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Hornsby RSL Club Annual Report 2012 Hornsby RSL Club Annual Report 2012

2012ANNUAL REPORT

HORNSBY RSL CLUB LIMITED4 High Street, Hornsby NSW 2077Phone: 9477 7777 Fax: 9476 2637

Email: [email protected] Web: www.hornsbyrsl.com.auABN 34 002 513 251

For the year ended 31 December 2012

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Office BearersPresident - Colin Bourke

Senior Vice President - Mick BrodieVice President - Gary Spencer

Treasurer - John DeaneDirectors - Harry Anderson, Norm Bakker, Tony Elton, Anne Greene, Mick Pearce

Chief Executive Officer - Mario MachadoAuditors - Brigden & Partners

Building - Colin Bourke, Harry Anderson, Mick Brodie, John DeaneCatering - Colin Bourke, Norm Bakker, Tony Elton, Mick Pearce

Finance - Colin Bourke, Harry Anderson, Mick Brodie, John Deane, Gary SpencerDiscipline & Investigating - Colin Bourke, Mick Brodie

Membership & Voting - Colin Bourke, Norm Bakker, Mick Pearce, Gary SpencerSocial/Sentinel - Norm Bakker, Mick Brodie, Ann Greene, Gary Spencer

Sports - Mick Brodie (Convenor), Gary Spencer (Secretary/Editor)

ManagementAssistant CEO - Stuart Gabriel

Executive Chef - James Nicholas Marketing & IT - Steve RigneyGaming Manager - Sue Backhouse Financial Controller - Noel Fletcher

Duty Managers - Chris Chilvers, Craig Bellamy, Peter SouthamHuman Resources/Payroll - Pat Clubb / Kelly Follers Gaming Supervisor/Loyalty - David Reeve

Functions Co-ordinator - Jo Gilbert Marketing Assistant - Vanessa HarleySupervisors - Rachelle Smith, Kelly Reeve, Dale McAndrew

Welfare Officer - Ros Hutchison

Colin Bourke Mick Brodie Gary Spencer John Deane Harry Anderson

Norm Bakker Tony Elton Ann Greene Mick Pearce

Mario Machado CEO

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Presidents MessageDear Members,

As President and Chairman of Directors it gives me great pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual Report. Building Level One was a testing time for all involved and I would like to thank everyone for their patience during the building period. I think you will agree that the finished product was well worth the minor inconvenience. If you haven’t been to Level One, I encourage you to on your next visit. At this time I would like to personally thank CEO Mario Machado, Assistant CEO Stuart Gabriel and the Building Committee for a job well done.

Taking into account the building of Level One and the closing of Palms Café and other parts of your Club, we traded very well with a net profit of $1,045,142, for further details please see the Treasurers report.

Thanks to Mick Brodie and Gary Spencer for chairing Sub Clubs Meetings. Special thanks to Ron Curby President of the Adult Dance Club, who after fifteen years is handing the reigns to John Hunter. Congratulations to our Snooker players for winning the HSS Trophy!

Did you know that we have a Welfare Officer? Roslyn Hutchinson provides outstanding support to our members via hospital and home visits, providing assistance with funeral arrangement and advice on pensions and DVA. Our thanks to Roslyn, who has provided this excellent service for over ten years.

Sincere condolences to Members who have lost love ones recently.

The 31st Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 7th April 2013 in the Showroom starting at 11.00am sharp. Please note late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Members, this is an election year so please vote and come along to support your Club.

We are sorry to say good bye to Stuart Gabriel who is moving to the North Coast. The Board and Members wish Stuart and his family all the best and we are pleased to welcome Steve Rigney as the new Assistant CEO.

To our Managers and Staff, my appreciation for all your efforts during 2012.

Finally, I would like to record my sincere thanks and appreciation to CEO Mario Machado for his continued assistance and expertise in the running of your Club. To the Directors thank you for your unrelenting support and dedication to your responsibilities to the Members.

COLIN BOURKEPRESIDENT

MISSION STATEMENTStriving To Achieve Excellence In Serving Our Community By Providing Exceptional

Customer Service And First Class Facilities


Dear Members, It is with great pleasure I present to you the Club’s Financial Statements and Auditors Report for the year ending 31 December 2012. Overall net profit after tax for 2012 was $1,045,142 (2011 - $1,751,439), an excellent result considering the extensive building works undertaken throughout 2012 to develop Level One. It shows the continued support the Club receives from its Members and visitors.

The Club’s revenue for 2012 equated to $24,480,642 which was 1.6% lower than the previous year, however this figure is respectable considering the interruptions to the daily trade as a result of the building project. Expenses have remained tight and in control with an increase of only 1% compared to the rate of inflation at 2.5% adding merit to the respectable net profit for the year. The Club’s current borrowings equate to the sum of $5,123,866 with the Club’s debt to equity ratio (borrowings as a proportion of net assets) standing at 15.4% compared to 3.6% for the previous year. Well within the 65% allowable ratio and well below the ratio of the last major building works twelve years ago.

