April 2025
TIME GOES VERY QUICKLY WHEN YOU ARE BUSY!!
THE COMMITTEE AND THE CLUB HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY THESE PAST SEVERAL
WEEKS. WE HOSTED THE NSW OPEN WOMEN’S GC CHAMPIONSHIPS – IT WAS A
FIRST CLASS COMPETITION AND THE STANDARD OF PLAY WAS EXTREMELY HIGH.
INCREDIBLE LONG ROQUETS AND HOOP RUNNING, MAKING SOME OF US REALISE
HOW MUCH MORE WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM THIS GAME. FOR THIS EVENT THE
LAWNS WERE CUT A LITTLE LOWER THAN USUAL, AND WERE IN SUPERB
CONDITION.
WE ALSO HAD OUR CLUB COMPETITIONS, MAYOR’S TROPHY AND THE RA WHITE TROPHY. ONCE AGAIN, I PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HELP MAKE THESE EVENTS GO SMOOTHLY AND ENHANCE THE NAME OF MANLY CC.
IT HAS NOW BEEN 12 MONTHS SINCE WE STARTED NEGOTIATING THE LEASE
WITH THE COUNCIL. I AM SORRY TO SAY IT HAS STILL NOT BEEN CONCLUDED
THROUGH NO FAULT OF OURS. WE KNOW THAT A RENTAL INCREASE OF SOME
28% IS DUE ONCE WE SIGN THE LEASE. THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES BEING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERIMITER FENCING AND THE TREES. I WILL KEEP YOU
POSTED.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT HAS FOCUSED MY ATTENTION (AND ROSEANNE’S) IS
RENEWING THE LAWN MAINTENANCE CONTRACT. THIS IS BY FAR OUR BIGGEST
AREA OF EXPENDITURE EACH YEAR. WE HAVE NOW CONCLUDED THE
NEGOTIATION THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH TO JUNE 2026. IT DOES COME WITH
A PRICE INCREASE FOR THE 15 MONTH CONTRACT DUE TO INCREASED LABOUR
COSTS AND MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY THE ANNUAL RENOVATION WORK. THE
CURRENT SUPPLIER HAS BEEN RETAINED AND I BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF THE
LAWNS IS HELPING CREATE THE RIGHT IMAGE THAT LED TO US HOSTING THE
NSW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Enjoy your croquet!
John Tew