A real Lions job now completed - The Narooma Cemetery Pavilion now open!
After more than four hundred hours of voluntary work by Lions Club members, and countless more hours by others in the Narooma community, the Narooma Cemetery pavilion is now finished.
The Lions Club involved as many groups as it could to make it a truly community project. Financial assistance was also received from many local groups.
Construction costs were kept to a minimum through the use of voluntary labour from Lions Club members and where additional expertise was required, Lions called on local tradespeople for assistance.
Some six years ago, the Lions responded to community suggestions to provide a shelter where mourners could gather for services, providing protection from the strong winds and inclement weather which often prevail at the cemetery. The weather on Saturday underscored the need for the pavilion, sheltering some 50 people for afternoon tea following the service.
About fifty percent of relatives of deceased family members now choose graveside services rather than church services for the burials of their loved ones. Until now, services at the Narooma Cemetery were held in the open as there was no covered area on this exposed site, the vegetation at the cemetery being typically stunted coastal tea tree.
The pavilion provides a sheltered place to gather and reflect in relative comfort. It will hold about fifty people.
Mr Phil Rose, a Narooma architect, donated his time free of charge to draw up the plans and liaise with the Council.
After more than four hundred hours of voluntary work by Lions Club members, and countless more hours by others in the Narooma community, the Narooma Cemetery pavilion is now finished.
The Lions Club involved as many groups as it could to make it a truly community project. Financial assistance was also received from many local groups.
Construction costs were kept to a minimum through the use of voluntary labour from Lions Club members and where additional expertise was required, Lions called on local tradespeople for assistance.
Some six years ago, the Lions responded to community suggestions to provide a shelter where mourners could gather for services, providing protection from the strong winds and inclement weather which often prevail at the cemetery. The weather on Saturday underscored the need for the pavilion, sheltering some 50 people for afternoon tea following the service.
About fifty percent of relatives of deceased family members now choose graveside services rather than church services for the burials of their loved ones. Until now, services at the Narooma Cemetery were held in the open as there was no covered area on this exposed site, the vegetation at the cemetery being typically stunted coastal tea tree.
The pavilion provides a sheltered place to gather and reflect in relative comfort. It will hold about fifty people.
Mr Phil Rose, a Narooma architect, donated his time free of charge to draw up the plans and liaise with the Council.
Narooma Lions Club's Mens Shed - Narooma Lions Club major project for 2011
Mens sheds provide a way for men to put their skills to use for the benefit of the community, such as projects for community groups, or projects for themselves, with the help of their friends.
The Narooma Lions Club's Mens Shed project moved forward last week with the announcement by Mr Andrew Constance, Member for Bega, that the club had been awarded a significant grant to help build the mens shed.
The grant was awarded under the New South Wales Government's Community Building Partnership Program, and will be used to construct and fit out a building that will be suitable for the purposes intended.
The concept of mens sheds is fairly new in Australia.
Australian men have long enjoyed their sheds, and the aim of the Narooma Lions Men's Shed project is to continue that tradition by supporting communal spaces where men can talk with old friends or make new ones.
The building will be used to help men gain and use their practical skills and knowledge to make or fix things, or simply enjoy themselves in the company of others.
Mens sheds are a space for men. Benefits of involvement in sheds include regaining a sense of purpose in life, enhanced self-esteem, decreasing social isolation, and friendship.
Sheds offer positive effects for partners, families and communities.
This will be a project for the whole of the Narooma community, and will involve other service clubs and community service organisations.
It will belong to the whole community.
The Narooma Lions Club has appreciated the contribution of tradespeople, numerous individuals and community groups who have supported all the club's other projects over the years.
Mens sheds provide a way for men to put their skills to use for the benefit of the community, such as projects for community groups, or projects for themselves, with the help of their friends.
The Narooma Lions Club's Mens Shed project moved forward last week with the announcement by Mr Andrew Constance, Member for Bega, that the club had been awarded a significant grant to help build the mens shed.
The grant was awarded under the New South Wales Government's Community Building Partnership Program, and will be used to construct and fit out a building that will be suitable for the purposes intended.
The concept of mens sheds is fairly new in Australia.
Australian men have long enjoyed their sheds, and the aim of the Narooma Lions Men's Shed project is to continue that tradition by supporting communal spaces where men can talk with old friends or make new ones.
The building will be used to help men gain and use their practical skills and knowledge to make or fix things, or simply enjoy themselves in the company of others.
Mens sheds are a space for men. Benefits of involvement in sheds include regaining a sense of purpose in life, enhanced self-esteem, decreasing social isolation, and friendship.
Sheds offer positive effects for partners, families and communities.
This will be a project for the whole of the Narooma community, and will involve other service clubs and community service organisations.
It will belong to the whole community.
The Narooma Lions Club has appreciated the contribution of tradespeople, numerous individuals and community groups who have supported all the club's other projects over the years.