C2 Convention 18-20 October Wirrina Resort Well, that’s the 13th C2 Convention done and dusted – and it wasn’t unlucky at all! What a Convention it was, with the inspirational presence and speeches of International President Barry Palmer, our Lions Australia National Council Chairman Gary Parker, and a quite brilliant speech in Opening the Convention by South Australia’s Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans - a former National President of Apex – who urged us to very proud of what we do in Lions. So we inducted him into Lions.

Motions were passed to continue the District’s work in holding Skin Cancer Screenings, the Emergency Medical Information

Book (over 1 million have been distributed), and our support for Foodbank SA. The District also adopted two new projects –

‘Carolyn’s Chemo Caps’, a project from Battunga Country to give ‘Chemo Caps’ free of charge to cancer patients who have lost their hair. The scheme is already servicing six major hospitals and the enquiries are now coming nationwide; and,

A fundraising project from Noarlunga Morphett Vale to help Flinders Medical Centre purchase a special camera for the Neonatal Unit of the Flinders Medical Centre, the purpose of which is to prevent blindness in premature babies. Not that the weekend was a particularly serious occasion, with, amongst many other idiocies, the ‘Convention Choir’ below inflicting a loud and not particularly tuneful rendition of C2’s ‘We’re The Pride of All Australia’ on the delegates -

Your DG adjusts his hearing aid to DG loses sight of where he’s going as Carolyn absorb the wisdom of IP Barry adjusts Cab Sec Ross Parkinson’s Chemo Cap What a huge debt we owe the Yankalilla Host Club and their Convention Committee in particular. The Committee under the leadership of Convention Chair Melinda Fogden and Convention Secretary Russ Connolly have been at it since May 2011 - 2½ years - and their work showed throughout a weekend that will be long remembered. Thank you all so very much!

What some Lions do when they’re not being Lions As if they don’t do enough service work, here are two outstanding Lions being recognised at Government House for their dedication to St Johns – Ross Parkinson (Mount Gambier) and John Wooldridge (Karoonda) – over 60 years of service between them. Congratulations!

Which Lions Logo to Use?

The one on the left that we’ve known forever is out – the two colour blue (PMS 287) and yellow/gold (PMS 7406) is in. The only approved logos are listed, with their colours, on the LCI website - http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/resources/logos-and-art/index.php. The Lions Australia monochrome logo on the right can be used when representing the Lions Australia brand; that is, with the words “Lions Australia” represented in the logo. ALF Bushfires Appeal

What a great effort by the District already in donations to the ALF NSW Bushfire Appeal - $12,300 and counting. The District committed $1,000 at the Convention but has been more than matched by the generosity of the following Clubs already –

BERRI $300

BRIGHTON $5000

GOOLWA $1000

MARION $5000

Contents

From the Newsletter Editor ............................... 4

Deadline for next newsletter ......................... 4

Winner for this Month’s best article ............. 4

Around the Clubs .................................................. 4

....................................... 4 Beachport-Rivoli Bay

Millicent ............................................................ 5

Millicent Lions Donate $1000 to Birdsville

Medical Clinic ............................................... 5

You Never Know How You Might Attract

New Members ............................................... 5

Kingston ............................................................ 5

Sunraysia ........................................................... 6

2013 VETIS AWARDS ................................ 6

Goolwa .............................................................. 6

Mount Gambier ................................................. 6

Best Food & Beverage Outlet at the Mount

Gambier Show. ............................................. 6

Mannum ............................................................ 7

Lions with many community service hats ........ 7

Berri .................................................................. 7

CARA Camp ................................................. 7

Peace Poster presentation.............................. 7

........................ 7 District & Multiple District News

Welcome to new members to the district.......... 7

ACSO ................................................................ 8

Winners were: ............................................... 8

Fun on the Fleurieu II—District Convention –

Wirrina Resort................................................... 8

Health Matters................................................... 9

BARBEQUE REGULATION ........................ 10

.............................................. 11 International News

LCIF ................................................................ 11

From the Newsletter Editor Deadline for next newsletter

27 November 2013

Winner for this Month’s best article

Millicent – Birdsville A bottle of wine will be coming your way (will take to next cabinet meeting for zone chairmen to forward as required)

