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Helloworld Revesby Takes Top Honour at Local Business Awards

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helloworld Revesby has been named winner of the specialised retail category in the Bankstown Local Business Awards.

The Local Business Awards night, held at Revesby Workers’ Club, recognises businesses and workers in the community for their outstanding work, customer service and innovative ideas. The awards acknowledge and reward local community businesses, helping improve standards and strengthen bonds between businesses.

helloworld Revesby Sales and Operations Manager, Mark Knox accepted the award on the night.

“We are so excited to have received this award. The awards night was a truly great night to be surrounded by so many other businesses from our area. There was a genuine buzz in the air and a real sense of achievement and excitement.” Said Mr Knox.

helloworld Revesby has been operating for more than two years and has helped many holiday goers organise happy and safe travels. helloworld is also actively involved in supporting the local community by creating travel group deals and holding travel expos.

“We are very proud of our team and it validates their dedication and hard works to ensure our clients not only have a wonderful holiday but they also have a fantastic pre-trip experience.”

helloworld Revesby Owner, Meryl McDonald says this award acknowledges and honours the hardworking and dedicated team at helloworld. A team that provides great customer service and helps customers create special memories and experiences as they travel the world.

“It is wonderful to be acknowledged for our commitment to striving to be the best retail travel agency in the area. We spend a lot of time and money in the training of our travel consultants and it is great to see that what we are doing is paying off and we are heading in the right direction.”

“I am really proud of our team. I already knew we had a great team before we received this award, but I think it is great for our team to know that many of our clients also feel this way. Our consultants are passionate about doing the very best work for our clients and this often requires them to work back after the doors have closed, so I think this award makes all that hard work worthwhile”.

The Great Walk For Breast Cancer

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Over many years Revesby Workers’ Club has given generously to many charitable organisations that are committed to making a positive change to the lives of others.

Recently, overwhelming support from the community has seen Revesby Workers’ Executive Manager, Facilities, Simon Melham and his sister-in-law Diana Melham, raise $71,108.00 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, whose goal it is to have ‘Zero Deaths from Breast Cancer by 2030! “When Dana told me this year she would be raining money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and that it involved trekking The Great Wall Of China- I was sold!. Our fundraising campaign kick-started when we received a ver generous donation of $5,000 from Revesby Workers’ Club. The support from the Board of Directors, Management and staff throughout the entire campaign has been truly overwhelming.

Fundraising Events

Team Di & Si held two major fundraising events. Firstly, a Chinese themed variety night held at Revesby Workers’ Club with over 200 people attending and raising an outstanding $15,113. in April, they held a Try Shooting event hosted by Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) at the St Mary’s Indoor Shooting Centre. The event involved more than 140 people and over 50 volunteers an overall the Try Shooting event raised a staggering $14,340.

The Great Walk

On May 19, Team Di and Si headed to China for the adventure of a lifetime that would see them walk the Great Wall over five consecutive days. The trek along the Wall provided many challenges including navigating rough and uneven surfaces, countless steps, inclines, declines, wild weather, undulating terrain and physical exhaustion. Equally, there were many highlights including the excitement of standing on top of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, breathtaking views, many cultural experiences and everlasting friendships.

“We shared this amazing journey with several women who had overcome the fight against breast cancer. These women were inspiring, heroic and truly put into perspective the real reason why we all decided to take on the challenge”.

Overall, the trek covered 54 Kilometres; 20.25 hours; 84,926 steps and 835 flights of stairs.

The Final Step Forward

The Revesby Workers’ Club community, SSAA communities and many other sponsors have proudly supported the big efforts of Team Di and Si through their fundraising events and by following their journey along The Great Wall of China. The total funds raised for The National Breast Cancer Foundation by Team Di and Si came to $71.108.00 and the total funds raised by the 45 participants who trekked the Great Wall of China in may 2016 was a massive $289,023.00, the largest tally ever by such a campaign. Simon and Dina would like to extend enormous Thank You to all those involved in making this fundraising campaign such a success for the National Breast Cancer foundation and can only hope that the goal of zero deaths by 2030 is achieved.