The Board of Directors and Management continue to believe that the Club is now in a better competitive position with this increased debt and the substantial additional facilities, than not incurring this debt and as a result, not having the facilities either. In order to remain competitive, the Club needs to remain relevant to our 22,500 Members by providing better facilities than our competitors.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Members for their continued support, our President, Colin Bourke and fellow Board members for their dedication to this Club, our CEO Mario Machado, Assistant CEO Stuart Gabriel, Managers and Staff of all departments and David Smith (Brigden & Partners Chartered Accountants) for their assistance during 2012. May I remind Members of their privilege of asking questions at the Annual General Meeting relevant to the Financial Statement. Any such questions should be made in writing for my attention seven days prior to the meeting. Any question(s) raised without notice may need to be deferred until further detailed information is obtained in which case the answer(s) will be posted on the Club’s notice board.

JOHN DEANETREASURER

Treasurers Report


Dear Member,

It is my pleasure to present the Chief Executive Officer’s report to members for the year ending 31 December 2012. The net profit after tax and all expenses was $1,045,142 (2011 - $1,751,439). This result was affected by the building works during 10 months of the trading year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for your patience and understanding during the construction of Levels 1 and 2, considering the building noise, dust and interruption to trading areas throughout most of last year.

The Club finally opened the new Palms Café and Level 1 lounges on 17th November, 2012 with the formal unveiling of the plaque and cutting of the ribbon performed by the Premier of NSW, Mr Barry O’Farrell, MP in the presence of invited guests including ClubsNSW Chairman, Mr Peter Newel, OAM; Member for Hornsby Mr Matt Kean; Hornsby Shire Council Mr Steve Russell; Board of Directors and Life Members. Since opening Level 1 has received numerous favourable commendations and our High Tea on Sundays is almost always booked out. If you have not visited Level 1 yet, it includes a large open floor plan with indoor and outdoor seating, private booths with lush rainforest landscaping, an outdoor fireplace and a comfortable array of seating which is completely different to any other venue in Hornsby. Level 1 offers a unique experience from ambience, to fresh new tastes, relaxation and social atmosphere.

The Board and Management will now consider a revamp of the Club’s Bistro to include a children play area and a revamp of the lower ground floor facilities, including the billiards room, table tennis room, sports bar lounge and library.

Level 2 was built for the future and will present the Board and Management with a challenge as to what additional facilities will eventuate in that area. However, the building costs associated with providing additional parking, will more than likely make any development in this area a medium term goal.

The existing Club facilities would have hardly been envisaged by those founding members when the Club first opened its doors in a small ex-army hut in 1956. The Club will continue to support the diggers, maintain the tradition of Anzac and Remembrance Day’s and support our community for as long as both the State and Federal Governments will allow our existence to continue.

The new “Gambling Reform Bill” passed by the Federal Government in December 2012 will no doubt have implications on the ability of the Club to continue subsidising membership activities through gaming revenue, although members and community benefits will continue to be our focus in 2013.

Whilst the Club industry currently enjoys a good relationship with the State Government, at a

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Federal level this is not the case, with continuous pressure from the Greens and the Independents to introduce measures that will decimate clubs in this State.

To introduce $1 maximum bet machines, as recently suggested by Green Senators Mr Wilkie and Mr Xenophon, Hornsby RSL Club would need to spend in excess of $10 million to replace its existing machines. Such measures would cripple not only this Club but the whole industry, resulting in significant loss of employment and community facilities.

Club grants provide an opportunity for the Club to engage with the many wonderful community and charity organisations and volunteers we are lucky to have and are able to support. The Club contributed in excess of $425,000 in Club Grants during the reporting period of 1st September 2011 to 31st August 2012.

Our sub clubs offer regular competition in the various disciplines they represent and the Club’s Board and Management congratulates them for the ongoing sense of camaraderie displayed by participating members of these clubs and the excellent spirit in which they have contributed to the continued success of the club throughout the year.

Should you be interested in joining any of our sub-clubs, the contact name and telephone number for each of our sub clubs is advertised on our in-house TV screens and on the Club’s website.

The ongoing success of this Club is attributed to the sound direction set by the Board of Directors, the dedicated staff and of course, the support of our members.

I would like to acknowledge the President, Mr Colin Bourke and the Board of Directors for their assistance throughout the year. Our Directors give a lot of their personal time to this Club, at the expense of their families, so I would like to especially thank their families for the support they provide.

