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“THE ORACLE“
NEWSLETTER
Vol.1 No.10 December 2015
From the Board:
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On behalf of the Board we would like
to wish all members and guests the
Compliments of the Season and may
all your dreams and wishes come to
fruition.
eeting was held on Tuesday 24 / 11 /15 at
1100 hours. Tony Morgan was non attendance due to annual leave. TGS refurbishment
proposal was discussed in some length because
of delays – the initial finish date was pre xmas
2015. However, because of delays by other par- CEO {Secretary Manager} Report:
ties the new finishing date is scheduled before
on’t forget the Super 10 Community Clubs
Easter 2016!! Many ideas were put forth in the
Draw as the Jackpot currently stands at
above discussion with a number of conclusions
$20,000. It would be absolutely fantastic if one of
being tabled and carried. If you wish further inour members here at Woodburn Evans Head
formation speak to the Building Sub Committee;
RSL Club to win the Jackpot prior to Christmas.
John Fredrickson or Darryl Northey.
So be in the club between 5:30pm and 7:30pm
Several comments and suggestions by members each Wednesday evening for your chance to
of the board as to what avenues we should fol- win!!!
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low to encourage more people to visit the club
are being brainstormed. This will remain a
standing agenda item for future discussion and
implementation of same. The board considers it
is imperative to come up with ideas to encourage
both members and visitors to visit the club more
frequently. Donations were given to Broadwater
Public School and to Evans Head Little Athletics.
For the Bingo, Alphy, Yoga, Darts, Euchre and
Line Dancing participants the Auditorium Air
Conditioning is now fully commissioned. Sorry
for the delay but it was out of the clubs control,
as I did mention last month it should be commissioned mid November. For the diners who like to
sit in the Veranda Dining Area there is 2 x 12.5
Kilowatt Mitsubishi under ceiling systems for
The Profit and Loss Statements and the Finan- your comfort.
cial Report were both tabled and approved. If
It is with regret that I advise everyone that one of
any member wishes to see and read the reports
our staff members Kirra Hartland has resigned
they are on the Club’s Noticeboard near the
from the club. We wish her the best in her new
EGM ‘s
endeavours. She will be missed.
Our Membership has reached 3094 at last;
hopefully the membership will carry through to
2016. Let’s see if we can reach the 3500 mark.
As we are only 4 weeks away from Christmas
there are various intra club parties that have
been organised throughout the club: - Coffee
Quotes are to be obtained for placing WiFi thru Club BBQ Xmas Party 2/12/2015, Sub Branch
the club for members use. Will keep you all ad- Dinner 3/12/2015, Evans River Day Club
7/12/2015, Marine Rescue Evans Head Unit
vised on the outcome.
18/12/2015, Members Christmas Party
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19/12/2015, Pool Competition 19/12/2015 and
the Punters Club 22/12/2015.
Dates to remember for December are of
course Ham & Pork Raffle on Tuesday 15th
December, tickets go on sale at 3:30pm and
the raffle starts at 6:30pm.
Suggestion Box
Members 752-785-3648-3650.At Xmas party
Suggest that individual plates of food at each table. Rather than have people following the waiter
around grabbing at the platters.
Mental as Anything will be here again on
Monday 28th December 2015, Adults $25 Under 15 $12.50 starts at 8:00pm. Tickets can be
purchased at the club, via our Website:woodburnevansheadrsl.com.au/events/20mental-as-anything- or via our Facebook page
h t t p s: / / ww w. f a c e b o o k . c o m/
woodburnevansheadrsl/
Member 2312 Requests discount on all meals
Members 1760 and 3324 Time to open Downstairs Restaurant (Please read the attachment
from River Bistro in this month’s Oracle). At the
next board meeting there will be discussions on
what can be done to keep downstairs viable.
THE Occa Rock GROUP will be performing
on New Year’s Eve this year starting at
9:00pm so come and join us bring the New
Year in at the RSL.
Member 2261 Because of limited prizes in ALPHY why not a $10 vouchers instead!!
Member 2312 when playing KENO is it possible
to have points added to your card
Evans Head Ladies Auxiliary
I
would like to advise you of the activities of
the Evans Head Ladies Auxiliary.
Member 3058
Encourage a constant happy
welcoming spirit throughout the club.
