Club Taree - Autumn 2016 Connect Magazine

CONNECT Club Taree’s community magazine Autumn 2016

Club Taree

GETTING

BEHIND

NETBALL

celebrating

mum

ANZAC A Century of Service Facing up to

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Club Taree CT Connect Edition 6

Contents

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The President’s Welcome.

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Farewell to our CEO

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Club Taree Gets Behind Netball

Celebrating Mum

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MARCH/APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2016

Anzac

A Century of Service

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Beeton Brew

Food & Bev Meet Nicole

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Dealing with Domestic Violence

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Community Focus Members Update

Management Team

Contact Details

Brand and Communications Manager

121 Wingham Road Taree NSW 2430

Paul Allan

PO Box 40 Taree NSW 2430

Gaming and Operations Manager

P 02 6539 4000

Chris Bale

E pallan@clubtaree.com.au

Service Manager

W www.clubtaree.com.au

Steve Holt

#clubtaree

Business Support Manager

Magazine Content

Michele Hill Executive Chef

Paul Allan

Murray Phillips

Brand and Communication Manager

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Golf Course Manager

pallan@clubtaree.com.au

Mark Spraggs

Health

Design and Layout

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www.wellcreative.com.au

Unveiling The Terrace

Getting Social

27 Vision, Mission, Values

Think! about your choices Call Gambling Help 1800 858 858 www.gamblinghelp.nsw.gov.au Club Taree practices the responsible service of alcohol

We value your thoughts Club Taree places value on your experience and perceptions of us. Over the coming months our team will be actively seeking feedback in a variety of ways across all areas of Club Taree.

It might be a quick survey on how your experience was on the course, or how you enjoyed dining with us. It might

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be a questionnaire on our community support, or how we serve our coffee.

Perhaps it will be about our promotions or staff engagement. We invite you to embrace this opportunity to tell us how we are showing up. It will be used to make us even better.

The President’s welcome Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2016. This 6th addition of CT Connect again has many interesting and informative articles for you to read.

Our Club is moving from strength to strength, with projects and refurbishments high on our priority list for the Club this year. Now our dining room looks so fantastic, the engine room now needs addressing.

Our kitchen is long overdue for an upgrade, some of the current kitchen equipment was relocated from the old RSL and Golf kitchens 12 years ago.

This program should not take too long, and cause minimal if any disruption to our catering operations.

Our continuing involvement in our community is growing strongly in all areas. We were the major sponsors of this year’s New Year’s Eve festivities on the river bank, including the spectacular Fireworks display, a night of fun and festivity was enjoyed by the young and old alike, to help welcome in the New Year. Club Taree will continue to support our community like this, when and wherever we can. It is part of our mission to make our Club seen by all as a community asset, for all.

You will note, a double page spread on the Taree local and district Netball Association, who we started sponsoring last year and are now working together extremely well, benefiting both organisations in great sporting atmosphere.

Club Taree is also raising awareness of Domestic Violence during February and March. We will be running various initiatives throughout this period and

ask you to support our fundraising efforts for the local women’s refuge where you are able.

On a sadder note, it was with regret that I had to accept our CEO Jason Manning’s resignation in January 2016. Jason’s dedication and work ethic have been a credit to him, and an inspiration to others. His contribution to all aspects of our Club have been instrumental in getting our Club to the high standard it is today, I cannot fault his enduring enthusiasm. To ensure we all understand, Jason’s departure is his decision alone, he will be moving to Sydney to take up the role as CEO at the Pittwater RSL Club, a larger Club than ours, so if you find yourself in that part of Sydney please drop in and say hi. We all wish you and your family all the very best for your new chapter in life and sincerely thank you for the outstanding contribution you have made to our Club.

Some of the anniversaries also included in this edition are Club Taree Community Team and the very popular Taree parkrun, both in May. Additionally, as you know the current RSL Anzac and World War 1 remembrance continues. Over this year it will be concentrating on France, and the Western Front. We will be exhibiting a special presentation from the Canberra War Memorial in our Club, it will be in the April and May period 2016. Dates and times will be advised

through local media soon. This is an excellent exhibition that should not be missed, School excursions will be welcomed.

The Club Taree Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Sunday the 17th April 2016 at 10:00am, I would encourage all members to attend this year’s AGM, as it is a great opportunity to bring you up to date on all the Clubs plans, finances and future projects, it is also a good opportunity to have any questions you may have answered correctly.

You will notice in the following weeks the badge draw will be winding up in its current form, and it will be replaced by new Cash or Car promotion, more to follow on this.

Please remember that Membership renewals are coming up in May 2016, we look forward to seeing you all renew your membership for another year here at Club Taree.

There are many more great things happening at Club Taree in coming months, so come along and enjoy all our wonderful facilities have to offer. If you have any questions concerning our Club please contact me. I am looking forward to seeing you in our Club very soon.

Kind Regards Carl A Guy President

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Bringing with him a blessed career in the Club Industry, Jason displayed foresight, courage and most importantly passion. Soon the team culture was changing, allowing us to demonstrate key elements of the hospitality industry.

Over the next 23 months Jason worked hard with the wider Club Taree team to pave a path of strategic alignment and clear direction. Change became the norm, but only for the betterment of the membership base, and the future of Club Taree. Mini projects ensued, which were purely to align our club with current industry trends and beyond that to make Club Taree a leader.

Jason resigned as Club Taree CEO in early December. While his stay with us was relatively short it was certainly appreciated and respected by the Club Taree Team.

Here we catch up with Jason as he prepares to move onto another property.

Jason, you have been with the team for just on two years. In that time what would you consider your greatest achievement here at Club Taree?

Team Culture. Overall there has been a major transformation in Team

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Members attitudes and behaviours. The engagement of the Club Taree Team in supporting myself and the Board on the Clubs strategic direction has paid huge dividends! Not only financially, but also from an industry perspective!

Club Taree is now recognised as an innovative leading hospitality brand.

The team has also had many successes. The creation of the Club Taree Community Team has created another level of engagement between our team members and the community as a whole. Did you enjoy being a part of this active team?

This Team was the brain child of yourself Paul and the creative Team.

When I heard of the idea, I must say I was overwhelmed with the many opportunities this project would bring.

