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CLUBNEWS ISSUE 484, November 2017 www.twintowns.com.au www.twintowns.com.au Open daily from 9am Qld Open daily from 9.30am NSW Open daily from 10.30am NSW Phone 07 5536 2277 JUNIORS Phone 07 5536 2277 Phone 07 5536 2277 Show Bookings 1800 014 014 Download the App, Win the Audi From 1 December, Twin Second Chance Draw Towns introduces a new App If you haven’t won an entry that can be downloaded to into the MAJOR draw during your mobile devices. Stay the promotion, you could connected to the App to still be in the driver’s seat accelerate your chances if your name is drawn at the of winning a share of more Second Chance Draw. than $70,000 in cash and prizes including a stylish On Wednesday 31 January, Electric 80s NYE Dance Party in the Twin Towns Showroom Audi A1 Sports* valued over simply spend $5 at any of $35,000. the participating outlets and The new Twin Towns App receive a unique second will be your own personal chance entry. Place it in More FREE NYE tickets online hub. Check your the barrel at TWIN TOWNS membership and points (only) from 4.30pm Qld. At Twin Towns brings in the Monday 20 November until status, book shows or dining 6.30pm Qld, an additional New Year with a spectacular booked out. and receive and claim 22 entries will be drawn and Electric 80s New Year’s Eve VIP tickets $15 exclusive members’ only placed in the barrel for the dance party in the Showroom On sale now but strictly offers available via the App MAJOR draw. You MUST be on Sunday 31 December. limited to 350. VIP tickets - such as entries in the draw present to claim this entry. Free tickets for members include a drink from the for the Audi. The MAJOR Draw Booking Office or online bar on Level 3; access to an www.twintowns.com.au 80s themed area after the By downloading the Twin redeem it in-venue on the place at 5.30pm Qld at On Wednesday 31 January until Sunday 19 November. show, 80s themed DJ music; Towns App and visiting same day. Ask the friendly Twin Towns and 6.30pm at the MAJOR draw at Does not include access to Level 3 viewing deck for the your favourite Twin Towns staff at any of the Clubs NSW at Club Banora andapproximately 7pm Qld, 10 Level 3 after the show. fireworks. Club during December and if you need assistance or Twin Towns Juniors every entries will be drawn. Nine January, you can earn more more information about Tuesday, Thursday and will share in the cash; one More free tickets for all Level 3 will open after the entries for a chance to win how this works. Sunday throughout the will win the Audi A1 Sports. Remaining tickets for concert for VIP NYE ticket in the MAJOR draw for the Cash prizes at the MAJOR NYE available to allholders from ONLY. Audi and cash prizes on You can also gain entries in the promotion. If you are not draw include 3 x $1,000; Wednesday 31 January 2018. draw through a cumulative present at a draw and your spend of $20 on food and entry is drawn, you will still 3 x $2,000; 2 x $3,000; 1 Install the App to increase beverages at Club venues receive an entry into the x $5,000 and the Audi A1 your chances of winning by Sports. up to one extra entry per (excluding Orient, Slice & MAJOR draw on 31 January. Your email Fork, Wok Chop & Grill). *Full terms and conditions are day. Open the App daily, If you are present, you’ll get available at www.twintowns.com.au claim the notification andWeekly draws will take the CASH prize as well. LTPS/17/18455 & mobile From 2018, Twin Towns Chaplain Marty learns about the life of the Club membership renewal notices will be sent by email, an initiative that will massively reduce the print, postage, Twin Towns new chaplain dividing his time between have trouble keeping up.” paper and other related costs involved in sending Twin Towns, Club Banora Marty Thompson has spent Mr Thompson, a married renewals to Twin Towns’ 40,000-plus members. his first weeks on the job and Juniors. father of two teenagers getting to know the locals. Money saved can be better invested on Members; through “That’s where the regulars from Tweed Heads, replaces upgrades and improvements of the Clubs’ facilities and “I’m here to provide practical, are so it seemed like a good Owen and Pam Pattison providing more services and benefits of membership. emotional and spiritual place to start,” he said. who retire after two years as If you haven’t already provided your email address to support to members, guests part-time chaplains. He also joined the Twin the Twin Towns Membership Desk, now is the time. To and staff so I serve the