About Us
Ingleburn Lions Club
Sixty-Two Years of Service to the Community
The Beginning - A Public Meeting
A public meeting was called on 9th October, 1962, with a view to forming the Lions Club of Ingleburn, which would be sponsored by the Lions Club of Campbelltown.
Keynote speakers at this meeting were Past District Governor Roy Gerathy – Randwick Club and Lions members Roy Scott and Fred Meyer from Liverpool Lions Club. It was decided to go ahead with the proposal to form the Ingleburn Lions Club and the inaugural meeting was set down for 23″d October, 1962, at the Ingleburn Hotel commencing at 6.30 pm. The public meeting closed at 9.30 pm.
Inaugural Meeting (23 October 1962)
Lion Dick Miller of Campbelltown presided at the meeting, assisted by Lion Jim McLardie and Lion Roy Scott, at the Ingleburn Hotel.
Following dinner, twenty eight Lions members and visiting members of the community took part in the formal proceedings Lion Jim McLardie, Australian Secretary and Regional Manager, took the chair
- The Lions Club of Ingleburn was formed.
- The joining fee was set at 4 Pound 10 Shillings ($8.80) and yearly subscription 8 Pound 8 Shillings ($17.60)
- That the Ingleburn Lions Club meet at the Ingleburn Hotel on the first and third Tuesday.
- Ken Rafferty was elected President.
- Stan Welsh was elected Secretary.
- The following members were inducted by Jim McLardie: K. Rafferty, J. Drewitt, R. King, N. Fairweather, J. Anderson, J. Goodard, C. Newton, S. Noyes, 0. Jenkins, R. Bentley, M. Thorman. Transfers from Campbelltown: B. Drewitt, G. Drewitt, M. Marms, S. Welsh.
Presentation of Charter (23 March 1963)
The Ingleburn Lions Club received its Charter at a banquet dinner held in the Del Monte, Liverpool, on 23.3.63.
The Club Charter was presented to Charter President Ken Rafferty by the late Ken Bunn OBE who was District Governor of the day. Twenty three charter members were in attendance.
2024/25 Club Executive Members & Positions
President
Lion Dennis Baert
1st Vice President
Lion Syd Hyett
2nd Vice President
Lion Michael Day
Secretary
Lion Jim Jelich
Treasurer
Lion Paul Raft
Membership Chair
Lion Wayne Franshaw
Immediate Past President
Lion Kerry Timms
Membership Enquiries
Membership is open to all people over the age of 18 years of age. Membership is by invitation only. If you are interested in finding out more about the Lions Club of Ingleburn, please click the link above and fill in your details.
Past Presidents
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 1962/63 | Ken Rafferty |
| 1963/64 | Brian Drewitt |
| 1965/66 | Robert Bently |
| 1966/67 | John Gilmore |
| 1967/68 | Robert Barnes |
| 1968/69 | John Anderson |
| 1969/70 | Ben Durrand |
| 1970/71 | George Ahem |
| 1971/72 | Harry White |
| 1972/73 | Owen Jenkins |
| 1973/74 | Charles Jodrell |
| 1974/75 | John Johnston |
| 1975/76 | Denis O'Brien |
| 1976 | Joe Fabri |
| 1976/77 | John Clarke |
| 1977/78 | John Clarke |
| 1978/79 | Neil Rudge |
| 1979/80 | Robert Ansell |
| 1980/81 | Alan Sindell |
| 1981/82 | Keith Smith |
| 1982/83 | David Manhart |
| 1983/84 | Robert Ansell |
| 1984/85 | Clive Tregear |
| 1985/86 | Keith Kent |
| 1986/87 | Paul Hawker |
| 1987/88 | Peter Pearce |
| 1988 | Ben Durand |
| 1988/89 | Norm Macdonald |
| 1989/90 | Norm Macdonald |
| 1990/91 | Robert Ansell |
| 1991/92 | Peter Sawyer |
| 1992/93 | Owen Jenkins |
| 1993 | Eric Day |
| 1993/94 | Frank McKay |
| 1994/95 | Frank McKay |
| 1995/96 | Jim Jelich |
| 1996/97 | Dennis Baert |
| 1997/98 | Geoff Dodwell |
| 1998/99 | Jim Frazer |
| 1999/00 | Bill Rafferty |
| 2000/01 | Jim Frazer |
| 2001/02 | Paul Quigley |
| 2002/03 | Wayne Franshaw |
| 2003/04 | Jim Jelich |
| 2004/05 | Dennis Baert |
| 2005/06 | Fran O'Donohoe |
| 2006/07 | Fran O'Donohoe |
| 2007/08 | Wayne Franshaw |
| 2008/09 | Wayne Franshaw |
| 2009/10 | Keith Kent |
| 2010/11 | Bob Cunningham |
| 2011/12 | Michael Day |
| 2012/13 | Wayne Franshaw |
| 2013/14 | Dennis Baert |
| 2014/15 | Chris Thomas |
| 2015/16 | Kerry Timms |
| 2016/17 | Garry Feeney |
| 2017/18 | Jim Jelich |
| 2018/19 | Jim Jelich |
| 2019/20 | Michael Day |
| 2020/21 | Michael Day |
| 2021/22 | Syd Hyett |
| 2022/23 | Syd Hyett |
| 2023/24 | Kerry Timms |
| 2024/25 | Dennis Baert |
