Scottish Power

The Lark Distillery presents

Scottish Power:

Lords of the Isles

Press Release

Recently returned from their Concert Tour of Scotland and Ireland the St Andrews Caledonian Pipe Band will be performing back on stage at the Devonport Entertainment and Convention Centre for Scottish Power: Lords of the Isles.

From the creators of Celtic Force, Scottish Power promises to entertain their audience with magnificent tales of Scotland and Ireland, presented through beautiful songs, vibrant dance, blazing fiddle playing and of course the amazing yet unique sound of the pipes and drums.

Featuring a cast of 60 performers the St Andrews Caledonian Pipe Band will be joined on stage the recently formed celtic rock band The Harry Coos along with Scottish and Irish Dancers.

Lark Distillery will be offering free whisky tasting in the foyer and there will also be the opportunity to win a fantastic hamper of Lark Distillery products that a lucky patron from each performance will be able to take home with them!

The show will have two performances on the 15th January, at 2pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets will be available from the venue 6420 2900 and online at www.decc.net.au

Glistening at the Sea

Lion Walter took this photo as he paddled past in his kayak. The
Spirit of the Sea is looking good from the water. The water fountains
keeping the base wet look a little silly. Maybe they can turn them off
or re-think that bit. Other than that it is attracting the tourists
like flies!

Magic Show 2010

The Magic Show was again a great success! This time held at Devonport high School as opposed to the DEC where we have held it in the past. Over 500 sponsored and invited guests from the community attended the two sessions, including primary school children, the elderly, mentally disabled people,... According to President Lion Jenny the juggling act was incredible this year, and Michael Boyd's disappearance act where he disappeared from stage and re-appeared in the audience was pure magic. A big thank you to all involved in ushering and organising the 2010 event. What will they do next year! The travelling magic show tours Australia and New Zealand every year providing a once-in-a-lifetime experience for disadvantaged, sick or disabled children.

Adopt a Highway

In April this year we adopted the stretch of Bass Highway from the Latrobe hospital roundabout to the Devonport information bay. Although we see plenty of signs about that advertise who adopted various bits of highway, our sign is still not up. The reason for this is that the signs we see were from when the Department Infrastructure Energy and Resources ran the program. Now that Conservation Volunteers is organising the cleanups new signs need to be made up. This will hopefully be happening in the near future!

Hands Together in Friendship & Service

District Governor Lion Ken Gatehouse with our President Jenny

(Ed. Note that all bold text are links that you can press on for background information!)

This meeting we were joined by District Governor Lion Ken Gatehouse and his wife Lion Dawn. Lion Ken is a founding member of the Lions Club of Sorell which was formed 36 years ago has been honored with a Melvin Jones Fellowship and James D. Richardson
Award.

DG Lion Ken's motto is Hands Together, as we use hands to congratulate each other, hands to work, hands to wave, and we always need extra hands! Ken promotes working with younger people as they are our future and we need to bring up the young Lions to follow in our footsteps in the next 10-15 years.

Lion Ken told us we are all little beacons of lights in society, and by joining hands we form a big beacon with a strong light. Our beacon was shining brightly at the District Convention in Burnie this month where 35 of the 49 clubs (1259 members) from the district were represented. The lunch and dinner were well attended with about 180 attendees. Catering was exceptional as were the great speakers especially the Youth of the Year and the Leo speeches. A special mention was also made about the dog demonstration for the Tasmanian Lions Autism Assistance Dogs program, an initiative of the Rocky Cape Lions Club, showing the amazing work the dogs do for children with autism and their families, and the training required for them to become assistance dogs.

There was little business matters discussed as the District clubs had not put up any agenda items. This made the convention a particularly fun and enjoyable experience. If you failed to make it the next MD201T1 District Convention will be held in Triabunna, hosted by the Spring Bay Lions Club, on November 2011. The 2011 MD Convention will be in Launceston April 14-18 2011. Registration form HERE - more information HERE or visit the MD Convention website.

On closing Lion Ken emphasised the importance of meeting with other city and rural Lions clubs, if only socially, to see how they do things in their club, congratulate them, and learn from each other! He left us with a nice banner!

