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International Tennis Club of Australia ANNUAL REPORT 2015 A Grand Slam All four GRAND SLAMS were represented at our IC Lunch at RSY for the first time Left to right: French Federation General Secretary Bernard Giudicelli, Chairman of the AELTC (Wimbledon) Philip Brook, our esteemed former longest serving Hon Secretary now Vice President, Cedric Mason, President of USTA Katrina Adams and President of Tennis Australia, Steve Healy The IC France and IC Australia players at Royal Sydney GC CONTENTS International Tennis Club of Australia Annual General Meeting - Agenda 4 President’s Report 5 2015 IC Committee 6 Important Dates 2015 7 Treasurer’s Report 8 Term Deposits 9 Statement of Receipts and Payments 10-11 2015 AGM Official Minutes 12-17 List of Members 2015 18-19 3 Annual Report International Tennis Club of Australia - International Tennis www.australia.ictennis.net INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, 30 JANUARY, 2016 AT ROYAL SOUTH YARRA LAWN TENNIS CLUB AT 9.30 A.M. AGENDA 1. Notice of Meeting 2. Apologies 3. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual Meeting Held on 31 January, 2015 4. Matters Arising 5. President’s Report 6. Treasurer’s Report 7. Report on Council of I.C’s. Annual Meeting Held at LTA Headquarters 8. Membership 9. Correspondence 4 10. Election of Office Bearers 11. General Business Paul F. McNamee AM, President For any updates or changes to the Agenda, please refer to the IC Australia website Annual Report www.australia.ictennis.net International Tennis Club of Australia - International Tennis PRESIDENT’S REPORT There is no doubt that the IC of Australia is on the IC of France in January this year. Preliminary the move. 2015 has been a very busy year of discussion was also had on the desire of the IC of Meetings, both by the General Committee and France to reciprocate in the not too distant future. the Match Committee which is chaired by Kerryn On your behalf I again attended, along with Pratt therein providing a platform and auguring General Committee Member Wayne Pascoe, the well for 2016 and the years ahead. I would like to Council of IC’s AGM at Roehampton, again chaired thank all of our long serving Committee Members by Peter McQuibban, during the Wimbledon as well as the influx of new contributors with fortnight. The only movement in Committee fresh ideas. I would particularly like to thank those positions was that Leonie Grondel (South Africa) Committee Members who stood down prior to the was elected to replace Doug Hillen who was AGM, namely Trevor Fancutt, Bill Bowrey, Lorraine stepping down. A workshop on philanthropy was Green and Gary Penberthy, for their valuable held prior to the Meeting and remains a high contributions. I can say that I believe we have a priority for the IC movement. Programs supported very healthy mix on our Committees and I thank by IC Philanthropy (ICP) are designed to teach you one and all. young disadvantaged children to play tennis There is no doubt the highlight of the year was and acquire life skills. the visit by the French IC which really gave a Territories for ICP support in the next 12 months focus to activities in both Sydney and Melbourne. include Spain, Uruguay, Cambodia, Israel and My thanks to everyone, especially Ken Rosewall Australia where IC sponsor CQS has committed 5 and Frank Sedgman, who helped make this visit to support the Ken Rosewall Regional Project. the success it truly was. Merci Beaucoup. It really This program, under the auspices of the IC sets the agenda for annual IC visits during the of Australia with Ken’s personal support and Australian Open with the IC of USA coming administered by the Kids Tennis Foundation, in 2016. will see tennis being introduced to thousands The January period also saw successful Functions of socially disadvantaged children in regional with the Hopman Cup in Perth, our Annual Tennis Australia commencing in NSW and without any Morning and Lunch at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis call on IC of Australia funds. Wayne and I also took Annual Report Club and culminating with the Annual IC Lunch the opportunity to meet with Boyd Cuthbertson at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club on of the IC of Great Britain who proffered the Men’s Singles Final Day of the Australian Open, invitation for our IC to co-participate in the highly all supported by Tennis Australia. I hope and trust sought after IC of Great Britain week preceding many of our members may be able to attend these Wimbledon 2016. very friendly events in January 2016. Through the So we look forward to a very busy year of activities drive of new Committee Member, Noel Jensen, our both in Australia and internationally. My personal IC hosted a very successful weekend at the Royal thanks to all of our Office Bearers and Committee Club of Australia - International Tennis Pines Resort in Queensland at the end of October Members but particularly to our Honorary 2015. It is hoped that this event can be conducted Secretary, Chris