Nanango Lions Club’s newest member Phillip Cox, oldest member Rob Ashby and special guest Charter president Ray Phippard cut the 60th birthday cakeNanango Lions Club president Mayleen Green with Phillip Cox, Rob Ashby and Ray Phippard
April 29, 2016
Nanango Lions Club members were kept busy at the weekend celebrating the 60th anniversary of the club.
Club president Mayleen Green said Nanango was the fourth oldest Lions Club in Queensland.
Former members travelled from all over the State for the celebration.
A special guest was Ray Phippard, 93, who was the club’s first president in 1956.
Ray and his wife Beryl drove up from Tweed Heads for the weekend.
Celebrations started on Saturday with a meet’n’greet at the club’s Lions Den, the old Nanango Post Office in George Street.
Then members and guests gathered on Saturday night in the Long Hai Room at the Nanango RSL Club for a birthday dinner.
Then on Sunday morning Nanango Lions, with help from Kingaroy members, hosted a free sausage sizzle breakfast at Lion’s Park to thank Nanango residents for their support over the past six decades.
Compere for the evening Elvie Templeton-Ditchburn, who has been a Nanango Lions Club member for 30 years, with Beryl Phippard, from Tweed Heads
Kingaroy Lions Club president Darcy McDonald with Steve Clampit, from Kingaroy
Former Nanango mayor Reg McCallum with former Nanango Lions Club president Peter Ainslie
Kingaroy Lions Club members Julie and Malcolm Clifford with Past District Governor and former Nanango Lion Rod Layt, from Moore Park … “Rocket” Rod built the Fitzroy Motel in Nanango 38 years ago, and chose to stay there when he travelled back for the anniversary celebrationsNanango Lions at the Lions Den in George Street, Nanango, on Saturday … from left, Dick and Jenny Robinson, Elvie Temperton-Ditchburn, Mayleen Green, Gay Harrod, Mr and Mrs Rod Layt and Sam Gafney(Photo: Clive Lowe Photography)John Harrod and Mayleen Green were kept busy in the Lions Van during the Sunday morning sausage sizzle community breakfast in Lions Park (Photo: Clive Lowe Photography)Nanango and Kingaroy Lions get ready to serve up the 60th birthday barbecue community breakfast on Sunday morning (Photo: Clive Lowe Photography)