Congratulations – keep the articles coming

Theresa Andrew

District Newsletter Editor

Around the Clubs Beachport-Rivoli Bay Encouraged to submit an entry into the 2013 Premiers Community Service Awards by visiting Past District Governor in Lions, Bob Dewell, Beachport-Rivoli Bay Lions Club were successful in obtaining first place in the Civic Improvement Category for the ‘Beachport Foreshore Project’. The win was announced at a ceremony on the ninth of October in Adelaide, and as no-one from Beachport was able to be present the certificate and a cheque for six hundred was presented to President Wayne Green, by District 201C2 District Governor Rhys Roberts, at the Lions Convention which was held at the Wirrina resort, and which was hosted by the Yankalilla Lions club. In accepting the award President Wayne Green paid tribute to Past President Scott Davis for his enthusiasm and drive in bringing the project to fruition, and thanked the Beachport-Rivoli Bay Lions members for the huge effort that they put into beautifying the area at the foot of the jetty. David Snook

Millicent Millicent Lions Donate $1000 to Birdsville Medical Clinic Millicent Lions Club have again made the 1500 kilometre trek to Birdsville in remote Outback Queensland, to cater for the now famous Birdsville races. This is the third year that the Millicent Lions club have catered in the town, but they have a long affiliation with the town, as since 1990 they have conducted a number of fund raising journeys to support the Royal Flying Doctor service. One such event was to drive a Farmall model A tractor from Port Macdonnell to Birdsville, and in subsequent years they have restored a Maple Leaf Chevrolet truck for the journey, an old Pontiac and in 1996 drove an old Bedford fire truck to Birdsville. In excess of one million dollars have been raised for the Royal Flying Doctor service through the efforts of the Millicent Lions club. This year twelve Lions club members and their partners plus David and Pam Snook from the Beachport-Rivoli Bay Lions club and Denis Haseldine and Rodney and Lyndell Allen from Hahndorf Lions club braved the Outback roads to man the barbeques. Non Lions members David and Sandy Walshaw also assisted in selling 130kgs of scotch fillet, 40kgs of sausages, 648 OBE organic beef burgers, 53 kgs of bacon, 270 loaves of bread and 80 dozen eggs. On the Sunday morning after the races the club were rushed of their feet providing breakfast for all the travellers wanting to return home and 37 dozen eggs were devoured on that morning alone. From profits raised at the 2012 Birdsville Races the Millicent Lions club decided to donate $1000 to the Birdsville Medical Clinic and this was presented to Sue Haines who is the Area manager for Central and North Queensland Medicare Local based in Longreach, and Bev Morton who is the Administration and Support services manager at the clinic. There were also about four or five other nurses on duty on a voluntary basis and one of these came from Colac in Victoria. The clinic was asked in 2012 to choose a piece of equipment that they felt would assist them, and that the Lions clubs could continue to raise funds for. A flat bed X Ray machine was chosen and the cost of one of these was $8119. With Millicent’s donation and a donation from a group of Army veterans who walked from Brisbane to Birdsville, and funds raised from a shower block the Medical clinic had nearly raised enough to purchase the machine. The staff of the clinic are able to determine on site at the clinic, with one of these machines, whether a patient required emergency evacuation by plane or whether they could recover at the hospital. If the Royal Flying Doctor plane was not required the service could save $8000 by not having to attend a call out that was deemed not serious.

You Never Know How You Might Attract New Members This is one story of how a new member joined, that is a bit different to the usual. When the general public observe a group of Lions going about their business and having a great time, then this is the way we generate membership. In the week of the Birdsville Races in 2011 the Millicent Lions Club set up a BBQ stall, serving from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm for several days. One young man came in several times during that week, enjoyed a bacon and egg breakfast or a great steak, had a friendly chat and watched and observed the great camaraderie that was enjoyed by the team of Lions and their partners, while working hard and keeping the food up to the busy racegoers. Roll forward 12 months and a team from Millicent Lions Club head all the way to Birdsville again for the races. When they arrived a familiar face come to greet them and said “Hi there fellow Lions” It turns out that Gordon returned to his home town of Inglewood in Queensland, became a member with plans to return to Birdsville and help out that great group of Lions he had met the year before. So Lion Gordon donned an apron, and worked every morning cooking bacon and eggs alongside the crew in 2012. Gordon plans to return to Birdsville in 2013 and help this year if he is able to get there. It just goes to show that every time you are out in public demonstrating how much you personally enjoy what you do as a member of Lions, you might be creating the desire to join you.

