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Lions Club of Kerang

Locality: Kerang, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5452 2204

Address: Lions Den, 45 Park Rd 3579 Kerang, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Lions Club of Kerang Health and Welfare Chairman, Lion Greg Gin delivered 8 crocheted knee rugs to Kerang District Health Oncology Dept today. Manager Cindy Boyd was very appreciative and said that they would be put to great use by the oncology patients as the colder weather arrives! Thank you very much to Lion Faye Burton who did all the crochet work and kindly donated them to KDH.

25.01.2022 As the Market has been cancelled for March 28th, Kerang Lions Club will not be manning the BBQ as per normal. At this stage we will have to wait and see when the Kerang Community Market will recommence. Thank you for your understanding.

25.01.2022 A few tough Lions bent their backs to spread 5 metres of gravel around the new Catering shed to make it more rain and water proof! Good work guys, it is all looking great!

25.01.2022 What a great attendance our club had last night! We had to get more tables and chairs out which was great to see! Wonderful to see Attila back at our meeting and we hope his health keeps on improving. President Graeme Hayes presented him with his sponsors pin for sponsoring Alison Alexander into the club for more than 12 months. IPDG Judy McKerrow presented Graeme with a banner patch from V6 Foundation. Greg Gin presented Graeme with our new Powerheart G5 Defibrillator which... we purchased with the aid of a grant of $1500 from the Shire of Gannawarra. There were many reports from all the activities that we have done in recent weeks and all were successful. These include the Crisco Hamper disribution, Northaven Garden Party BBQ and doughnuts, Probus BBQ, Primary Schools vision Screening, Gannawarra Toy Run and Community Market. Standing orders are being reviewed and will be discussed in January. Rosters were set for another busy few weeks and after the meeting the fellowship was great. See more

24.01.2022 Please share this post ASAP to spread the word! Thanx in Advance!

24.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang Good Friday Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal Doorknock is back on again after COVID 19 prevented it last year. We have a number of volunteers walking the streets in lovely weather but we would welcome more people! If you can spare an hour or so, please come to our Kerang Lions Den in Park Road and our Lions members on duty will gladly register you and give you an area to visit! Thanking you all in advance for helping Lions to help those kids who are less fortunate than ourselves!

24.01.2022 Lions Club of KERANG members serving motorists at today’s Driver Reviver at Atkinson Park in Kerang.

24.01.2022 Here are some Northaven staff proudly modeling the fabric masks made and donated by the LC of Kerang.

24.01.2022 On behalf of The Lions Club of Kerang and our co ordinator, Lion Jenny Shields, I would like to thank everyone who has donated so far to the Kerang RCH Good Friday Appeal Virtual Shake Tin. You have helped us raise $1717.19 which will be a great help to the RCH. If you still would like to donate, please click on the tin icon on the previous post, two down and follow the instructions. Yours in Lionism, Lion Greg Gin, Health and Welfare Chairman, LC of Kg.

24.01.2022 My sewing ladies have informed me that we can start taking orders again as we have elastic coming! We do have many back orders to fill first but hopefully can have new orders ready by Tuesday or Wednesday! Thank you for your patience in these unprecedented times! Cost is $10/ mask.

23.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang are happy to announce that Northern District Community Health In Fitzroy St, will be selling our masks as well as Gravity Clothing in Victoria St. Cost is $10 per mask. Stocks have been replenished as we have been able to get some more elastic and fabric. Thank you to everyone who has supported our Kerang Lions Club when purchasing our handmade masks and we hope in turn that the masks will make you feel safer when out and about in these difficult ...times! Big Thanks to Gavin and Tania at Gravity and NDCH for selling our masks for Lions. Special thanks to all the Lions and Lions partners who have contributed so much time and effort to this Mask Project In various ways! You all know who you are and your work is very valued and appreciated by the Club executive! No one knows when this pandemic and restrictions will finish, so all we can do as a Community is stay safe, stay healthy and we can all come out sane at the other end of these difficult times! See more

