ROAR FOR WELLBEING

EVENTS CALENDAR

Below are the events and activities that Lions Clubs have register to far.

LAKES WALKERS – Walk With Us (for women’s safety)

LAKES WALKERS is a branch group of the Lions Club of Taylors Lakes and meets every Monday and Thursday morning, as well as once a month on Saturdays. Made up of club members, family, and friends, the group provides a no-pressure walk focused on enjoyment, fitness, and overall wellbeing.

On September 6, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, we will join a local walk designed to draw attention to women’s safety and take a strong anti-domestic violence stance.

Future Saturday walks (held on the first Saturday of each month) will explore other local walking spots, including Organ Pipes National Park, Brimbank Park, and Yaluk Barring Park.
Taylors Lakes – v1-4

Women’s Health Week
Lions Club of Nepean will be organising a walk for National Heart. This will be a women’s walk and talk event where women’s well-being will be the topic of choice. There will be about 50 women walking at this event.
Lions Club of Nepean – 201N5

Roar for Wellbeing Out of the Shadows
The Lions Club of Tenterfield and TenterLife Suicide Prevention Network will be walking nine laps of the cricket oval to remember those we have lost to suicide. We will be providing a free morning tea for all attendees. During the walk, we will light one of nine candles after each lap and have a pinboard available for anyone who wishes to place a photo or share their thoughts and feelings.We encourage anyone experiencing mental health challenges to join us for the morning — whether you’d like to walk and talk, walk and listen, or simply be surrounded by caring and understanding people, you are welcome.
Lions Club of Tenterfield –  201Q1

LEOs for Wellbeing
LEOs of Wellington point SHS to provide a point for students to see information. End of term Club meeting to promote the wellbeing for club members. 
Gift wrapping activity in December as a community point for information.
Lions Club of Redland Bay Victoria Point – 201Q1

Hospital BBQ
We will be running a  monthly BBQ for approximately 40 low care attendees at the Tweed Valley Hospital Mental Health Unit.
Kingscliff Lions Club – 201Q1

Mental Health Forum
We are going to cooperate with local church to run a mental health forum to improve our community wellbeing.
Sydney Chinese Business Lions – 201N5

Hearts and Hands Community Day

This event is designed to address key issues impacting our local community: mental health challenges, loneliness, and social isolation. By opening our Lions Den, we aim to create a safe and welcoming space where people of all ages can come together, build connections, and access support.

A dedicated wellbeing focus will include stalls offering mental health information, local referral pathways, and resources, ensuring that attendees leave with both emotional uplift and practical support. Activities are planned to foster inclusion and participation, including outdoor games in the park opposite the Den, indoor board games, and family-friendly activities such as lucky dips and face painting.

By blending fun, food, and wellbeing resources, this event aims to lift community spirits, reduce isolation, and strengthen social bonds. It reflects Lions’ ongoing commitment to service and the belief that by bringing people together, we can promote resilience, inclusion, and positive mental health outcomes for all.
Elizabeth Playford Lions Club – 201C1

Retirement Village
Local retirement village visit.
Blacktown Ponds Lions Club Inc – 201N5

Buy a Coffee
Local community urged to buy a coffee on 1st October (International Coffee Day) and for each coffee purchased, Lions to make a donation to the foundation. Four local businesses sell some form of coffee and all are happy to participate and record coffees sold. A small community event.
Stansbury Dalrymple Lions Club – 201C1

Mental Health Awareness Display and guest speaker
As a prelude to the main event in October, members, volunteers and guests will be attending a presentation on the 8 September 2025 from a Mental Health Social Worker. The presentation is titled: Mental Health is Health: challenges, lived experiences, and strategies. This event will prepare our members and volunteers for the main event during the month of October which will be an information display in a prominent space at the Lions Shed at Woodside.
Lions Club of Onkaparinga 201C1

Lions Challenge for Change
Through Mareeba Lions Young Leaders in Service program, the Lions Challenge for Change is a month-long, community-powered FUNdraiser dedicated to promoting mental health, physical wellbeing, and community connection.

