“Your Club”

Newsletter of Yarraville Club > May 2011

135 Stephen Street Yarraville VIC 3013 > www.yarravilleclub.com.auEmail: mail@yarravilleclub.com.auEnquiries/Reservations 9689 6033 Facsimile 9687 6433

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WELCOME TO A NEW ADDRESS FOR 2011Welcome to the new-look The Yarraville Club Members Newsletter. There’s plenty happening and we don’t want you to miss out on all the fun and great offers.

Whatever you’re up to, don’t forget that The Yarraville Club is the perfect rendezvous for all occasions. Our function rooms cater for groups from 10 to 400...we can make them intimate or wide-open...our restaurant has a great menu and includes the children’s’ play area...our new Sports Bar@THIRTY13 is the place to be for anyone into snooker, darts and sports...the members lounge is ideal for a laid back chat with a light meal and drinks.

We’ve got lots of live music and big events coming up so stay tuned and visit our website for further updates.

Give yourself a break! Catch up with someone you haven’t seen for a while.

We look forward to seeing you at the Club soon

Don’t forget, members who give us their email addresses will be able to receive more regular news from the Club. So please register your email address by sending us a quick ‘hello’ message to the following addressmail@yarravilleclub.com.au

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Yarraville Club member Aaron Mahoney has taken out the Lance Pannell Classic Snooker Tournament - the longest running competition in Australia - held at the Yarraville Club.

Founded in 1987, the Lance Pannell Classic Snooker Tournament is the longest running snooker competition in Australia and the most prestigious. It attracts international and Australian champions as well as many of the Top 40 players from across the nation. Current World Champion Neil Robertson won the Lance Pannell Classic twice before going to England. Since its first snooker competition in 1921 the Yarraville Club has been the “home” of snooker in Australia. The tournament is named after Yarraville Club Life Member Lance Pannell who has been Club Billiards Champion 18 times since 1954, Club Snooker Champion 17 times since 1947, a three times winner of The Club Calcutta Handicap Championship against all other Club members (1960, 1965, 1978), Victorian Snooker Champion in 1952 and 1955, Victorian Snooker Champion runner-up in 1958, 1973 & 1975 and Victorian Billiards Champion runner-up in 1974. An incredible list of achievments by any measure.

This competition is a major feature of our club and one we will continue to support and revel in the rewards it gives back to our club and the local community.

We encourage all members and their guests to utilize the magnificent facilities this club puts at your disposal.

Strong Track Record...

This is my first opportunity to say hello to you and I would like to thank you all for making me feel so much at home.

I have worked in clubs and hotels all my life and The Yarraville Club has a really great atmosphere to it. It suits people of all ages and I’m really encouraged when I see so many people coming in to experience the hospitality that the Club has to offer.

One of the first things I did was read up on the wonderful 105 year history of the Club. I intend to strengthen our place in the community as - in the words of our founers “promoting good fellowship”. Or, as we would say it today, a great place for getting together with friends. That is why when I took the staff out for a Christmas dinner I presented them with t-shirts and bottles of wine that had “105” on them and that original catch cry of the Club.

I have a lot of fresh ideas to ensure you enjoy the Club, more functions, new dishes on the menu and more special offers. I am confident you will enjoy being a member of The Yarraville Club even more in 2011.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Chris ByrneGeneral Manager

messageFrom Chris

CHRIS BYRNE

Don’t forget to register your email address at mail@yarravilleclub.com.au

Our newly refreshed, modern-looking website is where you can keep up-to-date with everything

that’s happening at “Your Community. Your Club”. The design is a reflection of the modernisation and improvement

of the Yarraville Club this year. To make every visit a memorable experience.

Not only are you able to check on coming entertainment and special events...the website makes it very easy to

show family and friends about what a great Club we are. They can read about our rich 106 year history, our bistro,

the SportsBar@THIRTY13 and the different clubs. They can even join the Club online.

If you are planning a function simply go to our ‘site for a complete menu and details on how many people we can cater

for - whether it’s a formal wedding, engagement, birthday, business networking function, sporting club awards

night or live band.

The Gallery is where you can see photos of our events and members - go there now to see everyone having a good

time at our annual Family Picnic in the Park.