Kachel, who was actually on a annually as a great way for our members to hiding to nothing following in the footsteps of our renew acquaintances and share joviality in an esteemed Vice President, Cedric Mason, but who informal setting. really took on the task with fervour and excelled. While overseas this year I attended the annual IC Thank you Chris. of France cocktail party during the French Open at Roland Garros where one could feel the glow of the goodwill emanating from our hosting of Paul McNamee AM 2015 IC COMMITTEE PATRON: Frank Sedgman AM PRESIDENT: Paul McNamee AM VICE PRESIDENTS: Ken Rosewall MBE AM (Senior VP), Tim Cawthorn, Cedric Mason. HON SECRETARY: Chris Kachel* HON TREASURER: Cliff Sproule EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Paul McNamee AM, Frank Sedgman AM, Chris Kachel, Tim Cawthorn, Victor Eke, Cedric Mason. GENERAL COMMITTEE: Paul McNamee AM, Cliff Sproule, Victor Eke, Chris Kachel, Stephen Myers, Wayne Pascoe, Noel Jensen, Kerryn Pratt, Helen Muir. MATCH CAPTAINS: Victor Eke (Vic), Wayne Pascoe and Kerryn Pratt (NSW) MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Paul McNamee AM, Tim Cawthorn, Cliff Sproule, Chris Kachel and Kerryn Pratt. MATCH COMMITTEE: Chris Kachel, Victor Eke, Noel Jensen, Stephen Myers, Wayne Pascoe, Kerryn Pratt and Helen Muir. 6 RULES COMMITTEE: Paul McNamee AM, Cliff Sproule, Tim Cawthorn, Cedric Mason and Kerryn Pratt. * Chris Kachel resigned as Hon Secretary as of November 2015, and Stephen Myers appointed acting Hon Secretary at General Committee meeting December 8. Annual Report International Tennis Club of Australia - International Tennis All enquiries and correspondence with the IC Australia to: Stephen Myers [email protected] IMPORTANT DATES 2016 Sunday 3 January Western Australia – Hopman Cup Afternoon Tea and pre match drinks at 4 Seasons Hotel 3.00 – 5.00pm and Tennis Contact – Helen Muir 0417 972 260 Tuesday 26 January – USA IC visit to Melbourne Sunday 31 January Wednesday 27 January - Play in Australian IC morning of tennis at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club 10.00am to 12.00noon followed by Luncheon at Kooyong at 12.30pm Thursday 28 January - Match Day IC USA v IC Australia 10.00am to 12noon at Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club followed by barbecue lunch at that Club Friday 29 January - Sightseeing Saturday 30 January - Sightseeing or Legends Lunch followed by Ladies Singles Final Sunday 31 January - Annual IC of Australia Lunch followed by Men’s Singles Final Wednesday 27 January I.C. Tennis Morning & Luncheon - ALL MEMBERS WELCOME Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Tennis - 10.00am to 12noon • Lunch - 12.30pm 7 Match Captain – Victor Eke 0417 140 186 Luncheon $50.00 RSVP – Cedric Mason (03) 9822 3333 or Steve Myers 0418419911 or [email protected] Saturday 30 January Annual General Meeting Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club – 9.30am Sunday 31 January Annual Luncheon – Members & Guests Annual Report Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club 11.30am for 12noon Contact – Cedric Mason (03) 9822 3333 Monday 1 February – USA visit to Sydney Thursday 4 February Tuesday February 2 - Morning free and tennis at Royal Sydney Golf Club in afternoon followed by cocktails and Dinner at that Club Wednesday February 3 - Sightseeing followed by Dinner/get together at the home of an Australian IC member Club of Australia - International Tennis Wednesday 23 March – Luxembourg IC visit to Sydney with match v IC of Australia Wednesday 30 March on Tuesday 29 March Wednesday 30 March - Wednesday 30 March - Luxembourg IC visit to Melbourne Monday 4 April Friday 1 April possible match with IC of Australia Saturday/Sunday 2 and 3 April - Sightseeing Monday 4 April depart for Auckland, New Zealand For further information on forthcoming events please view our website which is accessible at www.australia.ictennis.net TREASURER’S REPORT YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 2015 Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure Lunch at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club to submit for your consideration the Statement showed a reduction of $321 and due to a few of Receipts and Payments for the year ended problems I had during the year I did not visit September 30 2015. Melbourne for an Executive Committee Meeting (I participated via a telephone hookup) which For the year ended 30 September 2015 there has resulted in a saving of $887. There was an increase again been a reduction in the Net Funds of the of $433 in the Printing and Stationery costs. Club that amount to $2,444. Despite an overall increase in our Receipts for the year of $1,250 this On behalf of the Club I would like to thank (in reduction is mainly due to the net cost of $6,280 alphabetical order) the following organizations of hosting the French IC in January 2015 in both for their continued support in 2015: Sydney and Melbourne and the cost of $3,200 the • Australian Sports Marketing very good Entertainer we had at the Annual Lunch.