Honestly I feel the personal highlight for me was meeting the families of the sick children staying in Ronald McDonald House in Forster. The night myself and a few Team Members cooked for the families made me realise how lucky I am as a parent to have healthy children. However I was also so proud to know that we (Club Taree) were able to provide over $18,000 in financial donations to Ronald McDonald House

Northern NSW for families who need a break from their own very personal issues.

What would you consider your greatest challenge during your time here at Club Taree?

Definitely the fact that Club Taree had never experienced change in 14 years!

Therefore the initial Member negativity towards change was overwhelming.

However the many new members and visitors to the Club made it all worthwhile.

I must admit the success of the changes financially and operationally made all the initial negativity seem minimalistic now looking back. When you get constant positive customer feedback on the changes from the diners, the coffee connoisseurs or gaming customers, it makes you know that you have done the right thing!

Not only that. When you see the reduced debt levels, improved facilities, and replacement of out dated dis-functional equipment it makes you smile.

During your time here you were quite influential in ensuring that Club Taree had a plan for the future. How important is it to diversify from traditional Club income streams, and why?

A farewell interview with our CEO Jason Manning began at Club Taree in February 2014, and immediately started setting out his short, mid and long term plans for Club Taree financially, operationally and culturally.

Failing to plan is planning to fail isn’t it?

Honestly I take much pride when I look back on Club Taree and see two strategic plans and two business plans completed in two years since my inception. Additionally to leave the Club with a conceptual building master plan inclusive of alternative revenue options is another highlight.

I am amazed still when I read other local Clubs in Taree, Wingham or Old Bar complaining about reduced revenues, increased expenses and operational costs. Yet they do nothing about it!

They don’t have a plan to change or challenge themselves or the market.

They believe eroding away at the assets or building up cash is the safest strategy!

This is very much the opposite to Club Taree. With highly experienced industry advisors, Managers and Directors, Club Taree has a plan; the plan is to be a leading performer which manages risk to achieve great results.

The Club and Hospitality Industries often face challenges. What would you consider to be the current challenges that these industries are facing?

The big will only get bigger! Small Clubs will be reduced significantly and many alternative services within the communities will be reduced.

Let’s face it, Taree has two too many Clubs and two too many Hotels. (Many others areas of NSW are in identical situations) Sure it is great to have choice, and I am sure they (Including Club Taree) all feel they have a purpose for existing.

However the reality is that when there is too much of something, cannibalisation occurs. We are all fighting over a limited resource.

Consolidation should occur and clubs should work at a collective option. Imagine “one” entity: “Club Northern NSW” (Club Taree, Club Harrington, Club Forster, Club Old Bar) Unfortunately I can’t see that occurring as too many egos would get in the way, mine included. Who would Manage the entity? Who would be the controlling Board? Do I still get my cheap bowl of chips?

Seriously though, imagine the reduced backend operating costs! Imagine the improved cash flows which could be used to improve premises and or

community services. It’s just smart business.

Do you have any closing words for our team, or members?

To the Team I would like to say a HUGE thankyou! Keep up the passion! You have delivered exceptional results in the initial transition period of “Change”.

It does get easier from here on!

Thankyou, thankyou and thankyou! I miss you all!

To the Members, those that have supported the changes, “thankyou.”

You have made the journey very rewarding. To those whom have struggled with the changes, I apologise for making your Club better than it has ever been financially, operationally and culturally”.

Thank You Jason for sharing your knowledge, expertise and passion with the Club Taree team. We have been proud to work with you, and look forward to continuing the plans we have put in place together to cement the future of Club Taree.

We wish you and Natalie all the best in your new adventure.

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It was hard for us here at Club Taree to believe that the Taree and District Netball Association had never had a major sponsor across their 40 year history..

Getting behind

Netball

Amazing when you consider how many local people this wonderful sport includes, though not only the players, but the parents, volunteers, partners and siblings.

As a result Club Taree was delighted to become the first major sponsor of the Taree and District Netball Association, and we are proud to continue that association with continued sponsorship into the 2016 season. Our entire team is excited by this continued relationship, and we are all looking forward to learning a little more about this much loved local sport.

What is Netball?

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Games are played on a rectangular court with raised goal rings at each end.The object is to score goals from within a defined area, by throwing a ball into a ring attached to a 3.05 metres (10 feet) high post. Players are assigned specific positions, which define their roles within the team and restrict their movement to certain areas of the court. During general play, a player with the ball can hold onto it for only three seconds before shooting for a goal or passing to another player.

The winning team is the one that scores the most goals. Netball games are 60 minutes long but variations have

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been developed to increase the game’s pace and appeal to a wider audience.

Netball is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries worldwide and is most popular in Commonwealth nations. It is predominantly played by women.

In 1995 netball became a recognised sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Netball is the most popular women’s sport in Australia with an estimated one million players nationwide.

The History of Netball.

The game of basketball was invented by a Canadian in 1871, and was introduced by a visiting American doctor into England in 1890, while Englishmen preferred traditional sports, it was very popular with the ladies.

In England in 1895, ladies using broomsticks for posts and wet paper bags for baskets played the basketball game on grass. Their long skirts, bustle backs, nipped waists and button up shoes impeded running and their leg-of-mutton sleeves restricted arm movement making dribbling and long

passes difficult. The ladies decided to adapt the game to accommodate these restrictions.

In 1898 the court was divided into thirds, the number of players increased from five to nine and a soccer ball was used because of its smaller size.

And a smaller ball (a soccer ball) was used. There were two umpires, two scorers and two timekeepers – almost as many officials as players for each match.

In those early days the nets were not open at both ends and after each goal was scored, the umpire had the task of retrieving the ball from the top of the post. In England in 1901 the first set of rules was published and ‘netball’ officially came into existence in that country. Once established, the game developed locally and soon each country had its own separate rules and distinct methods of play, even its own name for the game. In Australia and New Zealand where the game was established before 1901, it was called Women’s Basketball and the name was changed to Netball in these two countries in 1970.

The All Australia Women’s Basketball Association was formed in August 1927, and the first official National Championships was held in Melbourne in 1928, although a number of interstate matches had taken place earlier.

Australia’s first International match was played in 1938 against New Zealand during the National Championships in Melbourne, with Australia defeating New Zealand 40-11.A landmark in the history of Netball was when Australia travelled by ship to be the first overseas team to visit England. It was a Women’s Basketball team going to the birthplace of netball, and having to adapt to different rules, but the Australian team won 54 of 57 games, including the Test against England (14-11) at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of more than 5,000.