Other business covered at meeting:

• Please bring non-perishable items to the next meetings for a Christmas basket we are putting together for the Salvation Army.
• Bowling night on Saturday 11 December at 630pm at the Devonport Tenpin Bowl.
• Don't forget to get Lions Christmas Cakes to sell to friends, family, businesses, at work and wherever! Check with Lion Sam re supplies.
• The Christmas Carols by Candlelight scheduled for Sunday 12 December cannot be held at the SoundShell at the Bluff due to construction of the nearby Surf Lifesaving Club and the new venue is likely to be Meercroft Park. The alternative venue in case it gets rained out is at Devonport High School the following tuesday (14/12/2010).
• Our Shed in Spreyton is ready for occupancy as of next Monday 29 November! Congratulations to Lion Hos and his army for completing this huge project! A thank you slash shed warming BBQ will soon be organised! A big thank you to all involved.
• Magic Show on Saturday 4 December at Devonport High School! 800 Tickets have been sold for the two sessions 2pm and 530pm). We will be there to set up the venue as of 10am that morning, and if you are smart enough to volunteer as an usher you will catch the show too!
• Our Christmas Luncheon will be hosted by Wendy (and Gary) Beaton on Sunday 19 December and celebrity master-chef Hos (of Shed Fame) is recruited to run the BBQ operations.
• Lion Ree and Lion Walter returned from their Cystic Fibrosis Mission with a flag exchange from the Koo-Wee-Rup and District Lions Club in Victoria. Their club has one dinner meeting and one non-dinner meeting where people are free to bring along food. They also do combined club social functions, which is a good idea for us too where we could invite nearby Lions Clubs for an occasional TenPin Bowling tournament for instance!
• Lion George reported on the Over 90s Party to convey the message from the oldest person there, a Centenarian, that this was the happiest afternoon she has had in 5 years and was looking forward to next years party. Good on you to George for organising the event with our City of Devonport Lions!

Youth and Family Focus Inc

Janine Phillis from Youth and Family Focus Inc came and spoke to our meeting. Janine with her two kids moved from South Australia where she was a professional cook. In Tasmania she was retrained as a drug and alcohol counsellor to complete her island-change. She worked as a counsellor and health promotions worker in a range of alcohol, drug, youth and family related services and organisations. Currently she is project manager of the Mersey Respectful Relationships Project.The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs ( FaHCSIA) under the Gender Equalities for Women Program.

The primary focus of the project is to provide education to young people ( particularly males) so they can develop the skills they need to conduct healthy ,respectful relationships. The initiative uses a three stream approach in the Community, Schools and through an Alternative education stream. The program used in schools is based on a program called 'Relationship Things' developed by the YWCA in Canberra. The school sessions look at: Diversity and Uniqueness, Respect - what it is and how to earn it, Communications and fighting fair - how to effectively communicate and resolve conflict, Gender bias, Looking after yourself and others and Peer education . There is also a special focus to deal with electronic communications amongst young people.

Next weeks is YWCA week without Violence. It runs from 17-23rd October and includes all sorts of activities from public forums to photo competition. Launching the program under the banner of "world family" the YWCA Week Without Violence will be launched with a symbolic laying of flowers for all the past and present victims of violence in Tasmania at the Magistrates court on Sunday 20 October at 1pm. All welcome, please bring flowers!

As part of the week's activities a forum is held at the East Devonport Recreation Centre with Dr Stephanie Dowrick which is free for all people working and living in relationships. It will cover respect in professional and private lives.

Janine, pictured below, hopes the project gets funded again next year!

Janine Phillis from Youth & Family Focus Inc.

Also at our last held meeting;

Remember Lion Sam takes the cake. Every member of our club should try and find an outlet for at least one box of Lions Christmas Cakes. Just order them with Sam and he will make sure you will be stocked up in no time!

Our new shed in  Spreyton is making great process. Bill successfully lobbied for and received $5000 from the Lions Fundation! Next Saturday morning from 8:30am till noon the steel walls are going up. A working bee will be held at the shed the following Sunday morning. Find the shed near the pony club in Spreyton,  the driveway past the tip.

Youth of the Year: If we can all start approaching colleges for candidates we will get a good field of youths to choose from. Alert Lion Rob with possible candidates.