23.01.2022 Busy week for our Lions Club of Kerang with many varied activities! Last Sunday was an informal post covid 19 bbq get together and info meeting with a good crowd observing social distancing! Highlight was Jeff Jackson receiving a Key Members Award from President Graeme Hayes. Well done Jeff! A number of members, including Graeme Hayes, Elaine Casey, Peter Niall, Ron McKerrow, John Dear and Alison McKenzie helped the Bus Stop Op Shop ladies with their relocation to Bendigo Rd. Well done members! John Poole and Joe Tartaglia worked on the foundations for the new shed with the workmen and with all the shed materials now delivered, the shed should be completed in the next week or so. Joe Tartaglia, John Poole, John Dear and Gavin Hardy did some gardening and clearing up around the Den as well.

23.01.2022 On behalf of President Graeme Hayes and the Lions Club of Kerang, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope we all have a much more Prosperous Year!!

23.01.2022 GOOD FRIDAY RCH APPEAL DOOR KNOCK VOLUNTEERS WELCOME - FROM 9AM AT LIONS DEN, PARK RD KERANG. THANKS IN ADVANCE!GOOD FRIDAY RCH APPEAL DOOR KNOCK VOLUNTEERS WELCOME - FROM 9AM AT LIONS DEN, PARK RD KERANG. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

23.01.2022 Excellent interview by Mark Arians with Lion Peter Niall at Kerang’s NYE Party in Atkinson Park! Well done Pete!

22.01.2022 Anzac Day 2020. Driveway Rememberance by Lions Club of Kerang! Different but Special! LEST WE FORGET!

22.01.2022 From midnight tonight, fitted face masks must be worn over your mouth and nose! Scarves, bandanas and face shields worn alone will not be able to be used anymore! The Lions Club of Kerang 3 layer fabric reusable masks are still available for sale at $10 each from Gravity Clothing and Northern District Community Health. No more masks will be made, so if you need some masks, please visit these outlets asap! It sounds like we will all be wearing masks for quite a while to come yet!

22.01.2022 I am sorry to do this, but due to the unprecedented demand for masks due to today’s mandatory mask announcement, The Lions Club of Kerang will not be taking any more orders from 6.40pm 30/7/20 until we get more elastic and fabric which is on order! We will attempt to fill all today’s orders but hopefully everyone will be understanding to what has happened today!

21.01.2022 Th final total of Lions Club of Kerang Virtual shake tin for the RCH Good Friday Appeal for 2020 is $1737.19. Thank you to everyone who donated, your money is very much appreciated! This total will now be added to all the other monies raised within Kerang for the RCH! We hope that next year brings better health for everyone and that once again the Lions Club of Kerang will be able to co ordinate the Good Friday Door Knock Appeal in 2021.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Kerang Lion Alison McKenzie on her 50 years of serving Meals on Wheels in Kerang on behalf of the Lions Club of Kerang! This is a magnificent achievement that is much appreciated by our Club but more importantly appreciated by all the Kerang citizens that received their hot meals! Alison’s dedication has been amazing whether it has been hot, cold, windy or pouring rain, she made sure those meals were delivered on time! Fantastic effort Alison, your award is well deserved!

20.01.2022 STOP PRESS - ALL LIONS PLEASE NOTE THAT START TIME TONIGHT FOR LIONS/ROTARY MEETING IS DEFINITELY 6.30PM/7.00PM NOT AS INDICATED PREVIOUSLY! SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION! WRONG INFO!

20.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang is saddened to post that Lion Dot Hayden passed away earlier this week. Dot joined our club in 1997 and held portfolios as club historian, dinner treasurer and wood raffle co ordinator over the years. Dot unfortunately has suffered from ill health over recent years but still tried to attend Meetings and functions when she could. She will be sadly missed. Vale Dot! Dot’s funeral will be at Adams Chapel at 1.30pm tomorrow 10/7/20 and Kerang Lions will form a guard of honour at the Kerang Cemetery following the service.

