The Lions Club of Winchelsea

(this is an occasional roundup of Winchelsea Lions Club activities)

• The recycled paper shed was emptied and the paper sent off to the recycler - this raised over $1,000.
• The Anglesea Lions Club celebrates its 40th year with a dinner on the 14th May, and the Colac Lions Club celebrates its 50th year with a dinner on the 7th June.
• Winchelsea Lions will sponsor a changeable sign for the Winchelsea Primary School - at a cost of about $2,500, this will enable the school to publicise its activities and events, and will also be available for community events publicity. The sign should be highly visible from the highway, and provide an excellent way of encouraging community involvement.
• The sales of bags of sheep manure continue to provide a great income source to Winchelsea Lions, with several hundred bags being sold over the past month or so at $4 each. Sheep manure is very good for the garden, and the bags are left out for sale on an honesty basis on the Cape Otway Road. Sad to say, over a dozen bags have been stolen - a sign will shortly be installed so that takers of bags know full well what the proceeds are needed for. Nonetheless, this Lions activity offers high value for money to the buyers and welcome funds to Lions, and its success is expected to continue long into the future.
• Past years have seen Winchelsea Traders Association run a Christmas Lights competition encouraging all Winchelsea residents and businesses to put up Christmas lights in their windows or somewhere outside. More than just a pretty sight, it is an idea that pulls together the community of Winchelsea and gives visitors and travellers something to remark on. The Winchelsea Lions have now agreed to take over the running of this annual project, including funding the prizes (previously, around $300 in vouchers for local businesses have been given out to residential and business winners, Lions are expecting to continue with something similar).
• A contribution of funding and flower bulbs will enliven the Hesse Hospital gardens
• Murray Leak has been elected as the forthcoming President of Winchelsea Lions Club, taking over from incumbent Roly Livingstone.
• Winchelsea Lions are now the proud owner of the trailer previously used by the Winchelsea Community Concert Band, the trailer having been kindly donated by the closing-down Band organisation. The Lions Club expects to use the trailer for storage of, for example, bags and tools for bagging sheep manure.
• Lions member Les Hunter has created a bed of patagonias outside the RSL, a small beautification project with a big impact