Welcome to Lions District 201 C1 in SA

Lions Clubs are part of community life, in the cities and in the country. Clubs are easily identified by their distinctive Logo, the trademark of our International Association, and the 'We Serve' motto.

Supporting the community

Lions support a wide range of individuals and groups in the community, locally, nationally and internationally.

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Lions District 201C1

Welcome From Our DG

Welcome to Lions District 201 C1 in South Australia. Home to our Lions Clubs.
My name is Ray Najar and I am honoured to be the District Governor of MD201C1 for the 2025/26 year and a proud Lion.

As you explore our district’s website, read about our lion members and projects, you will quickly understand why I am a very proud Lion.

About Our District

Due to the determined effort of Australian Secretary for Lions Clubs International, Jim McLardie OAM, the first South Australian Lions Club was formed in 1961; The Lions Club of the City of Adelaide.

We are an inclusive group of volunteers who are dedicated to serving our communities.

Our Lions Clubs

The 201 C1 District has over fifty (5) Lions, Leos and Cubs Clubs located across South Australia. Combined, our clubs have over 1,000 members, of all ages, from a variety of backgrounds.

Each club is involved with a range of projects, events and activities, based on the interests of their club’s members.

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Our Causes

Why Join Lions

Reasons YOU Should Join Lions Today

Family

Family

Lions is family friendly and encourages family involvement. It’s a great way to teach our children about helping others.

Give

You get what you give

Did you know that helping others actually helps you? Volunteering improves our happiness, health and sense of wellbeing, and decreases symptoms of depression.

Giving is a win-win.

Experiences

Experiences

Enjoy a wide range of experiences when working on different types of projects and participating in a variety of events.

Opportunities

Opportunities

Lions offers opportunities for members to meet new people, enjoy fellowship, lead, learn new skills, and so much more, while volunteering in the community.

Leadership

Leadership

Lions are leaders in their community, organising projects that meet real needs.

Learn and develop leadership and every day skills that you can share with others, and use to help in the community.

Friendship

Fun and Fellowship

Service isn’t just meaningful. It’s fun. We build new friendships in our clubs and new connections in our communities. We laugh. We bond. We serve, and we do it with a smile and open heart.

Stories

That ah-ha moment

Every Lion joins a club, but every member has a story about the moment they truly became a Lion. That day when you helped someone who had nowhere else to turn. The heartfelt thanks. The hope you restored through your kindness. That’s why we’re Lions.

Lions Family

Be part of something big

Lions are a big family.

A really big family.

We are over 1.4 million men and women in 48,000 clubs in nearly every country on earth. We are changing our communities, club by club.

And together, we are changing the world.

Lion & Community Thoughts

"Aiden and all of us (his family) would love to thank each and every one of you. He loves going on his bike. It gives him another option besides his pram when we go for walks especially to school. He loves to show off his cool wheels. We are truly blessed. He is going to get many years of joy from his bike. So thank you all so very much. It means more than you will know."

"Being a Lion means that I get to demonstrate my enjoyment of helping others through types of different events, being proud of serving the community, helping others without expecting anything in return, being a part of a close-knit group that offers diversity, camaraderie and a fun time. I feel a sense of empowerment and achievement through volunteering my time."

"Being part of the world's largest service club for 50 years means a great deal to me, because it enables me to participate in many worthwhile community projects designed to help those in need, which I could not undertake as an individual."

"From my earliest memories of being invited into the world wide family of being a Lion's member, I soon learnt the meaning of giving back to the community what the community had given me. Serving others less fortunate, helping the elderly, developing community facilities and to quote one of the ethics, 'delivering and serving in words acts and deeds', without any expectation of self reward. Just trying to do our part as a team to make the world a better place. There is no greater reward than having the ability to serve."

"🦁 Being a Lion to me is about serving our community,
not for recognition, but because we have genuine
care for people in need."