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Kootingal & District
Lions Club Inc.
“We Serve”
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News.
April saw the conducting of the Lions Motor Show and a Tractor Trek, raising money for the Lions Cord Blood appeal in conjunction with the Worlds Biggest Barbeque day. On Saturday 12th April, 19 tractors of all
sorts and makes travelled to Limbri, about 25km from Kootingal, enjoying
afternoon tea at Limbri and returning along a bush track and crossing the Sunday 13th of April was very busy as we catered for approximately 2,000 people who came to see the extensive display of hot rods, vintage, veteran and “Feral” cars, motor bikes and tractors. There were displays of small engines, shearing, burn outs and many other attractions. One of the main attractions was the first World’s Championship Piston throwing contest. The world record now stands at 74.6 meters. If you think you can better this, please put The Kootingal Development Group also conducted a Pumpkin Festival in conjunction with the Lions Motor Show and this was a big drawcard as well. The Kootingal Lions Club members catered for this show as well as catering for the Grey Fergie Muster at Bendemeer the previous weekend and during the week catered for the schools environmental seminar at Dungowan. Changeover will be on We meet at the Kootingal Hotel on the first and third
Tuesdays of the month at To catch up on earlier events visit our scrapbook. Meetings.
The club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the
month at the Kootingal Hotel. Meeting times are . Officers.
Projects.
Construction
of a
Cemetery
Restoration and the Design and Construction of a
We have just completed the first stage
of attaching handrails to the steps leading to the Moonbi Lookout. This is a
great benefit to the elderly who wish to take in the magnificent view of the We
also are supporting a number of Lions projects including Save Sight, Hearing
Dogs, Kids to the coast program, Hart walkers, Children’s’ cancer research Links.
District 201 N1 Website ( Its here NOW ! ) Kootingal and District Community Contacts.
Contact can be made through President Lion Wayne Guy electra@northnet.com.au Or Secretary Lion Norm Maher normmaher@hotmail.com Our History.
The original Kootingal Lions Club closed in 1989, under the guidance of
Lion John Morris of Tamworth Peel Valley Lions, the new Lions Club of
Kootingal and District (Inc.) was formed in 1997. Our Charter night was held at the
Kootingal Bowling Club on The Charter President was Lion Steve
Pepperell and the Charter Secretary was Lion Warwick Gadsden Our first major project was the erection
of playground equipment in parks in Moonbi and Kootingal.
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