History Of The Youth of Year Quest.

The Lions Youth of the Year was the brainchild of the late Jamie Jamieson, a loved and respected member of the City of Brisbane Lions Club.

In 1964, Lion Jamie Jamieson formed a committee composed of Lion Sid McDonald (Chairman), Lions Arch Merrin, Arthur Smout and Bill Jones. The Committee was to investigate a Youth of the Year Project. This Committee pioneered and supervised the quest for a number of years.

At first, the Quest was confined to metropolitan Brisbane.  The first Final was conducted at, Convention Hall - Lennons Hotel - Brisbane on 17th December 1964, for the first 2 years it was conducted in Queensland only. In 1965, Lions Clubs based in Sydney also established a quest in their local areas. In 1966 the national convention held in Brisbane adopted the Quest as a multiple district project. Lion Sid McDonald was appointed coordinating Chairman, a position he occupied with distinction for a period of ten years.

The Quest originally suggested by Jamie Jamieson was for boys, as there were numerous quests already for girls in operation. In 1979, it was decided that girls would be admitted into the Quest. The first integrated Youth of the Year Quest was held in 1980. 

The Quest continues to grow in stature and is undoubtedly one of the best and most successful National Projects undertaken by Lions.

Lions in the future will be taking this program to another level, and it will then become a truly International Quest.