Merry Xmas to the Lions

The two Devonport Lions Club combined their efforts to celebrate Xmas at the Esst Devonport Lawn Bowls Club.

Katherine Hitch finds herself holding baby Norman!

Lions volunteers for the race gates...

Should be at the gates in Spreyton around 10am for the first race at 11am. Last race today is at 5:21pm.

Lion Walter---

Helping out with yardwork

A quick get-together got the yard of an elderly lady cleaned up in no time. Sometimes we just need to take care of these jobs.

Hard work does get rewarded!

No doubt we all had a few extra aches and pains ourselves the next day, but a job well done and much appreciated.

Norman Joseph Smith Born

Congratulations to Lion Robert and his wife Michelle with the recent birth of their new baby son Norman!

This photo was taken 3 hours after the birth, and appeared in the Advocate on December 15.

A day in the life of a Lion

President Sam's prize winning vegie patch...

A casual board-meeting...

Setting up for the Carols by Candlelight.

Sunday 14th December 2008, presented by the City of Devonport Lions Club and Soroptimist International, Carols by Candlelight brought the whole community together in a magical location by the sea; The Soundshell on Mersey Bluff. Local performers and musicians performed Christmas carols for hundreds of residents.

Serving our Community

We received a nice letter to thank us for a donation to the Central North West Wildlife Care and Rescue service - see below, and another nice letter from Giant Steps, the state’s most experienced specialist organisation for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, for sponsoring a child. We love to hear from those we help!

Devonport City Council Meetings

For your information:

The next DEVONPORT CITY COUNCIL meeting is TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2008 AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMENCING AT 6.00PM. All interested parties welcome. The agenda is <here>.

Council meetings are normally held on the 3rd Monday of each month starting at 6.00 pm. Council meeting dates are advertised in The Advocate newspaper. Council meetings are open to the public and time is set aside for questions to Council from those attending. Copies of the Agenda for Council Meetings can be downloaded here, and are also available at the meeting.

Membership By-law not passed

At tonight's meeting the membership by-law as proposed by Lion George (see earlier article) did not pass. Although we feel the by-law has merit it could not be accepted as was. It was noted that in 1994 the new member selection policy was amended and it was suggested we remove that amendment again and revert to the original. More on this currently controversial topic later. 

Forestry Tasmania Guest Speaker

Brenton and President Gleeson

Our speaker for this meeting was Brenton Jansen, Community Liaison Officer for Forestry Tasmania in the Murchison District. He explained to us about the forestry practises and dispelled some of the misconceptions people have about forestry in Tasmania. Brenton explained that they follow strict guidelines and procedures to ensure that the environment is cared for and that forestry is managed for optimum community benefits using environmentally best practises that ensure long term wealth and employment for Tasmanians. This includes reforestation using seeds grown from the original forest. He also emphasised there was no more use of 1080 poison, and they now use culling methods that include humane traps and shooters and other techniques (ie. 'chess pieces' and 'scare crows'!) to stop possums etc from eating the young growth.

Forestry Tasmania harvests and regenerates about one percent of State forest each year, without using any chemicals – no herbicides, no pesticides and no wildlife poison. Neither do they turn native forest into plantations any more. Also the plantation forests now operate on 90 year cycles, allowing for the storing of carbon, providing habitat for wildlife and protecting biodiversity until the cycle of harvesting and regeneration begins again.

Brenton's job is to develop relationships in his District and provide a friendly first point of contact for members of the public wishing to discuss issues relating to State forest. You can email brenton or call him on 6434 6323.

Notice of Motion – Membership By-law

1. Members undertake to build the club.
   
2. Members are encouraged and expected to nominate new members and submit in writing the name and details to circulate among members either via committee meetings or at a general meeting.
   
3. Any member who has an objection may approach one or more of the membership committee stating reservation and reason. The Membership Committee shall collectively consider the objection and then recommend approval or disapproval to the Board of Directors. Full discussion on any objection shall take place. The nominee may then be invited to become a member.
4. It is recommended that the approved nominee be invited to the club meeting as a guest.
   
5. It is recommended that the nominator should fully outline the privileges and responsibilities including dues to the nominee and where possible meet with the spouse/partner to spell out what is involved.

Lion George Russell