The event will empower five local high school students (aged 16) to take the lead in organising a community-wide event that encourages positive action and participation. Lions Challenge For Change is a flexible, inclusive community fundraising event where participants will be encouraged to take part in a personal challenge. The challenge is simple: Run, Walk, Ride, Swim, Read or Volunteer—choose your personal “-athon”.

Participants will register with a $50 entry fee and/or raise sponsorships to support their journey throughout October. The event is flexible, inclusive, and open to all ages and abilities. All funds raised will go directly towards supporting youth wellness and mental health programs in the local Mareeba community.
Lions Club of Mareeba 201Q2

Wellness Wednesday
City of Mandurah holds this event every year and has invited us to take part. It is a big Wellness event involving lots of well known organisations like Headspace, Beyond Blue etc etc. We will need lots of leaflets on every subject though because WAWEF of which I was once a committee member, no longer have any.
Falcon Lions Club – 201WA

Walk and Talk for Wellbeing
A pleasant coastal a walk will be followed by morning tea at North Beach Bowling Club. We hold our club meetings there and have good community exposure through the bowlers and RSL members. We will display mental health and well being resources and, if possible, have someone trained in mental health present. 
Lions Club of North Beach – 201WA

Roar for Wellbeing
A sausage sizzle outside the NAB bank in Commercial Rd, with local mental health professionals in attendance.
Lions Club of Port Augusta – 201C1

Wellness Walk
The Entrance Lions will be meeting at the Sensory Gardens, North Entrance, and walking towards Canton Beach along the pedestrian path, going as far as you want or can. The walk starts at 9:30 am.A BBQ will be provided at the end of your walk from 10:00 am — or you can bring a picnic to enjoy in the beautiful gardens. Remember to bring water to stay hydrated during your walk and wear sun protection. You can also relax in the Sensory Gardens and enjoy some quiet time. We look forward to meeting members of our community on our Wellness Walk.
The Entrance Lions Club 201N3

Walk the walk for mental health
A twenty four hours walkathon to break the stigma of mental health.
Geelong Corio Bay Lion’s  –  201V2

District 201Q3 Convention – Guest Speaker
As our Convention coincides with the Lions International Service Initiative: Mental Health & Wellbeing Week, we have arranged a special guest speaker for Saturday afternoon: Kellie Grainger from the Collaborative Wellness Centre.
Lions Club of Toowoomba West –  201Q3

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Pambula-Merimbula Lions Club Social Event – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. We’re all mad around here, but that’s half the fun!Parkland at bottom of Tura Beach Drive – 10.30am
Bring your favourite cup and get it filled up & don’t forget your hat.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness – 4-12 October 2025
Lions Club of Pambula-Merimbula 201N2

Members Cofee Catchup – Bring a Community Friend
A Club Morning Tea with Community Friends, including a Guest Speaker/Counsellor who will conduct an interactive session with important messages on how to maintain mental, social, and emotional health — all around living a healthy and engaged lifestyle. Members are encouraged to bring a guest, their neighbours, and friends, along with a general invitation extended to the public.
Rollingstone And District 201Q2

Link With a Lion
Fostering Connection and Wellbeing for Isolated Community Members,”Link with a Lion” is an initiative designed to reach out to individuals who live alone or lack access to private transport. The project recognises the challenges of social isolation and limited mobility, and seeks to provide a welcoming environment where participants can connect with others, share experiences, and improve their overall wellbeing. As part of each morning tea, we introduce our “Prompt Chat” programme. This guided conversation activity is designed to encourage reflection and reminiscence among participants. Using conversation starters and gentle prompts, attendees are invited to share stories from their past, discuss memorable moments, and reflect on their life experiences in a supportive group
Lions Club of Young  201N4

Weekly Theatrical Dance Class
Weekly dance class for club members aimed at improving members physical and mental wellbeing. Taught, voluntarily, by a qualified club member. The group has performed at a community Christmas lunch held by their club and the aim is to visit local nursing homes and other groups to perform choreographed theatrical items. Lions Club members showing other groups in our region the importance of staying active and pursuing mind stimulating activities with the added bonus of gaining confidence by performing in public. It’s a WIN WIN!
Lions Club of Seymour Goulburn – 201 V5