In December, we held our Annual Employee Awards and recognised the following winners: Club Ambassador of the Year, Gatsby Starkey; Bar Award –Brad Chamberlain; Cellar Award – Steve Apostolou; Bistro Award – Marissa Thongkham; Gaming Award – Tim Smith; Foyers Award – Garry Follers; Kitchen Award – Jack Brown; Cleaners Award – Craig Whatley; Back of House Award – Peter Quirke; Palms Award – Natasha Riddiford; Functions Award – Kate Brock and Managers Award – Kellie Reeve.

I thank each and every one of the Club’s employees and managers for their contribution to the Club’s success and for the manner in which they continue to serve our members. It is a great honour for me to work alongside such a team of dedicated staff.

The Club congratulates Steve Rigney for his appointment to the position of Assistant CEO and farewells Stuart Gabriel, whose assistance in the planning and execution of the Level 1 facilities were invaluable. We wish Stuart and Amber the best of success and happiness for their future in the Tweed area of NSW.

Our sincere condolences to all the families of deceased members during 2012. In closing, a special thank you to all our members, for your continued support

MARIO MACHADO, ACCMCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Annual General Meeting31st Annual General Meeting

of members will be held on

Sunday 7 April 2013In The Showroom at Club premises: 4 High Street, Hornsby,

Commencing at 11.00amMembers attending will be required to present their current membership card on entering the meeting.

AgendaDeclare meeting open with one minutes silence.

1. Present2. Apologies3. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting of members of Hornsby R.S.L. Club Limited held 29 April 20124. To receive and consider the Audited Statement of Financial Position of Hornsby R.S.L. Club Limited for year ended 31 December 2012 and Audited Statement of Financial Performance for year ended 31 December 2012.5. To receive and consider reports of Board of Directors and Auditor.6. Declaration of Ballot to elect Office-Bearers for 2013-147. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution, namely: (a) That the honorarium payable to the President in respect of his or her services as a member of the Board of Directors for the period commencing on the date of this resolution and ending on the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Club be $12,000. (b) That the honorarium payable to each Director in respect of his or her services as a member of the Board of Directors during the period commencing on the date of this resolution and ending on the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Club be $4,600.8. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution, namely: That until the next Annual General Meeting, members approve and agree to members of the Board receiving such of the following benefits and advantages, (being benefits and advantages not offered equally to every Full Member of the Club) as the Board shall from time to time approve: a) The provision to each member of the Board, as required from time to time and at the expense of the Club, a Club blazer, Club tie, business shirt and casual shirt, to be worn when attending to or carrying out his or her duties as a member of the Board whether at the premises of the Club or otherwise. b) The provision to members of the Board of car parking spaces in that part of the club’s carpark as the Board shall from time to time resolve to set aside for use by members of the Board. c) Reasonable expenditure for directors to undertake training and education including but not limited to industry related meetings, organised study tours, seminars, trade displays etc as may be determined by the Board provided all expenditure is supported by documentary evidence.9. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution, namely: That until the next Annual General Meeting, the members approve and agree that eligible members may receive such of the following benefits (which are not offered equally to every Full Member of the Club) as the Board shall from time to time approve: a) The expenditure by the Club of reasonable sums in payment of the costs of holding functions on the club’s premises to celebrate certain occasions, including but not limited to the Life Members’ Dinner. b) The provision of membership of the Club to certain classes of person, including but not limited to Life Members of the Club and members of the Hornsby Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, for a reduced fee.


10. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Special Resolution, namely: That the Constitution of Hornsby RSL Club Ltd be amended by: (a) deleting Rule 25.4 and in its place inserting the following new Rule 25.4: “25.4 A member who: (a) is an employee; or (b) is currently under suspension pursuant to Rules 19 or 20; or (c) isnotafinancialmember;or (d) isorhasatanytimebeendisqualifiedfrombeingadirectororamanagerofa corporationpursuanttotheAct,andirrespectiveofwhetherornottheperiodof disqualificationhasexpired;or (e) isorhasatanytimebeendeclaredbytheIndependentLiquorandGamingAuthority ineligibletostandforelectionorbeappointedtoholdofficeinthepositionofsecretary ormemberofthegoverningbody(orbothofthosepositions)oftheCluborofany otherregisteredclubpursuanttosection57HoftheRegisteredClubsActorpursuantto theLiquorAct2007andirrespectiveofwhetherornottheperiodofineligibilityhas expired;or (f) isaformeremployeeoftheClubwho’semploymentwasterminatedformisconduct;or (g) haspreviouslybeenexpelledfrommembershipoftheClubandhasbeenreadmittedto membershiporhasbeensuspendedfrommembershipoftheClubforaperiodofthree monthsormorewithintheperiodoffour(4)yearsimmediatelypriortothedateof beingnominatedorproposedforelectionorappointmenttotheBoardunderthese Rules; or (h) hasbeenatanytimeconvictedofanyoffencewhichispunishablebyamaximum penaltyofimprisonmentfor5yearsormore. isnoteligibletostandfororbeelectedorappointedtoorholdofficeontheBoardorany committeeoftheClubornominateorsecondacandidateforelectionorappointmenttothe Board.” (b) inserting in Rule 34.1 the following new paragraph (h): “(h) isineligibletostandfororbeelectedorappointedtotheBoardoranycommitteeofthe Club,pursuanttoRule25.4.”11. To consider any business which may, subject to the Constitution, be brought forward without notice.12. Declare Annual General Meeting closed.