Netball was a demonstration sport at the Auckland Games in 1990 but was not included in the program until 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.

Taree and District Netball Association - 2015 Taree & District Netball Association (“TDNA”) was established well over 40 years ago with our first life member being appointed in 1989. The Association has progressed immensely from the humble beginnings of a few grass courts near the Rotary Park with games scheduled from one table with a rock holding down the papers to the administration building that is today.

In 2015 the Association boasted 7 clubs with over 500 players ranging from 5years to seniors.

The 2014 AGM welcomed a new President, Vice President and Coaching Convenor who bought a wealth of knowledge and fresh ideas to the committee.

The year started off with an inaugural march past celebration showcasing all the clubs and their representatives and the awarding of the Karen Rasche Memorial Trophy kindly donated by Club Taree for the best marching club. This year it went to the very deserving Cundletown Netball Club.

Karen’s family along with life members and representatives from Club Taree were in attendance to witness the celebration.

Over the years netball along with everything else has seen many changes in the way things are done. Last year saw the first year of online registrations at club levels and next year will see this develop at Association level too. Gone are the days of filling in the ladder on the cork board in the admin at the end of the rounds. Everything is done on the computer.

TDNA had a very successful year on the representative netball front. Our opens team finished runners up in the State League competition in May. They continued to perform well at State Championships held in June finishing fourth overall. TDNA took out the march past honours at Division 4 of the State Championships held in Penrith which set our girls up for a great weekend ahead. Our 14 years finished winners overall at Division 4 and our 13 years finished runners up in Division 3. Ours 12 years, 15 years and 17 years also had great results.

The year finished off superbly with our grand final day on 12th September in rather trying conditions temperature wise and then an outstanding presentation night held on Friday 18 September 2015 at Club Taree where all members got to congratulate achievements and mingle with some of the first life members of the Association.

Club Taree came on board as our major sponsor this year and we cannot thank them enough. Their sponsorship has helped in more ways than one. Not only have they provided us with comfortable meeting rooms when required but also have shown their support throughout the season by attending game days, handing out netballs and water to our players and volunteers. The Association plans on using the sponsorship to enhance the facilities at the Netball Courts with some much needed shading, seating and upgrading our administration and canteen facilities. We have been able to purchase some much needed coaching equipment. The Association will also use the funding to help our representative players with training gear and travel costs associated with attending carnivals and State Championships.

Club Taree has been a wonderful partner of Taree & District Netball Association this year and we hope this partnership will continue for many more.

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Celebrating

mum

In our time, Mother’s Day has been a normal part of our calendar year, it’s something we celebrate and enjoy.

For some it’s a time to reflect on mothers who are no longer with us and for others it’s a perfect time to engage with those women who have a special place in our hearts, but may not necessarily be our mothers.

Traditionally in Australia, the Chrysanthemum is the flower of choice for mother’s day due to its autumn seasonality and the pure fact it ends in “mum”.

Worldwide however across other countries, the chrysanthemum can be a symbol of death (Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary) , or remembrance (Japan), of honour and nobility (China), grief or honesty .

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I would imagine that many would not know the history of Mother’s Day, or how it in fact began.

Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring one’s own mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honouring family members, such as Father’s Day. The celebration of Mother’s Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration.

In America, the modern holiday was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make “Mother’s Day” a recognised holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her beloved mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Anna’s mission was to honour her own mother by continuing work she had started and to set aside a day to honour mothers, “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.” Anna’s mother, Ann Jarvis, was a peace activist who had cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War and created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.

Due to the campaign efforts of Anna Jarvis, several states officially recognised Mother’s Day, the first in 1910 being West Virginia, Jarvis’ home state. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honour mothers. In a thank-you note to Wilson, Jarvis wrote of a “great Home Day of our country for sons and daughters to honour their mothers and fathers and homes in a way that will perpetuate family ties and give emphasis to true home life.”

In Australia

the United States (1908) it didn’t begin in Australia until 1924.

The idea of Mother’s Day in its “modern” sense originated from one lady who saw a need in the community to brighten the day of lonely, and forgotten mothers. Mrs Janet Heyden famously burst through the doors of the Sun Herald in Sydney in the May of 1954 at the age of 86 to proclaim that the modern Mother’s Day was her idea, not that she cared much for the credit, but rather she detested the fact that commercialisation (she described it as a “second Christmas”) had taken over and that the retailers themselves were taking credit.

Mrs Heyden lived in Petersham, at a time when Mother’s Day in Australia simply meant wearing a white flower (a Canadian Tradition thought up by a school teacher). Now in modern times it means instilling your mother as a Queen for a day, gifts, family doing the chores, or a meal outside the home.

Mrs Heyden was on the committee of the Home for Destitute Women and Children in Strathfield, one of the patients was transferred to the Newington State Home, and was visited regularly by Mrs Heyden. It was then that Mrs Heyden decided that she should do something to brighten the lonely lives of the mothers that lived there. She organised gifts for them on Mother’s Day. Gifts were small such as a hairpin, a handkerchief or a cake of soap. Mrs Heyden was amazed at the difference such a small gesture made to these women.

The following year Mrs Heyden contacted the newspapers and appealed to the public to remember the mothers of Sydney. The gifts started to pour in, and for the first few years the Mayor of Leichhardt, Alderman Dwyer personally drove Mrs Heyden around to deliver the gifts on Mother’s Day. The public appeal lasted seven years, by which time the natural gesture of giving a gift to a mother was then cemented.

Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases “Second Sunday in May” and “Mother’s Day”. She specifically noted that “Mother’s” should “be a singular possessive, for each family to honour its mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers of the world.”

Club Taree’s Dineon19 is the perfect option to celebrate your mum this Mother’s Day. Bookings are now being taken for lunch and dinner.

Reservations are essential to avoid disappointment. We would love to welcome you, your mum and your family.

Mothers Day Sunday 8th May 2016 Lunch from 12noon Dinner from 6pm Reservations Essential Ph: Dineon19 0265394000

Mrs Heyden herself was a mother, with a son and two daughters.

Whilst the tradition for giving gifts on Mother’s Day was well established in

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ANZAC

1916

A Century of service

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Dawn Service In Taree the Dawn Service will be conducted at the Memorial Clock in Fotheringham Park.

The Service begins at 4.45am.

Veterans and the community will gather in the pre-dawn darkness to pay their respects and lay wreaths in honour of fallen soldiers.