Community Service FMA 2016

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Community Service

FMA 2016 

What a great match; Revesby Workers’ Club and the community.

This year Revesby Workers’ Club are to provide the sum of $420,000 to organisations from our local area under the ClubGANTS scheme, Category  1 section. This program allows for direct involvement with community organisations leaving category 2 of the scheme for the support of sporting teams, sub clubs and other special purposes to assist members and their families.

Our ClubGrants subcommittee have, with other member Clubs of the Bankstown group, investigated some one hundred and fifty applications from these community organisations that had submitted requests to Bankstown Council covering all types of projects from installing safety lights for the elderly in a car park to assisting in the aged care system and also providing specialised equipment for disadvantaged, special needs school children.

The diversity of the grants provided by Revesby Workers’ Club is immense with our decisions to support areas generally in the south and south west of Bankstown. The Club supports groups such as Life Education (Harold the giraffe), Bankstown City Aged Care building fund, Broderick Gillawarna School with a grant to enable disadvantaged students access to basic kitchen appliances and become better able to be self-sufficient in the home, to a sewing group who provide items to those in need.

The Revesby Workers’ Bill Bullard Charity Committee will be presenting Bankstown Hospital with the results of the years fundraising on Friday 9 September 2016 in the Club function rooms. Along with sub club executive members and dignitaries we envisage a sum of around seventy thousand dollars in equipment will be presented to the General Manager and staff from the hospital.

Through the year the Football Club have conducted a number of fundraising events and have spent time at the hardware store with BBQ’s and along with the Bowling Club who worked tirelessly on the fun day at the Sport and Recreation Club, raised a considerable amount. The Netball Club and Bankstown City Netball Association as a team supported the charity on a number of occasions and the annual bucket day at Deverall Park was supported by players and parents from all netball clubs in the Bankstown area.

On behalf of the Charity Committee I would like to convey my thanks to all who have contributed to making this very substantial amount available to procure the specialised equipment for Bankstown Hospital. It is our community hospital and your support is extremely important to advance the provision of good service provided by the staff.

We look forward to announcing the charity for the 2016 – 2017 year at the Charity Finale.

On September 2016 the Illawong Senior Athletic Club will be conducting a fun run at Kelso Park, Panania, in aid of the Charity Committee. Keep an eye out for information regarding the run and come along to participate or donate to this worthy cause.

A little later this year on 15th October 2016, the annual Trivia evening will be held at the Sport and Recreation Centre, with great prizes. Contact Terry or Sue on (9774 2653) for information and bookings as this night is always well attended.

Many thanks, Dennis

Revesby Workers’ Poker Players Win Big At Australian Poker League Main Event

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The Revesby Workers’ community takes pride in recognising the diversity of the many members that achieve great success in areas of sport, career or personal goals.

The Revesby Workers’ community, APL and 888PL extends a big congratulations to three Revesby Workers’ members who did exceptionally well at the Main Event IV held in April at The Star, Sydney.

The Australian Poker League (APL) competitors who often play at Revesby Workers’ went head to head with hundreds of other poker players at the event, which resulted in great success. The highest finishing female player, Mele Poulivaati was placed thirteen and won $3,800 followed by Seba Challita who came in at tenth place collecting $7,500 in prize money. In second place, Revesby Workers’ Roni Naiem won $65,000 however was no match for the ultimate winner Chris Moussa.

Mr Chris Moussa, who started playing poker at Revesby Workers’ almost ten years ago, was a cut above the rest of the 426 competitors. He came out on top to improve NSW dominance of this prestigious event that was held outside of Melbourne for the very first time. After three days of great play, Chris Moussa edged out Roni Naiem in an intense battle that saw Chris walk away with $100,000 cash and prizes, including the coveted Main Event bracelet.

Australian Poker League Manager, Con Valassis, was ecstatic to see Revesby Workers’ members participating and winning in the Main Event at The Star, Sydney.

