Turanga Lions Club Chartered

The newly formed Turanga (Gisborne) Lions Club held its charter evening at Ulverstone. Cocktails were followed by the official inauguration of the club and the presentation of its charter. The announcement by project committee chairman Athol Hutton that the new Turanga Lions Club would present a new ambulance to the St, John Association was greeted with applause.

A magnificent buffet dinner followed the presentation and, after dinner, dancing and entertainment.

With club's charter are Gisborne Lions Mick Sheridan and Freddie Wale (left and right) who did so much towards the formation of the new club, district governor Ian Ross-Taylor (who presented the charter), and Turanga president, Doug Dyer (second from right).

Charter members of the new club. Front row, from left: Richard Harris, Ross Hovell, District Governor Ian Ross-Taylor, president Doug Dyer, Stuart Bailey, treasurer Ron Ferrick, Peter Scott. Centre row: Howard Carruthers, Norm Davies, Bevin Forbes, Doug Liddell, Ian Strange, Neville Spence, Dave Pilkington. Back row: Peter Jobson, Max McKenzie (secretary), Tom Walker, Athol Hutton, Norm Frazer, Nick McKinstry, Geoff Hutchins, Murray Knight.