Taste the harvest: Geoff Phillips is the new chairperson again. Held on the the 13th of March this year. Council funding is in the process of being applied for. A new website look is under development - Ian has been working on it with the council. Tuesday 9 November next committee meeting.

Over 90s party: Received over $500 from council. George Russell is still looking for more qualifying elderly people. All aged care facilities have been assigned a member of our club.  The event will be held at the Senior Citizens Club in Devonport on 7 November. The Devonport Times and The Advocate have been notified. Jenny will write a nice invitation. The Mare has been invited and  has RSVP'd. Jim Pearson is create a certificate for the honoured Devonporrt citizens. A commemorative special pen has been made and a special card both paid for with the council grant.

Pink Ribbon Day: Monday 25 October Lions volunteers will be in The Rooke Street Mall near the Hub Arcade from 9am-3pm collecting money for breast cancer..

Lion Garry came back from 3 weeks of holidays in the Kimberleys. As it happened he ran into the 2010 Broome Lions Pearl Convention in Broome on the long weekend from 24 to 27th September.  The Lions descended on Broome for their 45th Lions International District Convention.An impromptu Ellenbrook Lions Club banner exchange was arranged with the 4 representatives from that club. Lion Garry enjoyed meeting 120 Lions from 51 clubs from District 201 W1. Our own Lions Tasmania Convention (District 201 T1) is from 12 to 14 November in Burnie, and is hosted by the City of Burnie Lions Club. 

Sam our memberships chair says we need to bring new blood into club!

Adopt a Highway

Although the official Adopt-a-Highway signs are not up yet, we did get a certificate of appreciation from Conservation Volunteers Australia for our cleanup held in April this year. Soon we will plan another cleanup day to keep our stretch tidy!

Walk like a Lion on the Catwalk!

Lion's President Jenny strutting on the Lionwalk, ahum catwalk.

LOCAL women tore up the runway early October as part of the Devonport Zonta Club's Fashion with Flair fundraiser. Zonta members modelled a range of fashions for summer from casual to evening wear. The fashion night was held at the Devonport Football Club to raise money for various women's causes within the local area. Read more [here].

The Advocate's top 120 Inspirational Coasters

In the Advocate: Who are our 120 most inspirational coasters? A 32-page special feature in the Advocate (Friday October 1, 2010) commemorated the120th birthday of  The Advocate Newspaper. Readers were asked to nominate Coasters for the honour and a special judging panel came up with the final 120 from the nominations.

Not surprisingly we found quiet a few names well known to us City of Devonport Lions. They included people as diverse as King O'Malley and  Joseph and Enid Lyons to more current personalities such as Norma Jamieson, Kath Medwin,  Julia Butler-Ross,  Betty Hite, Elsa Kat and our own Lady Lion Judy Wild, Lion Walter van Praag!

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Sight first Program

Extracted from the Lions Clubs International Foundation Newsletter for September 2010:

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Just last week I attended the Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia Regional Games in Warsaw, Poland. There, we celebrated the 10th year of our Opening Eyes partnership with Special Olympics. At this event we screened the 200,000 athlete. Isn't this an impressive accomplishment in such a short time? This partnership is giving hope-hope for a brighter tomorrow and hope that these athletes will run faster, jump higher and throw farther.

At this event I took great pride in fitting a pair of glasses onto the smiling face of Tomasz, a badminton player from Poland. All of us experience what we call "the touching moments in life." You know what I mean. For me, one of these moments was to give these glasses to Tomasz. Due to the tremendous cooperation of Lions Clubs International and Opening Eyes, Tomasz's new glasses helped him score gold in Doubles Badminton and a silver in Singles Badminton.

October is also Lions World Sight Day, an opportunity to celebrate our many accomplishments through our SightFirst program. We've restored sight to 7.6 million people through cataract surgeries. Every one of these individuals has an improved quality of life, thanks to you. But we aren't content to stop there, are we? We must ensure their children and grandchildren will also have improved vision and the chance at a better life.

Lions, I ask you to join me in making a commitment to continue, and expand, our efforts to save sight.

With my cordial regards,

Eberhard J. Wirfs, Chairperson LCIF

Press release [here]. Also see: SightFirst program.

