MEMBERS of the Tea Gardens Lions Club have stepped up on multiple occasions to serve their community, with many more events planned to see out the rest of 2025.
The Lions barbecue team set up at Reflections Jimmys Beach caravan park at Hawks Nest to cook up a storm for the Jayco Newcastle Customer Appreciation weekend on Saturday 26 July.
“We’ve cooked dinner for the Jayco people several years now, they provide all the food, and make a nice donation to the Club for our members’ efforts,” Lions President Amanda Sykes told News Of The Area..
Around 200 people were fed on buns and sausages (and salads) with the smell of grilling onions wafting over the caravan park, and live singing and music in the background.
Seven Tea Gardens Lions were at it, three over the grills and the rest ensuring the customers got through the 350 bread rolls and 28kg of sausages, plus burger patties, chicken and minute steaks.
Other recent Lions activities have seen a significant donation to the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Live Saving Club, which will go towards the upgrade of the First Aid Room.
Another donation will go to the Wesley Mission, to assist the Winter Wonderland event for foster children, where more than 30 children receive funds and teddy bears.
The Lions’ ongoing sponsorship of awards for the Tea Gardens Soccer Club has also brought out the very same custom-built Lions’ barbecue trailer on several weekends at Memorial Park.
Recent projects completed with Lions’ critical support include the renewed Pioneer Poles at Tea Gardens and Winda Woppa, in conjunction with the Myall River Art Walk Group.
On top of this is the Lions’ weekly clear-up of Lions Lookout park, in conjunction with the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association, which has resulted in heightened public safety.
The Providence Bay Dog Park and Tea Gardens Library Lions Playground are yet more projects still in the pipeline.
Upcoming events in the region that the Lions Club will be supporting include the annual Lakes Trail Festival in October, the Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival in October, the return of the Hawks Nest Triathlon in November, and the Christmas Twilight Fair in December.
“Preparations for the Christmas Twilight Fair are underway, to be held on Friday 5 December at the Hawks Nest Hall and reserve on Booner Street – so save the date,” President Amanda Sykes said.
By Thomas O’KEEFE
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