Publication No PP227838/003 IN AUSTRALIA 2007 July 58, No 183 Vol ➣ Smoking - It’s Law: No Butts about it - pages 16-17 ➣ CMDA - Innovative Affiliate Initiative - pages 18-19 ➣ IPART Review - Looking inside and out - pages 20-22 ➣ INSIDE - In the Zone Special Feature - pages 40-47 CLUB MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA OFFICE BEARERS CMAA FEDERAL EXECUTIVE Publisher CMAA WILLIAM CLEGG, ACCM Editor: Peter Sharp President Randwick Labor Club Bill Clegg ACCM Phone: (02) 9643 2300 Federal President Mobile: 0410 140 036 ALLAN PETER, ACCM Email: [email protected] Federal Secretary Forster Tuncurry Golf Club Contributors: DANIEL MUNK, ACCM Henri Lach, Katie Cincotta. 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NSW State Executive Member ISSN 0045-7205 July 2007 www.cmaa.asn.au Club Management 1 SPONSORS OF THE CLUB MANAGERS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Centre Sponsor Inside your June edition PAGES 12-15 PAGES 18-19 PAGES 20-22 PAGES 24-25 As the CMAA continues to The CMDA’s Board of review and analyse its role Management Studies and responsibilities to its recently reviewed - and membership and the Club approved changes to - the Industry, the Association has eligibility criteria for awarding decided to look beyond its the Active Certified Club Newcastle and the Hunter present constituency to Managers (ACCM) award. Valley region of NSW was embrace this new era in club The review was conducted inundated and devastated management, career The most exciting and to ensure members who by torrential rain and violent development and education challenging aspect of the participate in CMAA and winds last month. These opportunities. The CMDA NSW Government’s IPART CMDA events and activities dramatic days shone the Affiliate Program – CA - (Independent Pricing and such as Zone meetings, spotlight on the courage and offers non-executive Regulatory Tribunal) conferences and attend skills of our emergency managers and employees Review is that, for the first training courses and services. Clubs across the seeking to make a career in time, the complete seminars, are rewarded and region, including the Central the Club Industry with an contribution of clubs will be allocated appropriately important career Coast, also joined the quantified - not simply in weighted activity points for development path to the top rescue, evacuation, terms of business activity, supporting the Association, levels of the industry. accommodation and but also in the more rather than other industry recovery effort. Clubs intangible areas of bodies. A new feature of the became a meeting point for community benefit. GREG revised guidelines is the people unable to return to RUSSELL says it is not recognition of members who their homes, a drop-off point simply about gathering facts are geographically for emergency services and and figures, but involves challenged in accessing emergency shelter and creative thinking about how CMAA/CMDA activities. temporary home for others. we measure - in dollars and Auditoriums became cents - the real value clubs dormitories and club bring to the community and kitchens went into 24-hour how that contribution can be response. sustained into the future. 4 Club Management www.cmaa.asn.au July 2007 G_CMA_Mar07.indd 1 12/2/07 4:42:29 PM President's Perspective with BILL CLEGG, ACCM, CMAA Federal President Workplace challenges continue for managers Clearly, the most significant issue that the next Federal Election will be won - or lost - on is WorkChoices. Most club managers are still coming to grips with the implementation not only of their own employment conditions, but how best to implement the changes in their own club. While it would be hard for any practising manager not to acknowledge that changes to industrial law were required, the consultative process that is always needed in the Barry West legislative process has, in the case of WorkChoices, happened retrospectively. 33.33% of the Gross Gaming Revenue ClubsNSW, in a recent Circular – these concessions, including wages (07:041), clearly believes that the and other significant expenditure items, decision on employment is best left to have been removed from the individual clubs. calculation process. While the CMAA welcomes this clear Victoria Zone President Barry West has indication from ClubsNSW that their advised that in the case of his club – advocates will no longer actively the Yarraville Club in Melbourne’s inner promote and encourage Australian west - it will mean an additional Workplace Agreements (AWAs) for $268,000 of expenditure on less than club managers, not having a preferred $5 million of Gross Gaming Revenue. method of employment for the Club Sound familiar? Industry, on the most significant Barry is raising a call to arms of all employment-related issue to impact on Victorian club executives similar to the clubs, certainly appears to be “Axe the Tax” campaign. shortsighted. Our support, thoughts and best wishes State industrial associations, are with our members and the Club representing the various Employer Industry in Victoria in their campaign. Associations, will be called upon to take the initiative and give guidance * Editors Note: Victoria’s Gaming and leadership on this complex issue Minister Daniel Andrews announced on facing all clubs