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Wednesday, 22 May 2024

ANZAC DAY SERVICE DRAWS A BIG CROWD TO LAKEMBA WAR MEMORIAL

On Thursday 25 April, The Returned & Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch) Lakemba S...

Friday, 19 April 2024

LAKEMBA WAR MEMORIAL RECEIVES A MAJOR REFRESH IN TIME FOR ANZAC DAY

People marching to the Lakemba War Memorial from The Lakemba Club this upcoming ANZAC Day will notic...

Tuesday, 19 December 2023

LAKEMBA CHRISTMAS MORNING TEA A BIG HIT WITH SENIORS

To kick off this year’s Christmas cheer, The Lakemba Club recently used a $500 community donation ...

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Honoring Bob Fitzpatrick

On Sunday 8 October, Moxon Sports Club hosted the annual Bob Fitzpatrick Memorial Tournament. The t...

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Moxon Sports Hosted Recent Georges River District Competition

Moxon Sports recently hosted the Georges River District Senior Triples on Wednesday 4 & Thursday...

Monday, 9 October 2023

LAKEMBA RSL SUB-BRANCH PRESIDENT RECOGNISED WITH AWARD

At the recent RSL & Services Clubs Association Annual Conference Dinner at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourn...

Monday, 9 October 2023

Moxon bowler takes 2nd place at blind bowls

At a recent lawn bowling NSW singles and pairs competition at the Kingscliff Bowls Club, Moxon Sport...

Friday, 18 August 2023

Vale George Coorey

We are sad to advise you of the passing of long serving Canterbury League Club Director George Co...

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

RESTORED BRONZE SOLDIER STATUE

The bronze soldier statue located at the front of The Boulevarde side of the Club, recognising past ...

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

NEW CAR PARK UNVEILED FOR THE LAKEMBA CLUB

The Lakemba Club is excited to announce that the new club carpark was officially opened on Wednesday...

Friday, 2 December 2022

WIN YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY WINNER

Congratulations to member Leisa C. for winning the Win Your Dream Holiday major prize worth $10,000 ...

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Weber BBQ Winner

Congratulations to member Ilie N. for winning the Weber BBQ valued at $939, perfect for summer and C...

Thursday, 17 November 2022

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT THE LAKEMBA CLUB

At the 11th Hour, on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, Members and guests of the Lakemba RSL Sub-Branc...

Wednesday, 2 November 2022

MEET NICK

Say hello to Nick, one of Canterbury’s chefs working hard in the background to feed our Members an...

Monday, 24 October 2022

CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON A CAR PARK AT THE LAKEMBA CLUB

Recent patrons to the club might have noticed construction happening next door – work is currently...

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

LAKEMBA RSL SUB BRANCH MEMBERS ANN GARLAND AND TIM MCCAW HONOURED BY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

At the Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day luncheon held at Canterbury League Club in mid-August, Lakemb...

Monday, 1 February 2021

A NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW NAME AND NEW UNIFORMS

In August 2020, we welcomed the Roselands Flames Women’s Bowling Club to Moxon who moved from the ...

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Georges River District Presentation

The winners for pairs were J Farley and J Fuller. The winners for triples were J Farley, L Wratten,...

Friday, 4 September 2020

Moxon welcomes new ladies bowlers

We chatted with Cheryle, Secretary of Roselands Flames Women's Bowling Club. A few months ago, they ...

Thursday, 12 March 2020

Q&A with John Kellert from Kellert Tennis Academy

Following on from the story we published a few weeks ago, we sat down with John from Kellert Tennis ...

Wednesday, 26 February 2020

KELLERT BROTHERS COACHING TENNIS SUCCESSES

Brothers John and Richard Kellert are a force to be reckoned with on and off their beloved tennis co...

Thursday, 19 December 2019

CHRISTMAS BUFFET LUNCH AT FIVE SPICES

Enjoy the most wonderful time of the year at Five Spices with a Christmas Buffet Lunch. BOOK NOW: ...

Thursday, 28 November 2019

COMMEMORATING REMEMBRANCE DAY

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of November this year, a service was held by the Lakemba RSL Sub- B...