Firstly, we are recognised for our Coffee Morn-
Comments overheard indicate this needs attention; people are the spirit of the club.
ings where retirees from other Auxiliaries and
Member 2510 From Club Life Policy Matters
“From Managing to Leading “ Explains why I
think the Clubs focus needs to shift to entertainment Quality –live – music. (If a subcommittee
were formed would this member like to be part of
the group) Ed.
retirement villages visit for a small fee to have
coffee and cake plus a light meal and have an
enjoyable morning meeting with lots of old and
new friends. These meetings are held at the RSL
Club and we thank them for allowing us the use
of their facilities
Member 1430 The Club must adapt to survive.
Why are the directors choosing to continue doing
the same thing over and over and not adapting
to newer strategies. Over reliance on gaming
revenue and beer sales to keep the club afloat is
an indication of the boards reluctance to move
from an “old man’s“ interest instead of branching
out and capturing a younger market.
We also travel to other auxiliaries to enjoy morning tea and meet with their members. Over the
past we have travelled to Urbenville, Pottsville,
Iluka and other country towns. Ladies from Evans Head Woodburn and Broad water come
and visit on our next get together. You do not
have to be married or widow of a Returned Serviceman to join any lady may join. Be at the RSL
Club about 9.30 am you will be most welcome.
For further information Ring our Hon Secretary
Julie Roberts 02 6682 2743
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RSL Sub Branch
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Evans Head Fishing Classic
he sub-Branch Diggers, were ably assisted
by the wonderful student Captains of our
local schools and Major Reverend Richard
Brown MM who attended the annual Remembrance Day held at our War Memorial in Riverside Park Evans Head.
T
he organising of the 21st Annual Evans
Head Fishing Classic is underway following
the A G M which elected the following committee
members for the coming year.
Executive
Committee
President
Jim Bennett
Vice President
Roger Wood
Secretary
Robyn Wood
Treasurer
Max Barton.
A large group of family, friends and well wishers
also joined the diggers and we greatly appreciate their attendance.
The annual observance of this momentous occasion which occurred in 1918, the end of four long
years of “modern warfare” is something which
must never be consigned to the “dust bin of history”. The carnage of that conflict, which so affected the civilized world that it was later dubbed
“The war to end all wars” was, sadly, misnamed.
All members of the executive were elected unopposed.
The General Committee; Ken Bridges - Douglas Wood – Tracey Bodley - Steve Bowler.
Young men and women have continued to be
sacrificed on the whim of politics and the avarice
of profiteers. And for their service to our country
we continue to be thankful and proud.
Assisting the committee will be Ron Follers of
the Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club and Karin
Brown, Unit Commander of Evans Head Marine
Rescue The committee are looking forward to
some new and exciting options to further enhance the popularity of the recreational competition, as well as retaining all the popular features
of the past competitions.
By the time this report is circulated, I have no
doubt that the Coffee Club Christmas Party will
have been a great success due to the hard work
of the unofficial committee which always seems
to be there when needed. “Christmas is coming
and the geese are getting fat” and so may have
the Diggers and their ladies when the Coffee
Club Christmas Party got going on the 2nd of
December thanks to the tucker purchased from
our local providores ( Pardon my Italian!)
The usual categories are ongoing with Open –
Cadets – the ever popular Junior Mini Competition. Dates to remember for the 2016 Fishing
Classic 8th July 2016 to 15th July 2016. We have
a Facebook page and also a Website
www.evansheadfishingclassic.com
As usual, we have no meeting in December;
January is next followed by the AGM in February, last Wednesday. Nominations are needed
for positions on the committee, chaps.
Remember:
Monthly meeting 5.00pm on Sunday 13th December
2015 Remembrance room RSL
Jim Bennett President
The Coffee Club meetings will continue each
Wednesday morning as usual and the Mess
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display posters remembering the Malaysian
Confrontation and other post WW2 conflicts in
their windows and we are delighted to announce
that a photograph of Lily Campbell (the WWI
nurse) has been sourced and will be added to
the Veteran of the Month information in the RSL
foyer.
gatherings on Friday evenings 1630 to ???? will
continue so “be there or be square”. All welcome
for fellowship and fun.
There may not be an Oracle for December. However, we will be back with news, views and
maybe some Christmas gossip in January.
Watch this space.