Towns Services Club “They were both well loved ensure we have all your contact details on file, members people here,” he says. Runners and Walkers club. and respected but they are asked to also provide their mobile phone number. “That said, it’s up to me to needed a break,” he said. “I suppose I thought they Contact the Membership Desk on 07 5536 2277, build the relationships. The might go easy on me but MrI Thompson’s appoint- email [email protected] or call into the best way to do that is to learn was wrong,” he laughs. ment comes about through Membership Desk and provide your details next time you about the life of the club.” “Anyone running in re- a three-way partnership- be visit the Club. If you have any questions about receiving He made the bingo ladies tirement has been doingtween Twin Towns, ClubSafe your renewals via email, the friendly staff at Membership his first port of call andso over a long time. Most NSW and The Salvation Army. will have the answers. drops by most days while are exceptionally fit. I Continued page 5 www.twintowns.com.au | Ph: 07 5536 2277 ISSUE 484, November 2017 | 1 CLUBNEWS www.twintowns.com.au of expression all of us enjoy in thisSoldier On, War Widows andface, the more than 20% of serving wonderful country. list goes on. All established bymembers those will experience a mental We also remember and give thankswho have served, or a spouse,health conditionor in a given year. BOARD to all those serving our nation,a brother or relative of thoseMore whothan 50% of veterans some returning wounded both have served and paid the ultimatewill experience a mental health CHAIRMAN’S physically and emotionally and price. condition in their lifetime. pray our government will do moreThis is our Australian way intoSuffice which to say there is always help REPORT to rehabilitate those so affected noby foreign culture will intrude.available from many organisations the horrors of war. Unfortunately, in our country today,such as Soldier On, including It has not been widely publicisedthere are some who wish to instil our own RSL Sub-Branch, who that between January and their Islamic State fundamentalist have steered countless veterans ideology by terror as seen in the UK ARMISTICE DAY; 11TH HOUR, their lives on foreign fields asSeptember 2015, yes only a towards a path of receiving and across Europe. Well NO, you 11TH DAY 11TH MONTH, 1918. distant as Palestine and Pozieres nine-month period, some 41 Ex- the help they need to recover servicemen and Women returning will never defeat the ANZAC spirit. and reconnect with family and More than 10 million soldiers, in a war defined by bloody and from active service took their ownAnd again today we see across our community. sailors and airmen had died since brutal trench warfare. lives. the war began four years earlier To honour all Australian world, both in the Middle East and If you know someone in the (1914-1918) and after years of Servicemen who lost their lives This was the same number who South East Asia, terror and turmoil, veteran community or just in bloodshed and bombardment, in all international conflicts, thelost their lives in the combat zones ethnic cleansing caused by mans’ your own circle of acquaintances peace descended eerily on name Armistice Day was changed of Afghanistan and Iraq over the greed for power and domination who needs assistance, help is Europe’s Western Front at 11 am after the Second World War to whole campaign period, clearly we and for some, it is either political or always available. Lifeline 13 11 on November 11th 1918. Remembrance Day. should ask the question WHY is this religious. 14; Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636; possible? It was the moment the armistice Many would remember the So once again we will be asked to or contact Soldier On via their agreement came into effect among presentation with a profound Well it would appear our government defend our freedom and democracy website www.soldieron.org.au Germany and the Allied Powers of meaning given at the ANZAC Day of both major political persuasions by sending our young Australians Next year is the 100th anniversary France, Great Britain and the USA service earlier this year by Pastor are only concerned with sending off to protect our shores. Some of Armistice Day, a day that was to end the First World War. John that should make all of us our sons and daughters off to fight may never return, some will suffer supposed to represent the end of wounds, loss of sight or limb; some In total 416,000 Australians, consider our values.