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST WINNER

Congratulations to Tsz Sing Lee who walked with $10,000 last night by winning The Lakemba Club Win A...

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST 5TH FINALIST

Congratulations to John Elwell who is the fifth finalist through to the $10,000 major prize draw. Th...

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST 4TH FINALIST

Congratulations to Song-Bo who is the fourth finalist through to the $10,000 major prize draw. There...

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST 3RD FINALIST

Congratulations to Frank who is the third finalist through to the $10,000 major prize draw. There ar...

Thursday, 31 October 2019

LEARN LAWN BOWLS AND STAY HEALTHY

Lawn bowls is a precision sport in which the objective is to roll asymmetrical balls as close as po...

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST 2ND FINALIST

Congratulations to Tsz who is the second finalist through to the $10,000 major prize draw. There are...

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

$10,000 TREASURE CHEST 1ST FINALIST

Congratulations to Lara who is the first finalist through to the $10,000 Treasure Chest major prize...

Sunday, 26 May 2019

NEW RESTAURANT TO ADD A TOUCH OF SPICE TO LAKEMBA

Take your taste buds on a foodie adventure with The Lakemba Club’s latest restaurant, Five Spices....

Monday, 25 February 2019

EXPERIENCE THE TASTES OF ASIA COMPETITION

Congratulations to Dennis Sodkas who won a trip for two people to Hong Kong and a $2,000 VISA gift c...

Thursday, 1 November 2018

Bowling their way across the state

From Gosford to Bomaderry, The Canterbury Bankstown Social Bowling Club have taken trips to visit Bo...

Thursday, 1 November 2018

Christopher Sousou; The Rising Tennis Star of Moxon Sports Club

Since the age of 3 ½ , Christopher Sousou has been playing tennis. Now 12 years old, Christopher tr...

Monday, 29 October 2018

WIN $10,000 PROMOTION

Congratulations to Stuart Shepherd for winning the Win $10,000 promotion on Sunday 28 October 2018. ...

Friday, 28 September 2018

Congratulations…

Congratulations to all our bowlers that participated in our Finals. A special congratulations to Joh...

Monday, 16 July 2018

Introducing The Bistro On Moxon’s Catering Menu

Celebrate your next function at the Bistro on Moxon which offers a stylish and relaxed atmosphere. ...

Monday, 16 July 2018

New Courts Now Open

Eager tennis players will be able to enjoy fresh new courts after the reconstruction of three of the...

Monday, 2 July 2018

VIP WESTFIELD SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

Congratulations to Greg Liddle for winning the VIP Westfield Shopping Experience promotion on Sunday...

Monday, 2 July 2018

Bowling for Bob

Moxon Sports Club has played host to the annual Bob Fitzpatrick Memorial Lawn Bowl Tournament. The ...

Thursday, 10 May 2018

YOUR GUIDE TO LAKEMBA

EARLY HISTORY For an area that used to be called Potato Hill due to the abundance of potato crops, ...

Monday, 7 May 2018

THE LAKEMBA CLUB CELEBRATES 70 YEARS

EARLY HISTORY Seventy years ago on 10 June 1948, a small local club called the Lakemba Services Clu...

Monday, 30 April 2018

Moxon Open Day a great success

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday; the air permeated with the delicious smell of sausages and onions s...

Thursday, 26 April 2018

ANZAC DAY 2018: MARCH AND COMMEMORATION AT LAKEMBA

CROWDS gathered at the Lakemba Cenotaph this morning for the annual Anzac Day march and commemor...

Friday, 6 April 2018

Moxon pigeon club welcomes new members

In an age before technology and mobile phones, messages would be sent by pigeon post by specially-tr...

Monday, 2 April 2018

COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY

Join us this ANZAC Day for our traditional tribute to the courageous men and women who have served o...

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Meet the Bistro on Moxon team

Owner Gary Di Paola is no stranger to the appetites of Canterbury-Bankstown residents after his succ...

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Welcome to Moxon Sports Club

Canterbury’s latest sister club, Moxon Sports Club, is now officially open after five short months...

Friday, 23 February 2018

New Club Coming Soon

At the last check in, builders had just started work to extend the front of the club with new retain...

