Joining a Lions Club can help you change the world

Community Service is both powerful and personal.  The aim of Lions Australia is to provide our clubs with the tools and support necessary to improve the lives of all Australians.

We believe in making a difference. We do this by giving people the opportunity to contribute to the causes that matter to them as individuals and their community, as well as working together to take on larger challenges that face us all.

Lions Club members are men and women who strive to make a difference in their local community as well as in communities worldwide.  Contact Us to make an enquiry.

Why Join Lions?

"If you love this place we live in and want to see it thrive.

If you want to get to know and be part of your community.

If you enjoy the fellowship of like-minded people.

If you feel that you’re fortunate and want to give back to help others.

Service isn’t just meaningful. It’s fun.

You get when you give.

These are the reasons people join Lions."  

Don Mansfield - Club President 2019-2022 and current Membership Chair

How can I join Lions?

The first task to do is contact your local club by completing the enquiry form using the Contact Us link. The next task is, take your time.  Attend a few Social club meetings, find out about the work of the club and meet the members.  Hopefully you will have a long and happy association with Lions, so you need to make sure that the club will work for you. If we are a good fit, you will receive an invitation to join.

What does a Lions Club actually do?

All Lions Clubs subscribe to our Code of Ethics, and are part of an International Organisation, but set their own program independently.  They can support projects that are operated at an international, national and district level – and can create and operate their own projects.  You can browse here to find out some information about our club projects.  We all know that we work best at what we love to do, so an important question to ask the club members is “What projects interest you?” and “How would you like to make a difference?”.

If you have a passion for a project, there is every reason to persuade your Lions Club to support it.

How much time is involved?

Lions is a “Community Service” organisation.  One local motto is that "We make things happen”.  Local achievements are always satisfying and that’s why we volunteer.

This means that we DO want our members to participate in meetings and their fair share of community service activities. Lions say that family comes first, then work, and then the Lions Club.  Of course you need to think about your capacity to participate, but for most of us, a couple of hours of television time traded for community service is a worthwhile experience.

Paying to volunteer! What’s that about?

Any volunteer organisation needs to provide services and support to its volunteers – training, insurance, promotional materials and the like.  As a democratic organisation, we also have some costs associated with our decision-making processes at International, National and local levels.

Did you know that when a member of the public donates money to their local Lions Club, every cent goes to where it was promised?  The club doesn’t take even 1%.  Compare that with other organisations.

Lions are immensely proud of the fact that we don’t take public donations to cover our operating costs – and its one of the reasons for our reputation in the community.

That’s why members pay a small amount in dues.