On 18th January 2012 Prime Minister Julia Gillard on behalf of the Multicultural Council of Australia acknowledged Lion Jenny Tew as a ‘People of Australia’ Ambassador. Jenny is one of 40 national ambassadors who have been recognised for their outstanding work in building strong and cohesive local communities. These local champions have been independently selected … Continue reading
StepAhead Australia Limited* - Conference Summary 2011 (*Lions Australia partnership) From Lions PR – Diane Michael StepAhead Australia’s Annual Scientific Conference was held at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne on 30 November and 1 December 2011. As their marquee event for the year, it proved to be an outstanding meeting gathering together a world-class faculty of … Continue reading
I had the privilege this week of attending the National Awards Dinner for NAB’s Schools First Program and was impressed to see one of our own State Youth of the Year winners, and her local Atherton Lions Club, acknowledged in the inaugural awards. Brooke Snow took out one of 5 first prizes for her idea to get … Continue reading
Men’s Sheds are a hot topic at the moment, not the least due to the Ambassadorial role enthusiastically embraced by the Prime Ministers partner, Mr Tim Mathieson, to promote the concept. You might recall my earlier post here. The concept is about a place where older men, and ones far more clever than me, come … Continue reading
I heard the news this morning about one of the first bushfires in the Blue Mountains in NSW, and this was quickly followed by worrisome radio chatter about the potential for another bad season. It seems the welcome rain that has eased the drought in many parts of Australia has had this expected, but unfortunate, side effect. … Continue reading
Lions innovative drug awareness project has taken out first prize in the Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards(ANZIA. The award for the “Information Website” section was announced at the awards gala dinner in Melbourne last night. This followed on from its successful international internet “Webby Award” last year. Australian Lions flagship drug abuse prevention agency … Continue reading
Lions Christmas Cakes have become synonymous with an Australian Christmas – and what better way to thank and care for our hardworking Australian troops than provide them with a taste of home. Lions with the generous support of our Cake supplier, Top Taste foods has done that for the last few years. Following a call … Continue reading
