Lions Club of Drouin Inc.
The event will now be called the Lardner Park Garden and Home Expo. It will continue with many of the marvellous traditions set out by Drouin Lions and the co-ordination of the event will now be directly managed by Lardner Park. Lardner Park’s CEO Craig Debnam said, “We are thrilled to get involved and take over the running of this event. With dates locked in for October 6th and 7th October 2024, our aim is to continue in the great traditions of the event whilst growing the show for local and regional patrons.”
The Drouin Lions Club have been honoured to run the Gippsland Garden and Home Expo annually at Lardner Park for the past 19 years. In that time, we have raised more than $600,000 which has been distributed back to the community. What an outstanding achievement. Something our members are very proud of.
The Drouin Lions Club would like to thank so many people who supported the Expo in the past and helped to make it such a wonderful event for Gippsland. Firstly, to all Lions members from Drouin Lions Club. Your tireless efforts have been nothing short of miraculous, with a special thanks to Lion’s member Maureen Versteden for her leadership over so many years.
Thanks to all our outstanding sponsors. We couldn’t have done it without you. Our major sponsor during this time being Drouin & District Commuity Bank.. Your sponsorship gave us the opportunity to present many outstanding TV and radio personalities. Many businesses local, and from surrounding areas have been there and supported & sponsored us over the years. Drouin Lions Club wish to thank every one of you for your support, which enabled us to bring the Garden and Home Expo to the community.
To all the other clubs, groups & schools that have supported us, we say a huge thank you. It has brought great joy and satisfaction to us, knowing that you have all appreciated the opportunity to raise funds of your own.
To all our exhibitors that have returned year after year it was always great to see you back. We have had so much fun working with you all. We wish you all success moving forward with the new Lardner Park Garden and Home Expo.
This annual event is the second largest in Victoria with over 150 attractive and innovative sites, enjoyed by a crowd of over 6,000 with displays and sales stands. Fantastic family day out.
Field Days site, Lardner Park, via Warragul