LIONS CLUB OF TERRIGAL-WAMBERAL inc.
Lions District 201N3 Australia
PO Box 126 TERRIGAL 2260
Our post office box mail is collected daily
OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW
Our Club is a very small part of Lions International, the largest service organisation in the world.
We are Lions assisting the local community on the Central Coast of NSW which is almost 100Km north of Sydney CBD in the Gosford City Council area, and accessible via the F3 Freeway. Our club covers the Terrigal -Wamberal -North Avoca -Erina -and surrounding areas. In addition we also contribute to Lions Australia projects and Lions International projects.
Four popular beaches, North Avoca, Terrigal, Wamberal and Forresters form our eastern boundary. All are well known surfing locations. Terrigal is also renowned for the Skillion Lookout right on the Pacific Ocean, the 5 star Crowne Plaza hotel and the town’s numerous restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and fashion shops. It is almost unique in Australia, but still easily accessible from both Sydney and Newcastle.
For 3 weeks in February 2008 Terrigal hosted the Laser World Sailing Championships in the sheltered Terrigal Haven. The usually perfect autumn weather that was expected did not arrive. Instead we had storms and winds making sailing far more difficult than would have normally been the case. However the event proved to be spectacular and beautiful to watch.
For a few years we have been looking forward to the Government funded sinking of a well known Australian warship, HMAS Adelaide, just off Terrigal Beach headland. This will attract an influx of tourists keen to scuba dive around the sunken vessel. It will be a haven for fish and a boon for tourism at Terrigal and surrounding areas. There have been many delays in getting this important and major project underway but it is now expected that we will see the sinking of the famous warship before mid 2010.
Just north of the Gosford City Council area is the Wyong Shire Council area and they also have many more surfing beaches and holiday spots. The two areas form what is known as the “Central Coast” of NSW, located centrally between Sydney and Newcastle. The Entrance is a well known and favourite holiday place for many Sydneysiders. Wyong Council showed great foresight and planning skills when many years back they initiated major changes to The Entrance. Today it is a significant location on the NSW coast.
Terrigal-Wamberal Lions Club is actively involved in the local community.
On the first Sunday of every month we operate the well known Lions Car Boot Sale at Lions Park near Terrigal Lagoon. (click on Car Boot Sale link at top left of this page)
Locals will also be aware of our annual Giant Christmas Trailer Raffle.
It consists of a brand new and registered car trailer containing a huge variety of extra prizes. There are so many items included that we have to use a cage around the trailer in order to display and contain all of the prizes. Towards Christmas the trailer raffle tickets are sold around our area including the Terrigal shops, Erina Fair, the largest shopping centre on the Central Coast, Franklins Erina Heights and IGA Erina.
Every year someone receives a phone call soon after 2PM on December 24 to let them know they have won a new trailer loaded with great things for all the family. First prize, including the trailer, is worth around $3,500. Each year we receive a lot of help at our various selling locations from all you generous central coast people.
Thank you to all who support this raffle, including the many ticket buyers here on holidays and their support is also appreciated. Every single ticket we sell goes towards helping those in need. Without your help Terrigal-Wamberal Lions would not be able to operate.
Another project we enjoy running is the annual sale of the famous high quality Lions Christmas cakes. Our Club also supplies Lions Mints to some retailers who kindly help us to raise funds for charity.
We don’t seek cash donations however if you would like to help we will be most grateful. All of the internal operations of our Lions Club including dinner meetings are fully paid for by our members. We operate 2 separate bank accounts. One is for fund raising. The other is for collecting fees from our own members to cover annual club fees, club dinners and outings. All of our projects’ profits and all donations we receive, without any exceptions, are given to or spent on deserving causes. We try as hard as we can to give top priority to local charities and deserving causes.
Our postal address is PO Box 126 Terrigal NSW 2260. If you’d like to donate to our club we thank you in advance. If you do send us a donation we will mail an official receipt to you. Our books are fully audited. Your privacy will be respected. Your details will not be provided to anyone or added to any database or mailing list. If you do make a donation please mention that you saw this note on our website.
We are always keen to talk to potential new members and welcome any questions you may have about our club. Please go to the link Like to join us? at top left.
OUR CLUB NEXT DINNER MEETING DATES
( on the first and third Tuesdays monthly)
ALL Dinner Meetings are 6:30PM for 7PM start
TUE MAR 2 Dinner Meeting
TUE MAR 16 Dinner Meeting
TUE APR 6 Dinner Meeting
TUE APR 20 Dinner Meeting
TUE MAY 4 Dinner Meeting
TUE MAY 18 Dinner Meeting
TUE JUN 1 Dinner Meeting
TUE JUN 15 Dinner Meeting
Our meetings are held at Breakers (was previously known as Terrigal Memorial Club) on Dover Road, Wamberal. Turn West into Dover Road off Ocean View Drive, Wamberal. If you are interested in getting more details about joining our club and would like to get more information feel free to attend one of our meetings. You will see exactly how we operate. Dinner cost is under $20 and you will find out whether or not you’d like to join us. You will be under no obligation whatsoever. You can come along to the following meeting also if you need more time to decide.
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OUR CURRENT BOARD (JULY 2009 to JUNE 2010)
PRESIDENT Geoff Chapple Ph mob 0411 104890
SECRETARY Barry Shepherd
TREASURER Barry Shepherd
1st Vice President Don Chandler
Imed. Past Pres. Geoff Chapple
1 Year Director Jack Anastas
Lion Tamer Barry Merchant
Tailtwister Darryl Turley
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