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AUSTRALIAN ONLINE & TRAVELLERS LIONS CLUB

CHARTER DATE: JANUARY 3RD, 2018

MAY BULLETIN 2018

We provide a unique “Service” Club membership and our primary focus is to retain existing Lions whose Lions Clubs may have closed and would still like to remain Lions.

To welcome those Lions who would like to travel for extended periods of time within and outside Australia and still remain a Lions Family Member.

To provide an option for those Lions who are unable to attend a

mainstream Lions Club because they work away from home, who have

health problems, or the nearest Lions Club is just too far away for then to

remain Lions.

Our Lions Club goals are in keeping with the humanitarian, community

spirited, fun and service mindedness of Lions.

Our members are dedicated to assisting other Lions Clubs in helping to

make their communities a better place to live, work and grow.

We currently have members from Western Australia, Queensland,

Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and New Zealand.

Australian Online & Travellers Lions Club

Charter Members

President: Lion Hazel Pickwell [email protected]

Secretary: Lion Gwyneth Payne [email protected]

Treasurer: Lion Arthur Leech [email protected]

Membership Chairman: Lion Ted Pickwell [email protected]

Lion Ted Hughes

Lion Brenda Payne

Lion Bernie Donchi

Lion Neil Bilney

Lion Pauline Bilney

Lion Denise Clarke

Lion Janice Clifford

Lion Bernie Clifford

Lion Jan Donchi

Lion Dianne Hughes

Lion Alan Large

Lion Andrew Payne

Lion Rod Payne

Lion Stewart Payne

Lion Lesley Petersen

Lion Tony Petersen

Lion Angela Williams

Lion Rolly Williams

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Australian Online &Travellers Lions Club

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting held

April 9th, 2018 6pm for 6.30pm NSW Time

1. Attendance: Lions Stewart Payne, Gwyneth Payne, Arthur Leech, Dianne

Hughes, Ted Hughes, Hazel Pickwell, Ted Pickwell, Neil Bilney, Pauline

Bilney, Denise Clarke, Rod Payne, Brenda Payne,

Partners and Guests: DGE Lion David Emanuel and Lion Jill Emanuel

(Kootingal Lions Club)

2. Apologies: Lion Andrew Payne, Lion Alan Large, Lion Lesley Petersen, Lion

Tony Petersen, Lion Rolly Williams, Lion Angela Williams, Lion Janice Clifford

and Lion Bernie Clifford, Lion Bernie Donchi and Lion Jan Donchi

Motion: That the Apologies be accepted

Moved: Lion Dianne Hughes

Seconded: Lion Ted Pickwell

Against: Nil

Carried: Yes

3. Welcome of Members and Guests: President Lion Hazel Pickwell welcomed

Members and Guests DGE David Emanuel and Lion Jill Emanuel

4. Protocol Established:

Lion Gwyneth Payne posted the protocol.

That the Australian Online & Travellers Lions Club recognises, Past Multiple

District Officers, Past District Governors, District Cabinet Officers past and

present, The President of the Australian Online & Travellers Lions Club, Lion

Hazel Pickwell, Lions, Lions Ladies and Partners of the Australian Online &

Travellers Lions Club and Guests.

All speakers may now be addressed as “Lion…”

5. International Purposes:

Lion Gwyneth Payne posted the Lions Clubs International Purposes for all to

read aloud.

6. Confirmation of Minutes:

Motion: That the Minutes of the previous meeting

held March 12th, 2018 as emailed to members be

accepted.

Moved: Lion Stewart Payne

Seconded: Lion Arthur Leech

Against: Nil

Carried: Yes

7. Business arising from the Minutes: Nil

8. Correspondence: 8.1 Inwards Correspondence as emailed to

Members.

8.1.1 Cab Sec Mailout YOTY Final

8.1.2 Cab Sec Mailout No 2

8.1.3 LCIF Learn and win Disaster Relief

information

8.1.4 201C1 District Bulletin

8.1.5 Privacy Information Update LCI

8.1.6 LCI Club Officers Resources

8.1.7 Letter from Tamworth Lioness Club

re Bannerette

8.1.8 MyLion App Information

8.1.9 Youth Exchange Information

Chairman

8.1.9a Youth Exchange Information

8.1.10 Cab Sec Mailout No 3

1. State YOTY Flyer

2. Child Mobility Brochure

3. Walk for an Aussie flyer

4. ALF March Newsletter

5. Childhood Cancer Research March

Newsletter

8.1.11 From the Cab Sec Desk March

(Email face Cab Sec Mailout NO 3)

