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CONNECT Club Taree’s community magazine Summer 2016-17 ready for summers swimwear essential recipes season? WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER escape to hamilton island PENJING small is the new big Contents 2 The President’s Welcome CEO’s club taree report 3. 5 Livvi’s Place 7 Relay For Life CT connect NYE fireworks 910. Save the date edition 9 11 Scholarship Program SUMMER 2016-17 13 OUR COMMUNITY president’s welcome Management Team Contact Details CLUB TAREE Chief Executive Officer 121 Wingham Road Taree NSW 2430 2016 has been a widely successful year here at Club Taree thanks to the continued Awarded best function centre 15 Morgan Stewart PO Box 40 Taree NSW 2430 hard work of our team, and of course your continued membership, patronage and 17summer menu Brand and Communications Manager P 02 6539 4000 support. 2017 meets us with excitement and structure, continued foresight along with Paul Allan E [email protected] a well devised strategic plan for the years beyond. CASH OR CAR? Gaming and Operations Manager W www.clubtaree.com.au It’s hard to believe this year has nearly on the Manning River in January. I would continues to grow into the future. summer recipe Chris Bale #clubtaree 19 gone, and that I am introducing the also like to congratulate the Club Taree Thank you all again for participating Business Support Manager 21 ESSENTIALS Summer 16/17 issue of CT Connect. Community Team for being recognised in our latest Cash or Car promotion, get in shape for Michele Hill Magazine Content What will strike you throughout this as a finalist in this year’s Myall Lakes I’m sure you have all seen the Community Awards. We are proud of Executive Chef Paul Allan edition is ‘Community’. Club Taree has difference that this promotion has the contribution our staff make to the 23 SUMMER Murray Phillips never been more community focused, made throughout Club Taree, and it Brand and Communication Manager nor have we been more passionate community and are humbled by their would be hard to argue that it is not discover your Golf Course Manager [email protected] passion and commitment. valley about engaging with the community, more engaging, rewarding and more 24 Mark Spraggs and making a difference where we You may be aware that Club Taree exciting that our previous membership Chinese Year of Design and Layout can. You will see highlighted in this was named as the Best Function/ based badge draw promotion. We look edition our total contributions in the Convention Centre Caterer in Regional forward to presenting two premium 25 THE ROOSTER www.wellcreative.com.au 2015/2016 (September – August) into NSW at the recent NSW Savour Cash or Car draws in 2017, and trust 27 PENJING the community through donations, in Australia, Restaurant and Catering that you will continue to embrace this ESCAPE TO kind contributions and sponsorships. Association Awards for Excellence. Members promotion. This is further testament to the passion 29 Hamilton Island We are proud of our commitment to the It is wonderful to know that so community through these programs, and commitment of our team. I know many local individuals, businesses, 31 TAREE TOUCH FOOTY partnerships and contributions. You’ll that their competition was strong, organisations and social groups have Think! about your choices find it interesting to read about the Taree reputable, popular and noteworthy, and chosen to celebrate the festivities of Call Gambling Help 1800 858 858 MEET THE TEAM Touch Association, an organisation we for our team here at Club Taree to be the season here with us at Club Taree. 33 www.gamblinghelp.nsw.gov.au 34 Our Internal Clubs have sponsored for 9 years, and the recognised above their competitors On behalf of Dot and myself, the Club Club Taree practices the responsible service of alcohol difference that our financial support is indeed an achievement. Club Taree Taree Board of Directors, Management offers to so many families across the then went on to be one of only seven and our staff I wish you a safe and Manning Valley whose family members National Finalists, meaning that our Happy Christmas season. team here is recognised as being in the actively participate in this summer We also hope that 2017 brings you top seven venues nationwide for the sport. good health and happiness. Please overall function experience that they You will also read about the recipients travel safe, and enjoy the company of we value your thoughts offer; something that they can be very of our annual School Scholarship friends and family. Finally I take this proud of. Club Taree places value on your be a questionnaire on our community Program; the success of our recent opportunity to thank all the staff at Last edition I mentioned that the experience and perceptions of us. Over support, or how we serve our coffee. Club Taree turns Pink campaign; of Club Taree for their successes, daily Board of Directors and the Executive the coming months our team will be Perhaps it will be about our promotions Livvi’s Place (a community project); the commitment and enthusiasm. Leadership Team were away at our actively seeking feedback in a variety or staff engagement. We invite you to Relay For Life; along with our ongoing We here at Club Taree look forward to annual Strategic Planning Conference. of ways across all areas of Club Taree. embrace this opportunity to tell us how commitment to Ronald McDonald engaging with you throughout 2017, These two days saw both parties work It might be a quick survey on how your we are showing up. It will be used to House Northern NSW. and look forward to your continued together to cement a clear path not experience was on the course, or how make us even better. In partnering with the community we company and membership. only for 2017, but well into the years you enjoyed dining with us. It might are proud to be the presenting sponsor ahead. We look forward to sharing Kind Regards of Fireworks on the Foreshore for the details, events and strategy with you Geoff Watman second year running, and are delighted in the coming months as our business President to be a Platinum Sponsor for Tastefest 1 2 delivering improved products and services to Members and Visitors. Through realistic, These include our food and beverage offers with our new summer menu robustly discussed featuring your club favourites as well and well thought out as exciting new items such as share operational planning platters and freshly created seasonal foods which we believe you will enjoy we are ready to keep with friends and family. on delivering improved Our newest function offer The Secret products and services Garden has opened to great success as people look to us for a space where to Members and up to 40 can gather to celebrate life’s Visitors. events together and enjoy a new level of furniture, fit out and glorious food contributed in excess of $80,000 in and beverage offers. fundraising to our community through We’ve continued to invest in and initiatives such as le Tour de Taree, grow our assets, not only inside Club Taree Turns Pink and our Make the clubhouse, but very importantly a Difference campaigns. Our team are outdoors on our terrific golf course constantly looking for new ways to and clubhouse grounds and surrounds engage with and assist the community, in general. We have in my opinion one and they already have some exciting of the best golf courses available to plans for 2017. play and we all continue to enjoy a Our Board and Executive Leadership high level of course presentation that Team have developed a Strategic is second to none in our district and Plan which is being enacted as we the envy of some of our competitors. head into 2017 and beyond, with the Our golf membership is growing and in next five to ten years giving us an particular we are focusing on growing exciting opportunity to create a Club Women’s golf and Junior golf. Growth for the future. We have plans for the in golf is one of our keys to success continued growth and development of and in our strategic plan for the future. our Golf Course and the results of our As always change will take place and planning and consultation for a Seniors we must be transparent and realistic Living and Retail Precinct will be by appreciating that having a quality unveiled to Members and Community range of products and improved Stakeholders ahead of our next Annual CEO’s report services for members does drive General Meeting in May 2017. increased costs, which like the CPI I offer you and your families my costs of beer and food items, will best wishes for a safe, prosperous be passed onto members through Members, I thank you for your warm welcome to me and harmonious Christmas season to some of our city counterparts. marginally increased prices from time and take this opportunity to remind as your CEO as it’s now been over six months in the We have introduced Member pricing to time. you all that your Club practices the in order to grow membership with leadership role which I am enjoying very much. In order to be sustainable for the future, responsible service of alcohol and the great success, but also to grow brand we can’t allow ourselves to end up in a responsible conduct of gaming. We We are experiencing a financially strong so that you can enjoy your experience and brand loyalty by making holding 2016 Year in review situation where to use the analogy of have relationships with community year in 2016 with our club generating and come back to us in the future.