Torquay Lions Club

12/06/2026

92 and still going strong. Esther Rosewall, who is Australian, first joined Lions Club International while living in the USA. She joined as a member of the Mammoth Lakes Lions Club, District 4 – L1 (Siera Region) in November 1995. On returning to Australia, she joined the Torquay Lions Club in April 2003. She became the first lady President in 2010 – 11 and has been an active member there for 23 ½ years. Together with her time at Mammoth Lakes, that’s over 30 years of community service through Lions. And she’s still going! Esther lives at the Lions Village Torquay, a 29-unit retirement village, operated as a not-for-profit project initiated by the Lions Club of Torquay. If you would like to get the satisfaction of serving your local community, we are always looking for new members.

07/06/2026

Trevor Secombe, mentor, guide and coach. It is with sadness that we mark the passing of Lion Trevor Secombe.

Torquay Lions’ member 2003 – 2021
President 2009/2010
Secretary 2014/16
Melvin Jones Award 2014
Initiated with others fund raiser named “Dancing with the stars”
Australia Day – playing the spoons with Alan Young on the Larger phone and Kevin Egan on guitar and vocals.
Bowls Day (with Bill Ryan, Geoff Grigg, Rob Grubb and Russell Hannan)
Vision for a sound shell at the Torquay Common
Above all a great mentor, guide and coach

06/06/2026

The final acknowledgment- Torquay Lions raised $46,813.13 towards a total of $25,268,485 for the RCH Good Friday Appeal.

30/05/2026

In need? Indeed! … we may be able to help. Grant applications are now open. Go to our webpage and click on contact us, then click on Requests and then on Grant Application Form. We look forward to hearing from you.

23/05/2026

Be in it to win it. Every Friday night at the Torquay Hotel, the Lions Meat Tray Raffle is held (from 6 to about 6.45). Meat is supplied by Surf Coast Quality Meats. See you there next Friday night.

20/05/2026

Waste not, want not! We were busy delivering food for Feed Me Surf Coast for those in need. The food is provided by local supermarkets; it was otherwise destined to end up in landfill. We estimate that we help prevent 1½ to 2 tons of produce going to the tip every week. The environment is a key focus for Lions and with this project, we can have an impact. We’ve been helping since 2020.

19/05/2026

Sari-Elle about to leave Point Impossible on her second of seven marathons ending in Adelaide for the Lions National Convention.

19/05/2026

A foggy start! Sari-Elle Kraemer, President of the Coogee Lions Club, set off on her second of 7 marathons this morning. She was at Point Impossible, Torquay, Victoria, at 7.30 am in foggy conditions. Sari-Elle will finish her seventh marathon when she runs into the 74th MD Lions Convention 2026 in Adelaide, SA, on May 22nd. She will be leaving from Warrnambool tomorrow. Sari-Elle is raising funds for the Lions Assistance Dogs. Please cheer her on. And you don’t have to run to match her huge effort, you can help by donating https://lionsassistancedogs.raiselysite.com/sarielle
Pictured are Sari-Elle with Torquay Lions Neil and Bill. The foggy path from the aptly named Point Impossible. Partner and support driver Ian Woodburn.

18/05/2026

Cheer her on. Lion Sari-Elle is taking on an incredible endurance challenge: 7 marathons in 7 days, running all the way from Melbourne to Adelaide. Tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th, Sari-Elle will leave from Point Impossible Carpark, Torquay at 7:30am for her second marathon. She is raising funds for the Lions Assistance Dogs. Please help to cheer her on.
Donate: https://lionsassistancedogs.raiselysite.com/sarielle

🏃‍♀️🐾 7 MARATHONS IN 7 DAYS – MELBOURNE TO ADELAIDE 🐾🏃‍♀️

This May 18–24, board member and dedicated Lion Sari-Elle is taking on an incredible endurance challenge: 7 marathons in 7 days, running all the way from Melbourne to Adelaide, finishing at the Lions National Convention.

Along the journey, she’ll be stopping in to connect with communities and raise awareness for the life-changing work of Lions Assistance Dogs — and the incredible assistance dogs that support Australians every day.

The goal is to raise $70,000 to support our dogs — and every kilometre Sari-Elle runs is helping get there. 🧡

📍 Want to come along and support in person?
We’d love to see friendly faces along the way — whether you want to run a few kms, cheer from the sidelines, or just say hello.

🏁 Day 1 – Mon 18 May
Rippleside Park, Geelong Waterfront – 7:30am

🏁 Day 2 – Tue 19 May
Point Impossible Carpark, Torquay – 7:30am

🏁 Day 3 – Wed 20 May
Warrnambool Pier – 7:30am

More locations for the remaining days will be shared soon 🏃‍♀️🙂

Donate here 👇🏼
https://lionsassistancedogs.raiselysite.com/sarielle

Or EFT (please reference “7 marathons”)
Acc Name: Lions Hearing Dogs Inc
BSB: 035 094
Acc No: 118 965

Seven marathons. Seven days. One powerful mission. 🐾🧡

Sari-Elle’s Running Lions Australia

17/05/2026

Last Cowrie. An extra Torquay Cowrie Market was held yesterday, and despite heavy rain overnight, it was a pleasant day at Elephant Walk. Our Lion’s Train was busy, and avoided getting bogged. The kids (and the adults) enjoyed the ride!