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Click on Image for latest update NO High Heels to be worn in St Joseph's Stadium 2010 Sunraysia “Edge of the Outback” 58th MD201 National Convention MILDURA – 30th April to 3rd May 2010.     Monday 26th April, 2010     Arrival Council Chairperson Arrival @ 4.15 pm   QF 2084   Arrival Executive Officer     Arrival Sergeant at Arms   5.00 pm Review Meeting with COC CC – EO - SAA         Tuesday 27th April, 2010   8.30am – 5.00 pm District Governor’s Elect Training Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 8.30am –10.00 pm Nominations Meeting Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 2.30 am – 5.00pm Finance & Budget Review Meeting Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 10.00am–2.00 pm Sub Committee Meetings Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 5.00 pm Management Group review summary of recommendations Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 5.30pm – 7.00 pm Social Gathering for DG’s/DGE’s and Partners   Council Chairperson’s Room Quality Hotel Mildura Grand   Wednesday 28th April, 2010   8.30am – 5.00 pm MD201 Council Meeting Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 8.00am – 4.00 pm DGE’s Training Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 12.05pm-2.00pm Christmas Cakes – Lion Mints Luncheon Stefano’s Café Bakery 25 Deakin Avenue 5.30 – 6.45 pm Civic Reception Mildura Rural Council Chambers   Evening Free           Thursday 29th April, 2010   7.15 – 8.15 am Insurance Breakfast (by Invitation only) Stefano’s Café Bakery 25 Deakin Avenue 8.30 am to Finish MD201 Council Meeting including Lions Hearing Dogs AGM Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 8.30 – 12 noon DGE’s Training Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 9.30 – 12 noon DGE’s Partners’ Meeting Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 2.00 – 4.00 pm Cabinet Secretaries Meeting Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 4.00pm Election of Council Chairperson 2010/2011 Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 7.00 pm Council Chairperson’s Dinner (by Invitation only.) Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 7.00 pm Lioness, Partners & Friends Dinner The Edge Hotel Buronga   7.00 pm Australian Lions Pin Trading   Mildura Motor Inn   Friday 30th April, 2010   7.15 – 8.15 am Breakfast Gathering – DGE’s & Council Chairperson’s Elect & Partners Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 7.00 am Australian Lions Pin Traders Breakfast & AGM Mildura Motor Inn   9.00 am Sunraysia “Edge of the Outback” Convention Golf Tournament Riverside Golf Club 9.00am “Edge of the Outback” Convention Bowls Tournament [Casual Clothing] Irymple Bowls Club       12 noon Cabinet Secretaries meet with SAA St Joseph’s Stadium 12.00 – 2.00 pm Sydney Volunteer Training Stadium Drama Theatre 1.00 – 4.00 pm Registration and Accreditation St Joseph’s Stadium   Displays and Lions Shop open.   St Joseph’s Stadium   Leo of the Year Judging St Joseph’s Stadium Lion Marty Peebles 4.00 – 6.30 pm Opening Ceremonies No high heels to be worn in the stadium please St Joseph’s Stadium 4.00 pm Call to Order   SAA Bruce McLeod 4.05 pm Introduction of Official Party   SAA Bruce McLeod   Establishment of Protocol   SAA Bruce McLeod   Invocation Lion Robert Wolfe   Lions Purposes Lion Steve Hicks   Lioness Pledge Lioness Lenore Howard   Leo Objects   Leo Jessica Thompson   Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners of the Land Janine Wilson, Elder of the Latje Latje People and their Neighbors The Barkindji People 4.55 pm Flag Ceremony PDG Bob Dewell     Welcome to Mildura Mayor Glenn Milne     Stefano says Hello Stefano de Pieri “Convention Ambassador”   Opening Address Hon Ken Wright OAM     Vote of Thanks CC Phil Lawler   6.15 pm Comfort Break   6.30 – 8.00 pm Leo of the Year Final   St Joseph’s Stadium Lion Marty Peebles   Announcements SAA Bruce McLeod 8.00 -9.30 pm Informal Reception Saturday 1st May, 2010 St Joseph’s Stadium   7.15 – 8.15 am Registration and Accreditation St Joseph’s Stadium 8.00 – 5.00 pm Displays and Lions Shop open. St Joseph’s Stadium 7.45 -8.30 am ALDAF -   AGM St Joseph’s Stadium   8.30 am Call to Order SAA Bruce McLeod   Establishment of Protocol SAA Bruce McLeod   Invocation Lion Gerry Lavery   Lions Code of Ethics Lion Ron Pascoe   Introduction of  Council Officers and District Governors CC Phil Lawler   Credentials report and Establishment of Quorum   SAA Bruce McLeod   Adoption of Rules of Debate   PCC David Skinner OAM   Financial Report National Treasurer