ANZAC DAY March and Commemoration Service The Centenary of ANZAC March will begin at 9.45am on the corner of Victoria and Macquarie Streets (Outside the RTA). The march will journey through Victoria Street before ending at Fotheringham Park with the Commemoration Service commencing at 10.30am at the memorial in Fotheringham Park.

For further information on this years Taree ANZAC Day arrangements please contact the Taree RSL Honorary Secretary Mr. Dennis Lawrence on 65521541.

The centenary of ANZAC continues with commemorating a Century of Service. In 2016 the Taree RSL Sub Branch will be focusing on the Somme and Fromelles for their ANZAC Day commemorations. IT was in battles at places like Fromelles and Pozies where soldiers became known as extraordinary men, men who are now part of our military history and of course our legacy.

After Gallipoli the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was hastily reorganised, expanded from two divisions to five and readied for action on the Western Front. It was on 19th July 1916 that the

Australians attacked at Fromelles, with disastrous results. The Australians suffered a shocking 5,500 casualties, their greatest losses in a single day.

It was a harsh lesson about scale and intensity of warfare on the Western Front.

Some four days later, the Australians went into action on the Somme, attacking and capturing Pozieres.

Under heavy bombardment, causalities continued to mount and the men’s health deteriorated in the conditions.

Pozieres, a small village in the Somme Valley in France, was the scene of bitter and costly fighting for the 1st,

2nd and 4th Australian Divisions in mid 1916. The village was captured initially by the 1st Division on th 23rd July 1916. The division clung to its gains despite almost continuous artillery fire and repeated German counter attacks, but suffered heavily. By the time it was relieved on 17th July it had suffered 5,285 casualties. The major contribution of Australian troops to the Somme offensive was in the fighting around Pozieres and Mouquet Farm between the 23rd July and the 3rd September 1916.

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f&b Beeton Brew is an original pale draught, brewed from drum roasted barley for a crisp dry finish.

It’s a big flavoured beer that has a floral aroma and citrus overtones.

Beeton Brew

Have you tried Beeton Brew? Currently available on tap in both the main bar and THE CRAFT SHOP, this product is exclusive to Club Taree and is in honour of Horace Beeton - one of Taree’s first publicans.

What better way to celebrate the man that bought beer to the masses of Taree than with, well a Beer.

The logo was designed onsite by our very own Courtney, in a tribute to Horace himself, who was rarely without his pocket watch, and classic 1800’s moustache.

Horace Beeton Snr was born in Sydenham London on the 10th December 1857. At age 21 Horace moved to New Zealand where thanks to his tremendous business acumen and vibrant energy he ran several successful businesses, including an accommodation house. Horace moved to Sydney then onto Maitland to manage a drapery establishment.

Horace then returned to Sydney, and then to Taree in the early 1880’s, when Taree was only a small village of 400 to 500 people. Horace alongside business partner Mr P.F Mcphellamy

opened a business delivering saddlery, hairdressing and tobacconists services to the area.

He soon sold his share of that business to his partner and purchased the block of land that the Royal Hotel was to be built on. Here he built a two storied hotel and named it the Royal Hotel.

In 1885 he married in Taree to Miss Elizabeth Boyce, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Boyce. For 15 years they conducted the hotel and then leased it to Mr E.T. Robinson for approximately 10 years.

About 1905 the hotel, and a number of other buildings in Victoria Street, were destroyed by fire. Horace had the Royal Hotel rebuilt much to the same plans only that it extended further to the rear. By this time Taree was gaining importance and the population was growing. The hotel was built on the same site as the original hotel and in 1925 moved next door, to be situated where the current Royal Hotel is situated. The original site of the Royal Hotel was turned into small shops, which were leased and then later purchased by the Dahdah family

to operate their clothing business.

Horace acquired and successfully ran a number of other businesses including the National Hotel at Cundletown, a transportation business ferrying passengers by motor vehicle (between Cundle and Newcastle, then also Taree and Kempsey), and a brick yard near the railway line in Taree. Mr. Beeton also ran a large punt used for river haulage, and the “Bellmore Hall”.

Once the hotel was rebuilt, Horace resumed management and his son, Horace Manning, came into the business. Horace Snr passed away in October 1933 and Horace Manning passed away in November 1937. Mr Beeton’s Death Notice in the Manning River Times described him as “a most outstanding career, one of innumerable activities,. And played a big part in the progress and growth of the town (Taree)”.

His two sons Ernest and Michael took over the Hotel business, and the Royal was eventually sold in 1972.

.“THE ROYAL HOTEL – In the heart of the principal street, and almost directly opposite the new post office, is the Royal Hotel, of which Mr. Horace Beeton is the attentive host. The Royal is an old-established house, and is patronised by leading visitors to the town, such as judges and members of the land court.

Ample accommodation is provided for the huge trade that is done and the house is furnished throughout in keeping with the importance of the business, Mr. Beeton has conducted this hotel for the past 12 years, and has been a resident of Taree for eighteen years. He took a prominent part in the movement for the incarceration of the town, and was the first council clerk of the municipality. Visitors in his hotel can always rely upon meeting with a cordial reception and the kindliest treatment. A boat is provided for the use of those who like to indulge in rowing; and being an enthusiastic shooter himself, Mr Beeton delights in arranging an outing for the benefit of those of his patrons who like the sport”.

An excerpt from the Town and Country Journal, 23rd September 1899

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New Menu We know that it is important to offer fresh, satisfying, passionate and ever changing menus. As part of our commitment to delivering food with passion, our team has decided to offer four menus per year, to match the seasons.

We checked in with Head Chef, Murray Phillips to see how the Summer Menu went; Wow, what a season, it’s always busy here for us at Club Taree over Summer, by the time Christmas parties, and festive get togethers are over you are straight into holiday season, then into the end of Summer. The summer menu worked well, when combined with THE CRAFT SHOP, the enhancement of The Terrace and of course the Chef’s Table – which continues to be extremely 13

The Craft Club Update We launched THE CRAFT CLUB back in November on the idea that some of our members and guests would be interested in joining a club that appreciates, educates, engages and promotes all things Craft Beer. We are delighted with the response and achieved our six month membership target in the first month. We thank those who have joined and placed value on the whole concept.

Have you joined The Craft Club?