In coming months we will continue to enhance the ‘site to make it even more interactive. This includes launching a

members-only area and access to the monthly newsletters.

So, save our web address in your favourites and stay connected.

Your site ......... fully refreshed.

Yarraville Club welcomed a new General Manager in 2010 and he has been making exciting changes at the Club. Chris has over 20 years experience in the hotel and club industry. Chris started his club career working for Collingwood Football Club from 1985 until 1997 where he held various roles including Director of Operations. Chris has also been General Manager of a number of hotels, including 10 years running hotels in Tasmania. Until August last year, Chris was General Manager of the biggest hotel complex in Australia called the Mean Fiddler. Chris restructured the business and in turn returned it to a profitable operation.Chris was instrumental in generating strong revenue growth. Whilst Chris was managing these hotels, they collected no less than 13 AHA Awards for Excellence and were final-ists in three more. Chris is married to wife Corine and has two children, Gabrielle and Jordan. Chris, welcome to the team and welcome

back to Melbourne!

All new

REPORT: It is exciting times at your Club in 2011. A number of initiatives have been completed or are on the drawing board and are part of the re-engagement and alignment of the Club to the local community and new residents of Yarraville and surrounding suburbs.

We have revamped the old atrium area and converted it into a sports bar@3013 (3013 is the yarraville post code). This area was converted simply and was inexpensive and as is becoming more and more popular. You can even book it for private parties etc.

We have created a cafe feel on the street outside the club. Members and visitors can now sit outside in the sun & enjoy a drink or have a meal.

We have reintroduced music to the club, every Friday & Saturday night and Sunday afternoon with a Sunday focus on Jazz. We have also introduced a soft lounge area where you can sit back and relax in a comfortable and informal space.

If you have visited your club recently, you will have noticed the well patronised kids all weather playground in the bistro area. This area was introduced to encourage the local families to use the Club and join as members. It has proven very popular.

These initiatives are just the start. We are working on a plan to utilise the club land at the rear of the club as an outdoor alfresco beer garden. This area once approved and completed will add a whole new dimension to the club and will allow you to enjoy your club in a private outdoor garden setting. The perfect place for a lazy afternoon. If all goes to plan, you could see this area ready to use for Christmas.

We have also purchased our 78 Gaming Machines from Tatts Pokies and we are beginning a program to bring you modern and more enjoyable poker machines. Over the next 4 – 6 weeks you will start too see some new poker machines appear in the gaming room. So next time you area the club, try your luck.

If you have not visited your club for a while, please drop in, we are sure you will like the changes that are happening.

CLUB NEWS

Initiatives

Goplay Commercial Playgrounds Pty Ltd • ABN 83 109 368 390 • 5 Technical Drive, Craigieburn VIC 3064 • Phone: (03) 9308 1800 • www.goplay.net.au

Yarraville Club - Option 2

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Cenotaph upgrade

Our Picnicsuccess

The Yarraville Club Family Picnic Day was held on Sunday 20th March and was a great opportunity for the Yarraville Club to promote ourselves to the community.

Several thousand locals attended the afternoon event with its live music, rides, food and wine sampling, etc. Many of them are not aware of the services that we provide or of our latest initiatives like the SportsBar@THIRTY13, street side cafe or kids’ playground.

We made a special effort to “get our name out there” including posters placed instrategic locations such as shop fronts, full color flyers

distributed to letterboxes in the Yarraville, Seddon, Kingville, Spotswood, Newport & Williamstown region, display ad’ in the Maribyrnong Leader and Star newspapers circulated to more than 50,000 residents and businesses, media releases, local community radio and a real estate-size sign at the venue in the weeks leading up to the event.

Our thanks to everyone who supported the Family Day and `Picnic in the Park’.

NEVER FORGET

You may already have notice the restoration and beautification of the Cenotaph and garden area around this. We were generously supported by the Rotary Club of Yarraville, Yarraville RSL Club and The Department of Veterans Affairs in ensuring this important part of Club history was restored, beautified and maintained.

www.beraldocoffee.com

Chairman An open letter from

“It has also been a challenging time for the Club industry here in Victoria and the Yarraville Club has not been immune to these challenging times.”