There is still time to view the exhibition at the
Living Museum of the award winning posters designed by Evans River K-12 students. The prize
for the school of $1,000 for the Best Local History Project competition conducted by the DVA
Australia wide was a wonderful recognition of the
talent and hard work exhibited by Year 12 Modern History students. The next exhibition is entitled ‘Small Bites’ and is dedicated to the local
fishing industry and will be opening early in
2016.
Special mention must be given to our lovely LADIES Auxiliary they do a great job for the community – they have Coffee mornings where the
Ladies all get together with other visiting
Auxiliary folk and persons from Retirement
homes.I believe it’s a very enjoyable morning –
What makes it all the better is the Sub Branch
assist in doing all the hard work [ like washing up
– laying the tables – testing the food - ]
Ladies if you have a bit of time to spare and you
would like to mix with a nice crowd give the Ladies at the Auxiliary a ring [ that is any age from
19 + ] you do not have to be a widow or partner
of a returned serviceman to be a member.
The Evans Head Living Museum have available
for sale a Pictorial or Wildflower calendar at
$15.00 each.
The opening times for the Museum are 0900
to 1300 hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday (or by appointment). The Museum will
close officially on Friday, 18 December and
re-open on Monday, 11 January, 2016 to give
our volunteers a well-earned break.
The lady to call is Julie Roberts the Hon. Secretary 02 6682 2743
NB The Welfare Section of the Sub Branch wish
to thank the Ladies Auxiliary for their great donation to assist the Welfare Section of the Sub
Branch for the next year. It is a handsome gesture - Thank you for your support. Saundo
Keep the poppies coming!!
Volunteers really welcome!!
Living Museum WWI
From all at the Evans Head Living Museum,
we wish you a blessed Christmas and safe
and healthy New Year.
World War I Veterans’ Project
A
mazing that 2015 has come to an end and
what a Centenary Celebration it has been.
The students from Years 9 and 10 at Evans
River K-12 School have been allocated their
WWI veterans to research for next year and if
their orientation day at the Museum was anything to go by, we have another group of very
enthusiastic young people eager to learn just
what being a digger in 1916 was all about.
Evans River Day Club.
W
e are a happy group of people who meet
every Monday for a fun filled day with
fifty three members and seventeen volunteers.
Our day consists of gentle exercise, mental
stimulation, laughter, and music followed by
morning tea and a delicious cooked lunch all for
the price of six dollars.
Remembrance Day was a huge success with the
school students taking the leading part in the
service. The handmade poppy banners displayed at Evans Head, Woodburn and Broadwater were embellished with white crosses and
more knitted poppies. The Presbyterian Church
also had a poppy display on their front fence as
part of the community involvement in the Centenary Project. Local businesses were happy to
Our Christmas Party is coming up on December
the seventh this will be our final get together for
the year, we will resume on the second week of
February 2016.
We are very grateful to the RSL, Daniel, and The
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Board of Directors for giving us the use of the
Remembrance Room each Monday we say “a
big thank you”, to Adam Henderson from the
Sub Branch who drops in to visit us regularly
offering his services for this Adam we say thank
you we do appreciate your kindness and support.
Bag Limits be aware of your bag limits – fisheries do regular spot checks
I would like to thank our group of Volunteers who
work tirelessly throughout the year to make the
Day Club the success it is. To each and every
one of you, to all the RSL Members we would
like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
River Dredging The last of the toxic material
dredged out of the boat harbour has now been
drained and removed. The security fencing taken
down and turf laid to return the park at the western boat ramp to its original condition.
Life jackets must be carried for each person on
board. They must be the correct size for the
wearer and in good working condition.
Maintenance At present we have painters working on our aerials tower.
Donation Many thanks go to the Evans Head
Seagulls Quilters for their most generous donation of $750 to Marine Rescue. It will be used to
purchase a spinal board and straps for our rescue vessel.
Pam Voltz Committee Member.
Art Union Raffle Look out for our volunteers
who are out and about selling art union tickets.
Huge prizes to be won. Tickets are $2 each or 3
for $5.
MARINE RESCUE Evans Head
Volunteers saving lives on the water
S
ummer has arrived and with it our holiday
makers. We at Marine Rescue welcome you
to Evans Head and we wish you happy and a
safe holiday.
Marine Rescue Evans Head is situated at Razorback Lookout on the South side of town. Volunteers man the radio base from 0600 to 1700 hrs.
From 1700 to 2200 hrs radios are monitored by
home base operators.
