Lions Celebrate 50th Year

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MALVERN LIONS CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS

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On Sunday, September 25th, the Malvern Lions held their 50th Charter Anniversary at the Bangor Function Centre. The milestone was held in the Club’s 51st year, due to Covid restrictions last year. The Club was founded in 1971 by Ramsey Gibson and Colin Stott.

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Over 130 Lions and their partners, including Charter members Bill Woodgate and Murray Faulkner, as well as cofounder Colin Stott, the Deputy District Governor and other representatives from other Lions Clubs, attended the special celebration. Attendees enjoyed delicious nibbles and the main course from Country Feasts, and dessert was scrumptious cake from the Darfield Bakery, which was cut by Lion Colin Stott with assistance from Charter Members Bill Woodgate and Murray Faulkner. Throughout the event, slides of photos were shown sharing many special memories that have occurred throughout the years. Guest speakers were Colin Nimmo and Fiona Redfern (Colin’s daughter). Colin and his wife Tina took over one of the most remote stations in New Zealand, Muzzle Station, in 1960. The Station is located on the northwest side of the Clarence River. Like Mt Algidus Station, the river rules their lives. Originally Colin and Tina lived in a cob house that only used candles as lighting. The track that is used to access Muzzle Station is a narrow, rugged, steep track that most people wouldn’t want to drive. It takes approximately 5-6 hours from the house to the main road. In Colin’s younger days he lived in Leeston, but he didn’t like the style of life there and wanted to live remotely, so went to live at Haldon Station, in the Mackenzie Basin. Here he learnt to fly, which was a great skill to have and proved very valuable once he was at Muzzle Station, as weather would often cause the Clarence River to flood, leaving them trapped on the property. Once they purchased a plane they could travel in and out more freely. The plane also came in handy for mustering, becoming a multi-purpose farm vehicle. The property consists of 12,000 hectares of freehold land and numerous more hectares of leasehold land. The property runs 7,000 sheep, 1,000 cows and also has beekeeping as another source of revenue. Fiona and her husband Guy Redfern (ex-Darfield local) now run the property. They live there with their two children and employ two men to help with work on the Station. Fiona has written a children’s book about a cat that came back, which is based on a true story, as well as a non-fiction book, ‘Life on Muzzle’. The 50th Anniversary was a huge success due to the dedicated efforts of numerous people including Lions Ladies.

The Lions Jubilee Committee that met for almost two years to plan the celebrations. Back row: President Les Clements, MC Alistair Murray, Brian Davidson, Jum Morten. Front row: Tony Thwaites, Brian Redfern, Donald Wright, Graeme Roberts, Brian Hawkins.

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