However, The Yarraville Club now appears to be striving ahead and putting these dark periods behind us due to a significant financial injection of $500,000 plus from the Australian Taxation Office. Due to over payments of Club taxes from 2005 until 2009. This reimbursement will lead to the club having an exciting outlook for future success.

As your chairman, I can assure you that under my leadership, your Board of Management intend to invest this money wisely so that it can assist in the continued rebirth and rebuilding process of our great club.

“Why so much? How did it happen? And where did it come from?”

The Board were alerted to what appeared to be an error in the clubs accounting processes over recent years. As Chair-man, along with the support of the board, I appointed an external accountant with a thorough understand of `Club Accounting & Taxation’ to conduct an investigation.

It was discovered that the accounting methods and calculations used by the Club Accountants and Auditors from 2004 through until the end of 2009 appeared to be different to what was seen as the Club industry standard. It was thought that this method used was not correct. We extended a search back five years and found that we had been paying far too much tax. The investigation was very thorough and took 6 months. We then prepared a submission to the ATO requesting a reimbursement to the Club. The outcome of this submission was such that the ATO agreed with our recalculations and principles to the way we applied industry standards and as such, the ATO have fully refunded the over payment of taxes plus interest.“This money has now been received by the Club!!!”

This is a truly historic time for The Yarraville Club. We now have renewed financial strength to embark on an exciting journey of reaching out to our community even more, accelerating membership growth and increasing the services that we can offer to you. When two banks and a financial institution made it known that they would be happy to lend us additional finances it became obvious that with changes my Board(s) have embarked on over the last 2 years coupled with this injection of cash, the Club is now viewed differently by the banking world.

I am very excited that we are in a position to launch a range of initiatives listed in our corporate strategic plan. You have already seen the improvements that our new General Manager, Chris Byrne, has brought to the Club since late last year such as the new Sports Bar@Thirty13, the street side cafe, live bands playing here every weekend, new menus and regular promotions and a rejuvenated functions area.

And this is just the start!

Chris Byrne, has brought to the Club since late last year such as the new Sports Bar@Thirty13, the street side cafe, live bands playing here every weekend, new menus and regular promotions and a rejuvenated functions area. And this is just the start! We have installed a new all weather kid’s playground area within the Bistro. In addition, we are planning to utilise the vacant club land at the rear of the club to create an outdoor enclosed members `beer garden’. It is proposed to have this area open prior to Christmas this year. Allowing you as members to experience parts of the club only previously recorded on pieces of paper.

Dear Valued and loyal member and friend of The Yarraville Club,

I have an exciting announcement which will have a long-term and positive effect on the future of our great club.

The Club industry in general has been under a lot of financial pressure over the past five years and the Global Financial Crisis only added to these problems. It has been documented widely in the media in recent times about many NSW Clubs that have been forced to close their doors due to dwindling customer numbers and reduced profitability.

PETER GALLAGHER:

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You will also notice the restoration and beautification of the Cenotaph and garden area around this. We were generously supported by the Rotary Club of Yarraville, Yarraville RSL Club and Department of Veterans Affairs in ensuring this important part of Club history was restored, beautified and maintained.

We are now in the strongest position we have been in for some time. There’s never been a better time to be a member of The Yarraville Club!

This is “your community….your club…” The survival of The Yarraville Club has been financially stabilised. It is now up to all of us to get behind the true meaning of the Slogan. We need to embrace and welcome the new, respect the old and understand that The Yarraville Club is a bridge that spans the gap of generations; each one of us is a custodian for the future members of the Club and as such, have an obligatory role to assist in its future.

Whilst change in itself causes turmoil, evolution is necessary to the survival of all. Please share with the Board a solidarity towards success and look at this significant outcome as the pre cursor to the bright future ahead.

Regards,

Peter Gallagher

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Michael our Head Chef and his team have been working overtime to modify our menu and deliver you an exciting all-new winter menu packed full of new ideas including pizza. We have installed a new pizza oven and now - in addition to menu regulars such as steak, pasta, chicken, etc. - we will be delivering pizza. So, book in now to taste test our fabulous winter menu.

