www.cmaa.asn.au Vol 93, No 218 Vol September 2010 September Corporate Governance Crusaders Pam And Maree Push For Queensland Initiative: P16-17 ➣ What A New Government Means For The Club Industry: P14-15 1 CLUB MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA Publisher CMAA OFFICE BEARERS Editor: Peter Sharp Phone: (02) 9643 2300 CMAA FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION Mobile: 0410 140 036 President Email: [email protected] WILLIAM CLEGG, ACCM Randwick Labor Club Contributors: Bill Clegg ACCM Henri Lach, Katie Cincotta. Federal President Federal Secretary ALLAN PETER, ACCM Advertising Manager: Judy Rayner Federal Vice President DAVID O’NEIL, ACCM Advertising Bookings: Castle Hill RSL Club (02) 9332 2363 & 9360 6177 Fax (02) 9361 5142 Executive Member DEBORAH FEENING, ACCM Executive Officer [email protected] Terry Condon, CCM Printing and Design: Executive Member Daily Press Group MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN, ACCM Phone: (02) 9558 8419 Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club Correspondence: The Editor, c/- FEDERAL COUNCILLORS Club Managers’ Association Australia Allan Peter ACCM Federal Secretary Division A – City/Eastern Suburbs 67-73 St. Hilliers Road Zone and Manly/Northern Suburbs Auburn NSW 2144 Zone P.O Box 845 Auburn NSW 1835 Mario Machado, ACCM Phone (02) 9643 2300 Chief Executive Officer Assistant Executive Officer Fax (02) 9643 2400 Hornsby RSL Club Ralph Kober, B.Ed. Division B - St George/Cronulla Please address all business Senior Industrial Relations Advocate Sutherland Zone and Inner West Peter Cooper correspondence to the Zone Federal Secretary Ian Todd, ACCM Career Development Administrator The Club Managers’ Association Australia General Manager Narell Harrison is registered as an industrial organisation Kingsgrove RSL Club Training Course Administrators of employees in the terms of the Federal Division C – Nepean Zone Brad Jones, CCM Workplace Relations Act, 1996, and The Estelle McDonald-Birch Club Managers’ Association is a registered Michael Wiezel Trade Union in the terms of the New David O’Neil ACCM Secretary Manager Accounts Officer South Wales Industrial Relations Act 1996. Federal Vice President St Marys RSL Club Priscilla San Luis The CMAA is affiliated with the Australian Receptionist Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Division D – Hunter Zone, Central Carol Quirke CMA is affiliated to the NSW State Branch Coast Zone and Great Lakes Zone Stephen Byfield, ACCM of the ACTU, The Labor Council of NSW. Administration Assistant Chief Executive Officer Evonne Bosnich Registered Office Diggers @ The Entrance 67-73 St. Hilliers Road Administration Assistant Division E – Far North Coast Zone, Tegan Cain Auburn NSW 2144 North West State Zone, Mid State Phone (02) 9643 2300 Zone and Mid North Coast Zone Life Members Fax (02) 9643 2400 Phillip Mallon, ACCM Harry Walker (decd.) P.O.Box 845 Auburn NSW, 1835 General Manager Norm Robinson (decd.) Email - [email protected] Cabarita Beach Sports Club Arthur Justice (decd.) Len Ewart (decd.) Office Hours Division F – Illawarra Shoalhaven Lou O’Neill (decd.) Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Deborah Feening ACCM Zone and Far South Coast Zone Peter Cameron (decd.) Seven-day telephone answering service in Federal Executive Member David Hiscox Bob Harbutt (decd.) operation. General Manager Keith Nolan (decd.) Dapto Leagues Club Fred Chubb, CCM (decd.) “Club Management in Australia” is published monthly Alan McDougall, MBE (decd.) by the Club Managers’ Association Australia. All Division G – Gold Coast Zone, Brisbane John Milne (decd.) material is copyright and cannot be reproduced Zone, Ipswich Darling Downs Zone, without the explicit permission of the Publisher or Les Evennett Editor. Editorial contributions relating to the club Sunshine Coast Zone, and the Central George Elliot, CCM industry are welcome. Submitted copy should be typed and Northern Queensland Zone Peter Strachan, ACCM and double spaced. We don’t accept any responsibility Steve Condren Hans Sarlemyn, ACCM for keeping and returning unsolicited material. 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Michael O’Sullivan ACCM Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club Wayne Forrest, ACCM ISSN 0045-7205 Federal Executive Member CMAA MEMBERS CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT & COUNSELLING - 1300 464 262 CLUB MANAGERS’ CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE SPONSOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPONSORS 6 Industry Issues September 2010 Magazine Contents Club sues PAGE ADVERTISER / Editorial C 1 COVER – ‘Corporate Governance Crusaders’ electrician over C 2 KONAMI $26 million blaze P 1 CMAA ADMINISTRATION & IMPRINT P 2 CMDA CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPONSORS Moama Bowling Club is taking legal action against an electrician