Stand Up Step Out (SUSO) Bus Breakfast BBQ
The SUSO bus provides laundry and shower facilities, along with tea, coffee, and conversation for vulnerable and homeless members of the community. Many users of this service either experience or are at risk of mental health challenges. The Lions Club of Redcliffe Central plans to host a free Breakfast Burger morning for users of this service when the bus visits our area in October.
Redcliffe Central Lions Club – 201Q3

Morning Tea
A morning tea for Roar for Wellbeing.
Golden Valley Keperra Lions Club – 201Q3

Walk, Coffee and Chat
A fortnightly walk, coffee, and chat group designed to help lonely or isolated people connect with their community. The first walk will commence on 8 October 2025.
McLaren Districts C2

Ride 4 Life

Ride4Life is officially a multiple District project, which will be tabled in the months to follow at District levels once completed.The bike ride is an Australian first, featured this week on Channel 10 and in Partnership with the Gotcha Foundation on Channel 9. Start- Scarborough Beach
Finish- Bondi Breach
Lions Club of Landsdale

Wellbeing and Mental Health Forum
Supporting and empowering the mental health and wellbeing of our community through a forum with 4 guest speakers, the Leos, Refreshments, children’s activities, Raffle, Giveaways, brochures..
Noranda Lions Club –  201WA

Ride 4 Life
4 incredible women are riding a quad tandem push bike from Perth to Sydney to raise awareness about the suicide rate in Australia
Lions across the country are supporting this team and having conversations about what there communities need to help create mental fitness
Gwandalan is proud to be on the logistics team making this happen
Lions Club of Gwandalan – 210n3

Information display at The Gap Village Shopping Centre
A display table with ALWF material as well as from a couple of local mental health organisations.
Ashgrove/The Gap 201Q3

Give a Roar for Wellbeing
Friday 10 October from 10 – 2pm, a mini Wellbeing Fair to increase awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health and promote wellbeing in association with local support services and support groups – Headspace, Directions Youth, Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN), and other mental health service providers and supporters, outside the Visitors Information Centre in Merimbula.
Lions Club of Pambula-Merimbula 201N2

Freedom to Feel Fantastic Day
An event to promote positive Body Image & Self Esteem amongst students & staff at the school via the ALWF project Freedom to Feel Fantastic.
Leo Club of Mitchelton State High School – 201Q3

Undurba State School Wellbeing Promotion
Whole school mental health and wellbeing promotion… students, staff, parents and friends.
Pine Rivers Lions Club – 201Q3

Tumba Talks
Free morning tea for the community with speakers on suicide, dementia, women’s health and wellbeing, youth issues, disability issues, men’s health and wellbeing. These morning teas will be held twice monthly with the first on 10 October 2025
Lions Club of Tumbarumba Inc – 201N4

Richmond Lions Wellness & Support Markets

At the Richmond Lions Club Markets on Saturday, 11 October 2025, we will be introducing a dedicated Mental Health Support Tent, a safe and welcoming space for anyone who needs a listening ear, a friendly chat, or some helpful information about support services in our community.

Mental health affects all of us in one way or another, and sometimes the hardest step is simply reaching out. Our aim is to provide a calm, stigma free environment where people can feel comfortable to talk openly, ask questions, or simply take a moment to pause and reflect.

Volunteers will be available throughout the day to provide guidance, share resources, and connect people with local services that can make a real difference. Whether you are seeking support for yourself, looking for ways to help a loved one, or just want to learn more about maintaining positive wellbeing, this tent is here for you.

The Richmond Lions believe that community care is just as important as physical health. By working together, listening to one another, and offering support, we can help break down barriers and ensure no one has to face life’s challenges alone.
Richmond Lions Club- 201QN5

Walk and Talk
Walk and Talk in the community
Lions club of Capalaba – 201Q1

Out of the Shadows Walk for Lifeline
We’re walking to remember those lost to suicide and help people in crisis
Tragically, every year over 65,000 Australians attempt to take their own life and over 3,000 Australians die by suicide.
Melbourne All-Abilities Lions Club – 201V5

Blue Tree Project
As part of World mental Health Day – unveiling a new addition to the Whittlesea Lions Park.
Whittlesea Lions Club