Dated: 6 February 2013 by direction of the Board Mario Machado Chief Executive Officer

Notes to Members in relation to the Special Resolution1. If passed, the Special Resolution will extend the circumstances in which a member is ineligible for nomination or election to the Board of the Club or any Committee of the Club or to remain in office as a member of the Board of the Club or of any committee.2. Currently, Rule 25.4 provides that the following are not eligible to stand for or be elected or appointed to the Board: i. an employee of the Club; ii. a member who is currently under suspension; and iii. a member who is not a financial member.3. The new Rule 25.4 is intended to extend the grounds of ineligibility for office in the Club and thereby raise the standards of eligibility for and conduct by persons seeking or holding office as directors or as members of any Committee.4. In addition, all directors will be required to undertake mandatory training as a result of the amendments to the regulations under the Registered Clubs Act. As this is a requirement of law it is not necessary to make provisions for this in the Constitution.5. To be passed the Special Resolution requires votes from a majority of not less than three quarters of those members, who being eligible to do so, vote in person on the Special resolution at the meeting.6. Only Life members and Ordinary members are eligible to vote on the Special Resolution.7. The Board unanimously recommends that members vote in favour of the Special Resolution8. Members who are employees of the Club are not entitled to vote.9. Proxy voting is prohibited by the Registered Clubs Act.10. Amendments (other than minor typographical corrections which do not change the substance or effect of a special resolution) will not be permitted from the floor of the meeting.


Director’s ReportYour directors have pleasure in submitting to members their annual report on the Hornsby RSL Club Limited (the Club) covering year ended 31 December 2012.

OperationsThe principal activity of the Club is the operation of a licensed club for members of the Club, and that the income of the Club is directed towards the improvement and maintenance of the Club’s facilities and the promotion of the social welfare of members including affiliated sub-clubs.

There were no significant changes to this activity during the financial year.

The short-term objectives of the Club are to strive to achieve excellence in serving our community by providing exceptional customer service and first class facilities; and to reduce debt to ensure long-term financial flexibilty and sustainability.

The long-term objectives of the Club are to support the Hornsby RSL Sub Branch and maintain the Anzac tradition, support our affiliated sub-clubs, charities and community organisations, and continually improve the Clubs facilities in order to remain relevant to our members and the local community.

The Club’s strategy for achieving these objectives is to remain financially viable by adopting prudent financial management and best practice corporate standards.

The Club measures its financial performance by benchmarking its key performance indicators (KPIs) against those of other similar clubs. The KPI’s include but are not limited to:

- EBITD (Earnings Before Interest, Tax and Depreciation) to Revenue. - Wages to Revenue - Gross Profit - Entertainment Costs

Directors’ Particulars

Name Details Colin BOURKE President Director 16 years, Life Member Committees – Finance, Building, Catering, Investigating, Membership and Voting Michael Brodie Senior Vice President Director 19 years, Life Member Committees – Building, Finance, Investigating, Social/Sentinel, Sports Convener Gary Spencer Vice President Director 10 years Committees – Building - Finance, Membership and Voting, Sports Council Secretary, Social/Sentinel John Deane Treasurer Director 23 years, Life Member, JP Committees – Finance and Building Harry Anderson Director 8 years Committees – Finance and Building Norm Bakker Director 8 years, JP Committees – Catering, Social/Sentinel, Membership and Voting Ann Greene Director 23 years, JP Committees – Social/Sentinel Anthony Elton Director 6 years Committees – Catering Harold (Mick) Pearce Director 18 years, Life Member BA.MA(Ed) Macquarie University, JP Committees – Catering, Membership and Voting


Directors MeetingsDuring the financial year there were 13 meetings of the Board of Directors, and each director’s attendance at those meetings were as follows:- Eligible Meetings Directors to Attend Attended C.Bourke 13 13 M.Brodie 13 11 G.Spencer 13 12 J.Deane 13 11 H.Anderson 13 13 N.Bakker 13 11 A.Elton 13 13 A.Greene 13 11 H.Pearce 13 12

Membership LiabilityThe Club is incorporated under the Corporation Act 2001 and is a company limited by guarantee. If the Club is wound up, the constitution states that each member is required to contribute $2.00 towards meeting the obligations of the Club.At 31 December 2012 the total amount that members of the Club are liable to contribute if the Club is wound up is $45,112.