over P 3 CLUB PLUS SUPERANNUATION workmanship the club claims caused a P 4 SHUFFLE MASTER AUSTRALASIA massive fire. P 5 SHUFFLE MASTER AUSTRALASIA Melbourne’s Herald-Sun newspaper P 6 SCOPE PROJECT MANAGEMENT + September Edition Contents reported the club has lodged a P 7 INDEPENDENT GAMING Supreme Court writ against Echuca electrician Brett Thomson, claiming P 8 PAYNTER DIXON CONSTRUCTIONS + Edition Pointers damages of $26 million because he P 9 JAMES CLIFFORD CONSTRUCTION installed two faulty floodlights. P 10 President's Perspective Fire ripped through the club on June P 11 AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY 26, 2008, damaging the bistro and bistro terrace, cafe, bottleshop and P 12 MERIDIAN CONSTRUCTION + The Executive Officer's Desk reception. P 13 ALTIS ARCHITECTS The club claims the floodlights were P 14 HARLEY RUSSELL DAY + Federal Election 1 unsuitable for indoor use because P 15 AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER BUYING GROUP + Federal Election 2 they were not fitted with glass fronts P 16 Northern Exposure - Logan Diggers 1 to prevent hot particles escaping. P 17 THOMSONS LAWYERS + Northern Exposure - Logan Diggers 1 It alleges the blaze was caused by hot fragments falling from a floodlight on P 18 Industry Issues 1 to a settee in reception. P 19 TRICORP GAMING + Industry Issues 2 The club claims it suffered a P 20 ODOUR CONTROL SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA + AGE 2010 - 1 $26 million loss because of the blaze. P 21 OTEN TAFE + AGE 2010 - 2 Mr Thomson was unavailable for P 22 AGE 2010 – 3 – CMDA Sponsors at the Expo 1 comment. P 23 AGE 2010 - 4 – CMDA Sponsors at the Expo 2 P 24 AGE 2010 - 5 – CMDA Sponsors at the Expo 3 P 25 AGE 2010 – 6 – CMAA at the Expo P 26 B-SEATED + CMAA Online Membership P 27 CMDA Update P 28 CMDA – CMAA 2011 NATIONAL BURSARY PROGRAM P 29 ITZ - North West State Zone Meeting P 30 CMDA – DUTY MANAGER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM P 31 ITZ - Great Lakes Zone Meeting P 32 CMDA – SECRETARY MANAGER PROGRAM P 33 ITZ - Mid North Coast Zone AGM P 34 ITZ – Manly Northern Suburbs Zone Mid-Year Meeting P 35 ITZ - Sunshine Coast Zone Meeting P 36 Board of Management Studies & Zone Education Officers P 37 ITZ - Illawarra Shoalhaven Zone Meeting P 38 CMAA 2010 Diary & Events Calendar P 39 ITZ - Illawarra Shoalhaven Zone Charity Golf Day P 40 Manager Profile - Glenn Buckley 1 P 41 SLATER GORDON + Manager Profile - Glenn Buckley 2 P 42 Southern Exposure - The Hawthorn Club 1 P 43 RAYNER ADV AD + Southern Exposure - The Hawthorn Club 2 P 44 Market Forces C 3 VISIONARY LEADERSHIP 2010 C 4 ARUZE INSERTS GOPHER GRAPHICS GOLD CREST SECURITY TRANSTASMAN ENERGY GROUP PTY LTD 8 In Your September Edition ➢ Pages 20-25 ➢ Page 26 ➢ Pages 27&28 Moving through the Sydney The CMAA now can offer members The CMAA 2011 National Bursary Convention & Exhibition Centre at the option of paying membership Program is open for applications. The Darling Harbour over the three days fees online with a credit card. The range of 2011 bursaries features 25 of the Australasian Gaming Expo upgrade of the CMAA website has significant educational awards. The 2010, Ross Ferrar got a sense that allowed members greater access to CMAA Bursary Program offers all the gaming industry has begun to all aspects of the CMAAs’ range of levels of management the shake off much of the burdens - the products and services. Paying opportunity to access professional global financial crisis, smoking membership or joining the CMAA is development where it can be legislation and the threats of the easy. Go to the CMAA website – difficult to attain. This year, Productivity Commission Inquiry Into www.cmaa.asn.au – make a few members in every CMAA Zone have Gambling In Australia – that has mouse clicks, enter some member the opportunity to apply for one of clouded business and a positive information and lodge your credit the eight Asian Club Managers’ attitude in recent years. The Gaming details. The payment options are by Conference & Macau Casino Tour Technologies Association CEO looks the month, the quarter, half-year, or bursaries offered to each CMAA back on the success of AGE 2010 ... annually. New members also can join Division … online … 10 President’s Perspective with BILL CLEGG, ACCM CDSE presentation night reflects the changing landscape for the club movement It was a real pleasure queue for closure. Recent changes to the for our club to recently Corporations Act, removing the host the Randwick City requirement of the smallest and smaller CDSE presentation clubs to prepare financial reports and night for our local community. Of the 123 auditing requirements, will fast-track the applications received by the Local demise of this sector without immediate Committee requesting $1,326,067, there action. were 75 presentations totalling $335,651 made by the six local Randwick LGA clubs.