Kingston The Premier’s Awards Dinner for the Association of Community Service Organisations was recently held in Adelaide. The Association of Community Service Organisations was originally formed 31 years ago to act as a liaison body between Service Clubs and the Minister and the Office for Volunteers. Kingston Lions Club Junior Fishing Committee representatives attended the 2013 Premier’s Community Service Awards held on Monday night. The club was awarded Runner Up in the Youth Award Section in recognition for the Junior Fishing Competition. This competition which is in its 46

th year is held annually on the first Sunday in

January for children 0 – 14 years in a Junior and Senior Section with free entry to all contestants. The project commenced in 1967 with the first year being initiated by Lions Club member Glen McLaren. This contest has grown from 25 contestants at the commencement to 165 contestants from four states being involved in the 2013 competition. The Junior Fishing Competition is to be held on 5

th January 2014.

A Certificate and a cheque for $250 were presented by Tony Piccolo MP Minister for Volunteers to Junior Fishing Chairman Rob Edwards and committee members. Rob Edwards is congratulated by Tony Piccolo MP Minister for Volunteers watched by Stephen Lomman, Yvonne Emery and Claire Lomman

Millicent Lions member Garry Davis second from left

presents Sue Haines and Bev Morton of the Birdsville

Medical clinic with a cheque for $1000. Other Millicent

members watch on.

Sunraysia 2013 VETIS AWARDS Sunraysia’s VET students were recognized for their excellence at the Mildura Arts Centre on Tuesday 15th October at the 2013 Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETIS) Student Excellence Awards. The Lions Clubs of Merbein and Red Cliffs sponsored six awards between the two clubs with Secretary of Merbein Lions Colin Leak and member Ray Arnold presenting their awards. The Lions Club of Red Cliffs was represented by Zone Chairman Peter Bryce. Seventy three students were nominated in 28 categories. Students were presented with a trophy made from redgum by Mildura Woodturners and Woodmakers and a framed certificate.

Goolwa District Governor Rhys Roberts and his partner Helen Henbest visited the Lions Club of Goolwa at its most recent dinner meeting on October 15. The District Governor was able to present awards to several local identities and club members who were recognized for their service over many years to Lions and our local community. Brian Dugmore has served the Goolwa community for over 50 years as a volunteer. Brian has single handedly been responsible for the upkeep of the Goolwa oval, mowing, watering and tending it. He has been responsible for turning the lights on the oval for the medivac helicopter to land, often doing this in the middle of the night. His assistance to the Lions Club has included marking out the auction site and helping to arrange the auction items ready for sale. He has done this year after year with no reward other than heartfelt thanks. Brian was presented with a Melvin Jones award, the highest Lions service award. It is rare that one person contributes so much to their community and this was an opportunity to recognize a truly generous human being In his acceptance speech Brian admitted he nearly didn’t come to the evening dinner meeting and had no idea the club was to recognize his service. He was able to give an insight to the volunteer work he has contributed to over his life time. Brian will be remembered for his outstanding community service. Vicki Crawford was another community member the club wanted to recognise for her willingness to word process the Lions Community Newsletter which is put together each month and is free to the community. Vicki has been the linchpin for the publication for over 14 years and without her assistance the newsletter would not be available. Vicki received a certificate of appreciation for her service to Lions. Lion Peter McInnes is now on his way to recovery after surgery had his Melvin Jones Award re-presented at the dinner meeting, and Lion Colin McDonnell, too unwell to attend the dinner meeting, had been that day at his home, recognised and presented with a Melvin Jones award by District Governor Elect Ron Sargent for his service to Lions over 41 years. The Club is most fortunate to have so many long serving members. Thanking you. Lion Margaret Gardner – Publicity Officer

Mount Gambier Best Food & Beverage Outlet at the Mount Gambier Show.

