Julie Burgess Restoration

In case you were not told you may have shown up at the RSL Club for our meeting last Thursday, but as most of you would've heard it was swapped for a much more interesting event. Instead of our usual meeting time/place we decided to have it on Sunday 1st of May at 3pm at the Devonport slipway for an on-site guest speaker (Margaret Griggs) talking to us about the restoration of the Julie Burgess. We will have a BBQ at the Yacht Club later with an informal meeting.


The Julie Burgess is a tall ship with a long, rich maritime history in the Tasmanian waters of Bass Strait. The 64ft wooden ketch was built in Launceston in 1936 and during her life linked the ports along the coast.

Since the announcement of Devonport City Council being granted $1.8m of Federal funding, the Julie Burgess Special Trust Committee has been active in undertaking planning for the restoration of the vessel. The project focus is to restore the vessel to her original condition with minor improvements being made where necessary.

An interpretive cultural complex, including foreshore building and port viewing platform where tours and information sessions will be available will add to the attraction of the Mersey River foreshore along Victoria Parade.

More information is available on the official Julie Burgess Website: www.julieburgess.com.au


Also, don't forget that next week, on Thursday 5th of May it is Motor Neurone Awareness Day. Check the MND website for more information.

Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels is so much more than just a meal...



Our Lions and our Lion Ladies (or should we refer to them as Lion Partners?!) help deliver Meals on Wheels to people in Devonport 5 days each month. It is a vertible army of volunteers that do this every day, and we are just part of the Meals on Wheels system. The typical recipient is elderly and often alone. They wait eagerly for their meal and are pleased to see someone as well as receive a meal, for which they pay a small amount. Meals on Wheels is all about people in the community joining forces to help others. While age and disability may reduce some people's capacity to get out and about, Meals on Wheels helps make it possible to stay in their homes, where most are happiest, and maintain some independence. Delivery of nutritious meals, social interaction and regular visits ensure a clients’ wellbeing and can help people live the lives they choose. Even if you are not a Lion you can help: www.mealsonwheels.org.au/Volunteer



Photos by Lion Ree Loanes

Meetings at RSL Club!

Remember that the next few meetings will be at the RSL Club in Devonport (18 Macfie Street) as the Gateway Hotel is undergoing reservations.

Lion Walter----

LEHP: Lions Eye Health Program

Vision impairment is a huge, vastly under-rated and overlooked program in Australia. LEHP aims to reduce the incidence and impact of vision loss in the Australian Community through a Lions auspiced, community based awareness and education program.

Did you know that around 575,000 Australians over 40 are vision impaired,and that with the aging population this figure is expected to rise to almost 801,000 by 2020. The total cost of vision disorders in Australia is estimated to be $9.85 billion. Three quarters of vision impairment is caused by conditions that are preventable or treatable with early intervention. Help promote prevention and early treatment of eye disease by getting involved in LEHP Australia.

If we become a participating Lions club we will receive unlimited copies of LEHP resource materials free of charge including brochures, flyers, posters, DVD presentations, information and training manuals.

TINOT: Tune In Not Out

The Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation Inc (ALDAF) have been committed to producing and creating resources for the community around alcohol and other drugs for over 20 years. The TINO (Tune In Not Out) idea is an innovative concept which highlights Lions’ forward thinking.

ALDAF is offering everyone a set of six A3 size posters on alcohol awareness, all designed by young Australians as a result of Drug Action Week in Tasmania. It is hoped these posters will make a great addition to any school, library or any other display where young people and adults may see them.
The cost is $6 per set of 6, including GST and postage. Email aldaf@bigpond.net.au or call 07-33413900.

Happy Birthday Lyndon!

There is still no cure for the common birthday.



Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.


Congratulations Lyndon, you are now officially 'old'!