4.1 President's report for year 2019.

2019, the year of our 70th anniversary, was another successful year for our Club. Our membership numbers continue to rise and at the end of last year reached 105 members. In addition, the participation rate (no of members actually playing each month) also rose to hover around the 60 mark. These two trends are very significant as we aim to put this Club on a sustainable footing. I thank all members for their continued efforts to introduce new members. The highlight of 2019 was our Anniversary competition held at Spring Valley GC in November, which was attended by over 70 members in addition to some of the Club stalwarts who have served this Club so well over the years. It was a delight to see them all together over lunch. My thanks to our Captain, Harold Hayes for his outstanding leadership in organising this event.

We have continued to make progress towards having a social golf club that provides its members with the opportunity to play fair and competitive golf events at quality venues, ably supported by the necessary systems and processes that we now all take for granted. My thanks to Laurie Comerford for his superb work in keeping our technology safe and relevant, to Treasurer David Vine for a strong sustainable financial platform and to Secretary Jeff Taylor for keeping our administration running so smoothly. Our goal is to have the host clubs manage the scorecards, results etc. on matchdays, underpinned by having all members on Golflink numbers which is in line with all other clubs who are affiliated with the Victorian Veterans Golf Association. This achievement will further strengthen our administration systems.

All of the improvements on the golfing activities of our Club are very welcome, however it will not be at the expense of an erosion of our social values which lie at the heart of our Constitution. I am constantly reminded that our members enjoy the friendship and companionship of their fellow Vets, before, during and after our matchday gatherings. We will continue to value the company of fellow members especially as we strive to enlarge the Club in the years ahead. We need look no further than the fun and enjoyment that is on show at our annual Xmas functions, despite ever increasing numbers of attendees. Long may it continue.

My thanks to all the Committee members of 2019 for their diligence, hard work and good humour. It is because of them that I am able to submit such a positive report.

I am retiring from office at the AGM in February 2020. I must say that it has been a privilege to be involved with the Vets over the past 10 years or so. I look forward to playing the monthly competitions with you all, meanwhile I have every confidence that with the people we have, this Club will continue to flourish.

Donald A. MacDonald.

President, January 2019

Captains report for the year 2019.

2019 was exciting as we enjoyed an influx of new members, including 4 lady members which is a first for our club. The weather throughout the year was good for golf and the numbers were 18 more than 2018.

Our big event for 2019 being our 70th anniversary which we held at Spring Valley Golf Club. Numbers were terrific 72 players with a shotgun start. Our winner on the day was John Field. Our club commenced playing golf at Spring Valley in 1949 with 9 holes in the morning, followed by lunch then a further 9 holes after lunch. If you failed to play after lunch you incurred a suspension which was not playing the next game.
Spring Valley is an excellent golf course and a tough one,but a great day was had by all. Thank you to all that attended.

As we promised in 2018 there would be more shotgun starts, which we achieved. If they are to be successful, we all have to arrive in plenty of time to commence on the allotted holes. Hopefully we can achieve that in 2020.

Our administrative processes, including on line bookings and course directories, continue to improve courtesy of the magnificent work done by our webmaster Laurie Comerford. Well done Laurie.

Our handicapper Ray Desmond has done another excellent job. This year we had 12 individual winners which is a great result for Ray. Well done Ray. Also a special thanks to Peter Ross for his help throughout the year. Great job guys.

To my vice-captain Jeff Stevens, a big thanks for all your help throughout the year. Especially the help in making our 70th Anniversary at Spring Valley a big success. Thank you Jeff.

To the 24 starters we had during 2019, I personally thank you all. Without you guys it would be difficult to organise our fields.
Hopefully 2020 will bring more members to have a go at starting duties.

As a club we face the same challenges every year to keep our numbers up. We still need to encourage friends, acquaintances and fellow golfers to come and join a remarkable social golf club. On behalf of the committee our thanks go to all of you. You are the essence of the Club

Financial strength and sustainability is another ongoing challenge. Thanks to our Treasurer David Vine and his wonderful team of helpers, Daryl Edwards and John Hiscock who run a very successful monthly raffle. Special thanks to Chris Thorne in providing a $100 voucher for window cleaning every month. Thank you David, Daryl and John.

Our 2019 Club Champion is Christopher Tierney, who was very excited to win and a little shell shocked. A very worthy winner. It was a great achievement and thoroughly deserved. Well done Christopher.

You will see the details of the very successful 2019 season laid out in appendices 1-3

Harold Hayes

Captain, January 2019

Appendix 1 - List of 2019 monthly winners

Additional Events:

Appendix 2 - Number of players each month in 2019

• 54 Players at Keysborough in January. (50 in 2018)
• 56 Players at Rossdale in February. (58 in 2018)
• 56 Players at Waterford Valley in March. (50 in 2018)
• 53 Players at Churchill/Waverley in April. (55 in 2018r)
• 62 Players at Cranbourne in May. (48 in 2018)
• 59 Players at Keysborough in June. (51 in 2018)
• 59 Players at Southern in July. (31 in 2018)
• 64 Players at Keysborough in August. (41 in 2018)
• 50 Players at Churchill/Waverley in September. (52 in 2018)
• 51 Players at Lang Lang in October. (44 in 2018)
• 54 Players at Cranbourne in October (56 in 2018)
• 56 Players at Waterford Valley in December. (58 in 2018)

Total number of Competitors for 2019 - 674 (2018 - 594)

Average number of Competitors per month: 56.2 players (2018 - 49.5)

Additional events:

• Eagle Ridge - 36 members played. (38 in 2018)
• Spring Valley - 72 players.

Note that figures for 2018 relate to the agenda item and were not necessarily at the same course as this year

Appendix 3 - 2016 awards list

• Club Champion: Chris Tierney
• Presidents award: Joint winners - Peter Garbellini, John Killmister & Lindsay Quennell
• Captains award: Phillip Horsburgh
     Runner-up: Roger Sellwood
• Age 55 to 69 winner: Trevor Bottomley
• Age 70 to 75 winner: Bruce Keenan
• Over 75 winner: David Vine

Treasurers report for the year 2019.

Members

I am pleased to present the Financial Report for the year ended 31st December 2019.

We have again had an enjoyable year with playing membership increasing to 105 with about 60 members playing each round.

We had a small surplus in 2018 of $438 and had a similar surplus of $472 for 2019. Daryl Edwards has a tight control on clothing stock, which is now $204, down from $292 in 2018.

The monthly raffle continues to be successful and contributed $3,995, same as 2018, thanks to the generosity of members. The committee thanks all members for their support.

As expected, green fees showed a loss of $2,994. This emphasises the importance of the monthly raffle.

Joining fees for new members and our annual subscriptions rose to $3,570, an increase of $390. With our club now open to lady members I expect an increase for 2020.

The financial status of the club is still sound, as we currently have $8,217 in the bank.

Your committee believes that we can maintain the present fee structure at $45 per round of golf and annual subscriptions at $30 for 2020.

David Vine

Treasurer