Annual General Meeting 10Th December, 2018
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Annual General Meeting 10th December, 2018 1 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC 51st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 10th DECEMBER, 2018 6.30 pm FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB ‘AIDAN GRAHAM ROOM’ A G E N D A 1. To confirm the minutes of last Annual General Meeting held on 11th December, 2017 2. To receive the transactions of the Club during the preceding financial year. 3. To receive and consider the Annual Report of the Club in accordance with Section 30 (3) of the Associations Act. 4. Nomination of Life Members. 5. To consider and if deemed appropriate bring forward approved General Business. 6. To elect ordinary members of the General Committee. 7. Members of General Committee to convene privately & determine best process going forward of electing Office Bearers. 2 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 “FRANKSTON DOLPHINS” FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC Joined Victorian Football Association in 1966 Finalists: Seasons 1967 – 1975 – 1976 – 1978 – 1981 – 1984 1986 – 1987 – 1989 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2001 - 2005 - 2006 - 2008 Club Champions: Seasons 1976 – 1996 – 1997 Premiers: Thirds - Season 1970 Reserves - Season 1976 Seniors - Season 1978 Reserves - Season 1989 Thirds - Season 1991 Reserves - Season 1992 Reserves - Season 1997 Colts (MPNFL) - Season 2005 FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC – LIFE MEMBERS * E Kerr G Proudfoot S Webster R Lewis G.Davey * EJ McComb R Davies J Hunter G Isaacs J.Wignall * G Cahill * E McComb C Edwards B Wiley D.Cree * A Vanslow * A Farr A Bell R Mace J.Burstall * R Downie * C Pavlou P Boyd *L Farrow P.Barr * C Parnell * S Bushby P Geddes J Davis J.Barry D Proudfoot P Lewis B Jones *R Pakenham M.Robinson * H Rogerson P Watson M Duthie P.Hey M. Sayers J Trevaskis * T Williams *K Prendergast M.O’Neil *W Prendergast A Wickes * AF Doherty J.Kennedy *J Griffith * R Sullivan * M Heagney W. Jones * J Benson * M Gamble * R Furness D.Clarke * F Graham B Mace * A Graham D.Armstrong B James I Shepherd * S Beck *G. Charman *M Horsburgh *J McDonald * J Stapleton J. Harrop * B Gloury A Lloyd * H McComb * T. Byrnes *A Burns *B Cameron A Clark P.Davey * F. Gregory * R.McKenzie * F. Benson * R. Wood *G. Rogerson * D.Nicolson * K. Stone * M.Heagney * S. Benson A.Graham *S. Prendergast * L. Higgins 3 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT Peter Geddes VICE PRESIDENT Michael O’Neil TREASURER Wayne Lock SECRETARY Tim Frederico ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Michelle Graham Peter Barr David Friend Stuart Dalton Dennis Hovenden ADVISORS TO THE BOARD John Hook Adrian Lloyd Ian Dicker RETIRING BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Vacancies x 3 4 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 CLUB MANAGEMENT & STAFF GENERAL MANAGER Gary Buckenara OPERATIONS MANAGER Christina Bremert FUNCTIONS & EVENTS MANAGER Yvette Barnes CANTEEN STAFF Margaret Greenhill Saree Bremert Mark Ridgway Charlotte Barnes Ruby 5 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT I want to thank our 1200+ members and sponsors that signed up with the Dolphins in 2018. It is now crucial that we re-sign our 2018 members and sponsors for 2019 and to do this we must call on our members and sponsors to help us share and promote our 2019 membership and sponsorship categories as we aim for 1500 members in 2019. I want to also acknowledge the magnificent work done by the Frankston Football Club’s board of directors led by Peter Geddes. We also had some fantastic mentors in Ian Dicker, Adrian Lloyd and Nick Theodossi helping the club. I want to make special mentions to Tina Bremert, Yvette Barnes and from mid-year Saree Bremert for the hard work, long hours and excellence in providing the support to myself to ensure that we provide the best experiences and outcomes for our clients, members, staff and players. Without their support and dedication the jobs just would not get done, so a big thanks and well done to all 3 of them. Thanks also to our volunteers who have helped with tasks around the club, mailouts, entering email lists, match day sausage sizzles. This has also been an enormous help, money saver and raiser for the club. The challenge ahead is to ensure we can consolidate the club financially into the future and we need everyone to understand, yes, we were back in 2018 but the hard work can never stop year to year, as we build on the foundations we laid back in 2017 to ensure the club is never in a position again of losing its playing license. That will require the