Auditors Independence DeclarationThe lead auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 31 December 2012 has been received and is included with the financial report.

Made and signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board ofDirectors this 6th day of February 2013.

Colin BOURKE - Director John DEANE – Director

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

This declaration is made under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 to the Directors of Hornsby RSL Club Limited.

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 31 December 2012 there has been:

(a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

(b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

BRIGDEN & PARTNERS PTY LTDCHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

David SMITH – DIRECTORHORNSBY – 8 February 2013


Balance SheetSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012 Notes 2012 2011CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 3 2,471,401 1,994,967 Trade and other receivables 4 166,691 146,673 Inventories 5 443,033 419,804 Financial assets 6 0 1,500,000 Other current assets 7 202,363 172,850 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 3,283,488 4,234,294 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant & equipment 8 48,376,931 41,452,232 Intangible assets 9 1,044,274 780,150 Deferred tax assets 10 253,022 228,353 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 49,674,227 42,460,735 TOTAL ASSETS 52,957,715 46,695,029 CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 11 2,368,921 2,319,934 Financial liabilities 12 1,135,730 983,713 Other current liabilities 15 89,522 96,066 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 3,594,173 3,399,713 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Financial liabilities 12 5,412,006 495,767 Long term provisions 13 593,585 507,154 Deferred tax liabilities 14 656,505 656,505 Other non-current liabilities 15 155,632 135,218 TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 6,817,728 1,794,644 TOTAL LIABILITIES 10,411,907 5,194,357 NET ASSETS 42,545,814 41,500,672 MEMBERS FUNDS Accumulated Funds 32,524,358 31,464,116 Asset Revaluation Reserve 9,889,856 9,889,856 Members Benefit Fund 131,600 146,700 TOTAL MEMBERS FUNDS 42,545,814 41,500,672 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.


Income StatementSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012 Notes 2012 2011Revenue:- Sale of goods - food & beverages 7,105,226 7,567,881 Provision of services 16,953,904 16, 888,199 Interest received - other persons 99,622 109,831 Membership subscriptions 135,558 156,155 Profit on sale of other assets 4,597 0 Other income 181,735 167,770 Total Revenue and Other Income 24,480,642 24,889,836 Expenses:- Cost of goods sold 3,287,020 3,446,453 Depreciation & amortisation 2,873,064 2,739,191 Employee benefit expenses 8,198,576 7,940,919 Finance costs 260,697 148,673 Marketing & entertainment 1,809,989 1,775,748 Poker machine gaming tax 3,764,533 3,976,948 Property & maintenance 1,515,873 1,439,557 Security expenses 324,970 318,848 Welfare, CDSE & Sub-Clubs 212,399 203,461 Other expenses 1,213,048 1,152,626 23,460,169 23,142,424 Net Profit before income tax 2 1,020,473 1,747,412 Income tax benefit (expense) 24,669 4027 Net profit for the year 1,045,142 1,751,439 Other Comprehensive Income Net gain on revaluation of non-current assets 0 0 Net (loss)/gain on revaluation of financial assets 0 0 Total other comprehensive income for the year 0 0 Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity 1,045,142 1,751,439 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.


Statement ofChanges in EquitySTATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012 Accumulate Asset Members Funds Revaluation Benefit Total Reserve (a) Fund (b) Balance as at 31 December 2010 29,696,177 9,889,856 163,200 39,749,233 Net profit (loss) attributable to members of the entity 1,751,439 0 0 1,751,439 Transfer from members benefit fund: - for payment of death benefits 8,600 (8,600) 0 - to reflect non-renewing members 7,900 (7,900) 0 - to reflect reduction in benefits 0 0 0 Revaluation increment (decrement) 0 0 0 Balance as at 31 December 2011 31,464,116 9,889,856 146,700 41,500,672 Net profit (loss) attributable to members of the entity 1,045,142 0 0 1,045,142 Transfer from members benefit fund: - for payment of death benefits 7,400 (7,400) 0 - to reflect non-renewing members 7,700 (7,700) 0 - to reflect reduction in benefits 0 0 0 Revaluation increment (decrement) 0 0 0 Balance as at 31 December 2012 32,524,358 9,889,856 131,600 42,545,814 (a) Asset Revaluation Reserve The asset revaluation reserve records revaluations of non-current assets. Generally the balance in the reserve will reflect the after tax unrealised gain on non-current assets.

(b) Members Benefit Fund The members benefit fund is an amount set aside for the payment of funeral benefits to eligible members. The payment of this benefit is at the discretion of the Directors, and at balance date there were 91 members eligible for a $500 benefit and 287 eligible for a $300 benefit. The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.