Mental Health Wellbeing Walk
Calling on the Blacktown Community to join Blacktown City Lions Club as we walk for mental health.
10:00am walking for mental health and a 1:00pm BBQ
Bungarribee Trail – Western Sydney Parklands, Blacktown hope to see you there.
Let’s go walk n talk for mental health
Lions Club of Blacktown City – 201N5

Voices for Wellbeing – Community Open Mic
Sydney Ceylon Lions Club will host a mental wellbeing-focused community event at Burwood Park in October, aligning with Mental Health Month. The event will feature an open mic session where community members can share short stories, poems, songs, or reflections that promote resilience, connection, and positive mental health. The event will also highlight the work of Lions, raising awareness of our service and commitment to supporting the community.
The Lions Club of Sydney Ceylon – 201N5

Lift the lid on mental health – walk / market
The Townsville Northern Suburbs Lions Club is honoured to collaborate with the Rotary Foundation on the Lift the Lid on Mental Health walk, proudly sponsored by the Townsville City Council. As part of this initiative, our club will host a stall to promote the work of the Australian Lions Wellbeing Foundation. We will provide access to a range of evidence-based mental health resources and highlight key initiatives that reinforce the event’s commitment to raising awareness and fostering community wellbeing.
Townsville Northern Suburbs Lions Club – QLD – 201Q2

Lifeline BBQ
Supporting Lifeline with a bbq for volunteers and attendees of their wellbeing and mental health walk in Manly.
Hosted by Lions Manly Club  – NSW – 201N5

Mental Health Morning Tea
A community morning tea involving educators, parents and grandparents showcasing the TINO program to encourage young people to access this site.
Clifton Lions Club  -201Q3

Mental Health Strategies Talk
Meeting with Lions members and guests with Psychologist Lion Terrence Kirkpatrick speaking on Mental Health issues and strategies
Lions Club of Gerringong – 201N2

Wellbeing Display
Shopping Centre Display
Lions club of Capalaba – 201Q1

Lunch for Hope
 “Lunch for Hope” – hopefully with collaboration with the Star Hope Foundation (at the Runcorn Tavern) – they support Mental Health & Wellbeing as well,
Calamvale Lions Club – 201Q1

Kings Langley Village Fair
Australian Lions Wellbeing Foundation stall at our Village Fair
Lions Club of Kings Langley Inc – 201N5

Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy & Yoga practice Workshop
The workshop is open to the local community in Epping and nearby suburbs in Parramatta. Welcome all ages, genders, cultural background people to join this workshop, start with 45 mins yoga practice, then a imental health professional will introduce about of mental health awareness, self care advocacy and community support of mental health. Participants and professional are sitting on matt to share the information and participants’ questions. Refreshment provided.
Lions Club of Sydney All Bright – 201N5

Conversation Club Wellbeing Tips
Our Conversation Club will be focusing on wellbeing in the retirement years. How to stay active mentally and physically and encourage social connections. Morning tea included.
Lions Club of Dayboro – 201Q3

Lions ROAR for Well-being Paint and Sip morning tea
A morning tea with a painting activity to break the ice.
Charleville Lions Club – 201Q3

District N4 – 65th Convention
A representative from Dolly’s Dream has been invited to be a key note speaker at the N4 District Convention being held in Bathurst from 24-26th October. The subject will be on “Bullying in Schools”.
Lions Club of Mount Panorama Inc – 201Q3

Roar for Wellbeing Skate with a Mate
The Lions Club of Tenterfield and TenterLife Suicide Prevention Network will be hosting Skate with a Mate at the local Skate Park. There will be skateboard lessons and games for kids, and our Club will be providing free sausage sandwiches and drinks for those attending.
This event is being held in conjunction with Walk n Talk and Mental Health Day for Kids, providing a great opportunity to introduce young people to ALWF’s youth website tuneinnotout.com
Lions Club of Tenterfield – 201Q1

Anti racism and awareness of violence
This will be a series of forums in our community, supported by our lions club
Sydney Chinese Business Lions Club – 201N5

Lions stand together
Walk along San Souci/Brighton Esplanade
Kogarah Lions Club – 201N5