Climbing Mt Kinabalu for CF

City Of Devonport Lions Club are extremely proud to have as their own Lion, Walter van Praag, in his own right the recipient of an OAM and one of the North West Coast's 120 Inspirational People "The Advocate, Friday 1st October, 2010".

Lion Walter addressed the Lions Meeting, 23rd September, 2010 (picture below featuring:- Walter & furry friend compiling his address).



Lion Walter spoke of his recent adventure climbing Mt Kinabalu in Borneo (some 4095 m) to raise awareness (and funding) for "Cystic Fibrosis". Walter has never let anything stop him attaining his highest achievements, "even with only 50% lung capacity".

At 45 Walter is one of the older people with Cystic Fibrosis and continues to raise awareness for the need of organ donors - as most people with CF will require a lung transplant at one stage. Walter's routine includes daily, or twice daily, aerobic exercise, at least 3 injections, 2 nebuliser treatments and dozens of pills and potions. That not being enough he is always eager to test out any alternative health products and has several favourites such as home made kefir and organic apple cider vinegar.

If you like to help Walter attain his goal of $4095 for CF Tasmania please visit www.coughing4cf.com or go direct to the donation page [here]. Or turn up to make Lamingtons at 10 James Street, 1030am Saturday 9 October!

Fusion at our meeting

Guest Speakers, Leanne Hoskinson "Client Services Officer", husband Chris and workers Edward and Peter from FUSION HOME SUPPORT, gave a very informative talk. Fusion Home Support is an International Christian Community Organisation for Home & Community Care. They work hand in hand with an Occupational Therapist to undergo home modification and maintenance services for the frail aged, young people with a functional disability and their carers.

They aim too enhance opportunities and increase the quality of life for these people who choose to remain living in their homes. Modifications include from bathroom and toilet grab rails right through to bathroom and kitchen modifications and so much more. What does it cost? If you qualify for Home & Community Care (HACC) funding, Fusions labor is subsidised under the HACC Program, clients are invoiced to pay for the cost of the materials, sub contractors costs & the HACC Fee according to HACC Guidelines. Enquires should be directed to Leanne Hoskinson, Fusion Home Support - 63 447208.

General Business from our meeting:-

As members obtain relevant material for the Devon Lion to please pass this information onto either Lion Walter or Lion Ree, so as it can be included in the Bulletin. Advertising space for the Devon cover is still available.

Dates to remember:-

• 23rd September, Guest Speaker, Lion Walter JJ van Praag, Turning 45 with Cystic Fibrosis on Mt Kinabalu, Borneo
• 26th and 27th September, Trade Show, Basketball Stadium, Forbes Street, Devonport - Lions hiring out tables.
• 11th December (to confirm with Barrie Cooper) Bowling 

Photos of the RSPCA day:-




Lion Ree----

Devon-Lion Out Again

After a small break the Devon Lion for Sept/Oct 2010 has finally come out! We have no set deadlines, but if you have anything of importance that needs to go in it PLEASE give it to us as soon as you have it. When the editors receive articles for urgent submission and we notice that you have had it for weeks already we are not going to bend over backwards to print it! We will most certainly consider it for this website!

Anyone with any kind of news or information that could be beneficial for members should submit it to either Lion Ree or Lion Walter at their earliest convenience so we can publish it!


The Eds!

AGM 2010 Coming Up!

LIONS CLUB of CITY of DEVONPORT INC.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Lions Club of City Devonport Inc will be held on Thursday 14th October 2010 at the Gateway Hotel, Fenton Street, Devonport Commencing at 8pm.

This message was brought to you by the order of the Board of the Lions Club of the City of Devonport Inc.

Lions in August 2010

The last City of Devonport Lions meeting was this week and we concluded with a lecture on food handling and safety - see picture above! More on that later.