Statement of Cash FlowsSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012 Notes 2012 2011 Cash Flows From Operations - Receipts from members & guests 26,780,426 26,633,639 Payments to suppliers & employees (22,676,849) (21,828,153) Interest received 127,113 102,300 Financing costs paid (290,459) (141,104) Net Operating Cash Flows 18 3,940.231 4,766,682 Cash Flows From Investments - Investments in financial assets 0 (400,000) Redemption of financial assets 1,500,000 0 Asset sale proceeds 9,000 0 Asset purchases - Gaming machines (682,777) (616,836) Furniture, plant & equipment (1,297,829) (619,810) Land & building renovations (6,804,609) (601,915) Gaming machine entitlements (264,124) (320,845) Net Investment Cash Flows (7,540,339) (2,559,406) Cash Flows From Financing - Proceeds from borrowings 5,423,866 0 Repayment of borrowings (1,347,324) (1,654,878) Net Financing Cash Flows 4,076,542 (1,654,878) Net Surplus/(Deficit) in Cash Flows 476,434 552,398 Cash at the Beginning of the Year 1,994,967 1,442,569 Cash at Year End 18 2,471,401 1,994,967 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements are for Hornsby RSL Club Ltd as an individual entity, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Hornsby RSL Club Ltd is a company limited by guarantee. The company is a not-for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under the Australian Accounting Standards.


Notes to theFinancial Statements

1. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation The financial statements are a general purpose financial report and have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements (RDR) (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001.

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The financial statements, except for the cash flow information, have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities. The amounts presented in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest dollar.

Accounting Policies (a) Revenue Revenue is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income from the sale of goods and services upon delivery of the goods and services. Revenue is measured based on the cash or cash equivalent consideration received, after deducting discounts.

Interest revenue is recognised on an accruals basis in the period it was derived.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

(b) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost or current replacement cost.

(c) Property, Plant and Equipment, and Depreciation Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair values as indicated, less, where applicable, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Freeholdlandandbuildings are shown at their fair value based on periodic, but at least triennial, valuations by an external independent valuer, less subsequent depreciation for buildings. In periods when the freehold land and buildings are not subject to an independent valuation, the directors conduct directors’ valuations to ensure the carrying amount for the land and buildings is not materially different to the fair value.

Increases in the carrying amount arising on revaluation of land and buildings are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the revaluation surplus in equity. Revaluation decreases that offset previous increases of the same class of assets shall be recognised in other comprehensive income under the heading of revaluation surplus. All other decreases are charged to the statement of comprehensive income.

As the revalued buildings are depreciated the difference between depreciation recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, which is based on the revalued carrying amount of the asset, and the depreciation based on the asset’s original cost is transferred from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

Any accumulated depreciation at the date of the revaluation is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset.

Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.


Depreciation The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including buildings and capitalised lease assets, but excluding freehold land, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s useful life to the entity commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Depreciation rates: Buildings 2.5% Plant & Equipment 15-25%

(d) Intangibles Gamingmachineentitlements are initially recognised at their acquisition cost. Entitlements acquired or granted for no cost are not brought to account. Entitlements have an indefinite life and so their costs are not amortised. The carrying value is assessed annually for impairment.

(e) Financial Instruments Financial instruments are accounted for in accordance with AASB139: Financial Instruments – MeasurementandRecognition.

Broadly, financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the Company commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset (ie trade date accounting is adopted).

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transactions costs except where the instrument is classified ‘at fair value through profit or loss in which case transaction costs are expensed to profit or loss immediately.

(f) Impairment of Assets At each reporting date the Club reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such indication exists, then the recoverable amount of the asset is compared to the carrying value, and any excess in carrying value over the recoverable amount is expensed to the statement of comprehensive income.

Where the future economic benefits of the asset are not primarily dependent upon on the asset’s ability to generate net cash inflows and when the entity would, if deprived of the asset, replace its remaining future economic benefits, value in use is determined as the depreciated replacement cost of an asset.

(g) Employees’ Benefits Provision has been made for long service leave and annual leave in accordance with statutory requirements, on the basis of pro rata entitlement on the wage and salary levels, including salary on-costs, of employees at reporting date.

The long service leave entitlement applies only to those employees who have completed at least five years’ service with the Club, and are shown as non-current liabilities.

Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Employee benefits that are payable later than one year have been calculated using a nominal value basis rather than the standards based present value of future cash flows method, however the result under each of these methods is not materially different.

Superannuation contributions are brought to account in the period in which they are incurred.

(h) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at-call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within short-term borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position.

(i) Goods & Service Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST.


Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows.

(j) Income Tax Income tax expense for the year comprises current income tax expense and deferred income tax expense. Current income tax expense charged to the profit and loss is tax payable on taxable income calculated using current tax rates as at reporting date. Current tax liabilities are therefore the amounts expected to be paid in the forthcoming financial year.

Deferred income tax expense reflects movements in the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balances during the year as well as where applicable unused tax losses.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are ascertained based on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in the financial statements.

Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the deferred tax assets can be utilised.

The Club is a non-profit entity and is able to apply the “principle of mutuality” whereby net income derived from members is exempt from income tax.

(k) Comparative Figures Where required by Accounting Standards comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation for the current financial year. When an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively, makes a retrospective restatement or reclassifies items in its financial statements, a statement of financial position as at the beginning of the earliest comparative period must be disclosed.

(l) Trade and Other Payables Trade and other payables represent the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period, which remain unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

(m) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements The directors evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the company. The Directors review these key estimates, assumptions and judgements annually.

(n) Adoption of New and Revised Accounting Standards During the current year the company adopted all of the new and revised Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations applicable to its operations which became mandatory. A discussion of the impact of these new and revised standards is as follows:

AASB1053:ApplicationofTiersofAustralianAccountingStandardsandtheReduced Disclosure Requirements.

This standard establishes a differential reporting framework consisting of two tiers of financial reporting requirements for those entities preparing general purpose financial statements. The Club is eligible to apply Tier 2 reporting which comprises the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards, but contains fewer disclosure requirements.

The Club has adopted early this standard in order to take advantage of the reduced disclosure requirements. The adoption of this standard has no effect on the measurement or recognition requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards.

Other new and revised standards Other Australian Accounting Standards have been added or amended, however these changes have not had a significant impact of the disclosures in the Club’s financial statements or the measurement of the Club’s revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities.


2 PROFIT FOR THE YEAR The following specific items are included in the net profit for the year: (a) Finance costs: - Bank interest 140,733 35,421 - Hire purchase charges 119,964 113,252 260,697 148,673 (b) Expenses Auditors’ remuneration: - audit of financial statements 42,000 43,800 - other services 9,000 9,500 Bad and doubtful debts 0 0 Depreciation: - buildings 701,116 700,000 - gaming equipment 1,388,869 1,374,226 - other plant & equipment 783,079 664,186 Employee leave provisions 122,009 39,522 Loss/(profit) on disposal of assets (4,597) 780 Operating lease expenses 30,030 30,030 (c) Significant revenue and expenses: Revenue: - None 0 0 Expenses: - None 0 0 Net significant items - income/(expense) 0 0

3 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash on hand 606,020 475,020 Cash at bank 811,019 504,361 Cash on deposit 1,054,362 1,015,586 2,471,401 1,994,967 4 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES Trade debtors 162,335 114,826 Accrued interest receivable 4,356 31,847 166,691 146,673 5 INVENTORIES Bar & catering stock, at cost 443,033 419,804 6 FINANCIAL ASSETS Held to maturity financial assets 0 1,500,000 (a) Held to maturity financial assets, comprising: - Bank fixed interest securities 0 1,500,000 7 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Prepayments 202,363 172,850

2012 2011


8 PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT Freehold land & buildings, at fair value - Clubhouse & carpark:- Independent valuation - 2009 33,700,000 33,700,000 Additions & renovations - at cost 7,440,199 635,590 41,140,199 34,335,590 Less: Accumulated depreciation (2,393,900) (1,692,784) 38,746,299 32,642,806 Other properties:- Independent valuation - 2009 4,435,000 4,435,000 Additions & renovations - at cost 0 0 4,435,000 4,435,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation 0 0 4,435,000 4,435,000 Total Land & Buildings 43,181,299 37,077,806 Plant and equipment, furniture and fittings: At cost 12,515,736 11,801,234 Less: Accumulated depreciation (10,423,826) (10,222,123) 2,091,910 1,579,111 Gaming machines : At cost 10,240,907 9,129,933 Less: Accumulated depreciation (7,137,185) (6,334,618) 3,103,722 2,795,315 Total Property, Plant & Equipment 48,376,931 41,452,232 Freehold land and buildings were independently valued as at 31 July 2009, which resulted in an overall revaluation of this class of non-current asset. The revaluation surplus was credited to an asset revaluation reserve in the members’ equity.

As at 31 December 2012 the directors reviewed the key assumptions made by the independent valuers at 31 July 2009. They concluded that these assumptions remain materially unchanged, and are satisfied that the carrying values do not exceed the recoverable amount of the land and buildings. Accordingly there were no impairment losses recognised this financial year.

