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2008-2009 Board of Management  

DUNOON AND DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUB

PRESIDENTS REPORT 07 – 08

Date 17 Nov 2008.

Welcome and thanks to you all for coming tonight.

What a Year – At a Glance Notable Events for the Club

Financial Results at a Glance

Staff Developments

Projects Completed for the year

Community and Sporting Assistance

Insurance Settlement

As mentioned in the Financial Results we had an Insurance settlement of $45,000 as a result of damages from the Dunoon Tornado to the Club and Sporting bodies’ plant and equipment. Summary to date of this is as follows

Future Developments

As highlighted back in 05-06 the Board embarked on a five-year development plan with the intention to continuously improve facilities for the members and guest and the community as a whole. We have completed the first stage of this improvement strategy being that of the outdoor deck area. This had an enormous impact on patronage, facility presentation, event comfort and revenue.

We have continued to develop on smaller scales through the normal course of business with facility development. Such areas for this year include the renovations to the kitchen in which all facilities developed in this area remain the property of the club.

Where to from here???

We are now pleased to announce that we are in the early stages of investigating a further stage of continuous improvement and development of club facilities.

We have appointed a consulting design and theming company to develop an appropriate plan and design concept so that we can move forward in a controlled and effective stageing of future development needs.

Areas of particular Targeted Development are as follows

1. Improved Bar Facilities – current Bar facilities are inadequate to service effective operations.
2. Appropriate Cool Room facilities – current facilities (external from club building) have become both inadequate and pose substantial OH&S issues.
3. Rest room facilities – will be a requirement on two fronts. Firstly existing facilities potentially impede required development strategy and secondly, are a requirement under local government building act requirements should any new development take place.
4. Extended Indoor multi purpose facility – This proposed facility will encompass Friday night members and Guest operations, indoor music entertainment, group functions requiring Powerpoint projection / data display systems, all weather large event hosting, etc.

Current restrictions of our Place of Public Entertainment (P.O.P.E.) will not allow sufficient indoor footprint area / comfort to accommodate our needs and current community concerns. Local community concerns of noise emanating from the club on social events needs to be addressed appropriately. Noise reduction will be a high priority in consideration of this particular area.

5. Improved and Increased Indoor / Outdoor restaurant facilities – to cater for unimpeded restaurant seating. This is conceptually an area of non-smoking restaurant seating which can be utilised as Al-Fresco or enclosed as required. Outdoor BBQ facilities can be incorporated into this area.

Any new future development within current building structure / facilities are neither feasible nor sized effectively.  We cannot continue to rely on Poker Machines as a major source of revenue for our club. We need to have the ability to diversify our source of income stream so that we can continue to serve the local Community and Sporting Bodies as we have done in the past. This is not just an issue for our club but for many other local clubs – (see Northern Star page 7 Nov 4 2008). I will read some salient points from that article during AGM.

The Board is conscious of current “Credit Crunch” issues facing the world. We will if need be prioritise and stage the above identified areas once costings are identified for works required.

The proposed developments will see the need for the club to enter into some borrowings. Any debt will be made on the basis of what will be considered to be a debt level in which the club can re-pay without any major discomfort to financial outcomes.

Prior concerns and discussions by members on the proposed development are welcome by the Board.

Honourable Mentions

On behalf of the outgoing Board of Directors I would like to pay tribute to the Management and Staff  (under the guidance of Bernadette Ross) for their remarkable efforts throughout the year. Bernie has led from the front and formed a cohesive, reliable and conscientious team in her first full year at the helm. I must also pay particular mention to Vera Byrne who I am sure has been of tremendous assistance to Bernie in achieving the results we have experienced this year.  To all the other staff (Angie, Dylan, Holly, Danielle, Andrew and Rob) thanks for your individual efforts.

The club would not be the same without the efforts of the Social Club led by our Social Director Rod Little and the never relenting Annabelle Crow for her special efforts in directing the various shows throughout the year as well as the most enjoyable Trivia Quiz’s. Of course without the multitude of actors and support workers within the Social Club none of the events would have been the success they were.

To the Committees of the various Sporting Bodies and Coaches who have shown leadership and guidance to all our sporting teams well done.

Of particular note to Andy Bain (our Sports Director) for his commitment to seeing the events are catered for and his between the lines negotiations with Council on the operations and improvements to Balzer Oval and sports equipment.

I would also like say farewell to Shirelle Domski who has been the President of Dunoon Soccer (Football) Club over the past three years. Thanks for your efforts and part in bringing home the bacon of four premiership-winning teams for the year.

To the never ending band of Volunteers who assist during the year to see that the extra little things get done when required. They know whom they are so well done to you all and thanks.

To Scott and Kristen – Mayfields at Dunoon Restaurant.  Thanks for your almost full year of efforts in making a success of the restaurant. It is not easy to start a fresh restaurant business and have the success it has had in its first year. You have assisted in contributing to the success of our club and have assisted in your own way of contributing to casual local employment by assisting our youth in gaining new employment skills.

To my fellow Board members – thanks for all the input and support shown throughout the year in making it a year of success.

I would like to finish by welcoming in the new Volunteer Board Members. Good luck with the directional decisions needed to be made and implemented during the 08-09 year.

Yours Sincerely

Brian Tarlinton

President

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