Australian Lions Foundation

The Australian Lions Foundation was formed by Lions with the sole purpose of assisting people in time of need.

As a group committed to serving the community, Lions and the Foundation have and will continue to do much to fulfill this need......in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Providing financial assistance and support in cases of National Disaster......Emergency and Community Welfare projects......encouraging International Understanding and Cooperation by Relief projects in Developing Countries.

Who are Tasmanian Lions?

In Launceston,Westbury,
Hobart or Rosebery and elsewhere Lions are ordinary people comming together to help others in need in their area. They are the unsung heroes of Tasmania, they can be Unemployed, Doctors, Carpenters, Nurses, Socialworkers, Students in fact ANYONE WHO CARES & wants to help. So why not become a local silent achiever and unsung hero.

Who are the Lions


During the winter of 1917, World War One raged across trenches carved into the hills of Europe. Scattered about the city of Chicago, small social clubs were working independently at their own goodwill projects to help the poor and unfortunate among their own neighbors. One club member was convinced that an even greater good could be done. Melvin Jones, an insurance salesman, wanted to unite these small clubs into a strong organization which would then be able to be a more powerful influence for good. He presented his dream in Chicago on June 7, 1917 and the enthusiastic response called for a national meeting in Dallas, Texas, USA. Only four months later representatives of 23 clubs founded the International Association of Lions Clubs, now the world's largest, most active, and most representative service club organization. In 1920 the first Lions Clubs started in Canada and in only seven years, the movement spread to China, Mexico and Cuba. Lionism reached AUSTRALIA in 1947. Today Lions work in 185 geographic areas around the world, with more than 43,900 clubs and 1.429 million members. Truly the movement has now become an International force for good. For more information about Lions, please visit this website