Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club (OGBHLC) held its 2025 handover meeting recently with district governor Michelle Challis pleased to induct the new committee at Ocean Grove Bowling Club.
President Bob Marmion spoke of some of the club’s highlights this year.
During the past year OGBHLC has donated $26,500 to local projects with some of those being GenU supported accommodation Ocean Grove ($6500) and Ocean Grove BTaCH Drop in Centre annual camp ($5000).
Bellarine Community Health Child, Youth & Family Hub received $3900 and donations were also made to five local primary schools, Feed Me Bellarine, St Ignatius College, Barwon Heads Fire Brigade and Bellarine Secondary College.
OGBHLC has also sold hundreds of Lions Christmas cakes and mints.
OGBHLC had also collected and sent overseas hundreds of pairs of glasses as well as thousands of stamps. The money raised from these goes to producing prosthetic limbs.
Other highlights were catering for the Mentone Grammar week-long school camp on the Bellarine, a series of successful barbecues for Bunnings, local schools, the federal election and Barwon Heads Football Netball Club.
The club also supports Feed Me Bellarine by assisting with food deliveries and catering.
OGBHLC meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Anyone interested in attending can call Neil Rancom on 0438-320 841 for more information.
