On a beautiful Saturday in August 2022, dedicated members of The Lodge of Australia No.3 gathered at Bunnings Alexandria to cook up a storming sausage sizzle.

Since the weather helped out , we had many a client come out to purchase some tasty sausages in a roll in support of our Charity - A Start in Life.

I can also happily announce that we had many clients come back for a second or third purchase, so applause to our cooks for a great work (Anthony Barry, Hadi Jalgha). Our service would not be complete or to the excellent service standards and effort without WB John Carroll, who kept a keen eye on ensuring we were all in sync, Vedran (our petitioner), Mohammad Ashrafinaia and his son Michael, Adrian (Hadi Son) who were all instrumental on organising the bread, keeping the back room working seamlessly and supporting our cooks. And who can forget , our face of the BBQ , WB Graeme Dennis, who with his charm and smile kept the clients going back to their wallets and purses and kept us all informed of the next order. 

Overall , it was a memorable day which apart from supporting our charity, was a day that brought those of us there closer together, as Brother, meeting members of each others family (like little Marcus Anthony's son, with his disarming smile) and meeting Hadi's and Mo's sons whom we can all agree have the traits to be great men in the future. 

Happy to announce that we collected circa. $1600 for A Start in Life

Personally, I look forward for the support of Brethren from The Lodge of Australia for our next Bunning BBQ on 10th September 2022 at Bunning Alexandria. Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or reply to this message advise of your intention to assist on this day. We need at least 4 people at all times running the BBQ. 

Great job everyone, and as Worshipful Master, I could not be more proud and look forward to this Lodge picking itself back up again after COVID with the support from its Members. 

Sincerely - Thankyou and all the best Brethren

Luis Salvo