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The Club is pleased to welcome 11 new Equity Members, taking our Equity Membership to 943 as at 1 July.
For June consolidated results, an EBITDA profit of $167,634 was achieved against a budgeted EBITDA profit of $131,453, a positive variance of $36,181 (28%). YTD consolidated EBITDA is a profit of $573,576, which is a positive variance against budget of $135,124 (31%).
The next Social Sunday event will be held on The Pines golf course on Sunday 30 July 2023. This event will be a 2-3-4 Stableford and round five of the Mixed Winter Challenge.
The current finalists for the Mixed Winter Challenge Final are:
John and Renee Hodgetts
John and Wendy Whitelaw
Gary Peat and Louise Cole
Nick and Jane Mullings
Gary and Stephanie Simmons
Brett and Sharon Morgan-Evens
Paul and Silvana Phillips
Paul and Dianne Debnam
Michael and Marcelle Chapman
Peter and Airlie Hawley
Cheryl Martin and Reid Miller
Ron and Catriona Calvert
Jason Fok and Jessica Wang
Grant and Kylie Wharington
Julian and Pam Boyd
Paul Fink and Kim Galpin
Date: Sunday 30 July 2023
Time: 12pm shotgun start
Location: The Pines golf course
Bookings: Bookings are now open via the online tee sheet.
For a full list of Social Sunday rules, please click here.
Members and their guests are invited to join us on Thursday 10 August 2023 from 6:30pm for an authentic Italian food and wine dinner, showcasing a selection of exquisite Italian vino. Full event details will be released to Members early next week. To register your interest in this event, please click here.
Shootout LeaderboardsMembers will notice that there has been a change to the way the Shootout leaderboards are being displayed on the golf shop noticeboard. In addition, the Shootout leaderboards are now available on the Members’ website, as displayed on the right. Please use the following instructions to view the leaderboard online:
The Club has a new bell located on the wall in Lakeview Bar. The ‘celebration’ bell was donated by Member Peter Joel Roots and installed by Member Bill Bell.
The bell is only to be rung when a Member has a hole in one and decides to shout the bar. The bell can also be rung for any celebration like a birthday, birth of grandchild or anything you would like to celebrate, noting he who rings the bell in jest buys a drink for the rest.
Many thanks to Peter Joel Roots (first image below) for the donation.
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Kate Starling is holding a Menopause and Pre-Menopausal Health and Wellness session on Saturday 22 July at the Country Club which is free for all Members to attend. Click here to view further details.
The installation of a solar power system on the Clubhouse was successfully completed on Friday 30 June 2023.
The 99kw PV system is one of the largest installation options with 248 solar panels. The panels and supporting racking system are black, ensuring the system blends in with the Club’s existing roof for superior aesthetics. The system has already been generating power and OTI Power will continue to monitor the system and its output.
In the long run, we look forward to seeing a reduction to power bills, and we are pleased to actively support the Strategic Plan’s objective to improve the Club’s sustainability and enhance its green footprint.
We appreciate our Members’ support and patience while the works were completed.
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Farewell Robert Fraser – GCM Team After more than 30 years’ service, the Club’s longest serving employee Robert “Radar” Fraser is retiring. Radar served as the Golf Course Maintenance (GCM) department’s Head Mechanic and was an integral part of the GCMteam. It is with mixed emotions that we say farewell and thank Radar for his efforts, dedication and support during this lengthy tenure.
On behalf of the Board, the Members, management and staff, we wish Radar all the very best with his retirement plans and hope to see his smiling face at the shed from time to time.
A group of ladies started a book club earlier in the year, to which they now wish to extend an invitation to all Members. The club meets every month, with the next meeting scheduled for Friday 4 August at 11am. The book of the month is The Maid by Nita Prose.
The following book will be Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley with the meeting scheduled for Friday 1 September.
For more details on the book club, including the meeting venue, please contact Loryn Van den Berg by email or phone on 0421 056 741.
As communicated to Members last year, the Club conducted an extensive review of its management software programs, Micropower and MiClub. The review was carried out in conjunction with a comparison to a secondary program, Northstar Club Software.
Northstar is a burgeoning software platform and is being implemented by many golf clubs within Australia including Royal Melbourne, Indooroopilly, Commonwealth Golf Club, The Metropolitan Golf Club and Kingston Heath to name a few.
Offering a robust cloud-based solution for clubs providing end-to-end capability and integration for POS, member management and golf solutions, Northstar’s versatility further automates functions including membership, fees, dues and other operations for private clubs.
In search of a software solution that has an increased focus on Member experience and utilises technology to improve the Member experience and offerings available to Members, the Club is pleased to advise that Northstar Club Software will be implemented from as early as 1 August 2023.
While most of the changeover will be made behind the scenes, Members will enjoy new, more user-friendly components of the software, including a new app.
Further information will be provided in the coming weeks, and training sessions will be set up to assist Members in the transition to the new software.
We greatly appreciate the challenges that change encompasses and are mindful of unavoidable hurdles ahead and thank you in advance for your patience and respect towards our staff throughout the transition period.
A reminder to all Members that hoodies are not permitted on the golf courses and in the Clubhouse.
To view the full list of dress regulations, click here.
The below Honour Board and Major Events will be held in July and August 2023:
The Members’ Working Group is a group of Members who volunteer their time to assist the Golf Course Maintenance team with various tasks on and around the golf courses.
The group meets fortnightly on Tuesdays, and we invite any Members interested in helping to contact Gary Simmons.
The Club’s coffee cart hours of operation have changed, now operating as follows:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
6:30am – 10:30am
Fridays
6:30am – 9am
Note that Lakeview Bar will be open on Fridays from 9am.
Tuesdays and Sundays
The coffee cart is closed.
Members are reminded that a maximum of two golf carts is permitted per group. Recently, Members have been requesting to ride alone as they are unwell. For the health and safety of all Members, it is recommended that you do not play golf if you are unwell.
The weekly Members’ Sunday Night Roast is held on Sunday evenings from 5:30pm.
The roast is $40 per person and includes a soup, a selection of traditional roast meats and vegetables and dessert.
Places are strictly limited, to avoid disappointment please book by phoning 07 5699 9000.
The Weekly Members’ Draw will be drawn at 6:30pm. The Members drawn in the last Members’ Draw were Mr Chris Newitt and Mrs Kerry Milliner. Mr Newitt and Mrs Milliner were not present, therefore the amount has jackpotted to $2,300 Club Credit with two chances to win.
Date: Sunday 16 July 2023
Time: From 5:30pm
Location: Lakeview Bar
Bookings: To make a booking, please phone 07 5699 9000
