An Opportunity for Clubs to Have Their Ideas for Industry Reform Heard
On Monday afternoon, Sallianne and I jumped in the car and drove down to The Fraternity Club for the Illawarra & Shoalhaven Regional Meeting and AGM. A big thank you to President Mick Cuda and CEO Glenn Ward for their hospitality, and to Vice President Connie Sacco for such a warm welcome address.
Andrew Jeffrey from OzHarvest also attended the event and delivered an insightful talk about the incredible work his organisation does. With communities across the country continuing to struggle with cost-of-living pressures, OzHarvest is busier than ever, and the Illawarra and Shoalhaven team is in need of volunteers and van assistants.
If your staff are in a position to volunteer some time — perhaps even as part of a team building day — please reach out to Andrew via email.
Sallianne and I had a good catch up with St Johns Park Bowling Club President Geoffrey Rymer, CEO David Marsh and General Manager Tod Oxborough on Wednesday before heading out to Mounties for a tour, a chat with CEO Dale Hunt and two of his directors (including the President) and then the Western Metro Regional Meeting and AGM. Nearly 150 people were in attendance — a great turnout! Thank you for hosting us all.
As you may have heard around the traps, ClubsNSW will soon be hosting a series of forums to discuss vibrancy and gaming reforms and how these will shape the future of the club industry. I am pleased to confirm that the first of these forums is set to be held on Tuesday, 3 September at Narrabri Bowling Club.
The forum will be hosted by me and members of the ClubsNSW leadership team, with the assistance of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). I encourage you to come along and have your say if you are able to.
A second forum will be held in Griffith on 18 September, with a third to take place in Sydney at a date to be confirmed.
These sessions will allow attendees to hear from other regional club representatives about their unique challenges, experiences and prospects. There will also be a specific focus on digital payment reforms (previously referred to as “cashless” or “carded”) for gaming machines and how to unlock potential opportunities for clubs to thrive through the next round of vibrancy reforms.
ClubsNSW will use the information gained from these forums to help inform its advocacy strategy moving forward, so stay tuned for further updates.
Until next time, have a wonderful weekend!
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