• Thank you for all Lions helping with Meals on Wheels, preparing lunch at Orana (above) and collecting for Cancer on Daffodil day in the Mall amongst the many activities this month.
• Don't forget theBoard meeting Tuesday 31st august jennies place 730pm.
• Carols by candlelight is still hoping to receive DCC funding of. $2500 for sound and lighting. We do not want to start charging the public to attend the event!
• Remember if you dont have Lion shirts or Lion caps, aprons, pins or banners do check out the Lions online shop: www.lionsclubsshop.com.au.
• We pass our condolences to friends and family of Bryan Smith who passed away last month. Bryan was  a member of the Lions Club of Kentish in District T1 Tasmania and was the Treasurer of Lions Australia. Bryan was one of the directors/owners of Paragon BDS, which he established in Sheffield in 1988. He will be missed by many.
• The Lions Club of Hadspen, South Esk, have produced a calender to raise funds to help prevent the Tasmanian Devil from being wiped out by the dreadful facial tumour disease. Funds will go directly to the Tasmanian Devil Island Project, who are establishing safe, disease free colonies for devils around Tasmania. Email to Cyril or telephone him on 03-63936453.

Bruce Harpley, the Environmental Health Officer from our Devonport council came in to give us a briefing on Food Handling. Below are some important notes:

• Aim to present food that tastes and looks good but also safe to eat. Comply with Tasmanian food act 2003 and Food Safety Standards 2001.
• The food handler is often the carrier, and can be responsible for food poisoning - The most common bacteria are; Salmonella, Listeria, E.coli O157, Campylobacter and Clostridium perfringens. [Here] is a good list of common bacteria that cause food poisoning.
• Potentially hazardous foods include meat, poultry, fish, sandwiches, meat products, cream cakes and egg products and many more. Also of course shellfish, sushi,  and even cooked rice!

Aim to always store cold foods at or below 5 degrees Celcius, keep frozen food frozen, and hot food has to remain heated to at least 60 degrees Celcius. The biggest danger zone for food is 5-60 degrees Celcius. 

Some of the main causes of poisoning.include poor personal hygiene and illness of food handlers.
To prevent food poisoning it is important to

• Wash hands regularly, and even before putting gloves on! 
• Change gloves as often as you would wash hands; especially after handling money or raw meat chicken or fish.
• Dry goods such as sugar and flour needs to be stored 200mm off the floor in sealed containers.
• Thawing of frozen foods has to be in fridge on bottom shelf and not outside of the fridge! Can thaw in microwave if for immediate use.
• 'Cooking'  is not reached until the inside of the food is at least 70 degrees!

Lets hope that the Kentish Lions Club was aware of the above when  they prepared the meals for the Old Time Music Hall dinner!

August was a busy month for many of us. We were rewarded at the end of the month with the Old Time Music Hall in Sheffield,  Kentish Lions' Club main fund raiser of the year. See above picture!

Daffodil day in the Mall

Rea Loane in action for Daffodil day supporting the Cancer Council.

Caitlin goes to Ecuador!

That is right, Caitlin Crack is going to Ecuador with VESA. Caitlin came to speak to our club looking for financial support to help her fund her adventure to provide remote villages with fresh water, restore the local primary schools, teach English to primary school children and more. Ecuador is a Spanish speaking country located in Latin America nestled between Peru and Columbia and adjacent to the famous Galapagos Islands.

Caitlin is a Spreyton born and bred woman who enjoys making wedding cakes, playing netball and anything on skis. Has a part time job at Just Jeans and does relief office work at Reece High School. She completed a BA at the Cradle Coast Campus of the University of Tasmania in Burnie, majoring in History and Sociology. During her time at university she tutored and was involved in the PASS program and came out with many awards and much recognition such as Best First Year Student (First Year Aboriginal Studies and First Year English), and made the Dean's Roll of Excellence in 2007, 2008 and 2009 resulting in a Dean's Roll of Excellence with Honors.

Currently she is doing a Master of Teaching course and is currently gaining teaching experience in Ulverstone High School and soon will go to Devonport High (watch out students!).

Last March she stumbled upon the 16 day VESA Ecuador program and spontaneously signed up as a volunteer. Volunteers need to pay their own airfares and land content, but gain invaluable experience by fully immersing themselves in a foreign community, participating and helping at community level programs, and participating in adventures and  excitement that will give her a lifetime of memories.  She intends to teach English, dig trenches, fix schools, as well as hike in the Amazon, visit with witch doctors, see coffee plantations and whatever else she can fit in!

