On Friday 11 November 2022, Revesby Workers’ Club held a Remembrance Day service outside the Club’s Cenotaph. It was great to see the local community commemorating this event which is a solemn occasion and a time to reflect on the sacrifices made, so that we can enjoy the lives that we lead today.
Lest We Forget.
On Monday 7 November, Revesby Workers’ Club generously donated $84,000 to twenty-eight schools in the local community.
The annual cheque presentation morning tea was held at Revesby Workers’ Club where each school received a cheque for $3000. Each School made a submission as to the proposed allocation of the funds of which included playground upgrades, extra support staff and learning devices to name a few.
This years recipients included:
We will strive to continue our support to all of the local schools to further benefit the local community as a whole. A heartfelt thanks to all of the school representative who gave up their time to receive the funding on their school’s behalf.
John Rodwell
Vice President
By the time you read this the Club will have held its biennial election and will have a new Board of Directors for the next two years. A couple of us familiar faces will not be there. By the annual general meeting in late October, I will have served 15 years as a Director and twelve as Vice-President. I am happy to hand over to two new Directors whom I am sure will join with the re-elected Directors to do a sterling job as custodians of the Club’s traditions and progressive program. It has been an honour and a pleasure to represent the members of the Club and to contribute to the development of the facilities and services which I believe are second to none. No institution can do everything, so the Board must make regular decisions on what is in the members’ best interests overall and allocate the Club’s substantial financial and human resources into those areas which have most need and will have most impact.
On Saturday 10th September the Club celebrated its 60th anniversary with a wonderful night of dinner and entertainment in the iconic Whitlam Theatre. President Daryl Melham had energetically contacted the families of our foundation office bearers and members to ensure representatives were present, including the daughter of our first president, Jack Dickens, and family of Brien Higgs, our first Secretary Manager.
Current and past staff joined with representatives of our sporting clubs and interest groups as well as a cross-section of members of the Club. All who attended were given a 60th anniversary souvenir keyring and a USB/thumb drive, containing the full club history, True to our Traditions, by Gary Lester, produced for our 50th anniversary, and a supplement covering the past 10 years. If anyone wishes to purchase any extra USBs containing the history book or any further keyrings, they can be purchased at Reception at the Tarro Ave entrance. The drives cost $2, with the proceeds being donated to the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation. Keyrings cost $5, with proceeds being donated to the Bill Bullard Charity Committee.
Directors of the Club have a number of roles. As officers of a registered company, preparation for and attendance at Board meetings is the most formal and important. I estimate that in my 15 years I have attended well over 200 such meetings, ranging from the regular monthly meetings to extraordinary meetings, such as on planning, required from time to time. Membership of sub-committees is also important, both standing ones like the Scholarships Committee, or short-term and ad hoc. However, the most enjoyable role is looser and that is liaising with the many sporting and special interest sub-clubs. I have been fortunate to be associated with a number over my 15 years, and again it has been a privilege to be able to assist the committee members and general members of these groups.
Sporting clubs we all know as one of the backbones of our communities but less known are the special interest groups which provide recreational activities and support for so many. These are sometimes quite small and autonomous, while others have wider affiliations. I do not wish to leave others out, but I mention as examples of diversity the Revesby Writers’ Group, the Stroke Support Group, and the Australian Native Orchid Club. The unsung heroes of our community are the office bearers of these such groups, who along with the committees of sporting clubs, put in so much voluntary work. I have made many contacts among the members of our subclubs and, if I miss anything about no longer being a Board member, it will be the regular communication with them.
Revesby Workers’ Club is in the capable hands of a united and progressive Board, and a strong, committed management team. I hope to maintain informal contact with them and the many members of the Club I have got to know. I am extremely proud to be a Life Member and thank the members for their support over a significant and enjoyable period of my life. Lastly, I must thank my wife Rose-Marie who has put up with
my many absences, at meetings and functions, daytime, evenings, and weekends. If I ever dared to complain, she told me bluntly that I enjoyed it all. She was right. She may yet regret my having more free time.
In celebration of the 2022 Melbourne Cup, Revesby Workers’ Club held a special lunch for our members on Tuesday 1 November.
Guests enjoyed a pre-function Aperol Spritz and Canapes on the Bridge, followed by a mouth-watering share style lunch in Element with Live music by AM2PM duo. Members were also given amazing prizes for best dressed male, best dressed female and best fascinator!
Photos from the fun filled day are below!!
Dear Members,
First and foremost we would like to congratulate all staff involved in organising such a momentous event in our 60th Anniversary. Those who attended would attest that the event held on Saturday, 10 September 2022 was nothing short of spectacular. Our Marketing, Food and Beverage, Functions and Operations teams are to be commended for their hard work and dedication in ensuring the event ran smoothly and without issue.
To our VIPs, including the Mayor of Canterbury Bankstown, Councillors, Directors, past Directors, family of past Presidents and Secretaries, our sub-clubs and many more thank you for attending and contributing to the Club’s history in one way or another. We are extremely proud of how the Club has stayed true to its Foundation to respect its heritage, honour its values and ensure its future. This event commemorating our 60 years is a testament to this.
It is with a heavy heart that we farewelled Vice President John Rodwell and Director Ian Stromborg OAM from the Board of Directors leading into 2023.
John Rodwell joined the Board on 19 November 2007 following a long association with the Club thanks to his service as the President of Revesby Workers’ Little Athletics and his association with the Labor Party. Soon after joining the Board, John was appointed as the Vice President on 26 September 2010, a position in which he retained up until his retirement from the Board on 30 October 2022. John’s work in the local sporting community is to be commended having been associated with Little Athletics since the late 80s.
Ian Stromborg OAM joined the Board of Directors on 24 September 2006. Ian was appointed to the Board due to his work in the local community having served 5 terms as the Mayor of Bankstown and also a former Councillor of Bankstown City Council. Ian was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2015 for his services to the local government and the community of Bankstown and this then continued into the service he provided Revesby Workers’ Club as a Director of the Board for 16 years.
We are sincerely grateful to have had both John and Ian serving as Directors for 15 and 16 years respectively. While we wish them all the very best for the future, we are sure to be seeing them in the Club as members for many years to come.
John Rodwell
Ian Stromborg OAM
We would like to remind members that our Remembrance Day event is scheduled for Friday, 11 November 2022. The event is no longer invitation only and members and guests are invited to attend as they wish.
Revesby Workers’ Club Ltd has once again opened its school subsidy program to 28 local schools inviting each school to complete a submission outlining how they intend to allocate the $3,000 funding being donated in November. We have reached out to schools to determine how they wish to utilise the funds and we have invited each school to attend a cheque presentation on Monday, 7 November 2022.
To date some of the submissions we have received outline that our subsidy will fund breakfast programs, playground additions, MacLIT Program or even purchase the school a defibrillator. We understand how important the funding is to each of these schools and we are very proud to have been in a position to provide the subsidy annually dating back to the early 90s.
Our scholarship program opens on 1 December 2022 with slight amendments to the 2023 program. In 2023 we will be offering 2 x $3,000 university scholarships and 2 x $3,000 TAFE scholarships. The Club has dedicated funding of up to $35,000 for our scholarship program to fund the $3,000 scholarships and to honour the previous recipients who each receive $500 for every subsequent year of study subject to satisfactory results throughout their degree (up to 6 years).
If you have any questions in relation to the 2023 scholarship program, please do not hesitate to contact the Club’s Executive Assistant, Tenielle Symington on (02) 8707 6912 or tenielles@rwc.org.au.
Finally, we would like to wish all of our members a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Daryl Melham AM
PRESIDENT
Scott Bennetts
CEO
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