“I want to personally thank everyone for their support and dedication, it is what makes these events so incredible. And, once more, a big congratulations to all the Revesby Workers’ winners and Chris Moussa, Main Event IV Champion.”

The Revesby Workers’ Club community would also like to congratulate Elise Brown who came second in the APL State Champs in April which was held at Revesby Workers. A final congratulation goes to Kon Kapsalis who was placed second in the World Series of Poker Playoffs in June winning cash and a $7,000 package to play poker in the World Series Of Poker in Las Vegas.

Club Grants

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Revesby Workers’ Club have provided many local organisations with funding through the ClubGrants program to assist with creating better opportunities for the community.

In 2015, Revesby Workers’ Club donated $7000 to Life Education NSW which went toward providing better support and educational resources for schools. The funding allowed Life Education to provide additional learning resources such as workbooks, posters and more recently new digital technology.

This year, Revesby Workers’ have contributed another $10,000 which will go toward improving the Mobile Learning Centre’s with an upgrade in technology by installing ESmart Touch Screens. Life Education will also focus of further developing educational programs for secondary schools to educate teenagers on the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse.

Life Education NSW is the largest independent health and drug education provider for school children from preschool, primary and secondary school visiting 640,000 children each year. Life Education’s Mobile Learning Centre travels to schools in the Bankstown area with iconic mascot, Healthy Harold, teaching children to make informed life choices, around such issues as bullying, cyber safety, drugs and healthy living.

Fundraising Manager, Lillian Adnan says that the funding will help many children become more engaged within the learning centres.

“Life Education is so thankful to Revesby Workers’ Club for taking the lead in assisting us in educating local children in the Bankstown region. We want to see every child in Bankstown armed with the tools to make healthy choices in their lives.”

Through ClubGrants, Revesby Workers’ have supported hundreds of local organisations to develop services to better the lives of others in the community.

This year, Revesby Workers’ Club have awarded the following recipients with much needed funding in 2016:

  • Australian Foundation for Disability
  • Autism Spectrum Australia
  • Bankstown Canterbury Community Transport- 3 projects funded
  • Bankstown City Aged Centre
  • Bankstown Community Resource Group – 2 projects funded
  • Bankstown Hospital
  • Bowel Care Australia a Division of Cancercare
  • Broderick Gillawarna School- 2 projects funded
  • Caroline Chisholm School
  • Coolaburoo Neighbourhood Centre- 2 projects funded
  • Life Education
  • Little Wings Ltd
  • Midnight Basketball and Twilight Soccer
  • Mission Australia
  • Parkinson’s NSW Inc
  • Recreation Sports and Aquatic Club
  • Revesby Now N Then
  • Revesby Rainbow Club
  • Revesby Uniting Church Wheelchair Sports

Every Cup Counts at Revesby Workers’ Biggest Morning Tea

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Revesby Workers’ have made every cup count on Thursday 26 May with The Biggest Morning Tea raising over $200 for the Cancer Council NSW.

Revesby Workers’ welcomed all members and guests to enjoy a cuppa’ and a cupcake at Java Lounge Café to help raise money for the Cancer Council.

The Java Lounge Café had charity boxes available for patrons to give a donation. The Biggest Morning Tea cannot happen without a cuppa, so, patrons indulged in a regular coffee or tea and a cupcake for just five dollars.

Revesby Workers’ staff also showed their support through gold coin donations in the VIP Staff Room. The staff took photos, enjoyed delicious cupcakes and learnt about how to keep healthy.

The Biggest Morning Tea is Cancer Council Australia’s most popular fundraising event and the largest, most successful event of its kind in Australia.

Last year, Australia raised a massive $13.6 million to help beat cancer. This year Revesby Workers’ helped the Cancer Council to reach their goal of raising over $13.7 million, to fund research, prevention and support services to those affected by cancer.

