Eildon Lions celebrate 50 years of friendship and service

THE Eildon Lions Club celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at Pixies at the Billabong on the evening of Thursday, June 12.

The event celebrated the wonderful works of the club, as well as its members, past and present.

Some of the major achievements of the Eildon Lions Club include the creation of the area which came to be known as the Eildon Lions Leisure Park, which includes the rotunda, children’s playground, toilets, the fishing platform with disability access, the wildlife refuge island in the Pondage, as well as helping to fund the stage, cover and lighting.

The Lions also famously ran the Easter Trash and Treasure Market from 1983 to 2018, and constructed the Eildon Dams Museum, which is a must for all residents and visitors to the area.

They also built their clubrooms, and built the Big River Camp which raises at least 75 per cent of the funds raised by the club.

They have also undertaken a wide range of other activities for the benefit of Eildon and surrounds, including of course, running barbecues and running the popular Blue Light Disco in the 1980s.

As District Governor Kim Low commented, “May your service continue to touch lives for many years to come. Thank you and congratulations.”

Emcee Mike Dalmau spoke about the beginnings of the club, as he had only recent begun working at the Golden Trout and it was the location of the first meeting. At the 1975 inaugural meeting,…

Image: The current Eildon Lions members.