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December - January Edition Merry Christmas & Happy 2008 Publication No PP227838/003 IN AUSTRALIA 2007 December 63, No 188 Vol GreatGreat MatesMates ➣ CMAA 2007 Appreciation Luncheon - p12-15 The way it was in 2007 … ➣ Ken Burgin - p24 & 25 Julie’s life in ➣ Queensland - p38 & 39 the spotlight ➣ Victoria - p40 & 41 honoured ➣ In the Zone - p42-49 at 2007 ACE Awards - ➣ CMDA 2008 Calendar p18 &19 ➣ CMAA 2008 Diary - p58&59 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 Secretary Federal President Mobile: 0410 140 036 ALLAN PETER, ACCM Email: [email protected] Forster Tuncurry Golf Club Contributors: Vice President Henri Lach, Katie Cincotta. DANIEL MUNK, ACCM Advertising Manager: Penrith Rugby League Club Judy Rayner Executive Member Advertising Bookings: DAVID O’NEIL, ACCM Executive Officer (02) 9332 2363 & 9360 6177 Castle Hill RSL Club Terry Condon, CCM Fax (02) 9361 5142 Executive Member Administration Officer [email protected] TIM McALEER, ACCM Gerry Sarlemyn Printing and Design: Tradies Senior Industrial Relations Allan Peter ACCM Daily Press Pty Ltd CMA NSW STATE Advocate Federal Secretary Phone: (02) 9558 8419 EXECUTIVE MEMBER Peter Cooper Correspondence: DEBORAH FEENING, ACCM Education Manager The Editor, c/- Club Marconi Ralph Kober, B.Ed. Club Managers’ Association Australia ADMINISTRATION Career Development 67-73 St. Hilliers Road TERRY CONDON, CCM Administrator Auburn NSW 2144 Executive Officer Narell Harrison P.O Box 845 Auburn NSW 1835 FEDERAL COUNCILLORS Training Course Administrators Phone (02) 9643 2300 Brad Jones, CCM Fax (02) 9643 2400 Division A – City/Eastern Suburbs Zone and Manly/Northern Suburbs Estelle McDonald Zone Communication Services Manager Please address all business Mario Machado, ACCM Peter Sharp Danny Munk ACCM correspondence to the Federal Assistant Chief Executive Officer Secretary Accounts Officer Vice President Hornsby RSL Club Priscilla San Luis The Club Managers’ Association Division B - St George/Cronulla Australia is registered as an industrial Sutherland Zone and Inner West Receptionist organisation of employees in the terms of Zone Carol Quirke the Federal Workplace Relations Act, Ian Todd, ACCM Training & Venue Coordinator 1996, and The Club Managers’ General Manager Maria Hudson Association is a registered Trade Union in Kingsgrove RSL Club Administration Assistant the terms of the New South Wales Division C – Nepean Zone Evonne Bosnich Industrial Relations Act 1996. The CMAA Michael Wiezel is affiliated with the Australian Council of Secretary Manager Trade Unions (ACTU) and the CMA is St Marys RSL Club affiliated to the NSW State Branch of the Division D – Hunter Zone, Central ACTU, The Labor Council of NSW. Coast Zone and Great Lakes Zone David O’Neil ACCM Federal Executive Member Stephen Byfield, ACCM Registered Office Chief Executive Officer Life Members 67-73 St. Hilliers Road Diggers @ The Entrance Harry Walker (decd.) Norm Robinson (decd.) Auburn NSW 2144 Division E – Far North Coast Zone, Phone (02) 9643 2300 Arthur Justice (decd.) North West State Zone, Mid State Fax (02) 9643 2400 Zone and Mid North Coast Zone Len Ewart (decd.) P.O.Box 845 Auburn NSW, 1835 Gordon Rhodes, ACCM Lou O’Neill (decd.) Email - [email protected] Chief Executive Officer Peter Cameron (decd.) South Tweed Sports Club Bob Harbutt (decd.) Division F – Illawarra Shoalhaven Office Hours Keith Nolan (decd.) 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NSW State Executive Member ISSN 0045-7205 December 2007 www.cmaa.asn.au Club Management 1 SPONSORS OF THE CLUB MANAGERS’ CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Centre Sponsor Inside your December edition PAGE 18-19 PAGES 24-25PAGES 31-34 PAGES 42-43 In reflecting on the past year CMAA Brisbane Zone and hospitality trends, it’s Committee members Jason important to look at the Club Lynch and Jan Walters Industry as an entity. picked up the major awards Profitable Hospitality at the CMAA Queensland Managing Director KEN Bursary and Scholarship The club entertainment BURGIN takes a look back Awards announced in industry honoured Julie at 2007 and the industry. Brisbane last month. CMAA Anthony’s remarkable 2007 was a big year