Winchelsea Lions Club held their "Youth of the Year" judging at the Senior Citizen's Club on Wednesday evening, 5th March. Three contestants vied for the title to represent Winchelsea at the Region Final on the following Sunday.

Contestants were ;

• our local girl Abbey Floyd representing Colac Secondary College Hearn Street Campus
• Rachael Frazer, Geelong Grammar
• Elizabeth Moore, also Geelong Grammar

Judges Morrie Dean (Chair), Jim Lidgerwood and Helen Holdsworth took the students through a series of general knowledge questions in the afternoon, and at 7:30pm with Lions Club members, family and friends looking on each student answered two impromptu questions before each of them gave a 5-minute address on the subject of their own choice.

Points were allotted, and Elizabeth Moore was successful as the candidate representing Winchelsea in the Region Final.

Winchelsea Lions "Youth of the Year" chairman Russell Holloway then presented Elizabeth a certificate acknowledging her participation and as winner. Gifts to the other two contestants and judges completed a very successful (if stressful for some!) evening.

(Shirley Leak, Lions Club correspondent)