Member only discounts Member only events Member only offers Member only newsletters $20 Membership Available Now

THE CRAFT CLUB is your key in maximising the engagement between yourself – the Craft Beer lover, and our dedicated passionate Beer Ambassadors.

So far THE CRAFT CLUB members have enjoyed member’s only events, such as tastings and happy hour.

popular. I cannot get over how much our customers have loved our gourmet roast pork stack, by far the biggest seller of the Summer Menu, followed closely by the lamb cutlets.

Summer has been great thanks to the addition of the changes we have made into the restaurant, many of our catering areas now have their own identities, making destinations in themselves. Our customer’s feedback is always important, and we are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive responses. Thanks to all those who have headed to social media outlets such as Facebook and Trip Advisor to share their experiences, we

love reading about your experiences as much as we like hearing them. This alone has no doubt attributed to the many new faces we have welcomed into the restaurant over the last few months, who have now become regulars. This is great for not only myself, but the whole team, to see new regulars, and hear their stories is always wonderful.

Coming into autumn we have to go back to some of our favourite foods, hearty, slow cooked meals using great in season produce. There is plenty of fresh ingredients and big bold flavours, our chefs look forward to presenting the autumn menu.

Meet the Team Nicole Green Nicole has been with us for a while now. Nicole has recently made the change to be a Guest Service Ambassador, based at reception. We know you will love seeing Nicole on reception, and here we catch up with her to help introduce you to her new role.

Nicole, tell us a little about your time here at Club Taree.

I started at Club Taree as casual function staff in about March 2014.

I was planning an overseas trip at the end of that May and was lucky enough to get permanent part time work on return from my holiday. Since beginning at the club I have worked in several departments including Functions, Restaurant, Reception and also the Chefs Table. As of January 4th I have started my new position on reception fulltime and am enjoying learning more about the roll and taking on new responsibilities.

What are you looking forward to the most about your new role here at Club Taree.

The thing I am most looking forward to in my new role is learning more about the different departments throughout Club Taree and being able to assist them in any way I can.

What are your favourite changes to Club Taree that you have seen in the last 18 months, and why?

Some of my favourite changes to Club Taree would have to be the private

dining room the “Chefs Table” and the new changes to The Terrace.

What’s your favourite pastime outside work?

Outside of work I like going camping when time allows and my partner and I bought each other a kayak for Christmas so hopefully I will be spending a lot of free time out on the water.

Do you have a favourite inspirational quote, if so please share.

Life is not measured by the amount of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. I have this quote in front of souvenirs from the places I have travelled to so far.

What is your dream holiday destination?

I would love to travel to as many places as I can. So far I have ticked off the list France, England, Ireland, Scotland and several others across eastern Europe, but for now my dream holiday would be to view the Northern Lights from a glass igloo in Finland.

If you could take anyone in the world, apart from friends and family who would be the four people you would take with you, and why?

Emma Stone Katy Perry Mila Kunis Zooey Deschanel All talented, smart and funny.

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FACING UP TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Samaritans Taree Women’s Refuge The Taree Women’s Refuge provides short term crisis accommodation and outreach to women and their children. The refuge is staffed only by women to provide support for women and their children experiencing domestic violence.

Taree Women’s Refuge offers the following services; • Information and advice • Advocacy • Emotional support • Outreach to clients • Referrals (including legal) • Assistance with Centrelink and other services When looking at possible article content for this edition of CT Connect, it was all too easy to bypass the topic of Domestic Violence, event tough it is being supported by the Club Taree Team in February and March. Why is it so easy to bypass, perhaps because it’s difficult to talk about, perhaps because it’s not easy to accept that it happens, and perhaps because we think it’s too hard to help?

In reality however, it shouldn’t be difficult to talk about, because we should be offering our friends, acquaintances and even strangers support, and open doors to get help, it shouldn’t be a shunned topic, it should be out in the open and its non-acceptance should be vocally communicated. It’s not easy to accept that it happens, but it is easier than accepting that another night goes by without offering assistance and support to those in need. It may also seem too hard, but it’s not, realise how you can help, by caring, by having conversations, by offering support.

• Domestic Violence affects 1 in 3 women in one form or another.

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Domestic violence can take many forms. It can affect people of any age, and any social demographic.

Domestic Violence may take the form of; • Physical – this includes hitting, pushing, the use of weapons, intimidation or threats against you, your children or your pets • Sexual – being forced to have sex, rape, refusing to accept “no”, being forced to watch pornography • Social – being stopped from seeing your family and friends or being isolated geographically or socially • Psychological – all threats of violence, emotional, spiritual as well as verbal abuse which is threatening, criticising, insulting or degrading • Economic – having no access to or control over money.

While domestic violence occurs across all social groups, socio-economic inequalities are also linked to the experience of violence, and the ability to access resources to recover from it.

Where age inequalities are concerned children and young people are particularly vulnerable to abuse in families. This is due to their dependence on family members, and to the way that society views children as being, for example, the property of their parents, or prone to ‘make up’ stories of abuse.

Social and economic factors also influence people’s ability to escape

abusive relationships. Perpetrators of abuse often use this to their advantage. For example, a woman with a disability may be reliant on the abuser for care, which can make leaving the relationship extremely difficult. Members of Aboriginal or non-English speaking communities, for example, may be afraid to contact police about the abuse because of the risk of discrimination based on their culture, race or language.

It is important that women who are experiencing any form of domestic violence know that there is a local option for them. The Taree Women’s Refuge offers a safe house for locals in immediate need. The staff advocate and provide intensive support for individuals and families experiencing domestic violence.

Women who are referred to the service are given support, firstly to be safe (something that so many of us take for granted). Depending on the individual circumstances and the nature of domestic violence, the service offers, but is not limited to; • Medical attention • Police intervention • Accommodation • Transport • Court support • Food • Other material needs • Advocacy with other agencies • Emotional and personal support.

For Assistance in Taree phone: 6551 0011 Domestic Violence Hotline Ph; 1800656463 (24 hr support and referral service)

Confidentially, Support, Advocacy and Understanding Club Taree is running an awareness and engagement campaign with our members from the 15th February through until the 13th March 2016.

The Club Taree campaign will be an expansion of a suggested campaign from the RSL and Services Clubs Association who have partnered with The Sista Code. The Sista Code is an online community of 15,000 women which encourages women to be kinder to themselves, kinder to other women and to collectively support women in need – to make a meaningful difference to the lives of others. (www.thesistacode.com.au).