for the Business performance, Federal President Bill Clegg, career with a “Lifetime innovative projects, creative CMDA, but it’s going to be Achievement Award” at the bigger and better in 2008. ACCM and Terry Condon, marketing, effective CCM attended the awards 10th Annual Australian Club employment recruitment … The CMDA has just received Entertainment Awards. its Registered Training luncheon and Zone meeting you may not give yourself an that preceded the main More than 550 guests, elephant stamp for all of Organisation (RTO) status for entertainers and industry another five years and the function. Brisbane Zone them but, if you look hard, President Morgan Price, associates packed the you'll find some real gems focus is on education, career ACCM welcomed more Starlight Auditorium at which will ensure you and development and than 160 Queensland Canterbury Hurlstone Park your team finish the year on professional development. RSL Club on October 31 a high, looking forward to a CMAA Education Manager CMAA members and Club for the annual awards great 2008 ... RALPH KOBER examines Industry trade event. Guest presenters the new courses and representatives to the included Paul Martell and direction for the CMDA next Logan Diggers Club Jane Scali, Pete Graham, year with a full Training auditorium. See the full list Bob Howe, Shayne Calendar for courses and of Queensland Bursary O’Leary, Amanda Pelman, workshops at the CMAA’s winners on Page 42 and Marcia Hines, Il Dago, Auburn training facility, the CMAA’s National Simon Gallaher and Julie interstate and regional Bursary winner’s list on Anthony ... locations ... Page 28 ... December 2007 www.cmaa.asn.au Club Management 3 2007 Federal Election Gillard moves Rudd steers Labor ship on IR reform The incoming Rudd Government will to victory and Canberra take transitional legislation for its Industrial Relations changes to Federal Australia has a new Mr Howard, who had Parliament’s February sitting to ban Government with Kevin won four consecutive new Australian Workplace Agreements Rudd and his Labor elections and held power (AWAs), define its 10 minimum team swept into power for 11 years, conceded employment standards and start the on a wave of support the election in Sydney, Australian Industrial Relations for generational and saying he took full Commission (AIRC) on the award industrial relations personal responsibility simplification process. change, ending 11 for the defeat. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is years of conservative The result means Labor drafting the transition bill. rule. The surge to Labor is in power nationally Further legislation for Labor's full – claiming 80 seats and and in all of Australia's workplace policy to become effective a 6% swing - also cost six states and two from January 1, 2010, will be outgoing Prime Minister territories, with Brisbane introduced later. John Howard his seat City Lord Mayor with former ABC news presenter Based on the ALP's implementation Campbell Newman now the senior plan, released in August, the transition Maxine McKew achieving the ranking elected official in the Liberal unthinkable, overthrowing “the boss”. bill will come into effect soon after the Party. parliamentary session. Mr Howard’s demise in a seat he has Mr Rudd almost immediately outlined Ms Gillard said the ALP had a held for more than 33 years consigned 100 days of action, addressing mandate to deliver the policy as him to historical ignominy as only the education, health and industrial announced, despite not having a second Prime Minister in Australia’s relations issues, as well as climate majority in the Senate. The political history – with Stanley Bruce – change. implementation plan provides that to lose his seat - see story p64. “This is a substantive agenda of work AWAs made before the Bill's Fifty-year-old Kevin Rudd presented ... everyone's going to have their hands commencement date will apply for himself as a new generation leader by well and truly full,” he said. “You will see their full term and could only be promising to pull Australia’s combat us methodically work through our terminated in line with current rules by troops out of Iraq, sign the Kyoto program for government,” he said.