The Northern Lion
Please enjoy the latest issues of our District Newsletter provided in PDF format.
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Bulletin Information
Why don’t you let everyone know what YOUR Club is doing?
The Northern Lion is emailed out monthly to 62 Lions Clubs and Lions Club Branches, and 6 Leo Clubs, District Officers, Zone Chairs, Development Teams, Health Groups and Project Chairs in the 201Q2 District, as well as to all other District Governors in Australia - many of whom then pass it on to the clubs in their district.There’s a great audience out there who will be very interested in what you are doing in your Club and how you are doing it.
And it’s as easy as ... 1 2 3!
Take a photo or two of your members at work or play.Attach your photo to an email and address the email to: northernlion@lions201q2.org Write a bit about the activity in the email and send it!If you have any items you would like included in next month’s bulletin (space permitting) please send via mail or email. If possible please forward items by email with pictures in JPEG format size no less than 200 kb to ensure they are not blurry to:-
The Editor Nick Wiseman
E: northernlion@lions201q2.orgP: 07 4091 2378 M: 0402 328 073
Click on the issue you wish to open or download, this may take a minute or two.
If you have any difficulties please contact: PDG Audrey Kenny
E: webmaster@lions201q2.org M: 0411527921
Bulletin Information
Why don’t you let everyone know what YOUR Club is doing?
The Northern Lion is emailed out monthly to 62 Lions Clubs and Lions Club Branches, and 6 Leo Clubs, District Officers, Zone Chairs, Development Teams, Health Groups and Project Chairs in the 201Q2 District, as well as to all other District Governors in Australia - many of whom then pass it on to the clubs in their district.There’s a great audience out there who will be very interested in what you are doing in your Club and how you are doing it.
And it’s as easy as ... 1 2 3!
Take a photo or two of your members at work or play.Attach your photo to an email and address the email to: northernlion@lions201q2.org Write a bit about the activity in the email and send it!If you have any items you would like included in next month’s bulletin (space permitting) please send via mail or email. If possible please forward items by email with pictures in JPEG format size no less than 200 kb to ensure they are not blurry to:-
The Editor Nick Wiseman
E: northernlion@lions201q2.orgP: 07 4091 2378 M: 0402 328 073
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Lions Clubs International Code of Ethics
Lions Clubs International Code of EthicsTo show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
To seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another’s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.
To aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.
To seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another’s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.
To aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.
Lions Clubs International Purposes
To organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.
To coordinate the activities and standardise the administration of Lions clubs.
To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the people of the world.
To fund and otherwise serve the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To assist financially, culturally, socially and morally the disabled, disadvantaged and infirm of the community both directly and also indirectly.
To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.
To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
To encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
To coordinate the activities and standardise the administration of Lions clubs.
To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the people of the world.
To fund and otherwise serve the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To assist financially, culturally, socially and morally the disabled, disadvantaged and infirm of the community both directly and also indirectly.
To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.
To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
To encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
Governance Links
Standard Club Constitution Incorporating Office of Fair Trading Requirements August 2020201Q2 District Constitution Revised August2022
201Q2 District Child and Youth Risk Management Policy
QLD Workplace Health and Safety Act for Volunteers Lions Australia Insurance Resource CentreChild Safe Links :
Blue Card Services
Lions Australia Child Safe ResourcesLions Australia Child Safe Policy
Club Development Training Links
Lions Club President
Lions Club Secretary
Lions Club Treasurer
District Online Development session Links
District Convention 2022 Presentation Links
Membership and Retention Forum ID Tim Irvine & PDG Ann Eldridge - video
Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
Dr Jenny Gilbert - video
Saturday Presentations -video Suicide Touches us all - Gill Townsend Australian Hearing Dogs - CEO Lion David Horne Papua New Guinea projects update - PDG Audrey Kenny
Australian Lions Hearing Dogs pdf
Other Useful Documents
Membership links
Lions Club Membership Chair
Membership resources can be found by clicking this link and using the search Membership Chair:
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/resources-for-members/resource-center
watch this space for updates!
201Q2 hISTORY
This section is dedicated to honouring those who have served our district in leadership with a variety of geographical and structural changes along the way.
The Past District Governors Honour Roll
Year 201 H1963-64 Mick Borzi AM OBE1964-65 Norm Jeffries MBE1965-66 Mervyn Norman1966-67 Alan Croker1967-68 Dr. Stan Williams1968-69 Ross Maclean1969-70 Eric Irvin1970-71 Ivan Bainaves1971-72 Edwin Darby1972-73 John Rutherford1973-74 Ron Thompson1974-75 Charles Camuglia1975-76 Herbert Craig1976-77 Ron Thompson
RESTRUCTURE
Year 201Q2 201Q4
1977-78 Darcy Byrnes Ron Plant1978-79 Cyril Kilpatrick Frederick Frost1979-80 John Walker Jim Bowman1980-81 Stan Jones Eric Harrison1981-82 Peter Crozier Jim Hurney1982-83 Jim Sheppard Trevor Green1983-84 Gordon Serow Don Bryson1984-85 Jim Hilder Des Urquhart1985-86 Ron Seager Kevin Peel1986-87 Mike Guilfoyle Warren Milevskiy1987-88 Len Cassidy Geoff Codrington1988-89 Norm Critchley Eddie Baker1989-90 Ron Kelly William (Bill) Lee1990-91 Ron Thompson Ray Senini1991-92 Peter Crozier
RESTRUCTURE
201Q2
1992-93 Joe Ravizza 1993-94 Doug Petersen 1994-95 Des Rooker 1995-96 Stan Peers 1996-97 Warren Hansen 1997-98 Jim Baillie 1998-99 Maryann Crozier 1999-00 Bert Wessel 2000-01 Carlo Cavallo 2001-02 William (Bill) Ahearn2002-03 Austin (Aussie) Lanphier2003-04 Beryl Ahearn2004-05 Jim Nicolson
2005-06 Bryce Waters2006-07 Garth Gleeson2007-08 Dianne Pyers2008-09 Rod Bradley2009-10 John Muller OAM2010-11 Pat Lynch2011-12 Barry Brockbank2012-13 Doug Winterflood2013-14 Gary Kenny2014-15 Gordon Bailey2015-16 Kathleen Scully2016-17 Brian Hewett2017-18 Bob Roberson2018-19 Allan Hansen2019-20 Gary Young2020-21 Audrey Kenny2021-22 Gay Rebgetz2022-23 Michael MacLaren2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
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