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 now locals were looking forward to the NSW Government funded sinking of a well known former Australian warship, HMAS Adelaide, off the South of Terrigal Beach headland. Finally a date for the sinking , 28th March 2010, was announced in December 2009.
However at the last minute a newly formed private Avoca Beach group lodged a court appeal, which was upheld, to delay the event. Large amounts were spent by both the NSW Government and private companies and groups preparing for the sinking in the weeks leading up to Saturday 28 March 2010 And hotels were fully booked. So it is expected that the costs involved by this delay will become national news at a later date.
The organisers of the HMAS Adelaide plan claimed it would attract an influx of tourists keen to dive around the sunken vessel. It was expected that it would be a haven for fish and a boon for tourism in Terrigal and surrounding areas.
News on this matter on 25 June 2010 was that the “no ships action group’s ” application to delay the hearing of the sinking has been denied by the court. The hearing to finally decide the matter went ahead on July 5-8 as scheduled. There has been a delay and the result will be posted here when available.
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. Donations mailed to us are very rare indeed so they will always be appreciated. 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 to our club please include a note to mention that you saw this on our website. It really will help us to continue helping those who are genuine and in need.
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 AUG 3 Dinner Meeting
TUE AUG 17 Dinner Meeting
TUE SEP 7 Dinner Meeting
TUE SEP 21 Dinner Meeting
TUE OCT 5 Dinner Meeting
TUE OCT 19 Dinner Meeting
TUE NOV 2 Dinner Meeting
TUE NOV 16 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 2010 to June 2011)
PRESIDENT Tim Woodham Ph mob 0418 819 500
SECRETARY Terry Clayton
TREASURER Graeme Cureton
1st V/ President Diane Lewis
2nd V/ President Peter Robinson
Imed. Past Pres. Geoff Chapple
1 Year Director Darryl Turley
2 Year Director Jack Anastas
Lion Tamer Barry Merchant
Tailtwister Pravin Manadavadi
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