Every year the Lions provide an opportunity for secondary school students to participate in the Lions Youth Of The Year program.
The competition is intended to select the high achieving students from schools and through a series of interviews and public speaking events eventually select a winner from each state to participate in a national final at the Lions National Convention in May of each year.
The competition is intended to select the high achieving students from schools and through a series of interviews and public speaking events eventually select a winner from each state to participate in a national final at the Lions National Convention in May of each year.
All students in grade 11 or 12 are encouraged to participate.
See your english department for details.
It is a perfect opportunity to build your
experience and confidence and to
interact with like-minded students from other schools
See your english department for details.
It is a perfect opportunity to build your
experience and confidence and to
interact with like-minded students from other schools
Xavier Catholic College
Eloise Tinker
Charlotte McQuade
Youth Of The Year
Appreciation and Congratulations to all Five contestants for their fortitude in meeting challenges to be part of this important fixture in the Australian Lions calendar.
MC:
Lion Kerry Jones Judges: Craig Martens Lisa Aitken Kevin Corcoran
Fraser Coast Anglican College
Koresola Osedimilehin
Elizabeth Petrus
Laiba Ahmed
Fraser Lions Club Final
Appreciation to the Judges who donated their Saturday for Interviews
and Tuesday evening for speeches to select the winner from this group of impressive candidates.
Appreciation to the Judges who donated their Saturday for Interviews
and Tuesday evening for speeches to select the winner from this group of impressive candidates.
2026
Public Speaking Winner
Koresola Osedimilehin
Koresola Osedimilehin
The Fraser Lions
Youth of the Year
Laiba Ahmed
Youth of the Year
Laiba Ahmed
Every year the YOTY competition is reliant on the hard work of school teachers to make things happen
Fraser Coast Anglican College - Maxine Saltmarsh. Xavier Catholic College - Jo Kliendienst
Every year the YOTY competition is reliant on the support of parents and Lions members