Phone: 02 6682 4888 or 0408 734 900
Search and Rescue Exercises Our vessel personnel train each Saturday morning from 0800 to
1200 hrs. Once a month we train with either
Ballina or Iluka Yamba in search and rescue
techniques and grid pattern searches. Twice a
year it’s all Marine Rescue units from Point Danger to Wooli taking part plus Westpac Helicopter
and Water Police vessels.
Log On VHF Channels monitored are 16
(calling) and 73 (working), 27 MHz channel is 88
or the Marine Rescue App downloaded to your
smart phone (24/7 coverage)
Information we need:
Vessel registration
Number of people on board
On board mobile phone number
Where you are going
What time you plan to return
Roads and Maritime Services will be in town
trading in your old life jackets for new ones on
10th January between 0600 and 0900 hrs, at the
eastern boat ramp.
Log off when you return to the river.
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Calls for Assistance We have responded to 2
calls for assistance this month. One flat battery
and one engine that refused to start!!
Evans Head Cricket Club
Evans Head Hammerheads
Emergency Services Fundraising Bowls Day
We entered a team of 8 members to challenge
the best of the emergency services agencies at
the Bowlo. Great Day was had by all. Thanks to
the Police for the organisation of the day. We
had better start some serious practice sessions
before next year’s event. Agencies attending
were: SES, RAAF, Ambulance, SLSC, Police,
Fire and Rescue, Marine Rescue, RFS. All monies raised went to the Westpac Helicopter Service.
Gummy Sharks Under 12’s
T
he Under 12 Gummy Sharks have continued their outstanding form in the LDJCA
Competition remaining undefeated and sitting on
top of the ladder. After Round 7 Katelyn Bodley
was the leading wicket taker in the competition
with 7 wickets and in the LDJCA batting aggregates Daniel Westerman is sitting in 4th place
with an amazing average of 89. Considering the
team has only one player who has played cricket
prior to this season this is an outstanding
achievement for the boys and girls. Well done
Gummy Sharks.
A Table Top Exercise was presented by our
Deputy Unit Commander, Kira Hartland at last
month’s Local Emergency Management Committee meeting, which is held every 3 months at Casino RFS Control Centre. She did an excellent
and professional presentation which was well
received and actively participated in by the other
agencies in our local council area. The scenario
took place in our boat harbour and was supported by powerpoint diagrams and charts. Well
done, Kira
Evans Head 1/107 Defeated Clunes 8/54
Daniel Westerman 25 not out, Katelyn Bodley
3/5
Evans Head 6/117 Defeated Marist Brothers
Blue 4/111
Daniel Westerman 25 not out, Ryne Dicinoski 25
not out, Ryne Dicinoski 2/19
Evans Head 3/106 Defeated Marist Brothers
Gold 8/75
Daniel Westerman 2/4, Domanic Mason 2/6,
Oliver Mason 25 not out
Evans Head 2nd Grade
The Evans Head 2nd Grade side is currently sitting in 4th position on the LDCA points table with
3 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw. The highlight of the
last month was undoubtedly Jordan Sly’s spells
against Marist Brothers capturing 6 scalps with
some great swing bowling. Paddy Wilde is currently sitting 7th on the LDCA Batting Aggregates
and once again Evans Head feature prominently
in the LDCA Bowling Aggregates with Jordan Sly
sitting atop the competition with 15 wickets, Robbie Horseman second with 13 wickets and
Paddy Wilde fifth with 9 wickets.
Long Service Pins Recently we have had 2
members, Ray Thorpe and Heather Stacey presented with their 20 year long service certificate
and medals. Acknowledgement of 5 year long
service has also been made of Graham Newman, Bob Brown and Karin Brown.
Marine Rescue wishes to thank the RSL for their
continued support of our Unit.
Karin Brown Unit Commander
Evans Head 8/131 Defeated Eastern Districts
10/95
Ben Ward 3/20, Jordan Sly 2/7, Uriah Makings
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2/15, Robbie Horseman 2/26, Ben Ward
Evans Head 10/124
Brothers 10/149
Defeated by Marist
Steve Poole 45 not out, Jordan Sly 6/21, Robbie
Horseman 3/35
Evans Head 4th Grade
The Evans Head 4th Grade side is currently sitting 3rd on the LDCA competition table with 5
wins and 2 loses. Aidan Kennedy is leading the
way for the Hammerheads with 240 runs at an
average of 40 and after 8 rounds is sitting in second place in the LDCA 4th Grade Batting Aggregates. In the bowling stakes Aidan is also setting
the standard with 13 scalps while his twin
brother Lachlan is not far behind with 10 wickets.