All new

REPORT: It is exciting times at your Club in 2011. A number of initiatives have been completed or are on the drawing board and are part of the re-engagement and alignment of the Club to the local community and new residents of Yarraville and surrounding suburbs.

We have revamped the old atrium area and converted it into a sports bar@3013 (3013 is the yarraville post code). This area was converted simply and was inexpensive and as is becoming more and more popular. You can even book it for private parties etc.

We have created a cafe feel on the street outside the club. Members and visitors can now sit outside in the sun & enjoy a drink or have a meal.

We have reintroduced music to the club, every Friday & Saturday night and Sunday afternoon with a Sunday focus on Jazz. We have also introduced a soft lounge area where you can sit back and relax in a comfortable and informal space.

If you have visited your club recently, you will have noticed the well patronised kids all weather playground in the bistro area. This area was introduced to encourage the local families to use the Club and join as members. It has proven very popular.

These initiatives are just the start. We are working on a plan to utilise the club land at the rear of the club as an outdoor alfresco beer garden. This area once approved and completed will add a whole new dimension to the club and will allow you to enjoy your club in a private outdoor garden setting. The perfect place for a lazy afternoon. If all goes to plan, you could see this area ready to use for Christmas.

We have also purchased our 78 Gaming Machines from Tatts Pokies and we are beginning a program to bring you modern and more enjoyable poker machines. Over the next 4 – 6 weeks you will start too see some new poker machines appear in the gaming room. So next time you area the club, try your luck.

If you have not visited your club for a while, please drop in, we are sure you will like the changes that are happening.

CLUB NEWS

Initiatives

Goplay Commercial Playgrounds Pty Ltd • ABN 83 109 368 390 • 5 Technical Drive, Craigieburn VIC 3064 • Phone: (03) 9308 1800 • www.goplay.net.au

Yarraville Club - Option 2

GP10114-02Option 2 - View 1

Colours shown are a representation only and may vary.Some site elements may have been excluded from image for clarity

Cenotaph upgrade

Our Picnicsuccess

The Yarraville Club Family Picnic Day was held on Sunday 20th March and was a great opportunity for the Yarraville Club to promote ourselves to the community.

Several thousand locals attended the afternoon event with its live music, rides, food and wine sampling, etc. Many of them are not aware of the services that we provide or of our latest initiatives like the SportsBar@THIRTY13, street side cafe or kids’ playground.

We made a special effort to “get our name out there” including posters placed instrategic locations such as shop fronts, full color flyers

distributed to letterboxes in the Yarraville, Seddon, Kingville, Spotswood, Newport & Williamstown region, display ad’ in the Maribyrnong Leader and Star newspapers circulated to more than 50,000 residents and businesses, media releases, local community radio and a real estate-size sign at the venue in the weeks leading up to the event.

Our thanks to everyone who supported the Family Day and `Picnic in the Park’.

NEVER FORGET

You may already have notice the restoration and beautification of the Cenotaph and garden area around this. We were generously supported by the Rotary Club of Yarraville, Yarraville RSL Club and The Department of Veterans Affairs in ensuring this important part of Club history was restored, beautified and maintained.

www.beraldocoffee.com

Strong Track Record...

This is my first opportunity to say hello to you and I would like to thank you all for making me feel so much at home.

I have worked in clubs and hotels all my life and The Yarraville Club has a really great atmosphere to it. It suits people of all ages and I’m really encouraged when I see so many people coming in to experience the hospitality that the Club has to offer.

One of the first things I did was read up on the wonderful 105 year history of the Club. I intend to strengthen our place in the community as - in the words of our founers “promoting good fellowship”. Or, as we would say it today, a great place for getting together with friends. That is why when I took the staff out for a Christmas dinner I presented them with t-shirts and bottles of wine that had “105” on them and that original catch cry of the Club.

I have a lot of fresh ideas to ensure you enjoy the Club, more functions, new dishes on the menu and more special offers. I am confident you will enjoy being a member of The Yarraville Club even more in 2011.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Chris ByrneGeneral Manager

messageFrom Chris

CHRIS BYRNE

Don’t forget to register your email address at mail@yarravilleclub.com.au

Our newly refreshed, modern-looking website is where you can keep up-to-date with everything

that’s happening at “Your Community. Your Club”. The design is a reflection of the modernisation and improvement

of the Yarraville Club this year. To make every visit a memorable experience.

