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Vol 72, No 197 Vol Publication No PP227838/003 IN AUSTRALIA 2008 October Russell Corporate Advisory a CMDA Sponsor … RCA JOINS CMAA TEAM CMAA Federal President BILL CLEGG, ACCM, with Russell Corporate Advistory Partner GREG RUSSELL ➣ ‘Game On’ … Anti-Gambling Debate Hots Up – P14-20 ➣ CMAA 2009 National Bursary Brochure – P29-32 ➣ What’s Happening In The Zone – P39-51 CLUB MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA OFFICE BEARERS CMAA FEDERAL EXECUTIVE Publisher CMAA President WILLIAM CLEGG, ACCM Editor: Peter Sharp Randwick Labor Club Bill Clegg ACCM Phone: (02) 9643 2300 Federal President Mobile: 0410 140 036 Federal Secretary Email: [email protected] ALLAN PETER, ACCM Contributors: Henri Lach, Katie Cincotta. Vice President DANIEL MUNK, ACCM Advertising Manager: Penrith Rugby League Club Judy Rayner Executive Member Advertising Bookings: DAVID O’NEIL, ACCM ADMINISTRATION (02) 9332 2363 & 9360 6177 Castle Hill RSL Club Executive Officer Fax (02) 9361 5142 [email protected] Executive Member Terry Condon, CCM TIM McALEER, ACCM Administration Officer Printing and Design: Tradies @ Gymea Gerry Sarlemyn Allan Peter ACCM Daily Press Pty Ltd Federal Secretary Phone: (02) 9558 8419 CMA NSW STATE Senior Industrial Relations EXECUTIVE MEMBER Advocate Correspondence: DEBORAH FEENING, ACCM Peter Cooper The Editor, c/- Club Marconi Education Manager Club Managers’ Association Australia Ralph Kober, B.Ed. 67-73 St. Hilliers Road FEDERAL COUNCILLORS Career Development Auburn NSW 2144 Division A – City/Eastern Suburbs Administrator P.O Box 845 Auburn NSW 1835 Zone and Manly/Northern Suburbs Narell Harrison Phone (02) 9643 2300 Zone Fax (02) 9643 2400 Mario Machado, ACCM Training Course Administrators Assistant Chief Executive Officer Brad Jones, CCM Hornsby RSL Club Estelle McDonald Please address all business Danny Munk ACCM correspondence to the Federal Division B - St George/Cronulla Communication Services Manager Secretary Sutherland Zone and Inner West Peter Sharp Vice President Zone The Club Managers’ Association Accounts Officer Ian Todd, ACCM Australia is registered as an industrial Priscilla San Luis General Manager organisation of employees in the terms of Kingsgrove RSL Club Receptionist the Federal Workplace Relations Act, 1996, and The Club Managers’ Division C – Nepean Zone Carol Quirke Association is a registered Trade Union in Michael Wiezel Training & Venue Coordinator Secretary Manager Maria Hudson the terms of the New South Wales St Marys RSL Club Industrial Relations Act 1996. The CMAA Administration Assistant is affiliated with the Australian Council of Division D – Hunter Zone, Central Evonne Bosnich Trade Unions (ACTU) and the CMA is Coast Zone and Great Lakes Zone affiliated to the NSW State Branch of the Stephen Byfield, ACCM ACTU, The Labor Council of NSW. Chief Executive Officer David O’Neil ACCM Diggers @ The Entrance Life Members Federal Executive Member Division E – Far North Coast Zone, Harry Walker (decd.) Registered Office 67-73 St. Hilliers Road North West State Zone, Mid State Norm Robinson (decd.) Auburn NSW 2144 Zone and Mid North Coast Zone Arthur Justice (decd.) Gordon Rhodes, ACCM Phone (02) 9643 2300 Len Ewart (decd.) Chief Executive Officer Fax (02) 9643 2400 South Tweed Sports Club Lou O’Neill (decd.) P.O.Box 845 Auburn NSW, 1835 Peter Cameron (decd.) Email - [email protected] Division F – Illawarra Shoalhaven Zone and Far South Coast Zone Bob Harbutt (decd.) David Hiscox, ACCM Keith Nolan (decd.) Office Hours General Manager Fred Chubb, CCM (decd.) Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Dapto Leagues Club Alan McDougall, MBE (decd.) Seven-day telephone answering service Division G – Gold Coast Zone, John Milne (decd.) Tim McAleer ACCM in operation. Brisbane Zone, Ipswich Darling Les Evennett Federal Executive Member Downs Zone, Sunshine Coast Zone, George Elliot, CCM “Club Management in Australia” is published monthly and the Central and Northern by the Club Managers’ Association Australia. All Peter Strachan, ACCM material is copyright and cannot be reproduced without Queensland Zone Hans Sarlemyn, ACCM the explicit permission of the Publisher or Editor. Steve Condren Editorial contributions relating to the club industry are General Manager Jim Henry, OAM, CCM welcome. Submitted copy should be typed and double Terry Condon, CCM spaced. We don’t accept any responsibility for keeping Southport Surf Life Saving Club and returning unsolicited material. Photographs Lew Cooper Division H – Victoria Zone, Riverina submitted must be captioned. Those sent without prior Barry Stevenson arrangement cannot be returned unless accompanied Murray Zone and the ACT Zone by a stamped, self addressed envelope. Views Grant Duffy, ACCM Greg Pickering, ACCM expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Secretary Manager John Allan, ACCM the Club Managers’ Association Australia. Although we do exercise the utmost caution, we don’t accept Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club Allan Peter, ACCM responsibility for claims expressed in advertisements Wayne Forrest, ACCM appearing in our issues. Deborah