8.1.12 Global Action Team Information

LCI

8.1.13 Cab Sec Mailout March No 4

8.1.13a Cab Sec Mailout March No 4

8.1.14 Email from IP Naresh Aggarwal to

Presidents

8.1.15 Global Action Team Message from

PIP Tam

8.1.16 LCIF Newsletter

8.1.17 Message from IP Aggarwal

Celebrate 50 years LCIF

8.1.18 My Lion Information

8.1.19 My Lion Connect

8.1.20 Lion Store

8.1.21 Loomis Lions Newsletter April

8.1.22 MyLion More information

8.2 Outwards as emailed to members

Nil

Motion: That the Inwards and Outwards

Correspondence as emailed to members be

accepted.

Moved: Lion Ted Hughes

Seconded: Lion Arthur Leech

Against: Nil

Carried: Yes

9. Business arising from the Correspondence: Nil

10. Presidents Report: Presented by Lion Hazel Pickwell.

The Presidents Report will also be posted in the April Bulletin

We are currently in Moree and waiting for other members of Vanners Club to arrive so

that we can commence our trip to the Multiple District Convention. It will take us about

a month to get there and on the way, we will visit other Lions Clubs and also do some

sightseeing.

Lion Jeffrey Sproal, Secretary of the Lions Vanners Club, has advised that the

Vanners Club website is located as follows:

https://mdlionsvannersclub.wordpress.com/

Copy that web address into the address bar on your web browser and away you go.

Follow the instructions and once you get to the blog look for the follow-on button and

press it. It is usually found at the bottom of the page right hand corner. From this you

will be able to follow the trip.

The weather has been very wet up North, so I hope it will have stopped prior to our

departure and will be drying out quickly. A good supply of Aerogard is required as

usually after the rains in FNQ as the sand flies and mosquitoes are in abundance.

Will catch up with everyone in Townsville and look forward to the Convention, the first

for our New Dynamic Club.

Yours in Lionism

Lion Hazel Pickwell

President

Motion: That the President Report for April 2018 be

accepted.

Moved: Lion Hazel Pickwell

Seconded: Lion Stewart Payne

https://mdlionsvannersclub.wordpress.com/

Against: Nil

Carried: Yes

11. Treasurers Report: Presented by Lion Arthur Leech

Motion: That the Treasurers Report for March 2018

be accepted as emailed to Members.

Moved: Lion Arthur Leech

Seconded: Lion Ted Pickwell

Against: Nil

Carried: Yes

12. General Business: Nil

13. Membership: Presented by Lion Ted Pickwell

Lion Ted Pickwell noted that he nothing to report.

14. Business without notice:

Business without notice to be tabled only and brought to the May 2018

Meeting.

15. Service Hours:

1. Lion Arthur Leech Administration 5 hours.

2. Lion Ted Pickwell Grenfell Senior Citizens Club 4 hours, Club Membership

1 hour

3. Lion Ted Hughes recycling cans for Beerwah Lions 4 hours

4. Lion Dianne Hughes recycling cans for Beerwah Lions 4 hours

5. Lion Gwyneth Payne Administration 8 hours, helping Ross Hill School

Concert costumes 4 hours, helping Kootingal Lions Grey Fergie Muster 20

hours.

6. Lion Stewart Payne Welfare and Necrology 15 hours 201n1 District and MD

Lion Vanners Club, Grey Fergie Muster helping catering Kootingal Lions

Club 20 hours

7. Lion Denise Clarke BBQ at Bunnings with Gorokan Kanwell Lions Club 4

hours

16. Where Members are currently and for the next Month.

1. Lions Gwyneth and Stewart Payne Moree NSW then Goondiwindi QLD

then points north until Townsville QLD

2. Lion Ted and Hazel Pickwell Moree NSW on the way to Convention

Townsville QLD

3. Lion Ted and Dianne Hughes on the Strawberry Farm Bells Creek QLD

4. Lion Denise Clarke The Entrance NSW

5. Lion Brenda and Rod Payne Inverell then maybe to Port Macquarie NSW

6. Lion Arthur and Wendy Leech Terranora NSW

7. Lions Neil and Pauline Bilney Perth WA then in a week heading eastwards

then to the Sunshine Coast and their new home

17. Fines:

1. Lion Gwyneth Payne fined Lion Stewart Payne for not washing the truck

before we left for the trip

2. Lion Gwyneth Payne fined Lion Ted Pickwell for his very unique jokes and

its only the start of the trip.