Her main dreads are the warnings about anacondas. We assured her that apart from the anacondas there is crime, civil unrest and a general threat of domestic terrorism, frequent violent protests,  and a high threat of terrorist and serious criminal activity in the provinces of Carchi, Orellana, Sucumbios and Napo.... but hey, Ecuador wouldn't be Ecuador without it! Let's support Caitlin and email her with your pledge [email]!

Exciting Meeting Notes

• Daffodil Day Thursday 26th of August: Lions will be collecting around the state. If you have a mother, father, sister, brother or best friend, there’s every chance your life will be touched by cancer. No matter who you are, Daffodil Day is for you. www.daffodilday.com.au.
• Safe Food Handling course after our next meeting! We often handle food in our Lion's activities, like manning the food caravan, doing BBQs at events, serving lunches at Orana... 
• Lions club membership fees due now! Can pay $50 this month and balance by Christmas. Remember we subsidise club membership fees by doing our Racegate Duties!
• Christmas Cake Alert! Start thinking about how many Lion Christmas Cakes you will need for your workplace or wherever you see fit to leave them. This Christmas we will not only sell cakes, we will also be trialling Fudge and Plum Pudding! Watch out for news on this website.
• Citizen of the Year! recognise individuals and organisations that have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year, and/or give an outstanding service over a number of years, to a local community over and above normal employment duties. Contact Lion Gary Beaton if you like to nominate someone.
• Carols by Candlelight committee meeting 19 August!
• Kentish Oldtime Music Hall: We have arranged tickets for members to attend the Friday night (27/8/10) performance in Sheffield.
• Kudos to Hos, Jeff and Phil and all others on the shed committee for organising the storage shed which has now been paid for! The Crown has agreed to officially allocated for our use and the new shed should be up by Christmas ready to store our gear!
• Orana: Sunday 22 August Lunch is served again to the elderly by the City of Devonport Lions! Make sure you have done your safe food handling course - see point above!

Devonport Meals On Wheels

Devonport City Lions Club do their "Little" bit for Meals on Wheels!

Lions President Jenny Rimmer and Lion Ree Loane in action on Friday, 16th July, 2010

The Lions Girls Thought It Best:- "What Happens At Meals On Wheels Stays At Meals on Wheels??"

Devonport City Lions Club Inaugural Meeting -Lion President Jenny Rimmer, Thursday 8th July 2010

Lion President Jenny Rimmer taking her position at the Inaugural Meeting, Thursday 8th July, 2010.








Lion Dale Hawken is inducted as Treasurer by Lion Secretary Bill Slater.









Lion John Momsen is inducted as 3rd Vice President by Lion Secretary Bill Slater.

24/06/2010

DEVONPORT CITY PROMOTIONS, OPENING OF - AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Bill Wilson, Lion President Jenny Rimmer (City of Devonport Lions) & Margaret Fay


Lion Ree Loane, Bill Wilson, Lion President Jenny Rimmer & Lion Grant Goodwin

Bill Wilson, Lion President Jenny Rimmer, Mayor of Devonport Lyn Laycock & Lion Grant Goodwin

Making the Paper

2010 President Jenny made it in the Advocate today!



Congrats for making history Jenny!

Changeover Dinner '10

Our 51st Changeover Dinner! This was a historic occasion for two reasons:
a) The incoming and outgoing President kissed each other.
b) President Jenny Rimmer is the first female president of our club!

More on the evening later!

City of Devonport Lions got Bowls

Last night (10/6/10) we had our last meeting with the current committee! On the 19th of June we will have our 51st Change-Over Dinner at the Gateway Hotel and the new committee will take the reigns.

Coming up next August is the anual Sheffield Old Time Music Hall night. We are trying to organise tickets for the 20th or the 27th of August (both Fridays). The Kentish Lions Club proudly hosts this most entertaining event and it is their main fund raiser of the year. RSVP at the changeover night if you like to come.



Lion Barry is encouraging us to come along for a social night of 10-pin bowling in William Street, Devonport. This sounds like a death defying night of horror, but it looks like we'll have 20 members come along to the local alley.Currently in planning for 31st of July, after dinner, 7:00 - 9:30 pm.