Revesby Workers’ Helps Di & Si Raise Over $70,000 For Breast Cancer Foundation

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Revesby Workers’  Helps Di & Si Raise Over $70,000 For Breast Cancer Foundation

Revesby Workers’ proudly supports the big efforts of Team Di & Si as they trekked their way along The Great Wall of China with the goal of raising more than $70,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Team Si & Di have now rasied $70,301.12 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation through various events throughout the year and up until the lead up to their big Geat Wall of China Trek.

From a Variety Fundraiser Night to Charity Try Shooting Day, Simon Melham, Executive Manager, Facilities at Revesby Workers’ and sister Diana have made an exceptional community contribution to support the foundation and raise awareness for breast cancer.

Team Si & Di are have treked their way along the Great Wall documenting their every step with daily blog posts and photos.

“Day 4 – Trek from Jinshanling to Gubeikou. Fitbit says 26,587 steps, 17.3km, and 230 flights of stairs, 6.15 hours. Ming our guide said we’d be travelling over ‘undulating’ terrain. I think there was a hiccup in the translation! Massive flights of endless stairs and steep descents are definitely not my idea of undulating. BUT it was so worth it with, even more breathtaking and amazing than yesterday!”



To follow the great journey of Team Si & Di or to make a donation CLICK HERE.

CEO Report (MJJ 2016)

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CEO REPORT – MJJ 2016

Hello members,

Revesby Village Centre 1st Birthday Fair

I’m pleased to report that our Revesby Village Centre 1st Birthday Fair was a huge success. Held on Saturday 27 February thousands of local residents joined in the celebrations.

With giveaways and special offers from Revesby Village Centre tenants, there was also plenty to see and do including the Octonauts Live Show, a performance by The Kamis and a visit from the 106.5 Kiis Street Team. Children thoroughly enjoyed the face painting, petting zoo and Aussie Animals display, the amusement zone with jumping castle, super giant slide, mini train and Jurassic obstacle course were also extremely popular.

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate.

A New Dining Precinct

Monday 11 April marked the commencement of the Club’s next major development project – a New Dining Precinct. Over the next 6 months the space that was home to Family Table Bistro and Cabaret Lounge will be transformed. This space will see a new bistro expand out over the Health Mates Fitness Centre and our Noodle Bar and Italian Restaurant repositioned to form one dining precinct.

The new Bistro, to be known as ‘Firestone’, will offer an open plan relaxed family dining experience, with alfresco dining, outdoor fireplace, a 90inch LED screen, Unpasteurised Tank Beer, Gelato and Dessert Bar and a Kids Room. The noodle bar, to be known as ‘Aunty Eight’s’, will offer an authentic Vietnamese street food experience, featuring an open theatrical kitchen with poultry and produce display.

The final restaurant for this new precinct is our Italian restaurant, ‘Bel Cibo’. This restaurant over the years has been very successful with back to back culinary industry awards. Bel Cibo will be relaunched as a new contemporary Italian dining experience featuring an iconic and boutique wine selection and cocktail bar.

Firestone and Aunty Eight’s are expected to open late October 2016. Bel Cibo will open late March 2017. During this time Bel Cibo restaurant will temporarily close and Bistro dining will operate out of this space and the lower Skyline Lounge.

The operating hours for bistro dining will be;

Sunday to Wednesday Lunch: 11am-3pm Dinner: 5pm-9pm

Thursday to Saturday Lunch: 11am-3pm Dinner: 5pm-11pm

A full menu can be viewed online.

Please see our staff should you have any questions. I thank you for your cooperation and patience during this time.


A FOND FAREWELL

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Joan and Brien Higgs at a function together in the early years of the Club.

On Sunday 3 April Foundation Member Joan Higgs sadly passed away.

Joan was the club’s last surviving female Foundation Member, out of the original fourteen female Foundation Members.

Joan, loyal wife of the late Brien Higgs and former Secretary Manager of Revesby Workers’ Club, in May 2012 officially opened the club’s multi-story carpark, named in her husband’s honour.

She will be remembered by many members and staff as one of the club’s most avid supporters. Joan was well respected and will be sorely missed.

