeting club members. Sadly, some of our members have been targeted with these scams.

For more information follow this link.

More details: http://lionsaustralia.com/2018/01/29/lions-beware-e-mail-and-social-media-scams/
Lions Hearing Dogs on WinTV!
Head on over to the Lions Australia Facebook page to check out this nice story on WinTV Canberra about our Hearing Dogs

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More details: https://www.facebook.com/lionsaustralia/
Vale PID Dr Bob Coulthard AM
It is with sadness that I advise that Dr Bob Coulthard AM passed away this morning, peacefully in his home.

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More details: http://lionsaustralia.com/2017/09/26/vale-lion-dr-bob-coulthard-am
Our new TV advertisment launched #morethansausages
It's here! We are very proud to announce the new Lions Australia television campaign - #MoreThanSausages.

It showcases the breadth of work Lions do in our communities, helping real people through disaster relief and recovery, medical research, youth programs and more. Lions Serve - more than sausages!

Follow the link to see our video and find out more!

More details: http://lionsclubs.org.au/more-than-sausages/
Oz-Clubhouse template refresh
In response to the overwhelming positive comments from our webmaster, our template is being refreshed.

All your content will remain the same but you will notice a sharp, new banner reflecting both the Lions Australia brand and our International Centennial logo.

The only other change you will notice is that the 'contact' and 'privacy information' link is at the bottom of the page - which is the normal location for this information.

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Lions 100 - A glimpse into our history
In 1969, we watch the first successful moon landing.

In that same year, Australian Lion Roy Worfold completed a 20 minute documentary, commissioned by Lions Clubs International explaining Lions Clubs to the uninitiated.

Thanks to Lion Roy's family, we can share this with you.

More details: https://lionsaustralia.com/2016/08/17/a-glimpse-into-our-history/
DonateLife Week
Discussing Organ Donation with your loved ones is important.

Lions Australia adopted a policy in Echuca to promote discussing your choice as part of club meetings.

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More details: https://lionsaustralia.com/2016/08/01/its-donatelife-week/
Attention All Lions OZ Clubhouse Webmasters
The "Text Instructions" for webmasters of Lions OZ Clubhouse websites have been updated as at 29th December and can be found by clicking on the attachment below or by clicking on the website link.

Your MD201, OZ Clubhouse Webmaster, Lion Graham, recommends that all club webmasters review the revised instructions.

If you have any queries, Graham can be contacted by email which you will find in the website link below.

Attachment: Oz-Clubhouse-Instructions-Revised-29th-December-2015.pdf

More details: http://lionsclubs.org.au/members/oz-clubhouse/
Lions Youth of the Year Finalists share their views
Lions 2014 Youth of the Year finalists share their impressions of our flagship program.

Hear these short videos and don't forget to subscribe to our own Youtube channel

More details: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMjk8J-AUGzcSrorlaVshAd8tA1MVdlL
Join us
It's so easy to find out about becoming a Lion. Just ask your local club or follow this link to find out more!

More details: http://lionsclubs.org.au/join-lions/