Half century of community support

Key points

• Graham Mulroney has been awarded the Melvin Jones Diamond Lapel Pin for 53 years of community support in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove. The Lions Club of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads member and former president said the honour was a big surprise.
• He credited the achievements to teams working together.
• Mr Mulroney joined Lions in 1974 and took part in many community projects, including bushfire relief after the 2009 Victorian bushfires, which earned him an Australian Government Award.