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE PROMOTION

Congratulations to Frank Kosztan for winning the Choose Your Own Adventure promotion on Sunday 19 No...

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

2017 ANZAC DAY SERVICE

This year’s ANZAC Day Service attracted over 200 people to the front of The Lakemba Club at 7am fo...

Monday, 13 March 2017

CONGRATULATIONS ODILE!

On Sunday 12 March a very big crowd gathered at The Lakemba Club for the draw of the $10,000 Electri...

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

LAKEMBA RSL SUB-BRANCH CLUB OPENS TO NEW MEMBERS

Since the Lakemba RSL Sub-Branch Club was formed in 1940, it has been providing support to ex-servic...

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

CANTERBURY AMALGAMATES WITH PUNCHBOWL CLUB

Late last year Canterbury Members were asked to vote on the amalgamation of Canterbury Bankstown Ten...

Monday, 31 October 2016

MEET THE ISLANDS FAMILY

The Islands welcomes you to its table, to join in the warmth and generosity of traditional and moder...

Friday, 21 October 2016

MEET THE TEAM: WALLY

Supervisor Wally has been a friendly face at Lakemba for the past few years now and says that the be...

Thursday, 6 October 2016

NEW AUTHENTIC GREEK CUISINE AT LAKEMBA

Warm welcome to Theodore and his team who have just opened their brand new restaurant, The Islands, ...

Wednesday, 21 September 2016

LAKEMBA LEGENDS TAKE ON DOOLEYS IN SHUFFLEBOARD COMPETITION

The day started with genial smiles and good humour all around but it couldn’t hide an exciting ten...

Friday, 22 July 2016

PROVIDING HOMES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lynne Co...

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

MORE SENIORS TRYING THEIR PUCK AT THE LATEST CRAZE

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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

DONATE USED WINTER CLOTHING TO THE HOMELESS

For the month of June, Canterbury will be hosting a winter clothing drive for the homeless – the C...

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

SENIOR SHUFFLEBOARD ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY BONDING

In a bid to increase senior participation rates in recreational and healthy community activities, a ...

Tuesday, 19 April 2016

MEET THE TEAM: TRISH

Staff member Patricia, or Trish as she likes to be called, has been with working for the Canterbury ...

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

MEET THE TEAM: JENNY

Jenny is a familiar face around The Lakemba Club after having worked there for over seven years, fir...

Friday, 21 August 2015

TWO DOZEN ORGANISATIONS ARE BIG WINNERS IN CLUBGRANTS 2015

24 local organisations have just received a very large injection of funds – $298,312 worth of gran...

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

BACKGAMMON CLUB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

Aris Patikas, President of the Canterbury League Backgammon Club, was just a 7-year-old boy watching...

Friday, 1 May 2015

CANTERBURY PRODUCES DAWN SERVICE PROGRAM

On behalf of the Anzac Dawn Service Trust Inc and to honour the 100th year of the Gallipoli Landing,...

Monday, 27 April 2015

COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF ANZAC

This year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service at The Lakemba Club was a special one, commemorating the 100 ye...

Monday, 20 April 2015

NEW ANZAC CENTENARY PLAQUE UNVEILED AT LAKEMBA

In the lead up to Anzac Day, Member for Watson Tony Burke presented The Lakemba Club with a new comm...

Monday, 30 March 2015

LAKEMBA SEA-DOO JET SKI WINNER

Congratulations to John Cozanitis, who won himself a brand new Sea-Doo Spark jetski package in the c...

Monday, 2 February 2015

YOGA FOR KIDS SCHOOL PROGRAM RELIEVING STRESS

It’s not just adults that have to deal with anxiety and stress of everyday life – more and m...

Sunday, 14 December 2014

STAFF CHRISTMAS PARTY A FAIRYLAND DELIGHT

Canterbury’s staff Christmas party was a slightly different affair this year with the Club booking...

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

HAIRY MOUSTACHES TO START MOVEMBER CONVERSATION

Over 60 staff members including Canterbury CEO Dave Brace and COO Jon Brain have taken on the challe...

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

BUSTING STRESS THE HEALTHY WAY

A local eight-week program showing women how to tackle everyday stresses is proving popular with mot...