REBRANDING – LIONS ASSISTANCE DOGS
We are proud to share that from Tuesday 1st July, Australian Lions Hearing Dogs will be known as Lions Assistance Dogs. Over the past 12 months, many conversations have taken place both internally and with a wide variety of our stakeholders about the ongoing growth and development of Australian Lions Hearing Dogs as an organisation. […]
MAXINE & PAUL HELMLING
MEET MAXINE AND PAUL HELMLING We are Maxine and Paul Helming and are both members of the Lions Club of Victor Harbor & Port Elliott with us both serving for 45 (Paul) and 33 (Maxine) years. After moving to South Australia from New South Wales in August 2024, we were eager to explore the Puppy […]
MAY 2025 NEWSLETTER
CEO UPDATE The Training Centre is a flurry of activity as we edge closer to the middle of the year. Already we have placed 16 dogs to date across all three programs this year and that number will grow dramatically over the next couple of months. It isn’t just our Trainers who are busy, with […]
HAPPY NATIONAL HEARING DOG DAY
NATIONAL HEARING DOG DAY – READ DAWN’S STORY Dawn, a part-time Registered Nurse, has lived with hearing loss for over 40 years. She managed her hearing loss with bilateral cochlear implants, the support of her family, and previously, a range of different hearing aids. While these tools helped, Dawn still found herself struggling in certain […]
ANNUAL REPORT 2024
A YEAR IN REVIEW – 2024 In 2024, together with our partners, volunteers, and supporters, our team achieved: 65 applications for an Assistance Dog received. 34 Assistance Dogs delivered. The inception of our Psychiatric Assistance Dog program. This is just a sample of what we achieved during 2024. Read our Annual Report for 2024 to […]
FEBRUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER
CEO UPDATE 2024 marked a new phase in ALHD’s growth, and 2025 will showcase the results of our hard work. Our Psychiatric Assistance Dog program is off to a strong start, with an incredible group of trainee dogs currently in training to support returned servicemen and women with PTSD. The start of 2025 also brought […]