Well done boys!
EVANS HEAD BOMBERS RLFC
Evans Head Bombers RLFC
EVANS HEAD BOMBERS RLFC
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i to all our Bombers Community
COACHING ANNOUNCEMENTS 2016
SEASON
I am pleased to announce our Senior Coaching
Staff for the 2016 Season – EVANS HEAD
BOMBERS
Goonellabah Workers 2/124 defeated Evans
Head 10/119
FIRST GRADE COACH
Aidan Kennedy 25
Josh Cook ( Player/Coach )
Evans Head 3/107 defeated Eastern Districts
10/105
RESERVE GRADE COACH
Lachlan Kennedy 3/26, Zayd Thomas 2/15, Scott
Barker 2/22, Aidan Kennedy 2/25
U/18’s COACH Geoff Manning
Matthew Brunsdon & Nathan Williams
Josh as many of you would know has been an
outstanding stalwart on the playing field for the
Bombers for many years, he is the youngest Life
Member of our Club and he has our full support;
Luke Turner will remain involved in our Club in
assisting with recruitment and will be a support
to Josh in his transition into his Coaching career.
Evans Head 5/136 defeated Lismore Workers
8/132
Lachlan Kennedy 3/21, Aaron Whitehouse 2/11,
Joel Turner 2/19, Jared Waters 37
Marist Brothers 10/176 defeated Evans Head
10/174
We offer our sincere congratulations, and I know
that you would join me in wishing them all the
very best for the coming Season.
Lachlan Kennedy 3/18, Aaron Whitehouse 2/34,
Aidan Kennedy 50, Scott Barker 45, Joel Turner
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thank you to all who attended our AGM we had
an excellent attendance and grateful to those
who have put their hand up to help share the
workload for the 2016 Season.
The Elected Officers are as follows PRESIDENT Brett Dent
VICE PRESIDENT
Grant McGeary
SECRETARY
Anne Dries
TREASURER
Joanne Cain-Slade
REGISTRAR
Mark Williams
Evans Head 10/123 defeated Northern Districts 10/114
Joel Turner 26, Scott Barker 3/28, Aidan Kennedy 3/30
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NRRRL Delegates - Greg Fletcher and Grant
McGeary
General Committee –Those who were in attendance with exception of one.
We thank Lucy Guinea who has offered her be
our Canteen coordinator
We wish to let everyone also know that the Seniors Club will be facilitating a Community Meeting for all those who would be interested in the
growth of the Junior Club. As there are 100 juniors involved in the Evans Head Touch Football
Competition this meeting will be held at the Clubhouse at Stan Payne Oval on a Thursday night
coinciding with Touch in the hopes to gain support to form an Executive Committee for the Junior Club. This date is yet to be advised. We are
pleased to announce that the Bombers have
nominated a Team in the CTIDRL 9’s Carnival
to be held in Ballina in early February. Training
for next season has already commenced each
Tuesday at Stan Payne Oval 6pm, all interested
players including U/18’s are invited to attend.
In signing of for the year I wish to sincerely thank
all those who have contributed and worked tirelessly for our Club this Season to the Players,
Coaching Staff, our Committee, the Woodburn/
Evans Head RSL Club and all of our Sponsors
and of course the best supporters any Club
could wish for.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a
happy and safe New Year. Look forward to seeing you all as we prepare for Season 2016.
RIVER BISTRO
T
he upstairs Bistro opening hours for
summer will be 7 days lunch and dinner - closed Xmas day.
The downstairs restaurant hours will be,
open every night in the school holidays.
Other than Xmas day, as club will be
closed.
There will be no members discounts
throughout the school holidays but we
will be running great value specials regardless.
From all the team at River Bistro we wish
you a Merry Xmas and a safe and Happy
New Year
Kind Regards
Annie Dries Secretary.
A man in hell asked the devil “ can I make a
phone call to the wife. After making the call he
asked how much he had to pay
Devil ; Nothing, Hell to Hell is free
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Club Director’s Shared Values
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should follow these useful hints.
Club Director Values
1. Be member focused
2. Be community oriented
3 Be committed to our employees
4 Achieve through teamwork
5 Be results driven
6 Act with integrity
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