Winchelsea Lions Club - We Serve
"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation".
The Lions Club of Winchelsea (Victoria) is a volunteer non-profit organisation working for the benefit of the local community and beyond. This website provides information on the Winchelsea Lions Club's activities and programs along with contact details and media information & resources. We also acknowledge and thank publicly our many benefactors, helpers, donators, and supporters. All comments, suggestions and queries most welcome, please see the Lions Club contacts page.
The aim of this website is to provide useful information and details - if there is anything you would like to see here, please let us know.
Lions News Roundup - November 2009
- Winchelsea Lions had half a dozen delegates at the District Convention 2009, held in Camperdown. A particular highlight was the fancy dress dinner, attended by Austin Powers (Phil Eskrigge) amongst others!
- The Lions Chuck Wagon has been particularly busy - Barwon Park Rabbit Day, Murdeduke Gardens Open Day (all proceeds going to Hesse Rural Health Service, well over $3,000), the Winchelsea Lions "Walk To Wurdale" fundraiser in aid of Make A Wish (again well over $3,000 donated), the Neighbourhood Watch School Day, and the Winchelsea Festival.
- The sheep manure fundraising project continues to be highly successful, with a number of working bees being held out at Turkeith homestead to collect & bag sheep manure for sale on the Cape Otway Road and at other locations.
- The recycled paper project has recently injected significant funds due to the Government's subsidy toward insulation installations, some of which are manufactured with recycled newspaper. The Winchelsea Lions put in the extra effort to sort and bundle the collected recycled paper, which offers the recyclers high-value deliveries - reflected in the price paid for it!
- The Walk to Wurdale fundraiser was held on the perfect day for it - overcast but dry, low twenties temperature. All sorts of people and some dogs made the walk from Winchelsea Senior Citizens to the Lions President's home in Wensleydale Station Road (a distance of 12km). Walking, cycling, driving, horse-riding, any method was acceptable! The event saw fewer people this year, but all the same raised a similar amount. The proceeds, plus a bit more, go to the Make A Wish Foundation.
- Winchelsea Lions will be donating a non-standard electric bed to Hesse Rural Health Service, for those patients over 6' that don't quite fit the normal beds.
Last Updated (Thursday, 19 November 2009 14:01)
Walk to Wensleydale Fund-Raiser
Walk, Run, Ride or Drive to Wensleydale
For 2009, the Lions Club of Winchelsea annual fundraiser from Winchelsea to Wensleydale will include walkers, runners, horse and bicycle riders and drivers. The Club invites the community to either sponsor a walker/runner/rider or be a sponsored walker/runner/rider - all proceeds are donated to the "Make A Wish" Foundation, an organisation that grants wishes to children with life threatening conditions.
The event will be held on Sunday November 1st, with two starting points depending on how far the sponsoree wishes to go;
- from the Winchelsea Senior Citizens at 10am for walkers, 11am for runners and riders (12 kilometres distance)
- the corner of Wurdale and Wormbete Station Roads (1 kilometre distances)
Drivers should arrive after 12 noon, and if you wish to drive there is a $5 entry fee per car.
The finishing point is 95 Wormbete Station Road in Wensleydale, where participants will be celebreated with a community BBQ, music by "Band on the Run", pony rides and a jumping castle. The famous Winchelsea Lions chuck wagon will also be on hand, with the Club providing meat, bread, salads, desserts, condiments, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Chairs, plates, cutlery and glasses will also be provided.
(If it rains on the day, arrangements have been made to relocate to Wurdale Hall)
The sponsorship form can be found in the Winchelsea Star or phone Murray (0409 405645) or Keith (0408 560070) for further information or forms. You can also download the Walk to Wensleydale sponsorship form here (as a PDF).
Lions News Roundup - September 2009
Friday, 25 September 2009 15:36 | Written by Tony |
Last Updated (Saturday, 10 October 2009 09:08) Lions Lakes & Craters Convention
Saturday, 29 August 2009 09:52 | Written by Tony |
For full details, see the the Convention information on the Camperdown Lions website. There will be a "Fantasyland & Nursery Rhymes" themed banquet, short trips to the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, or a Cheese or Chocolate Factory, a Whiskey Distillery, or a local Winery or for the really energetic, the Otway Fly (rainforest walk). There will also be the opportunity to check out the whales at Warrnambool or tackle some of (or all) the newly opened Timboon-Naroghid Rail Trail by bike or foot. For further details on the planned activities, see Camperdown Lion's Activities webpage. The closing date for registration is 30 September 2009 - so if you're going to go and haven't yet registered, no is the time! Contact Bob Badham (Convention Chairman) ; PO Box 6062 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Lions News Roundup - August 2009
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:49 | Written by Tony |
Paper recycling continues to produce excellent levels of income. Apparently, the sorting and bundling of the paper (mainly by Lion Hugh McCallum) is what has led to such excellent prices for the recycled paper. Planning continues for this year's Walk To Wurdale fund-raiser. Wii for all
Sunday, 16 August 2009 13:50 | Written by Tony |
The Winchelsea Lions Club recently donated a novel gift to the residents at Hesse Rural Health's Chelsea Lodge - a Nintendo Wii games console. With wireless remote controls that feature movement sensors, the Wii includes games such as bowling, tennis, golf, and baseball. The games are easy to learn, and can be played either standing up or sitting down, and require fairly natural movements that simulate the real thing. Hesse Rural Health Director of Nursing, Ann Davis, thanked the Lions Club for the generous support. The Wii games will be incorporated into the current activity program at Chelsea Lodge. The Wii will also be available for shared activity between generations when children and grandchildren visit. |
November 2009 sees the 33rd Lions District 201V2 Convention hosted by the 