Club Taree will be taking it one step further with a month long campaign targeting awareness, engagement and continued support for individuals and businesses.

This campaign will align with International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2016.

During this period Club Taree will promote awareness of the issue of domestic violence and advocate the support offered locally through the Taree Women’s Refuge.

Club Taree will also act as a collection point for donations during this period.

The need for donations is great.

It may be as simple as a bottle of shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant or some clothing. Making a woman feel “normal” is key. Donations can be made at Club Taree reception.

Club Taree will also be raising funds, by seeking donations. A little change makes a big difference. A pillow costs $2.50, but alone a pillow makes a massive difference to making a fleeing mother and her children feel comfortable and cared for. For the campaign period we will be asking our customers to “Make a Difference” to local women and children in need.

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Club Taree Turned Pink Club Taree turned pink for the month of October 2015, with the aim of raising funds for the Cancer Councils Pink Ribbon Campaign.

This was the second year Club Taree had been involved in the event, and we were delighted with the engagement from our staff, members and guests.

It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t got a personal story of someone who has been affected by female specific cancers.

Our team passionately raised funds in various ways, which included special events, such as a wine degustation dinner, a pink high tea, The Delltones concert, and pink raffle. There were also ongoing fundraisers, such as

the pink dinner in the restaurant, which saw each night, the value of one female diner’s meal in Dineon19 donated by Club Taree to the cause on behalf of the diner. Another visual fundraiser was the Tree of Hope, which “took over” the members lounge. We invited our members, team and guests to purchase a pink leaf and place it on the tree with a message of hope, encouragement or support.

We were also very humbled by the support of our internal clubs, who

Merry Christmas Ronald McDonald Family Retreat Forster We have built up an association with Ronald McDonald House Northern NSW, and the Family Retreat at Forster over the last 12 months, particularly thanks to the le Tour de Taree.

When Rhiannon from RMHC gave us a call because she need help we were only too happy to let the Club Taree Community Team lend a hand. Lisa, 17

Paul, Jason and Courtney headed out to Stockland Forster in December to help wrap gifts in exchange for a donation for the Retreat.

While wrapping we learnt that some of the much needed funds raised throughout the year were going to have to be used to install new dryers into two of the units at the retreat.

so vibrantly committed to the cause by running their own events and fundraisers on behalf of Club Taree.

While all participating clubs engaged with effort and passion, it is worth noting the efforts of the lady golfers, whose golf day raised just over $2500 towards the final figure.

We also wish to thank Taree Mercedes who gave generously of a $2500 corporate sponsorship donation.

At the end of October we were able to hand over a cheque to the value of $11,763.92 We were delighted a week later to present Rhiannon and Ronald McDonald Family Retreat at Forster with two brand new driers as an early Christmas Gift on behalf of Club Taree. We would also like to thank and acknowledge the team from Bing Lee Taree who so generously made a contribution to the cost of the driers, and of course in making the stay at the retreat more comfortable for those families requiring this service over the Christmas period.

Club Taree Community Team Don’t forget that the Club Taree Community Team is able to lend a ‘helping hand’, quite literally

Australian Children’s Music Foundation.

Club Taree was delighted to be a major sponsor of this year’s Australian Children’s Music Foundations local fundraiser. Club Taree places great value on the development of culture in children, and have long admired the work achieved by this wonderful organisation. Supported locally by many individuals, and driven by Rotary, we were delighted to donate $3000 to this year’s campaign. The Australian Children’s Music Foundation provides free, long term music programs and instruments to disadvantaged and indigenous children across Australia, inspiring creativity and imagination while nurturing self-esteem and confidence.

Over the last 12 years the ACMF has donated $830,500 worth of instruments, and given 224,400 free music lessons.

A huge thank you to everyone that supports this program.

Fireworks on the Foreshore Club Taree was delighted to be the presenting partner of the NYE Fireworks on the Foreshore. We delighted in engaging with so many different members of our wider community. The Club Taree Community Team was on hand to give away a bucket load of Zopper Doopers and official “THE CRAFT SHOP” Trucker Caps. Just on dark we helped celebrate by handing out just on 6000 glowsticks to help the community call in the Fireworks. Thank you all for your feedback, which categorically determined that this year’s fireworks were the best ever. A HUGE Thank You to Donna, Meagan and the team from GTCC who did a fantastic job coordinating the whole event.

If we can help with a project, some fundraising, awareness, engagement or assistance please give us a call.

Our Team is always looking for new ways to help different sectors of the community, so we may just be able to help. With a team of over 60 volunteers we are able to help out with most tasks no matter how big or small they may seem.

Contact our Brand and Communication Manager, Paul Allan, to make an enquiry on the support of our team.

Phone 02 65394000 or email pallan@ clubtaree.com.au

Team Turns One! We cannot believe it’s already been one year. The Club Taree Community Team will turn 1 this May. We have already done so much, engaged with so many members and helped so many community organisations in making a difference.

While first birthdays are momentous and exciting, we will celebrate quietly with our team, because we want to save our time and energy to get out and make a real difference to the community by volunteering, supporting and engaging.

A huge thank you to all of our team members who have made a difference by committing your time to the Club Taree Community Team. We love your passion, your enthusiasm, your willingness, your support and our inspiring team culture. Congratulations, individually. You have made a difference! Together you have made us all very proud.

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Club Taree Tertiary Education Scholarship Program

Club Taree has always prided itself of the range and levels of support which we afford the local and regional community. As a community venue we aim to maximise our support through donations, support, in kind contributions, sponsorships, fundraising campaigns and scholarships. The Club Taree Tertiary Scholarship Program is our way of offering support to an individual from each of the local secondary schools who have been identified by their individual schools as meeting (and exceeding) the suitability criteria as outlined by Club Taree.

The Club Taree tertiary education scholarship program issues scholarships to each of our local schools. Club Taree engages each of the local school to choose the most fitting candidate, who doesn’t

necessarily have to be the highest academic achiever, but rather someone who upholds the values of the school, has displayed a high level of citizenship, maintains a focused study schedule, has shown person commitment to achieving individual and group goals, has clear direction in their future studies and has displayed continued value adherence outside the school community.

The 2015 scholarship recipients were Evan Potts from Chatham High School, Georgia Hudson from Manning Valley Anglican College, Maddison Simmons from St Clares, Nicholas Starr from Taree Christian College and Thomas Williams from Taree High School. Congratulations to all the recipients, we wish you well in your continued studies.

