By Danielle Kutchel
The Cranbourne Lions Club is ready for the new year, with young gun Alisha Austin at the helm.
Ms Austin was installed as the new president of the club in a changeover luncheon on Sunday July 14.
She is now the youngest president ever in the club’s almost 50-year history.
Around 60 people attended the event to welcome the new leader and board. They also witnessed Lion Ron Vosper receive the Lion of the Year award.
Ms Austin is ready to inject new ideas into the club and says there is plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months.
“We’re looking at starting a Leos Club for youth between 18 and 30 years old, to get the young people of the community involved,” she explains.
While a major part of her role will be driving the focus on youth, she says the club will also continue to help the community in any way it can.
The club will continue fundraising for medical research and devices and Light the Night for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The Lions International Peace Poster contest is currently on display at Selandra Community Hub in Clyde North, which gives primary school-aged students the opportunity to engage on the topic of peace through art.
Highlights of the past year include donating a hart walker to a child with cerebral palsy, building a shed for The Bridge Connects in Cranbourne, and starting an internet branch of the club.