Feening ACCM Subscription rate is $55 a year. NSW State Executive Member ISSN 0045-7205 October 2008 www.cmaa.asn.au Club Management 1 SPONSORS OF THE CLUB MANAGERS’ CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Centre Sponsor Inside your October edition PAGES 12&13 PAGES 14-20 PAGES 34&35 If you’ve missed the media headlines over poker machines and problem gambling, then you must have been out of the country, or asleep for a long time. Anti-pokies Senator Nick Xenophon and his ally, Family First Senator Steven Fielding, continue to wage a war against gaming machines, the Club Industry and manufacturers. Their campaign has led to a Productivity The Club Security Management Australia’s political landscape shifted Commission national inquiry into Summit, staged at the CMAA Career like an earthquake had rocked the problem gambling, Senator Xenophon Development Centre in late August, nation during September. In Canberra, attacked the industry in his Federal was an opportunity to participate in a former merchant banking multi- Parliament maiden speech while world-class event with high-quality millionaire Malcolm Turnbull took over ClubsAustralia and ClubsNSW boss presenters and content not often the Federal Liberal Party reins from the David Costello spoke on behalf of the captured in an educational context embattled Dr Brendan Nelson, who Club Industry when he addressed the within the Club Industry. The CMAA called a spill to resolve the leadership. Senate Standing Committee on and the Barrington Group partnered In NSW, what seemed to be just Community Affairs investigating to bring together a number of the most another weekend, turned into a 48- research suggesting that targeted acknowledged leaders and experts hour bloodbath when Labor Premier changes can cut rates of excessive within crime and security in Australia. Morris Iemma and some of his closest gambling, and allow people to play Barringtons Executive Director Allen Cabinet allies were overthrown in a machines with "reduced harm" … Barry was Summit Master of party room coup that installed Nathan Ceremonies and said he was delighted Rees in the top job and saw former with the result of the Summit that dealt Illawarra Catholic Club President Kevin with issues that can occur beyond the Greene replace Graham West as the scope of normal, day-to-day security Gaming and Racing Minister. Across and risk management issues. The the nation in W.A., the Independents Summit was a forum for forward formed an alliance with the Coalition to thinkers in the risk management field throw the Allan Carpenter-led Labor and highlighted the threats to the Club Government out of power … Industry and corporate Australia … 4 Club Management www.cmaa.asn.au October 2008 President's Perspective with BILL CLEGG, ACCM machine taxation fight to a conclusion United voice essential to in the early days of his premiership and initiating the IPART Review for the industry. tackle industry adversaries The IPART Report and its 69 The need for a united industry voice recommendations will form the across all states has never been more David Costello foundation and direction that the club important. movement in NSW will take into the future. With the Senate Community Affairs Committee considering the three Bills I’m confident that history will show proposed by Family First Senator that this commitment to the long-term Steven Fielding and supported by “Anti- sustainability and Industry Plan will be Pokies” Senator Nick Xenophon, the the catalyst for a stronger and more- clear message to the Government and viable Club Industry in NSW. the Coalition Opposition must be that I’m also confident that the Australia’s Club Industry is a legitimate relationships and trust cultivated over player in the hospitality/leisure sector the past few years will continue with and makes an invaluable contribution to the new Premier Nathan Rees and our society and communities across Minister Kevin Greene. the nation. Minister Greene knows the Club The comments by David Costello, Industry from the inside and over a Executive Director of ClubsAustralia significant period. He has been and CEO of ClubsNSW, must be involved in the Club Movement since supported and endorsed. Throw in the total Family First Party he was 19 years old, through the David clearly stated to the Senate vote in of 56,376 and he claims a sporting organisation within the Committee that convened at the State mandate to initiate and deliver Illawarra Catholic Club - a club that Library on Sydney on September 12 legislation that impacts on all proudly boasts almost “iconic” that the bills are about reducing poker Australians, including millions outside community involvement. machine gambling - not reducing the state he represents. Mr Greene held the position of Club problem gambling. President until he joined the State The bills - if successful - would destroy That much-quoted and too-often- Cabinet. the Club Industry across Australia. accurate saying ... “a week is a long Premier Rees may be a relative time in politics” ... certainly rang true newcomer in political terms, but he Neither Victorian Senator Fielding or during the first weeks of September.