3. Lion Denise Clarke for BBQing “Bumms gith”

4. Lion Stewart payne fined Lion Rod Payne for letting the Pickwell’s stay on

his van park.

5. Lion Ted Pickwell fined Lion Stewart Payne for using his Keno numbers

and putting a jinx on them as he has not won for several weeks as well!

6. Lion Stewart Payne fined Lion Ted Pickwell for not telling him the numbers

were no good!

7. Lion Hazel Pickwell fined Lions Stewart and Gwyneth payne for making

them spend two enjoyable days at Inverell.

8. Lion Stewart Payne fined Lion Neil Bilney for taking so long to get this side!

9. Lion Gwyneth Payne fined Lion Neil Bilney for not keeping up with the

agenda

10. Lion Hazel Pickwell fined Lion Rod Payne for not letting her take his dog

Patches

11. Lion Denise Clarke fined Lion Gwyneth Payne fore being a smart asssss!

12. Lion Gwyneth Payne fined Lions Ted and Hazel Pickwell for wearing out

Rod’s little dog by making him chase a ball until his tongue was 1 foot long.

13. Lion Stewart Payne fined Lion Gwyneth Payne for confusing Patches about

whether she is a she or a he!

14. Lion Stewart Payne fined Lion Ted Hughes for not getting the painting

finished.

18. Meeting Closed: 7.20pm

PRESIDENTS REPORT May 2018

Dear Lions

The Convention is now over and our Members are off on their travels or making their

way home as we are presently.

Travelling to the Convention with the Vanners Club was great. It was really good to

catch up with old Members of the Vanners Club and some new Members. We

swapped stories, learnt how other clubs functioned and had some really Happy

Hours, sometimes with other Lions Clubs from Towns we were visiting. A great way

to go to a Convention.

The Convention was a very busy time and the business session was really drawn out

much to the dismay of the attendees. The guest speakers were very interesting,

especially the Marine Scientist who gave us so much information on deadly

poisonous creatures in the sea such as Irukandji and Box jellyfish that there were

many Lions who will never go back in the sea again. The Ball was enjoyable, with

the Army Band from the local Barracks who gave our memories an uplift with so

many old nostalgic tunes. We had 10 of our own Members in attendance and hope

to see more Members at next year’s event as it is much closer at Geelong. Adelaide

has put their hands up for 2020 and Canberra 2021.

Our changeover is at Junes Meeting so look forward to having everybody on line.

Yours in Lionism

Hazel Pickwell

President

Secretary Report May 2018

After a really enjoyable trip with the MD Lions Vanners Club we finally arrive in

Townsville for the 66th MD201 Convention.

Friday May 4th, 2018, The MD201 Convention commenced with the Registrations,

Accreditations and Displays and Promotional Stands opening early at 7.30am for

those early starters.

The Convention was called to order by the Sargent at Arms PDG Paul Helming at

9.00am.

Council Chairperson Malcolm Peters welcomed everyone and Introduced his council

of Governors and described the achievement of each of the MD201 Council of

Governors for their year 2017- 2108.

The Council Chairperson for 2018-2019 was announced with congratulation going to

N2 District Governor Chris Howard.

This was followed by a spotlight on the MD201 Projects of Australian Lions

Childhood Cancer Research Foundation by PDG John Thorpe and Australian

Hearing Dogs by PDG Phys Roberts.

Next was the Opening Ceremony, Flag

Ceremony (Lion Narelle Peters with the

Australian Flag), welcome by the Mayor of

Townsville and welcome to Country.

The Credentials report for Friday included the

following: Clubs in the District 1201, Clubs at

Convention 309, Maximum Delegates in MD

201 2359, Delegates present 534, alternates

99, other Lions 137 (Total Lions 770). Lion

Partners 109, Leos 14, Lionesses 25 and

others 9. The Grand total at Convention was

927

The afternoon was primarily taken up with the

Business Session, which provided some lively

debate and some somewhat unexpected outcomes to some of the Motions put to the

Conventioneers.

PCC David Skinner OAM outlined the adoption of rule of debate and the PDG Bruce

Unwin presented the MD Financial Report, both of which were Carried

The following are the Notices of Motion (if you have any questions re these Motions

could you please contact me.)