The Mount Gambier Agricultural & Horticultural Society awarded the Lions Club of Mount Gambier the Best Food and Beverage Outlet.Vice Patron Athol Malseed presented the award to Lions Director Greg Driscoll – Club Catering Chairman. Lions President Trevor Fulton and members were delighted to receive the award. Lions are very proud of their state of the art catering caravan. Photo Legend: Left to Right. President Trevor Fulton, Allan Dowdell, Ivan Mahoney, Barbara Dowdell, Director Greg Driscoll, Wally Burton, Malcolm Laslett, Trevor Gartside. Article by Ross Parkinson

Local identity Brian Dugmore accepting his

Melvin Jones Award from Lions 201C2

District Governor Rhys Roberts

Mannum

Lions with many community service hats I thought you may be interested in this little story about Lions wearing different hats in serving their communities… It was St. John hats on this occasion, at the St John Ambulance Awards day at Government House on Saturday. John Wooldridge – Karoonda received his 2nd Bar to the Service medal of the Order of St. John [22 years efficient service.] Ross Parkinson – 2

nd Gilt Bar to the Service Medal [37 years

of efficient service].

Berri CARA Camp Berri Lions played host to the Cara camp at the Berri Caravan Park – 8 children, 4 carers and 4 volunteers arrived and were catered for and entertained for the weekend. The theme for the weekend was ‘Halloween’ and a walk to the Riverland Plaza on Saturday morning dressed in Halloween costume. An evening of entertainment on Saturday night was a fun and social event where Lions got to mingle with the children – the evening also included a pinyata. Sunday included a walk and a boat ride on the river.

Peace Poster presentation President Margaret Evans and District Peace Poster Chairperson Willy Weidenhofer went to the local Monash Primary School to present that school’s Peace poster winner with their prize. Thanks to kind donations – all entrants received a gift for participating.

District & Multiple District News Welcome to new members to the district

Name Club Name Club Dean Hewlett Battunga Country Sharon Fradley Gambier City

Michael Candeloro Beachport-Rivoli Bay Janet Hellyer Gambier City

Christine Mostaki Brighton Leaonie Read Gambier City

Peter Paye Brighton Rebecca Walsh Gambier City

Chris Slide Buronga Gol Gol & Districts Kathleen Arnold Goolwa

Paul Dix Darwin Casuarina Carolyn Hart Goolwa

Deb Harrison Darwin Casuarina Bevan Patterson Kangaroo Island

Pamela Bennett Edwardstown Lindsay Davis Litchfield

Caroline Swinburne Edwardstown Trevor Smart Litchfield

Christina Cheung Edwardstown Jack Hassel Lucindale

Michele Brown Mount Barker Ian Davey Naracoorte

Nathaniel Jewell Mount Barker Raelene Hammond Strathalbyn District

David Gates Tennant Creek Michael Verrall Tailem Bend

Sue Gates Tennant Creek Philip Schluter Nairne & Districts

Ian Hicks Tennant Creek Marilyn Arthur Victor Harbor & Port Elliot

John Smith Tennant Creek

ACSO Congratulations I was proud to see so many Lions at the ACSO awards. Especially gratifying to see Cab. Sec. Ross there collecting an award for Mount Gambier Entries (some multiple) were received from:

Blackwood

Mt Gambier

Noarlunga/Morphett Vale

Nairne

Kingston

Edwardstown

Hahndorf

Battunga Country

Beachport Rivoli

Congratulations to all clubs that went to the trouble of entering.

Winners were: Edwardstown.- 1

st place in the Health Category for ‘A small machine to save small lives’

Noarlunga /Morphett Vale.- 2nd

place in the Health Category for ‘Free Skin Cancer Screening’

Kingston 2nd.-

place in the Youth Category for ‘Junior Fishing’

Hahndorf.- joint 1st

place in the Social Inclusion Category for ‘Children’s Disabled Workshop’

Mount Gambier 1st

s.-t

place in the Education Category for ‘Year 5 Mad Minute public speaking’

Beachport/Rivoli.-i 1st

place in the Civic Improvement Category for ‘Beachport Foreshore Project’

Certificates signed by the Premier were presented to first and second place getters as well as $600 for first and $250 to second.