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update

raffles Club Taree is excited to introduce some exciting changes to our weekly raffle program. We all know how much you love your raffles, so we are giving you more chances to win. We are also making them more engaging, more rewarding and more beneficial to the wider community. These changes will take effect from Thursday 3rd March 2016.

Friday Raffles The Friday raffles are being handed over to the Community. Each Friday the Community raffle will be hosted by a rostered charity group, community group, organisation, sponsored team or association, not for profit or community project. In doing so the host group will walk away with any profits from that days raffles. It’s a great fundraiser for groups looking for funds or a little community engagement and support.

We will still have the largest number of prizes in the region for a weekly Friday raffle, while supporting the community.

We will also be introducing Raffle Rewards for the Friday Night Raffle.

Sunday Raffles Our Sunday raffles are very popular, and will largely remain unchanged, with a great selection of prizes on offer each week. We will also be introducing Raffle Rewards to the Sunday Saver Raffle.

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Membership Draw

Raffle Rewards

Easter Raffles

Club Taree is committed to providing members with a great range of member’s services and promotions. The current badge draw has been in place for the last eighteen months in the current format, and previously for years in a slightly different format. As part of our commitment we are changing the way we reward members through promotions.

The Club Taree Members Badge Draw will come to an end in its current format on Tuesday 29th March 2016 – Don’t worry, we aren’t taking anything away, instead we are replacing it with something more rewarding, more exciting, more valuable and more engaging.

Drawn at 8pm on Tuesday 29th March 2016, this is a must win draw. As a member you would be aware of our current format, and as a result we cannot guarantee the value of this final draw until Thursday 24th March 2016.

However, the minimum MUST WIN will be $2000. As with all final badge draws the member must be present to claim their prize, and if they are not subsequent draws will take place until a drawn member presents themselves with their current membership card.

We just know you are going to love our new promotion, and congratulate all the winners of our Members Badge Draw over the last 18 months.

We are so excited to introduce a new raffle promotion, Raffle Rewards.

Raffle Rewards will be introduced on Thursday the 3rd March. Raffle Rewards will feature at each of our standard weekly raffles.

This Easter we are celebrating with more prizes than ever in our Easter Raffles.

At the conclusion of each raffle, the caller will draw a further five numbers at each raffle, the owner of these tickets will be recorded and be automatically entered into the monthly Raffle Rewards prize draw of a $1000 voucher. The prize draw will take place on the last Sunday of the month and will feature all the winning numbers from that months draw. The owner of the winning number will need to be present to claim their prize. If the prize is not claimed, it will be drawn until a winner is present.

Giant Easter Egg Raffle $2500 of Easter Eggs to be won Sunday 20th March 2016 First Draw at 4pm

Super Seafood Raffle $2500 of Seafood to be won Wednesday 23rd March 2016 First Draw at 7pm

Authorised under NSW Permit Number 38000995415.

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Cash or Car?

It’s all in the name. Will you take the Cash, or the Car?

How does it work?

• That person wins $500 cash along with the chance to pick a number/ key from a supplementary barrel – this becomes their “lucky” number in the final draw.

• Open to all members.

• All tickets are destroyed.

• The promotion will commence on the 1st May 2016.

• Weekly draws as above take place until Wednesday 27th July 2016 – Totalling 12 weekly winners).

Launching on the 1st May our Cash or Car promotion is going to be HUGE. With a total promotion value of $35,000 there is plenty of incentive to join in the fun.

• Entry into the draw will be via a $10 minimum purchase (not multiples of 10).

• Points will be stored on their cards, and can be redeemed by members at any time for entries into the draw, offering flexibility for the member.

• Each Wednesday at 7pm a draw will take place featuring that week’s redeemed tickets.

• First Draw takes place on Wednesday 11th May 2016.

• Member must be present to winl.

• Draw reoccurs until winning member’s ticket is present.

• Final draw and grand final prize giveaway will take place on Wednesday 3rd August 2016, whereby a further 8 keys will be drawn (again an instant $500 win and chance to choose their lucky number from the barrel).

• Random number generator will be used to choose the winner of the 20 eligible entries. 1 – 20.

• Final prize will be a choice between $20,000 cash or a $25,000 car.

Car is pre-determined by Club Taree.

Permit Pending.

New Promotion will commence on the 1st September for the Sept, Oct, Nov period.

So many people love the combination of peanuts or pretzels with beer. We here at Club Taree prefer this delicious treat, thanks to Grandma!!

“Nuts & Bolts”

Mix in a large baking dish; • 4 cups nutri grain • 1 cup salted peanuts • 1 cup of pretzels • 1 cup beer nuts • 1 packet of cream of chicken soup • 1 packet of French onion soup In a saucepan melt the following 85 grams of butter, 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil, salt and pepper and sauces to taste (bbq, tomato and Worcestershire). Spices to taste, paprika, cayenne and nutmeg, crushed garlic to taste.

Mix with dry ingredients and cook in a low oven for about 45 minutes, turning a few times.

Delicious with an ice cold craft beer.

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health Make your

health a priority Are you looking to make a change, such as joining a gym, attending the occasional strength class or a Wednesday suspension training class?

So many people want to sweat more often, but they struggle with finding the workout motivation or time to make fitness a part of their daily routine.

Today’s tips to get fit are centred around goal setting and rewards for yourself. If you want to learn how to get motivated and stay motivated because you have steadfast goals in place, keep reading.

Conventional wisdom hasn’t been particularly helpful in figuring out how to get in to the groove and become that person who says, “I’ll meet you for coffee later but I’ve got to fit my work out in first.” You’re told you have to “want it” enough. Or that you have to do something repeatedly before it becomes second nature.

But what do you do on the 29th day, when its 45 degrees and you’re dying to skip your workout or run and sleep for another 3 hours? Don’t be disheartened.

Even the most regimented individuals struggle to find motivation at times.

We are here to help you recognise the potential you have had locked inside you all along.

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1. Goal setting You might be thinking why is this important? I am going to delve futher into the importance of setting goals, not only for your physical health but every aspect of your life, as I have to emphasise that this is the most important step in the whole process.

Something I find useful when goal setting is the SMART acronym. This can be basically applied to any area of your life even your own physical health.

So let’s break it down for you: S: Specific, M: Measurable A: Achievable R: relevant T: Time bound.

Why is it so important to set “specific” goals for your health? Well we all have a vague idea of what we want but I think if you really delve into what you want and why, you can hopefully have an idea of specificity with regard to your goals overall. Once you have your ultimate prize in mind you’ll need to be able to measure your progress. For that you need a starting place and an idea of your pathway for progression.

One way this can be applied to your body is having your starting progress body measurements recorded or pictures taken, being sure to book an appointment that same day with a trainer or the staff of your gym for your next lot of measurements. This will hold you accountable. This is just one example of how you can measure

that if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

When it comes to rewards set a timeline. This is purely an example of one; I can run 500m continuously without stopping. Once you have achieved this take yourself and get some new running shoes. Something quite common today is picking a goal outfit; something that maybe fitted you once or even better, something brand new that you want to fit into and look and feel good in. These are extrinsic rewards and are powerful because your brain can latch onto something and make the link that the behaviour is worthwhile.

Over time, the motivation becomes intrinsic, as the brain begins to associate sweat and pain with the surge of endorphins — those feel-good chemicals released in the brain that are responsible for that “I can’t believe how good this feels” rush you get after a great gym session. Once you’ve trained your brain to recognise that the workout itself is the reward, you won’t even want skip it.

3. Nurture your mind

your goals and performance. Other ways you chose may not be so literal.

You’ll need to ensure before you start on your venture that you know your goals are realistic and “achievable”.

Don’t allow this thought process to put you off. You can probably achieve far more than you expect, as most people will inherently underestimate their own ability. This brings us to relevance, so ensuring you understand how to affix how relevant your goals are to what you want to achieve; this ensures you nail this step also. And lastly, time how long it will take you to achieve your goal or milestones… set it out in manageable increments if you need to.

2. Reward yourself Sure, some people might be motivated by vague goals such as “better health” or “weight control.” Just remember as we talked about above, have that plan ready. The most important piece of motivational literature I can impart is

This by far has to be the most pivotal part of your health. If you are not mentally balanced and healthy then it’s going to be even harder to set in place all of the above goal setting advice and information. We all have stressors in our lives such as work, financial commitments, home duties, family and the list goes on. The state of your mental health is dependent on how well your coping mechanisms are.

Goal setting can actually be beneficial for you when It comes to stress as well. The more organisation you perpetuate the less you’ll be left feeling overwhelmed with life in general. In our industry we we hear every reason under the sun to explain why people don’t get in to train. “Not enough time and too stressed” or “too much on my plate to do any exercise”. Whilst there are understandable circumstances that prevent you from doing regular training, it really doesn’t take much of your time each day to plan what you’ll eat and do something physical, such as walking or a small 20 minute workout at home.

Or try a 45 minute strength session a few times a week. It is really most about your perception of time, your motivation and dedication. The truth is

that if you make something a priority by setting clear and achievable goals, you’ll be more likely to stick to it and see the results in yourself that you so badly desire. In conclusion, I must emphasise the importance of nurturing yourself with good food and good intentions.

Surround yourself with people who encourage and support you to be positive and optimistic and keep your drive and motivation in check.

Tips from Britt our resident trainer From our resident trainer at Anytime Fitness, Britt provides a few of her favourite tips on how to stay motivated.

1 Find a Buddy or a Personal trainer, someone who is relying on you to turn up. Excuses like “its too hot I can’t be bothered”, “I don’t feel like it” or “I’ll go tomorrow” won’t fly with your BFF or your PT. They will make sure you are there and push you to keep striving towards your goals.

2 Goal setting and reorientation to goals. Always remind yourself of why you started, whether it was to have a healthier lifestyle or to be able to play with the kids or look a million bucks on a night out.

Remind yourself of that.

3 Reward yourself. Don’t forget to praise yourself whether its fitting into a new size of jeans or gaining those cm around your bicep. It’s important to praise yourself on what your are achieving.

4 Last, but not least, be good to yourself. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of eating well.

Nourish your body with good food, drink plenty of water and ensure you get plenty of rest.

The journey of weight loss or muscle gain or improvement on body movement and cardio vascular fitness is not easy and sometimes you will feel like it’s not going anywhere. But it is, so stick it out, work hard and it will all pay off.

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The Terrace

Club Taree introduces our newest member space, The Terrace.

While, we have always had a terrace which overlooks our stunning golf course (thanks to the Greens Team), the area has lacked invitation. We wanted to create a resort inspired area where our members could enjoy a casual catch up, a meal together as a group, a few beverage, or indeed host a function.

We are delighted with the results, a lush inviting, and tropical inspired destination.

The Terrace is already popular, we are so pleased that people are now enjoying a space that has always been overlooked by members and guests.

We have already hosted a number of functions on The Terrace, it really is the perfect casual function space, whether it be corporate, social, celebratory or reflective.

Private hire of The Terrace is only $150, and it can be booked through our Functions Coordinator, Lisa Ruprecht on 02 65394000, or by email lruprecht@clubtaree.com.au

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VISION We are here to serve Excellence in service Quality products for the community

VALUES Ethical

MISSION Maintain a financially viable community hub that meets the needs of sport, culture, commemoration, hospitality and entertainment through the provision of high quality services.

• Be honest and forthright in all communications and actions • Treat everyone with respect and equality • Individually and collectively lead by example

Flexibility • Drive change actively • Be ready to adapt to future needs and trends

Quality • Infuse a passion for quality into everything that we do • Strive for our products and services to be the best • Be proactive and pursue continuous improvement • Create value for all our stakeholders • Strive to meet and exceed the expectations of our members, guests, partners and associates

Accountability • Accept personal responsibility for our actions and omission • Use mistakes as an opportunity to learn and correct

• Challenge the status quo • Think and act with customers in mind • Be open minded

Team • Believe in synergy - the whole is greater than the parts • Promote and support a diverse yet unified team – diverse in thought, perception, background and experience, yet unified in purpose • Work together to achieve our common goals, putting our goals secondary to the teams goals

• Act Consistently

• Include our staff, our members, our suppliers and our community in our team

• Ensure sustainability, balancing short term results with long term requirements

• Work together in a spirit of enthusiasm and cooperation

• Show personal drive, inspiring and motivating others

121 Wingham Road, Taree, NSW, 2430 P: 02 6539 4000 F: 02 6539 4001 E: pallan@clubtaree.com.au www.clubtaree.com.au Proudly Supporting Our Community