CNM1: Submitted by the Council of Governors

Subject: Proposed Amendment to the MD Constitution

-Clause 65-MD Projects Promotion Fund

Motion: Carried



-Clause 60- Leo Fund

Motion: Carried



-Clause 72.3 MD Directory

Motion: Carried




Motion: Carried




Motion: Carried



-Insertion of Clause 28.15

Motion: Carried


Subject: Establishment of the Lions Advisory Board

Motion: Lost

The Session was Closed at 4.50pm, then the Convention Photo was taken.

The Informal Meet and Greet

was held from 5.00pm outside

the Convention Centre on the

waterfront. A Beautiful

Townsville Night made it easy

to enjoy the entertainment and

the company of good Lion

friends.

Saturday 5th May 2018

The 1st Conventioneers and Key Members attended a breakfast prior to the

Convention Commencing again at 8.30am.

This was followed by the remaining Notices of Motion.



-Establishment of Lions Advisory Board Fund

Motion: Withdrawn



-Clause 112-Dress Uniform

Motion: Lost

CNM10: Submitted District 201V2 Convention, District 201V5 Convention


-Clause 14- Election of Council Chairperson

Motion: Lost

PRNM11: Submitted by the Council of Governors

Subject: Australian Lion Childhood Cancer Research Foundation extension of

current Category “A” Project Term until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

PRNM12: Submitted by the Council of Governors

Subject: Australian Lions Children Mobility Foundation extension of current Category

“A” Project Term until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

PRNM13: Submitted by 201V3 District Convention

Subject: Lions Australia Spinal Cord Fellowship extension of current Category “B”

Project Term until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

PRNM14: Submitted by 201W1 District Convention

Subject: Lions Alzheimer Foundation be adopted as a Category “B” Project Term

until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

PRNM15: Submitted by 201Q2 District Convention

Subject: Music Therapy for Nursing Homes Residents be adopted as a Category “B”

Project Term until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried Due to the number of available Category “B” Projects

following a vote this was Lost

PRNM16: Submitted by 201C1 and C2 District Conventions

Subject: Lions Skin Cancer Screening Project be adopted as a Category “B” Project

Term until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

PRNM17: Submitted by 201Q1District Convention

Subject: Lions Story Dog Project be adopted as a Category “B” Project Term until 30

June 2021

Motion: Carried Due to the number of available Category “B” Projects

following a vote this was Lost

FNM18: Submitted by Council of Governors

Subject: Lions Mints Australia fundraising activity be approved until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

FNM19: Submitted by Council of Governors

Subject: Lions Christmas Cakes and Lions Christmas Puddings fundraising activity

be approved until 30 June 2021

Motion: Carried

GNM20: Submitted by District Convention 201N1

Subject: Leos Club Program-membership kits for new Leos

Motion: Lost

GNM21: Submitted by District Convention 201N1

Subject: ALDAF-comprehensive review be undertaken of current policies, operation

and effectiveness with a report to be tabled at the MD 2019 Convention

Motion: Carried

GNM22: Submitted by Lions Club of Robina

Subject: Lions Awareness Day be endorsed for the first Saturday of March in each

year

Motion: Carried

Lions Club of Canberra 201N2 tabled a motion that the 20121 MD Convention be

held in Canberra, hosted by the Lions Clubs in Canberra.

Motion: Carried

The Credentials report for Saturday, Delegates present 564, alternates 88, other

Lions 178, Total Lions 830. Lions Partners 117, Leos 17, Lionesses 30, others 14

Total non-Lions 178. Grand Total at Convention 1008.

Next on the program was the Youth Forum conducted by Lion Nathan Toll, this

forum was very popular, with lots of questions from the floor. Well worth listening to

the views of those involved on the panel, current and past Leos, Youth Exchange

Participants, Youth of the Year entrants and the MD201 National Coordinator of the

Youth and Community Service Committee Rosemary Gale.

PDG Doug Winterflood gave a very informative presentation on Lions Clubs in

Papua New Guinea. PDG Roley McAtee OAM provided an insight into work

undertake by LEHP and the Lifesaver Foundation. PID Ken Bird conducted a

Question and Answer session, with answers provided by the Management Team.

Next the Geelong 2019 Convention Committee presented what will be happening in

Geelong in 2019.

Voting then took place for the determination of the Category” B” Projects. The day

was concluded at 4.00pm.

The Gala Dinner was held at the Townsville Stadium. A great night, lots of fun and

great company.