PDG Bryan Smith   Presentation and adoption of printed Reports   CC Phil Lawler 9.40 am Notices of Motion   CC Phil Lawler 10.00 am Comfort Break     10.15  – 12.30 pm NAB Youth of the Year      National Final   St Joseph’s Stadium Lion Adrian Miles National Chairperson 12.30 – 2.00 pm Lunch Break St Joseph’s Stadium 12.30 – 1.30 pm Registrations & Accreditations St Joseph’s Stadium 12.30 – 2.00 pm Partners Luncheon St Joseph’s Stadium Speaker: Stefano de Pieri WORKSHOPS 12.30 -1.50 pm   1. Membership & Recruitment 2. LCI Update 3. Running a District Convention St Joseph’s Stadium PDG Bob Radford ID Ken Bird PDG Bob Korotcoff     Lions NSW-ACT Save Sight -  AGM L.E.H.P  - AGM   St Joseph’s Stadium St Joseph’s Stadium   2.00 pm Call to Order SAA Bruce McLeod 2.00 – 2.30 pm Question & Answer Session PDG Bruce Unwin St Joseph’s Stadium   Credentials Report and establishment of Quorum SAA Bruce McLeod 2.30 – 4.30 pm Notices of Motion CC Phil Lawler 4.30 pm – 4.45 pm Spinal Cord Presentation Dr George Owen 4.45 pm Announcements SAA Bruce McLeod 7.00 pm PDG’s Dinner Sunday 2nd May, 2010 Quality Hotel Mildura Grand 7.15 – 7.45 am Registration and Accreditation   St Joseph’s Stadium 8.00 am Call to Order Riverbank Lock 11 Area SAA Bruce McLeod   Invocation   Lion Keith Neaves   Remembrance Ceremony   PDG Bob Korotcoff and St Joseph’s College Choir 8.30 – 9.45 am Lions Remembrance Breakfast includes Key Members and First Conventioneers Riverside Lock 11 Area 10.00 am Call to Order                   St Joseph’s Stadium SAA Bruce McLeod 10.00 am Lioness Forum          Playhouse Theatre          Introduction of Key Note Speaker   PDG Bob Korotcoff   Key Note Address Mr Bill Bristow AM Founder and Chairman Angel Flight, Australia   Vote of Thanks & Presentation   CC Phil Lawler 10.45 am Credentials Report and establishment of Quorum   SAA Bruce McLeod 10.50 am Notices of Motion CC Phil Lawler   Announcements SAA Bruce McLeod 12 noon – 1.45 pm Lunch Break St Joseph’s Stadium   Council Chairperson’s and Executive Officer’s MD Update and Question & Answer session   CC Phil Lawler EO Rob Oerlemans St Joseph’s Stadium   ALF – AGM Quest - AGM St Joseph’s Stadium St Joseph’s Stadium 1.45 pm Call to Order SAA Bruce McLeod 1.50 pm Update from MD202 New Zealand   CC Neil Blake 2.05 pm Optometrists Presentation Ms. Heidi Tuck   Credentials Report and establishment of Quorum SAA Bruce McLeod 2.25 -3.15 pm Notices of Motion CC Phil Lawler 3.15 pm – 3.30 pm Update from MD307 Indonesia CC A.D. Hamiprodjo 3.30 pm Comfort Break   3.30 – 5.00 pm Forums: MD Projects Soap Box                   Youth & Community Projects LCIF   St Joseph’s Stadium PCC David McKenzie OAM PDG Ron Skeen OAM PDG Nigel Jeny 7.00 pm Awards & Fellowship’s Dinner Monday 3rd May, 2010 Club Da Vinci 8.00-1.30pm Displays and Lions Shop open St Joseph’s Stadium 8.45am Call to order SAA Bruce McLeod   Invocation Lion Ron Pascoe   ALF Presentation PDG Paul Logue   Introduction of International Director DG Christine Woolnough 9.25 am Key Note Speaker PDG Ken Bird International Director   Vote of Thanks C C Phil Lawler   Quest Presentation PDG David Knowles 10.10 am Comfort Break     2010 Sydney International Convention Update PID Barry Palmer AM   Presentation of Ted Horward and Syd Packham Awards EO Rob Oerlemans   Presentation of Fonny Tresise Lioness Award Lioness Lenore Howard 11.05 am ALDAF Presentation David Daniels OAM 11.15 am Forum/Workshop Reports PDG Norm Alcock   Announcements SAA Bruce McLeod 11.30 am Presentation to District Governors Cabinet Secretaries 12 noon Lunch Break St Joseph’s Stadium   Past Cabinet Secretaries-Treasurers Lunch St Joseph’s Stadium   PIDs, PCCs and Partners get-together. St Joseph’s Stadium 2.00 pm Call to Order SAA Bruce McLeod   Announcement of various raffle Prizes and Presentation of Golf & Bowls Trophies SAA Bruce McLeod   2011 Launceston MD Convention Update PCC Tony Roney   Update- Candidate for the Office of International Second Vice President PID Dr. Bob Coulthard AM   Introduction of Council Chairperson  2010/2011 CC Phil Lawler   Presentations and Awards CC Phil Lawler   Introduction of 2010/2011 District Governors and Partners Council Chairperson Elect   Formal Motion CC Phil Lawler   Final Announcements SAA Bruce McLeod 4.00 pm Closing Ceremony Lion Laurie Phillips       7.00 pm Closing Banquet St Joseph’s Stadium DRESS: Neat Casual No High Heels please         Tuesday 4th May, 2010     Shadow Council Meeting. Quality Hotel Mildura Grand NOTE: Attendance prize will be drawn at random during each Session. Winner must be in Stadium to collect.