Not only are you able to check on coming entertainment and special events...the website makes it very easy to

show family and friends about what a great Club we are. They can read about our rich 106 year history, our bistro,

the SportsBar@THIRTY13 and the different clubs. They can even join the Club online.

If you are planning a function simply go to our ‘site for a complete menu and details on how many people we can cater

for - whether it’s a formal wedding, engagement, birthday, business networking function, sporting club awards

night or live band.

The Gallery is where you can see photos of our events and members - go there now to see everyone having a good

time at our annual Family Picnic in the Park.

In coming months we will continue to enhance the ‘site to make it even more interactive. This includes launching a

members-only area and access to the monthly newsletters.

So, save our web address in your favourites and stay connected.

Your site ......... fully refreshed.

Yarraville Club welcomed a new General Manager in 2010 and he has been making exciting changes at the Club. Chris has over 20 years experience in the hotel and club industry. Chris started his club career working for Collingwood Football Club from 1985 until 1997 where he held various roles including Director of Operations. Chris has also been General Manager of a number of hotels, including 10 years running hotels in Tasmania. Until August last year, Chris was General Manager of the biggest hotel complex in Australia called the Mean Fiddler. Chris restructured the business and in turn returned it to a profitable operation.Chris was instrumental in generating strong revenue growth. Whilst Chris was managing these hotels, they collected no less than 13 AHA Awards for Excellence and were final-ists in three more. Chris is married to wife Corine and has two children, Gabrielle and Jordan. Chris, welcome to the team and welcome

back to Melbourne!

“Your Club”

Newsletter of Yarraville Club > May 2011

135 Stephen Street Yarraville VIC 3013 > www.yarravilleclub.com.auEmail: mail@yarravilleclub.com.auEnquiries/Reservations 9689 6033 Facsimile 9687 6433

news

WELCOME TO A NEW ADDRESS FOR 2011Welcome to the new-look The Yarraville Club Members Newsletter. There’s plenty happening and we don’t want you to miss out on all the fun and great offers.

Whatever you’re up to, don’t forget that The Yarraville Club is the perfect rendezvous for all occasions. Our function rooms cater for groups from 10 to 400...we can make them intimate or wide-open...our restaurant has a great menu and includes the children’s’ play area...our new Sports Bar@THIRTY13 is the place to be for anyone into snooker, darts and sports...the members lounge is ideal for a laid back chat with a light meal and drinks.

We’ve got lots of live music and big events coming up so stay tuned and visit our website for further updates.

Give yourself a break! Catch up with someone you haven’t seen for a while.

We look forward to seeing you at the Club soon

Don’t forget, members who give us their email addresses will be able to receive more regular news from the Club. So please register your email address by sending us a quick ‘hello’ message to the following addressmail@yarravilleclub.com.au

EMAIL

......

required

Lance Pannel CLASSIC

billia

rds

& sn

ooke

r

Yarraville Club member Aaron Mahoney has taken out the Lance Pannell Classic Snooker Tournament - the longest running competition in Australia - held at the Yarraville Club.

Founded in 1987, the Lance Pannell Classic Snooker Tournament is the longest running snooker competition in Australia and the most prestigious. It attracts international and Australian champions as well as many of the Top 40 players from across the nation. Current World Champion Neil Robertson won the Lance Pannell Classic twice before going to England. Since its first snooker competition in 1921 the Yarraville Club has been the “home” of snooker in Australia. The tournament is named after Yarraville Club Life Member Lance Pannell who has been Club Billiards Champion 18 times since 1954, Club Snooker Champion 17 times since 1947, a three times winner of The Club Calcutta Handicap Championship against all other Club members (1960, 1965, 1978), Victorian Snooker Champion in 1952 and 1955, Victorian Snooker Champion runner-up in 1958, 1973 & 1975 and Victorian Billiards Champion runner-up in 1974. An incredible list of achievments by any measure.

This competition is a major feature of our club and one we will continue to support and revel in the rewards it gives back to our club and the local community.

We encourage all members and their guests to utilize the magnificent facilities this club puts at your disposal.