20.01.2022 Drum roll!! Due to the overwhelming success of making our 100 x 3 layer fabric face masks for the staff at Northaven, The Lions Club of Kerang will now be selling these hand made masks to the public at a cost of $10 each. If you would like to purchase any masks, please inbox The Lions Club of Kerang by messenger with your phone number and how many masks that you require and we will contact you ASAP as our stocks allow! Our Club have a number of masks ready now so they will be sold on a first come first served basis. We will then tell you where to pick them up and it will be on a cash basis only!

20.01.2022 Lion Greg Gin just delivered some more oncology products made by the Kerang Community Angels to the Oncology Dept of Kerang District Health. Manager Cindy Boyd was very grateful as there has been an influx of new chemotherapy patients who require the chemo hats, beanies and tote bags that our Angels have lovingly made!

20.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Kerang RCH Good Friday Appeal Virtual Shake Tin already! As you would all know, The Lions Club of Kerang are unable to co ordinate our normal door knock this year but if you would like to donate, please see the previous post and click on the Virtual Shake Tin icon and you will be able to donate on-line! Please follow the simple instructions, even i was able to do it ok, and you will be helping the RCH to help all those sick kids get better!

20.01.2022 Great progress was made today with our new shed, even allowing for the rain! Just the plumbing and electricals to go! The main instigator of the project, Lion John Poole has also been hard at work helping the shed builders and he tells me he is extremely pleased with the result! I know our club members are very appreciative of all the good work that Lions John Poole and Joe Tartaglia especially, together with a few other hardy members have done to get this shed made so quickly!

18.01.2022 It is with great sadness that the Lions Club of Kerang announce that our oldest member Noel Kojak Connelly has passed away recently after a long battle with his health. Kojak was a Melvin Jones Fellow, a Past President and a recipient of many awards over his 42 years as a Lion. He was always a hard working and dedicated Lion for the community of Kerang. Our Club extends all their love and sympathies to Eileen and all the families at this sad time. Kojak’s funeral service will be at Adams Funeral Chapel on Friday February 28 th at 2.30 pm. All Lions are asked to form a guard of honour at the Kerang Lawn Cemetery prior to his burial.

18.01.2022 For Anzac Day, Allisha Wilkinson created large stickers for rubbish bins which she made for Kerang, Koondrook and Woorinen RSL Fundraising. I believe she has helped to raise quite a few thousand dollars all up which goes towards such a worthwhile cause! Great effort Allisha! Allisha is the daughter in law of Travis Hipworth who is the stepson of our Lions Club of Kerang President, Lion Graeme Hayes.

17.01.2022 As well as being able to purchase Lions Club of Kerang masks at Gravity Clothing, Victoria St Kerang, orders can still be made via inbox on Lions Club of Kerang Facebook page!

17.01.2022 It is a very sad week for the Lions Club of Kerang. Tomorrow is Noel Kojak Connelly’s funeral. Kojak passed away last week after a long illness. Last night I was given the sad news that Judy Bryant, widow of former Kerang Lion, Barry Bryant, passed away peacefully in her sleep aged 78 on Monday night in Ulladulla NSW. Judy was in quite good health according to son Stephen but was missing Barry a lot after he passed away with cancer last year. They both made the long trip back to Kerang for our club’s 50th Anniversary in 2018 and despite Barry’s failing health, they had a great time catching up with old friends from their time here in the 70’s and 80’s. They were both lovely people! On behalf of Kerang Lions, I have given our Club’s deepest sympathies to Stephen and all the families.

16.01.2022 Kerang Lions did their first Woolworths Sausage Sizzle on a Friday last week and it was quite successful. We normally have been doing them on the second Saturday of every even month but due to circumstances we will be doing them every second FRIDAY of every month from now on from 11am till 2pm! Come down and buy a sausage in bread from us and support us as all monies raised goes back directly into our own Kerang community.

16.01.2022 Kerang Lions tonight retained the Annual Bowls Challenge Trophy over Kerang Rotary by a whopping 35 shots! All the rinks were played in great spirit and fellowship though there was a bit of sledging to be heard by both teams! Lol! Thanks go to all the players and especially those who filled in on both sides! Thanx go to Kerang golf and bowls club for catering food and beverages for all of us! Both Lions President Graeme Hayes and Rotary President Ron Kelly were very pleased with the inter club get together and we look forward to hosting them for dinner in a few weeks time at the Lions Den.

16.01.2022 Our Lions Club of Kerang is proud to be a major sponsor of Kerang Regional parkrun together with The Shire if Gannawarra, The Rotary Club of Kerang and Kerang Sporties Club. More than 150 people from Kerang and district and many tourists gathered at the top end of Wyndham St for the opening ceremony before setting off on the inaugural run/ jog/ walk! Congrats to the organising committee mainly consisting of Kellys!

16.01.2022 Driver Reviver was quite good on the SES shift last night and this morning’s Lions shift has also been very steady and the patrons have been very appreciative of our service to road safety! Stay safe drivers and take a break every 2 hours!

15.01.2022 All Lions Club of Kerang members and partners are invited to a BBQ Get Together on this Sunday June 7th, 12.00/12.30pm at the Lions Den, now that lockdown regulations have been eased. It has been a long time between meetings and President Graeme Hayes would like to update everyone on what is happening. Don’t bring anything but yourselves! Hope you are all keeping well! See you all there!

15.01.2022 Great recogntion for our Lions Club of Kerang given by Peter Walsh MP, member for Murray Plains and Leader of the National Party. Well done to all our Lions and Lions Ladies!

15.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang are pleased to announce that Gravity Clothing in Victoria St Kerang are now restocked with our handmade reusable 3 layer fabric masks as approved by the Victorian Health Dept. Thank you again to owner Tania Spencer and manager Gavin Tarr for their continued support of the Lions Club of Kerang! It is now mandatory to wear masks in Regional Victoria! Thank you to our dedicated and hard working group of Lions and Lions Ladies who have been working so hard over the weekend to make masks for the public and will continue to do so! Everyone please stay safe!

15.01.2022 Even though our Lions Club of Kerang cannot do our normal activities at present, we can still contribute to our Kerang community as shown here with our gifts of homemade biscuits to the nursing staff of KDH on their special day! Thank you to all the Lady Lions and Lions partners who did all the baking when asked at short notice. The first 6 ladies that I asked, baked so well for me that I didn’t have to contact the rest on my list! If needed, these ladies may be called on for our next project! Yours in Lionism, Lion Greg Gin, Health and Welfare Chairman.

15.01.2022 Another excellent Australia Day Celebration with Lion Peter Niall doing a great job as MC. Australia Day (AD) Ambassador Stan Alves gave a wonderful address full of sincerity and passion for Australia and our culture. It was also impressive to have so many people gaining their Australian Citizenship in Kerang. Well done to Kerang Rotary for their AD breakfast, to the Shire of Gannawarra for their backing and contributions and to Kerang Lions for their setting up and organization. It would have been nicer to have more Kerang citizens attending the ceremony but those who did make the effort were greeted with wonderful weather and a very polished celebration!

15.01.2022 Due to covid 19 restrictions on numbers to only 20 for indoor gatherings, our Rememberance Day on Sunday 21st February has to be postponed to a later date. We apologise for any inconvenience, but as you realise the matter is out of our hands!

15.01.2022 New Year’s Eve was very busy in Atkinson Park in Kerang with the weather being excellent! Plenty of food stalls and entertainment for all ages! Music was supplied by local band, Endangered Species and they were very good! Kerang Lions were kept busy with our bbq and drinks doing well! Fireworks were appreciated by the crowd! Great night- well done to the Kerang Progress Association! Thanx to all the people on the rosters and to all those who helped clean up. Another good community effort.

14.01.2022 Today International Nurses and Midwives Day was celebrated at Kerang District Health on nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. A BBQ was provided to all these wonderful health workers by KDH management. In recognition of their tireless service, The Lions Club of Kerang has donated 500+ homemade biscuits in gift wrapped bags. Many thanks to Lions Maureen Alchin and Jan Thomas and Lions Ladies Mary Niall, Beryl Tartaglia, Sue Poole, Jeanette Hollins, and Cheryl Gin for baking all the lovely biscuits and cookies. Thanks to Cheryl for doing most of the packaging ( Greg did do some!) and to Lion Jeff Jackson for the labels. Our Club’s gesture was very much appreciated by KDH and all the nurses and a great day was had by all!

14.01.2022 Last Thursday night was a partners meeting at Kerang Sporties in honour of our District Governor Carol Kennedy and her husband PDG Keith Kennedy. We had a good attendance, and there was plenty of happy banter heard! DG Carole spoke well with her theme for her year concentrating on membership and retention! Carole presented 2 X Chevrons to members - 20 year for Jeff Jackson and 35 year to PDG Peter Niall. Tail twisting by Joe Tartaglia, Poodle Morris and Greg Gin brough...t some smiles to the crowd and we added money to our Admin account! Banners were exchanged by President Graeme Hayes and DG Carole and the meeting ended with plenty of fellowship! Lucky the meeting was held last Thursday and not this coming one re lockdown! We intend to still have our Rememberance Ceremony at the Den on Sunday February 21st at 10 am unless we are told otherwise! See more

14.01.2022 Christmas is just around the corner and now is the time to get your Lions Christmas Cakes and Puddings! In Kerang you can purchase them from the following outlets -: GRAEME HAYES REAL ESTATE HALL’S HARDWARE... BENDIGO BANK NICK’S SPLENDID SHOES (HELEN) KERANG DISTRICT HEALTH AUTOPRO. Further outlets may be added in the near future. Prices are as follows -: 1.5kg Christmas Cake - $17.00 1.0kg Christmas Cake - $13.00 900gm Christmas Pudding - $13.00 80gm Mini Cake - $2.00. Lions Christmas Cakes and Puddings are an important fundraising project of Lions clubs of Australia. Funds raised are donated to projects that benefit the community in Kerang locally, nationally and internationally! Please support your local Lions Club of Kerang. Our Lions motto is - We Serve!

13.01.2022 Here is an excerpt from the latest Baptcare Northaven Community Newsletter. The Lions Club of Kerang is always willing to pitch in and help in our proud Community of Kerang! The Lions motto is simply - We Serve!

13.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang are happy to announce that our 3 layer reusable fabric masks are now available for sale for $10 at Gravity Clothing in Victoria St Kerang. Our club is very grateful to owner Tania Spencer and manager Gavin Tarr for doing this for us! Our order for elastic has arrived so production of masks is back on track! Masks can still be ordered by inbox to Lions Club of Kerang with your name, phone number and quantities required. Cost is $10 per mask.

12.01.2022 BLACK IS BACK! For those who have been looking for a black reusable 3 layer mask, the Lions Club have now been able to stock Gravity Clothing with a small quantity of black masks! Cost for black and other coloured masks is $10! Get them while you can!

12.01.2022 Great to see the Lions Club of Kerang Lions Den being used as a Community Hall even more this year! Important for the Kerang community!

12.01.2022 The Bus Stop Recycle Shop are moving down to new premises in Bendigo Road and need some help in shifting their goods. President Graeme H. has talked to Carol Barton and our Kerang Lions and partners will be helping on Monday June 8th from 10am onwards. Trailers and utes will be needed! If you can’t make it on Monday but would like to help, please give Carol a ring on - 0429935036 and see what time may be suitable. They hope to be all moved in by Wednesday next week if possible.

12.01.2022 The catering van shed construction was started today at our Lions Den and great progress has been made! Looking good team!

12.01.2022 Great publicity for Lions Club of Kerang and Driver Reviver in Gannawarra Times in this week’s paper!

11.01.2022 Just a quick update with all the changes that have been going on. The Lions Club of Kerang reusable 3 layer fabric masks can still be purchased from Gravity Clothing in Victoria St Kerang for $10 each. These masks are Victorian Government approved and are very comfortable to wear which is very important now they are mandatory to wear when outside your house! As fabric and elastic is in very short supply, numbers are limited so if you need masks, please see Tania or Gavin at Gravity and they will be able to serve you!

11.01.2022 Here is the article in todays Gannawarra Times about Lions Awareness Day. Proud to be a LION!

09.01.2022 Front Page news! Great to have the Lions Club of Kerang in the public’s sight in these unprecedented times! This is what Lions do for our community - We Serve! Thanks to all the Club members and partners who are working so hard on this mask project! Many hands make light work! The Club is selling these masks now to the public for $10 per mask. If you would like to buy a mask please inbox The Lions Club of Kerang on Facebook with your name, phone number and order and we will get back to you asap!

09.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang were very pleased today to donate 100 handmade 3 layer fabric masks to Northaven for their staff to wear when doing their work out and about in the community. The masks not only protect the staff but in turn protect the residents of Northaven as well. The masks are made to Victorian Health and Human Services guidelines with adjustments! Thank you to all the Lions and Lions partners involved in this project. Many hands make light work! Stay tuned to this station for further announcements! Lol!

09.01.2022 Well we are half way through Stage 3 in Kerang and Melbourne are half way through Stage 4. Today’s numbers of new cases are well down though death numbers are still way too high. Masks are still mandatory to be worn when you leave your house and will probably will be our norm for a fair while yet! If you need a reusable 3 layer fabric mask, they are available from Gravity Clothing or Northern District Community Health at $10 each. Our masks are made to government regulatio...ns, with the polyester layer on the outside, poly cotton as the middle filter layer and cotton breathable layer on the inside against your face! Colours are becoming limited, so please check out the range if you are interested. These fabric masks should be washed in hot water and detergent each night. Disposable masks are useful in an emergency but should be changed every 4 hours or sooner if they get wet! See more

08.01.2022 Let’s show our respect for Anzac Day 2020 in appropriate Lions Club of Kerang style wearing our club shirts and/or vests and holding a lighted candle In our driveways at 5.55am for 6.00am tomorrow!

08.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang are saddened by the untimely passing away of one of their hard working members, Lion Attila O’Hazy. Our deepest sympathies go to his wife Lions Lady Liz and their families. Attila was our enthusiastic Christmas Cakes Chairman and enjoyed working on all raffle and Market rosters. He was very active in sponsoring new members as indicated by his Key Member awards and was instrumental in the building of our recent Catering van shed. Attila’s major legacy to our club was the construction of our Memorial Wall and surrounding paving which he designed and built with the help of many Lions labouring for him. Kerang Lions will form a Guard of Honour at the Kerang Cemetery following Attila’s funeral on Wednesday July 1st 2020. Vale Attila.

08.01.2022 Lions Faye Burton and Greg Gin and Lions Lady Cheryl Gin were awarded certificates today for residing in Kerang for 40 years after living elsewhere prior to that. This award for being a Local Citizen of Kerang was originally introduced 25 plus years ago by Gerry Credlin and Kevin Dove and has been continued by the Lions Club of Kerang for the past 10 years or so. The three recipients were very pleased to receive their award and were heartily congratulated by former Melbourne and Nth Melbourne AFL legend Stan Alves even though all 3 of them are passionate Hawthorn supporters! Lol! They had a some very good hearted banter with Stan after the Ceremony!

08.01.2022 Now here is something to give all Lions a smile on their faces! Go Lions!

07.01.2022 Health and Welfare Chairman, Lion Greg Gin visited the Oncology Dept of KERANG District Health today. On behalf of Oncology Manager Cindy Boyd, nurse Courtney Wright accepted 20 x chemotherapy tie hats and 20 x tote bags made by the Kerang Community Angels from him. Even though the group is in temporary recess, their dedicated work is still helping to make the lives of cancer patients a little bit easier! Well done girls!

07.01.2022 Great shop decorating by Lions Maureen, Lanie,Jan, Carmel and Sandy in Wellington street Kerang!

07.01.2022 Great attendance today at our first post covid19 Lions Club of Kerang Get together BBQ at the Lions Den! Social Distancing was practiced and everyone had good fellowship and were updated on the Club’s activities. Just a reminder to everyone who can help with The Bus Stop Op Shop relocation tomorrow, should meet at 9.30am behind Max Wilson Tyres building. There should be enough utes and trailers on hand so it is just man and woman power needed!

05.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang were again pleased to conduct the Australia Day Celebrations in Atkinson Park this morning under cloudy skies but fortunately no rain! The Rotary Club of Kerang did a splendid Oz Day Breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs and tomatoes for all who braved the dark skies! The Flag Raising Ceremony was assisted by a flag party consisting of new parents and babies born last year as a sign for a more prosperous future! Guest Speaker, Dean Rogers, KTHS Princip...al gave a very interesting insight into how everyone at KTHS coped with the trials and tribulations of last year’s shutdown at the school but highlighted the positive aspects of what happened! Thanks must go to Brett Condely for his vocal talents, Gary Maconnachie for his audio work, Gannawarra Councillors Kelvin Burt and Jane Ogden for their council reports and last but not least, Lion Peter Niall for his continued excellence as MC! Well done to all! Behind the scenes, thanks to all the Kerang Lions who set up the stage, flag buntings, worked during the celebrations then when everyone departed stayed and cleaned up! You know who you are and it was much appreciated! More helpers would make the work loads much lighter! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI! See more

05.01.2022 Another week of Stage 3 Restrictions and compulsory wearing of a face covering when outside your house in Regional Victoria. If you would like to switch to a Lions Club of Kerang reusable handmade 3 layer fabric mask or add to your mask collection, you can still purchase them from Gravity Clothing in Victoria St Kerang or NDCH in Fitzroy St Kerang for $10 each. Reusable masks should be washed each day while disposable masks should be worn for no longer than 4 hours or as soon as they get wet! It is not clear how long we will have to wear masks so please everyone stay well, stay safe and follow the restrictions!

05.01.2022 LIONS AWARENESS DAY IS ON THIS SATURDAY MARCH 7TH 2020. YES, LIONS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR DOING BBQS BUT AS THE LARGEST SERVICE CLUB IN THE WORLD, LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST THAT! HERE IS A LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS THAT KERANG LIONS ARE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY YEAR! OUR MOTTO IS WE SERVE.

05.01.2022 Hi Members, Don't forget to let Alison know immediately if you are coming to our joint Lions/Rotary meeting tomorrow night at the Den! We need to know for catering purposes as we are NOT mind readers! Meeting time is 6.00pm/6.30pm.

05.01.2022 NYE IN THE PARK WILL BE ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FOR KERANG LIONS AS WE ARE DOING OUR FAMILY BBQ AGAIN FROM 6PM! LIONS, PLEASE CHECK WITH GRAEME OR LANIE FOR YOUR ROSTERED TIME. HELP WILL BE NEEDED TO SET UP BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WE NEED PLENTY OF HELP TO DISMANTLE AND CLEAN UP! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE THE CLEANING UP TO THE USUAL FEW AS "MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!"

04.01.2022 Over the last few weeks there has been a fair bit of activity at our Lions Den. Lions John Poole, Joe Tartaglia, Jeff Jackson, Greg Gin and President Graeme Hayes have dismantled the shade cover and relocated the old BBQ shelter to its new position outside the Den kitchen and today dismantled the old water tank all in preparation for our new shed that will house our Catering van. The shed has been ordered, the earth pad has been prepared thanks to the prompt work of Rob Farrer last week and hopefully the concrete and the shed construction will occur in the next few weeks.

04.01.2022 Our Lions Club of Kerang Catering van is now safely stored in our new Lions Shed! Congrats to Adam Bujdoso and all his workmen and to Lions John Poole and Joe Tartaglia for a job well done!

04.01.2022 Big day on Sunday for Carols by Candlelight for Kerang Lions. About 500 people turned up for the first Carols at Atkinson Park after being at Kerang Primary School forever! Plenty of bbq food, drinks and candles were sold by Lions and we appreciated the help given by the 3 staff members from Northaven. Great time was had by all!