Around the table: Pres Hazel and Ted Pickwell, Janice and Bernie Clifford, Bernie

and Jan Donchi, Tony and Lesley Petersen, Stewart and Gwyneth Payne

Sunday May 6th, 2018

Call to order was at 8.45am with a very Moving Remembrance Service.

PIP Barry Palmer OA presented PCC Bruce Hudgson with the Lions International

Ambassadors Medal and PSG John Muller OAM was awarded the International

Presidents Medal.

Next on the agenda was the Leo of the Year, with the Public Speaking Winner from

the V Districts Leo Kieren Azzopardi, and the Leo of the Year was awarded to Leo

Mathew Boggan from the N Districts.

This was without doubt my favourite part of

the whole Convention, amazing young

people. The decision for the Public

Speaking and the Leo of the Year was

extremely difficult for the Judges.

The Key Note Speaker was Professor Rebecka Russell-Bennet QUT Business

School whose topic was “Strategies to Grow Membership”.

A number of presentations followed, Lions Christmas Cakes, and the Lions Stamp

Club presented $25000 to the Lions Children Mobility Foundation.

ID Tony Benbow delivered a Key Note address and this was followed by CC Jono

Koesmo MD307 and CC Graeme Wilson MD202.

Monday May 7th, 2018

First item on the Program was the Final of the Youth of the

Year, with Tom Rockliff from 201T1 the Winner.

From 201N3 Lucy Witherdin was the Public Speaking

Winner.

All the Contestants were amazing and again a very difficult

decision for the Judges.

Information was then provided on the Australian Lions Foundation and the ANZI

Pacific Forum.

Associate Professor James Seymour entertained and horrified us all with a

presentation on the Lions & Jellyfish Research making the waters safer for

swimmers. No way am I going into any sea ever again!

The outgoing Council of Governors were presented, followed by a spotlight on the

Lioness Program and LCIF.

The Incoming Council of Governors were presented.

The Closing Ceremony was full of fun and left us all with raised spirits and looking

forward to Geelong.

The 66th MD Convention in Townsville was entertaining, full of great discussion and

debate, lots of fun and well worth the trip.

“Not Miss Behaving” Pres Hazel and DGE David

Pres Hazel and

Lion Bernie D

At the District

Function

“Not Miss

Behaving

Again”!

“One Behaving” Lion Ted (not) Lion

Stewart (yes) at the District Function with

two of their friends

Regards

Lion Gwyneth Payne

Welfare Report Lion Stewart Payne

June

Happy Anniversary to Well! Nobody this Month?

June

Happy Birthday to PDG Lion Bernie Clifford June 4th

Happy Birthday to Lion Alan Large June 30th

There are several our Lions who have or are

experiencing an unwanted hiccup health wise, we

wish them all a speedy recovery. Lion Angela

Williams and Lion Ted Hughes

Safe travels to those travelling and to everyone stay safe, stay well, stay happy and

most important have fun.

Remember to wear your Lions Lapel Pin everyday with Pride

Lion Stewart Payne

Club Care Officer

Spotlight on Member: Lion Jan Donchi

Following our Charter Night Dinner in February Lion Jan Donchi had an idea for a

thank you gift for the Kootingal & District Lions Club for their wonderful support and

the lovely table decorations they organised for the night. President Hazel agreed that

this would be a very useful gift.

Lion Jan was able to obtain some 50 Lions paper place mats that had been the

property of the former Port Macquarie City Lions Club, which Lion Jan then

laminated.

While we were at the MD

Convention Lion Jan was able to

present these to DGE David

Emanuel on behalf of our Lions

Club.

Lion Jan Donchi with DGE David

Emanuel presenting the

placemats,

.

Well Done! Lion Jan what a lovely

thought!

Imagine our surprise when DGE David showed us his personal pin for his incoming

year, we had no idea that his theme for the year was so similar to the placemats that

had been circulated in the past.

PROFILES

Could the following Members please have their profiles

and photos to me for the following months Bulletins.

JUNE: Lesley & Tony Peterson

JULY: Bernard & Janice Donchi

AUGUST: Angela & Rolly Williams

Travel Snippets

Could members please send me articles and photos of their travels as I

would like to include these in the Bulletins.

REMINDER:

The next Australian Online & Travellers meeting is to be held

on June 11th 2018. 6pm for 6.30pm start NSW time

Editors Notes:

Could I please have all articles and photos emailed to

me by the Friday after our meeting night. This will

enable me to have the Bulletin completed and emailed

out by the 20th of the Month.

Email address is

[email protected]

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