201T1 LIONS DISTRICT CONVENTION 2010

"Hands On For Friendship And Service."

DGE Ken Gatehouse's Theme for 2010-2011

Answer: You, the Lions of District 201T1

Dear fellow Tasmanian Lions,

From now till the District Convention concludes, this page will hold information for the District membership. It is our intention to provide up to date news of what is happening, progress in the organising, and who is the people responsible for arranging a successful gathering of Lions in Burnie 12, 13, and 14th November.

BURNIE, THE LIONS CONVENTION CITY 2010

Your hosts: The City Of Burnie Lions Club Inc.

Venue for all functions: Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Wilmot Street, Burnie.

Club President 2010-2011: ZC Lion Michael MacLaren.

Convention: Chairman PDG Lion Roger Groom.

Convention Secretary: Lion Mark Fishwick.

Convention Treasurer: Past President Brian Smith.
Convention Administration Chairman: RC Lion John Medwin.

All we need now is for you, the Lions of Tasmania to get behind our hard working team and support a weekend of fun and fellowship. We have it, come and sample it.

So where are we at the moment:

The Venue has been booked (2 1/2 Years ago) and a close liaison has been forged with the Manager and Technical staff of the Burnie Arts & Function Centre (BAFC.)

Catering costing and meal arrangements are completed and registration forms are available of the 201T1 website. Or your club secretary. Get in early for a weekend of fun and fellowship

Proposed set up of the Civic Theatre in place, including audio visual equipment as required closer to the convention date.

Proposed timetable for Opening Ceremony, and business sessions already planned and submitted to the District Governor Ken Gatehouse for any alterations that he may wish to make.

"If we come to Burnie what can we see?"

"Oh, I'm pleased you asked."

The Makers' Workshop: Something of interest for everybody, Makers, Hand crafts, Hands on paper making tours, Licensed Coffee Shop and Tasmanian Visitor Information desk. If you have questions, all the trained staff are more than happy to assist you.


Pioneer Village Museum: A short walk across the plaza from the BAFC. See the Early Burnie streetscape and where all the historic photo's of Burnie are being lovingly restored and archived by the staff and volunteers.

Hellyer Road Distillery and Restaurant: Looking for a bottle of smooth single malt whisky? I'll bet you are. A visit to the distillery only 100 metres along the road from the National Foods "Lactos" cheese factory you will find it. Visit both venues and take home something to remember the city by.

The Registration Data Base received from Lion Erik Madsen (Kingborough Lions Club) and has been modified to suit the 2010 Burnie Convention. Our thanks to him for his assistance. Also our thanks to Ms. Karissa Townsend of Burnie LINC for her work on modifying the database for us. It is one powerful program now with full reporting functions at the "click" of a selected button. It is now ready for use.

We are currently researching the feasability of conducting a partner's tour for Saturday 13th from mid morning to mid afternoon. "The Sights of Burnie" A conducted bus tour that would take in the many beautiful features of our city and environs. This would include short walks in at least two venues, so suitable foot wear would be essential.

Post script: 23rd November 2010. It is all over and the convention had to be one of the best held in our Lions District. The numbers of registrations were above what the Club expected. The venue was tops with ample catering facilities, and everything under one roof. Perhaps the highlight was the Saturday night formal dinner. with 180 Lions, partners and invited guest enjoying a magnificent meal, and equally good entertainment provided by the Burnie Concert Band.

Later in the evening we were all treated to talented voices of MD Council Chairman Bob Gilchrist and his lovely wife Barbara who sund songs from well known shows in harmony. Real show people that had the audience in their hands. Thank you Lion Bob and Barbara for the treat you gave us all who attended.

The time table as set out in the program ran like clockwork with a little time to spare which was easilly filled with items of interest. There were 19 stalls displaying the information for the various portfolios of District Chair persons in cluding the Rightious Pups group who train dogs as support for autistic children. Thes dogs are brilliant and need to be seen to be believes in what a calming effect that they have in recipients.

The image is of Rocky Cape Lion Heather Duffy making friends with the Rightious Pup at the BA&FC Saturday morning.

Platinumn National Sponsors.

REMINDER TO ALL 201T1 LIONS.

MD201 CONVENTION LAUNCESTON 15TH - 18TH APRIL 2011. A ONE OFF CHANCE TO ATTEND ONE ON OUR OWN DOORSTEP.

Relay For Life 2010 Penguin, Tasmania.

20th and 21st of March 2010 The City of Burnie Lions Club once again supported the Relay for Life for the 10th time along with other coastal Lions Clubs.

Our role in recent years has been to provide food from our catering van as a fund raiser for the Cancer Council Of Tasmania. In typical Lions fashion the project was carried out with the usual ammount of banter and fellowship without the addition of well known beverages packaged in bottles or cans.


Catering for the crowd of walkers, joggers and runners had peaks and troughs, but when the pressure was on, our Lions performed at top pace. The lunch time between 11.30am and 1.30pm saw steaks, hamburgers and the good old Snags with onions and sauce leave as though they were going out of fashion. then the Pancakes came into their own.

I left at 6.00pm on Saturday afternoon and returned at 6.00am Sunday to find some cooked hamburgers and sausages hanging fire. However we soon discovered that Lion Max Tavaski had mastered the art of quick delivery of pancakes because in the space of one hour we had sold over $250.00 worth before the breakfast announcement was made, then it died out with four ready to go pancakes left, six hamburgers, and about ten sausages. Three Lions going flat chat with hardly time to draw breath. When it all stopped we wondered what had happened. Then the clean up. If it didn't move, Lion Max had it in the sink to be washed. Fortunately, the sink was in the van, otherwise some our customers may have got a bath they either didn't want or need.

Thank you to Lion Wiston Foster for the towing of the van to and from the Penguin Sports Complex. It was much appreciated by your Lions Club.

For the first time that I can recall, the organisors advised all Lions Clubs to record their donations, funds raised etc. and record them in their Club's Activities Account. Lions District 201T1 Cabinet commented last year that there was no record of the monies raised by clubs within the district in support of the Cancer Council and where that money was being chanelled to. This year will be different, that I can promise you all.

When we tallied up the take Sunday morning, our catering had produced a nett take of $2530.55 for the event with 63 man/hours of work done by our members. A good job well done, and certainly appreciated by the organising committee. (the figure confirmed by Mr Allan Robson, Relay fo Life Organising Committee.) The total money raised is expected to be around $250,000.00 for the Penguin event and is already a new record.

No doubt we'll be back in 2011 all being well.