While clubs are entering the various categories and hopefully using their awards to maximum effect for PR it is surprising that no service club could find a School worthy of entering for the Schools Award or the Allan Sloane Youth Award The Heide Taylor Medal was won by Nell Nora Shane entered by the Lions Club of Jamestown. There were 6 entrants in this category none by C1 Harry Tillyer ACSO Representative

Fun on the Fleurieu II—District Convention – Wirrina Resort Yankalilla Lions did a fantastic job of organising the convention at Wirrina. With the attendance of Lions International President Barry Palmer, the key note speakers and the fun and frivolity of the weekend made the convention memorable. Keynote speakers included IP Barry Palmer (Follow you Dream Foundation) & PDG Colin Beachamp (skin cancer screening). Some highlights were; Chris Woodrup and her wonderful mobility representatives of Bethany Tuncks and her mother and father Kerry and David and her twin sister Amelia and Hudson Gillespie and his mother and father Tina and Robert; the ‘choir’ group singing; New Lioness Rhys Roberts; Caroline’s Kemo Caps; bush poet Bob Magor and so much more – what a fun convention – thanks Yankalilla.

Health Matters It was extremely pleasing to note how many conventioneers attended the various health group stalls at last months district convention. Group members were able to set up and staff stalls specifically for LEHP and EMIB as well as a general information stall. The various stalls had a wide variety of information brochures and other items available for the benefit of recipients. Plenty of “give aways” were also available. These included items such as small BBQ tongues and a variety of BBQ marinades. Judy was able to sell a considerable quantity of goods on behalf of the Hearing Dogs Centre whilst Anne provided quite a large number of clubs with box's for the collection of used glasses as part of the Recycle for Sight program. I owe a big thank you to all the health group members who staffed the stalls. Much of their convention time was spent talking to conventioneers and passing on information relative to their various portfolios.

This was generally well accepted as evidenced by the fact that I received a lot of good feedback as a result. We didn’t actually reach the targets that I set for receiving used glasses or blankets for the hearing dogs. I think the bottom line for glasses was around 40 instead of the 75 I hoped for and a total of around 15 blankets were received instead of the 25 set as a target. Several motions were passed during the convention, many of which affected various health group matters. These included the continuation of the Financial Assistance to Foodbank project, the continuation of the EMIB project, the continuation of the Free Skin Cancer Screening project and the implementation of a RETCAM project. Reports were tabled on behalf of LMRF and the Lions Cancer Lodges Support group. Both were examples of the wonderful work being undertaken by these respective groups. At the C1 District Convention held the previous weekend their members passed for the first time, their commitment to the Free Skin Cancer Screening program. This will naturally entail establishing some close working relations with the relevant health group officers from C1 in order that the program can be effectively and efficiently administered. Anybody interested in undertaking training as a skin cancer screener should make contact with either me or Marilyn Millar for details. No previous medical knowledge is required.

B.K.Hearn

Bryan Hearn, C2 Health Coordinator

BARBEQUE REGULATION My wife Sue recently alerted me to this new regulation regarding BBQ’s operated by service clubs. Unless the government is persuaded to re think this ridiculous ruling service clubs will be forced to pay a very high price for the privilege of serving their communities. Lions clubs need to lobby their local MP to raise this issue with the government and get it changed or repealed. Can you give it a run in the District Newsletter. Cheers Lou Sedivy

Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (15:12): I want to raise an issue in the house this afternoon in relation to volunteers and barbeques, of all things. You are aware many volunteer organisations in South Australia service clubs and sports clubs have their own barbeques and barbeque trailers. Many groups have built these on their own. Many probably perform very well. I have been contacted by one club in my electorate who has been contacted by the Office of the Technical Regulator and said that their barbeque is not compliant. Though it may seem a trivial matter, it is not. One of the members of this particular organisation built the appliance, put it on a registered trailer and had a licensed gasfitter do all the fitting, but unbeknown to them, and I would suggest many others around South Australia, they should have had the appliance inspected and received a compliance plate from the above office. I very rarely hear of barbeques blowing up, I might add. They are now in the process of going through that registration. The inspection process will be $600 to any volunteer organisation if they take the barbeque to Adelaide, to Kidman Park. If the thing was to be inspected at Victor Harbor, it would have had travelling costs on top of that, and I would suggest from Ceduna to Penong to Mount Gambier to wherever in the Riverland, this all would be the same. I think there would be many volunteer groups in that situation, and it has been suggested to me and I make the suggestion to the house that the SA government or their agencies write to all volunteer groups in South Australia and ask their groups to register barbeques they operate with the technical regulator. Any barbecues which do not have a compliance plate and that have been built by reputable operators should then be inspected by a contractor and the volunteers advised how to make the appliance compliant. This should be at no cost to the volunteer group, the sports club, service club, or whatever. I think it is nanny state gone mad. We would be in a mess in South Australia if we did not have volunteer groups. The fundraising they do in the best interests of the community is huge. The red tape that has been put in front of volunteer organisations in South Australia on this particular matter is crazy. I ask the government, or the relevant minister, to look into this—the Minister for Volunteers may care to—but volunteers, simply, should not have to pay $600 to have a barbecue registered and made compliant when they are doing their best for the interests of the community. It may be different for professional organisations or businesses that are using it for various reasons, but with volunteers I would have thought that the $600 going into this greedy government's coffers would be far better put to use in the local communities that they serve: $600 per service club or sporting group in South Australia would be an enormous amount of money and it is all going to disappear into this greedy, hungry government's coffers. I think it is outrageous. This government is beneath contempt for the way it inflicts bureaucracy on volunteers and people who work in the community. Mr Whetstone interjecting: Mr PENGILLY: As the member for Chaffey said, they are the heart and soul of their communities and they do invaluable work. We would be in deep trouble without them. Only this morning we have been talking about CFS volunteers and the job they do. Well, they run barbecues as well. I am not sure whether the government forces them to pay $600 to become compliant. I was at the Port Elliott show recently and one of the service clubs there had to bring in a heap of private barbecues because some damn fool in the government bureaucracy told them they had to spend $600 just to make their very good trailer, which has everything on it, compliant and they couldn't use it. It is absolutely stupid stuff. I would hope, from the howls of support I am getting from

my side of the house, that someone on the other side might pick up on it. If there are 1,000 organisations in South Australia that have these things, it is going to cost $600,000 to fix it. Wouldn't that be better going back into the community? I rest my case.

International News LCIF Dear Lions, This month, I was able to celebrate World Sight Day in Australia, and I am proud of the sight-saving efforts that Lions continually put forth. But, I am also proud of how much we do in other areas of service. More and more, Lions are becoming known as people who can provide basic assistance in the hours and days following a disaster, as well as relief and rebuilding in the months following. As we come upon the one year anniversary of a superstorm that hit the United States, that and other disasters like the Japan tsunami and the Haiti earthquake are great examples of Lions' immediate response, compassion and support at work.

Two weeks ago, Lions responded immediately to a destructive cyclone in India. LCIF awarded a US$100,000 major catastrophe grant to Multiple District 322. Lions will use some of the funds to purchase short term relief items including blankets, food, water, and medical supplies. The remaining financial support will be used for reconstruction efforts within areas that were completely destroyed. To assist with disasters like this, I encourage you to consider making a donation to the Foundation for disaster relief, which is Melvin Jones Fellowship eligible. In response to another recent tragedy, Lions in Kenya acted quickly when the horrific mall shooting occurred in Nairobi. Within an hour of the attack, Lions were volunteering at the M. P. Shah Hospital, where people who had been injured were provided with medical aid. And Lions' hard work did not go unnoticed - the President of Kenya visited the hospital and thanked the Lions for their support and being the first to respond. It would be impossible to list all of the amazing Lions' disaster relief efforts from around the world – I see examples posted online every day. You are giving people hope following tragedy, and rebuilding communities together through your support, through your use of LCIF emergency grants and through your contributions to our Foundation. I thank every one of you for your dedication to helping others in times of need.

Sincerely, Lion Wayne A. Madden Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation