A word from our Chairman
JOHN MURRAY OAM Chairman
Well, what a rollercoaster year it has been.
But if we can reflect on the positives of the past year, the shining light has been our staff and management team. Every single team member has been incredibly loyal and passionate about keeping our venues open, and our patrons safe and happy. We have used the pandemic experience to reassess our organisation and its operations, and have been able to lay some really good foundations for the next 50 years, and that’s all because of the people we have working at our clubs.
The industry-wide shutdown in March 2020 was something nobody could have ever predicted and the uncertainty in the months that followed, was one of the biggest challenges our organisation has ever faced. Not knowing if our clubs would stay open; watching coronavirus case numbers rise and fall; and making important decisions knowing that the outcome could I would especially like to acknowledge the change in an instant. hard work, commitment and resilience of CEO Mark Condi, Executive General Manager Our clubs weathered the storm brilliantly Michael Clancy, CFO Rod Dearsley and their though, and our members and guests have management teams, who have led our team with been incredibly supportive of the changes we unwavering dedication to our club’s mission to have implemented to ensure their safety and ‘Make a Difference’. wellbeing. Our clubs are not the same venues we knew Understandably, it was a devastating blow when before coronavirus but we have adapted to greater Sydney was plunged into lockdown this new normal, and will continue to serve and again in the final weeks of June 2021, and our support our community as best we can. clubs were forced to close. Our employees were stood down again and we entered the new financial year battling that feeling of uncertainty yet again.
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Annual Report 2020/21
