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Lions out and about to give back to Gerringong community

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14 July 2025, 1:00 AM

Lions out and about to give back to Gerringong communityLions Brian Arberry and Peter Jeffrey, with Gerringong Lions newest and youngest member Lexi Hehir (far R ) receiving a cheque for $1805 from The Gerringong Bowling Club.

Gerringong Lions Club has been busy giving to the community and benefitting from their endeavours in recent weeks.


Cheryl Skinner and Jenny Barclay from The Lions Eye Health Program gave a presentation on the program’s aims, objectives and achievements at a recent meeting.


They travel to various organisations and schools and provide a simple testing program to identify vision problems in children.


Parents can follow up with a visit to the optometrist. They had visited the Gerringong Surf Club Nippers in recent times. Several of the Gerringong Lions signed up to do the training to be able to conduct the program..



L to R – Cheryl Skinner, Jenny Barclay, (Lions Eye Health) and John Larkins Lions zone chairperson.


The Gerringong Bowlo has been conducting its Community Raffle program and in June the Lions Club was the beneficiary.


This is a fantastic initiative by The Bowlo and many organisations have been helped.


On the long weekend in June, Lions were able to help out with the Crooked River Wine Festival and Concert.



They provided guidance to patrons to sort out recyclables from landfill. Cans and bottles collected from the festival then formed part of the Lions Return and Earn project.


The first five years of the project resulted in one million bottles and cans being recycled.


In the past two years they have reached 650,000 items, well on their way to the second million of cans and bottles being recycled for a variety of uses rather than going into landfill.


(L to R) Lions Peter Jeffrey, Ron Horner and Return and Earn Leader Bruce Ray


Gerringong Lions recognised the work done for the community by the president of Gerringong District All Sports, John Trevenar, by presenting him with a Certificate of Appreciation.


This was to recognise the work John had done in planning and building new facilities at Gerry Emery Oval.


The work incorporates new change room facilities for women and girls, new toilets, and male and female referees rooms.



An extension to the clubhouse is well underway.


John has raised much of the money, through pledges from local tradesmen, a grant from NSW Government and federal member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips, who has pledged a further grant to complete the work.


The Lions presented John with a cheque for $7500 as their contribution to the project, that will benefit Gerringong Cricket Club, Gerringong Breakers Football Club and the Gerringong Touch Football Club.



Lions President Steve Pottie (L) with John Trevenar