As always, thank you for your patience and ongoing patronage as we continue to build a better club for all.

Director Report (MJJ 2016)

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DIRECTOR REPORT – MJJ 2016

There are many Sub Clubs at Revesby Workers’ and they all play a part in charity fundraising, whether it be The Bill Bullard Charity, Bankstown Hospital, Legacy or the many other charities available.

The Bill Bullard Charity (named in honour of our former President) adopts a main charity per year to concentrate on so that they can receive a substantial amount of money to purchase much needed equipment for our hospitals and institutions. Over the years some recipients have been, Children’s Leukemia, Bankstown East Hill Handicapped Association, Heart Foundation, Whitehall, St Johns Ambulance, Bankstown Frail/Aged, CareFlight, Asthma NSW, Youth Off The Streets, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Tourette’s Syndrome and many more.

My wife Sue and myself, have been conducting a Trivia Night for 25 years with the proceeds going to The Bill Bullard Charity. With the support of the sporting bodies and the parent club, we have raised over $50,000 for those various charities mentioned.

The Dart Club have a social competition at The Sport and Recreation Centre (Fibro) the first Friday in the month, and the proceeds go to the clubs charity. This is a friendly game with children, accompanied by a parent, also welcome.

The Bowlers recently conducted a social tournament, a Bowls Charity Day, and along with the Fibro Mens’ Golfers raised $1,000 for the charity.

The Bowlers have another big Charity Day every Anzac Day with breakfast in the morning along with raffles throughout the day, a wreath laying at 1pm, followed by a game of bowls. This is capped off in the afternoon with a major raffle. All the proceeds from this day go to Legacy. This has been running for many years.

The Annual Terry Raper Bowls Day held at the Spence Street site raised $2,700 for the Melanoma Cancer Fund, this popular day has raised over $50,000 since its inception. To cap this off, The Bill Bullard Charity Committee are holding various fundraisers with raffles, bus trips, etc. There are flyers around the Club for all these outings.

This is a brief snapshot of the dedicated volunteers for our charities and our thanks to the members and visitors for their support.

Community Service FMA 2016

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

FMA 2016

Dennis Hayward, Director

Dennis Hayward, Director

The commencement of another new year, 2016, and we all hope for pleasing results from our efforts during the coming twelve months.

The charity committee is again supporting the Bankstown Hospital and are to purchase equipment, which has been identified as urgent items by the hospital staff, for the ambulatory care, respiratory wards, the antenatal clinic and the medical assessment unit. Bankstown Hospital assists members of Revesby Workers’ Club and the local community in their time of need and we need to support the ongoing expansion of the hospital services with new modern equipment.

A great charity committee stalwart Phyllis Aldridge is leaving the area and we wish her all the best in her new venture. Phyllis, who was also a member of the Revesby Ladies Group, assisted in boosting fund raising with numerous activities and we will certainly miss her charming smile.

Revesby Workers’ Club in the lead up to the school holidays again in 2015 supported twenty seven schools in the local area and Brooklyn Public school in the Mooney Mooney Club area with a cash donation for use in advancing the children’s education.

In coming months the charity committee will be operating our Southern Highlands wine tour – limited seats remain available, a ladies fashion parade (26th February), a barefoot bowls day (6th March), the Berry Markets and town tour (1st May a popular day out). Christmas in July will be on the 24th July and we will be auctioning a painting donated to the committee from a member of the Revesby Writer’s Group and well known painter Ms Fay Joseph.

During the next months the winter sporting clubs will be signing on at their designated grounds and at Revesby Workers’ Club. Come along, join in supporting your chosen sport and the volunteers who operate Revesby Workers’ Club junior and senior sporting sub clubs and enjoy the winter months with them.

With the new year with us there is always a need to locate volunteers for assistance with the elderly in our community either by calling on Bankstown Meals on Wheels or Bankstown Canterbury Community Transport or Bankstown City Aged Care and offer some of your time delivering meals, driving or being a carer for one or two days during a month. Further information can be obtained by calling 97721398.

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