04.01.2022 What a great Christmas Party that was! The Lions Club of Kerang had an excellent night at the Den to celebrate Christmas, with the pork and turkey cooked to perfection by Lion John and LL Sue Poole and all the trimmings beautifully cooked by LL Beryl T. , Mary N., and Cheryl G. And we finished off with Lions Christmas pudding, custard, and ice cream and cream!! Delicious! Thanx to all the stewards and dishwashers etc - you know who you are! Plenty of hands make light work! ... Entertainment was provided by our own celebrity singer in Gavin Hardy who certainly got everyone singing along happily. Santa made a welcome appearance as well and judging by all the chatter and laughter, everyone had a wonderful night! Still lots of activities to do such as the market, Santa in the Street and New Years Eve Carnival before the end of the year! On behalf of President Graeme and our Lions Club, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year. See more

03.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang would like to thank the Kerang community and beyond who have supported us in purchasing our handmade 3 layer reusable masks during this Covid 19 pandemic. With the lessening of mask wearing outdoors and most people owning their own masks by now, we have decided to remove our masks from sale locally. Special thanks to Tanya Spencer, owner and Gavin Tarr, manager of Gravity Clothing for being our main selling outlet and also Northern District Communi...ty Health as our secondary selling point. Your help has been greatly appreciated by our club and its members and profits from this Mask Project will be donated back into the Kerang Community. Thank you to all the Lions and Lions partners who have contributed to this Mask Project! You know who you are and we are very proud of you! Lions Clubs International motto is - "We Serve!" See more

03.01.2022 Excellent first Lions Club of Kerang meeting for 2021 at Kerang Sporties with an excellent roll up and spirits were high judging by all the good natured chatter and laughter! Gee, we all miss the social aspect of Lions! Business was dealt with efficiently. Australia Day celebrations will happen before the next meeting so we need strong members to help at 9am on Monday 25th of January at Atkinson Park sound shelter to erect the sound stage, then next day, Australia Day (26/1/21) at 7am to set up bunting and posters and then at 8 am to hand out song sheets. Next meeting will be on 28/1/21 and will be a Business meeting at the Den, 7.00/7.30pm.

02.01.2022 Sound Shell stage set up by Lions John, Greg, Jeff, Merv and Joe in readiness for Australia Day celebrations on Sunday. Good work boys! PS - Joe was taking the pic!

02.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang has set up a Virtual Donation tin for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal 2020 in lieu of our Good Friday Door knock. If you would like to make a donation please follow the instructions and we thank you in advance. Please share this page on Facebook, email, twitter and sms as we are unable to advertise the fact by local media!

02.01.2022 Gravity Clothing has been restocked with Lions Club of Kerang reusable 3 layer fabric masks! Cost is $10 per mask. If you have been using disposable masks or simply need more quality fabric masks, please see Tania or Gavin at Gravity Clothing in Victoria St Kerang asap! Disposable masks should be worn only for a maximum of 4 hours. Reusable masks should be washed at the end of the day in 60+ degrees hot water and detergent and hung out to dry. We will all be wearing masks in Victoria for many weeks maybe months until the infection numbers come right down.

01.01.2022 KERANG LIONS ARE DOING THE WOOLWORTHS SAUSAGE SIZZLE THIS FRIDAY (TODAY!) FROM 11AM TO 2PM! COME OVER AND HAVE A SNAG ( OR TWO!) FOR LUNCH AND HELP US SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY! LIONS SERVE!

01.01.2022 Kerang Lions gave a helping hand at the recent Northaven Garden Party on Friday November 15th 2019. Lions Jan Thomas and Elaine Casey are shown here making doughnuts while Lions John Poole and Joe Tartaglia are manning the BBQ. Thanks to all the work by everyone and the good attendance, just on $4000 was raised which will go towards a special set of walk on/walk off scales for residents! Well done to all concerned!

01.01.2022 Woolworths have just informed us that there will be no more Sausage sizzles outside their store until further notice. The Lions Club of Kerang apologises for any inconvenience.

01.01.2022 The Lions Club of Kerang have donated 20 masks to the Oncology Dept of Kerang District Health today. Manager Cindy Boyd said that there was an urgent need as a number of her chemotherapy patients were not protecting themselves properly even though they were in the high risk category for contracting COVID 19! Kerang Lions are very pleased to be able to help out as they always do!