support of members and sponsors to continue to think about how you can help our club not only survive but to thrive into the future. We have been working hard to make sure that we have good relationships with AFLSE and all the MPNFL clubs as there is no doubt that the Peninsula region of Victoria has always produced AFL/ VFL quality players and we see this as a very important area for us to recruit our future players from, so the relationships must be strong to ensure this pathway provides opportunities for the regions talented players to aspire too and through it to enable these players to play football at the highest levels that they can. We are thrilled to have appointed Danny Ryan as our Senior Coach for 2019/2020 and as we continue to develop and improve our list together, it will be exciting to watch our team grow together in 2019 and 2020. There is some exciting developments with VFLW football being played at Frankston Park in 2019 along with many other games of local, Reclink, ADF Championships, TAC and MPNFL games and finals so the ground will get a lot of use for sure but that creates much needed revenue as well. 6 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 We want to provide a wonderful experience for everyone who comes to the Frankston Football Club on game days and through any event or function. We are planning to make our home game days in 2018 family friendly and exciting days to attend with lots of activities for the kids and some good entertainment for the adults as well. There is so much to be excited about as the Frankston Football Club continues to grow in the VFL competition in 2019, the broadcast lighting that will be ready for the 2020 season will open up wonderful future opportunities for increased member and sponsor activities/exposure, as well as some wonderful promotions for SkyBus Stadium, the Frankston region, the Frankston Football Club and our Functions by the Bay business. As we build our club into the future I cannot stress the importance of your memberships and sponsor- ships as each member is and can be an ambassador to sell our club to your families and friend so that we can ensure that the Frankston Football Club thrives and prospers into the future, so I am asking for your assistance and help in any way possible to sell and promote our club and its facilities in 2019 and beyond. I look forward to seeing you at the club soon and remember “Go Dolphins” in 2019 as there is great strength in numbers and we want to make our home games in 2019 a fortress for the Dolphins where the opposition feel our passion, hear our “Hill Gang with their bugles and drums” and supporters cheering on our boys and helping the boundary umpires as they throw the ball in. “Please be a Part of it in 2019” Regards Gary Buckenara General Manager 7 Annual General Meeting – 10h December, 2018 PRESIDENT’S REPORT... Dear Members, Congratulations to everyone who supported our club in 2018, together we have brought about the return of the Dolphins. It was great to see the players back on the field and as an AC-DC fan I loved hearing their newly adopted song ‘Back in Black’ ringing out around the ground as they entered the field each week. But the greatest sound of all was the club theme song sung proudly by players, coaches, staff and supporters in our first win for the season against North Melbourne at Werribee Park. Scoring 20 goals that day really gave us a glimpse of what is to come in the next few years as our team builds and matures. Thanks to our team of club staff, casuals, part timers and volunteers who built the club and the team and gave us plenty to be proud of on and off the field. Please join me in applauding the work of Gary Buckena- ra (General Manager), Tina Bremert (Club Operations), Yvette Barnes (Functions By The Bay), Adam Skroba- lak (Coach), Peter Cranwell (Football Manager) and the untiring efforts of all their magnificent assistants, casuals, volunteers and helpers. The club is now well-established and our next goal is to work together to take a ‘step up’ as we aim to be a VFL force in 2019! “be part of it” Club Governance. My thanks to all Board members for their hard work in 2018. I would like to make special mention of our retiring Board members Dennis Hovenden, Stuart Dalton and Peter Barr for their massive contribution to our club. The wit, enthusiasm, skill and acumen of Dennis will be sadly missed and as leader of the lights project he leaves behind a tremendous legacy and we are sure that he will be there when we cut the ribbon on our broadcast quality lights at the first game in 2020. The lights project will transform the brand, look and use of Frankston Park for many decades into the future, well done Dennis.