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leadership and personal development-these are just some of the benefits of being a member of Lions Club, the world's largest and most active service club organisation.
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Lions Honoured in the Queens Birthday List
Black Dog Ride
Lion Steve Andrews, from Busselton WA, will embark on a solo motorbike trip around Australia on 26th July 2009 to raise community awareness about depression, one of the most common of all mental health problems.
Currently, it is estimated that around one million adults and 100,000 young people are living with depression each year in Australia, with one in five people experiencing depression during their lifetime.
Father Chris Gets International Lions Humanitarium Award
Father Chris Riley, founder of Youth Off The Streets, an organization for young people who are homeless, drug dependent and victims of abuse, is the recipient of the 2009 Lions Humanitarian Award.
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Father Chris Gets International Lions Award Australian Media Release.....
Lions on the Loose in Melbourne
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd along side of the Lions International President, Al Brandel, at the opening of the Australian Convention.
The Convention was held in Melbourne on the 1-3 May 2009.
Over 1500 Lions and Friends attended.
Prime Minister Not in Danger.....
Lions Feed the Channel 9 Today Show
Baulkham Hills Lions Club with help from Crestwood, Hills Rural and Kellyville Lions Clubs put on a free sausage sizzle at Channel 9's Today Show in Castle Hill Showground on Friday morning 27th March.
Lions got quite a few mentions on the show, including Richard Wilkins pleading with us not to let him have a fourth sandwich, not good for his waistline.
Get Ready for Digital TV' campaign
Lions Australia is part of eleven community expert members taking part in the campaign.....International Convention Minneapolis 2009
Are you joining us at the International Convention in Minneapolis.Tools for Tradies (Bush Fires)
The "in-kind" register, matching donated tools to the needs of trades people who were affected by the Victorian bushfires.
Many trades people have lost tools as a result of Victoria's bush fire and the resulting damage to homes, sheds and work vehicles. TFT matches local needs (damaged or destroyed equipment) to offers made nationwide. TFT will only handle offers of equipment used by trades people in the bush fire affected area.
Lions International Peace Poster Competition 2009-10
Each year consists of an original theme incorporating peace. Twenty four international finalists are selected to represent the work of more than 350,000 young participants from around 75 countries worldwide. Since 1988 more than 3.6 million children have participated.
This year's winner was Tiffini from the Lions Club of Altona V2
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In the News
Lions Australia
Want to know more? This six minute presentation lets you know what we Lions do, right around this big country. Best watched on high speed internet connections, but well worth the wait! Watch here or Click on You Tube for full screen.
Another source of information is the online Lion Magazine
Lion Professor Ian Frazer Awarded Prime Minister's Science Prize
Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP awarded the 2008 Prime Minister's Prize for Science to Professor Ian Frazer.
The award and $300,000 grant recognises Professor Frazer's ground-breaking work in the creation of vaccines which protect against the virus that causes cervical cancer. Two of these, Gardasil and Cervarix, are now available commercially.
Kevin Rudd says thanks to Lions
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd expressed his appreciation to Lions from the Lara Club when he visited Kinglake following the recent disastrous bushfires. Lions from various Geelong clubs provided more than 600 meals a day for volunteers and survivors of the fires.
Partners With a Common Goal
Fellow Lions,
We are asking you to continue your support for the Lions Spinal Cord Fellowships. Some of you may have missed our name change from the Spinal Cord Society of Australia Inc. to StepAhead Australia Limited.
We are just as before, with the Lions Spinal Cord Fellowships still essential to bringing a cure to the paralysed who have injured their spine.