Welcome to the 75th Lions Year – and Lion Ray’s (almost) 60th
For almost 60 years, the Lions have played an integral role in Ray Barry’s life. The successful business entrepreneur and devoted family man has always found a special place in his daily existence for the Lions. Now, as part of the Lions 75th anniversary celebrations, it’s time to pay tribute to the long-serving member of […]
Motorhoming Lions
LYNNE and David Hateley-James are proud members of the Lions Club of Australia, with a difference. Their club is the Australian Motorhoming Lions Club and they enjoy the freedom of travelling around the country, adapting their Lions ethics as they go. In the lead-up to Christmas, the retired couple arrived in Clare on the latest […]
Joy for Christmas
The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on Dec. 25 was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine. You could say the celebration has been a tradition for quite some time! And, if you take a look at all international cultures who celebrate Christmas, there is a common thread of goodwill […]
Glenside Lions win Council’s inaugural Business Award in the ‘Social Change Maker’ category
Well done Glenside Lions for your Bookmart in Tusmore! Kicking community goals and winning! Story: Glenside Lions Club have won the award for the Social Change Maker Category at the City of Burnside Business Awards Ceremony. We were one of three finalists in the category. The event was hosted by Mayor Anne Monceaux and City CEO […]
MORE facilities have been added to the Gleeson Wetlands.
The installation of two wooden table tops and seating has completed a project by Clare High School students this year which included planting trees in a new area several months ago. The tables and seating were manufactured and erected by the Clare High School Year 11 Outdoor Construction Group class, supervised by teacher Ben Seymon. […]
Kindness reaps rewards through local Adelaide project
The City of Adelaide Lions Club has won international recognition for its pioneering community work through its Hear Me Roar! project. The City of Adelaide club has been awarded the annual MD201 Kindness Matters Service Award which challenges Lions and Leos to develop exceptionally innovative and creative service projects with the aim of leaving a […]
ROSEMARY White is the 2021 Glenside Lions Art Show winner for her work Still Life With Billy Buttons, sponsored by the City of Burnside.
Rosemary’s winning entry, which earned her a first prize of $2000, was one of 400 paintings entered for the 30th anniversary of the Glenside Lions art show which is on show in the Burnside Ballroom until November 2. Over the past 30 years the Glenside Lions Art Show has raised $385,000 for South Australian charities […]
Port Augusta Hospital to receive a transperineal biopsy machine — the equipment used to sample the prostate gland
Steve Fawcett is a man on a mission. The newly elected 2nd Vice District Governor for District 201C1 2022/23 is heading a project in the Upper Spencer Gulf aimed at making it easier for men to have a prostate cancer check. A safer and more accurate prostate cancer screening machine will arrive at Port Augusta […]
Better vision through pre-loved spectacles | Recycle for Sight Australia
LIONS Club members in Australia are playing key roles in helping people around the world see better. Recycle for Sight Australia has collected more than 2.5 million pairs of used spectacles, sunglasses, new frames and other equipment since the program began in the early 1990s. The gift of sight can be taken for granted, however […]
A Safe Pair of Hands
A poem by Lion Chris Russack (Angaston & District Club) She washed her hands and smiled and said, as she dried them thoroughly,That’s twenty times today, I’ve kept them virus free;I’ve soaped them well and lathered up and rubbed my palms together,By interfacing fingerbones which seems to take forever. Each interlocking hand I’ve turned, rotating […]