The carrying amount of non-current assets pledged as security are: - Freehold land & buildings 27,966,494 27,966,494 All of the Club’s freehold land and buildings, except for the property at 2 Ashley Lane Hornsby which is non-core property, has been declared by members’ resolution to be “core property” pursuant to the Section 41J of the Registered Club Act 1976. Movements in Carrying Values Freehold Land & Plant & Gaming Buildings Equipment Machines Total Balance at start of year 37,077,806 1,579,111 2,795,315 41,452,232 Additions 6,804,609 1,297,829 1,703,072 9,805,510 Disposals 0 (1,951) (5,796) (7,747) Revaluations 0 0 0 0 Depreciation (701,116) (783,079) (1,388,869) (2,873,064) Other movements 0 0 Balance at year end 43,181,299 2,091,910 3,103,722 48,376,931

2012 2011


9 INTANGIBLE ASSETS Gaming machine entitlements, at cost 1,044,274 780,150 Less: Provision for Impairment 0 0 1,044,274 780,150

Opening net carrying value 780,150 459,305 Additions 264,124 320,845 Impairments 0 1,044,274 780,150

10 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS Opening balance 228,353 224,326 Credited (charged) to Profit/Loss 24,669 4,027 Closing balance 253,022 228,353 11 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES Trade creditors & accruals 1,691,694 1,678,285 Employees’ leave entitlements 677,227 641,649 2,368,921 2,319,934 12 FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Current - Commercial bank bills 318,181 300,000 Less: Discount amount (14,477) (1,421) 303,704 298,579 Bank overdraft 0 0 Hire purchase liability 813,772 662,554 Deferred HP charges (83,282) (74,431) Insurance premium funding 101,536 97,011 1,135,730 983,713 Non-Current - Commercial bank bills 4,805,685 0 Less: Discount amount 0 0 4,805,685 0 Hire purchase liability 640,655 522,246 Deferred HP charges (34,334) (26,479) 5,412,006 495,767 Total Borrowings 6,547,736 1,479,480 The bank overdraft, commercial bank bills and bank guarantees are all secured by a registered mortgage over real property located at the corner of High and Ashley Streets Hornsby and a registered equitable mortgage over the whole of the company’s assets and undertakings. The existing commercial bank bill facility expires on 31 December 2014. The facility includes an EBITDA Covenant whereby the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ammortisation for each reporting period be not less than $3,200,000. The proportion of borrowings to net tangible assets at year end was 15.4% which is less than the 60% limit prescribed in the Club’s constitution. 13 PROVISIONS Non-Current - Long-term employee leave entitlements - Opening balance 507,154 490,524 Additional provisions raised during the year 92,866 82,348 Amounts used (6,435) (65,718) Closing balance at year end 593,585 507,154

2012 2011


14 TAX LIABILITIES Current - Income tax payable 0 0 Non-Current - Provision for deferred tax liabilites 656,505 656,505 15 OTHER LIABILITIES Current - Income received in advance 89,522 96,066 Non-Current - Income received in advance 155,632 135,218

16 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (a) Bank guarantees 100,000 100,000 (b) Gaming machine jackpots 103,994 115,653 (c) Legal liabilities There are no material legal matters pending against the Club. 17 CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS (a) Capital Expenditure Commitments Capital expenditure commitments contracted for: - Building costs 198,541 0 - Plant and equipment purchases 0 182,429 - Other capital expenditure 0 0 198,541 182,429 Payable - within 1 year 198,541 182,429 - greater than 1 year 0 0 198,541 182,429 In 2012 the Club commenced a building and refurbishment project for the clubhouse building. The builder’s contracted cost including approved variations as at 31 December 2012 was $6,567,257. The value of work completed as at the date of the latest progress claim was $6,368,716. (b) Finance Leasing Commitments There are no finance lease commitments. (c) Operating Lease Commitments Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised in the financial statements: Payable - within 1 year 30,030 30,030 - between 1 and 5 years 34,391 64,421 Total Commitment 64,421 94,451 (d) Hire Purchase Commitments Payable - within 1 year 813,772 662,554 - between 1 and 5 years 640,655 522,246 Total Commitment 1,454,427 1,184,800

2012 2011


18 CASH FLOW INFORMATION (a) Reconciliation of Net Profit After Tax to Net Operating Cash Flows Net profit(loss) after tax 1,045,142 1,751,439 Non-cash (income) and expenses - Profit on sale of assets (4,597) 0 Depreciation & amortisation 2,873,064 2,739,191 Devaluation of land & buildings 0 0 (Increases)/decreases in assets - Receivables (20,018) (14,415) Inventories (23,229) (44,496) Other assets (29,513) 26,933 (Increases)/decreases in liabilities - Trade creditors & accruals 13,409 242,575 Insurance premium funding 4,525 14,540 Deferred hire purchase charges (16,706) 2,946 Commercial bill discount (13,056) 4,623 Income tax liabilities/assets (24,669) (4,027) Employee leave provisions 122,009 39,522 Other liabilities 13,870 7,851 Net Operating Cash Flows 3,940,231 4,766,682 (b) Cash at Year End Cash assets 3 2,471,401 1,994,967 Bank overdraft 12 0 0 2,471,401 1,994,967 (c) Financing Facilities The Club has the following financing facilities: Commercial bills 7,000,000 1,350,000 Leasing and hire purchase 2,500,000 2,500,000 Bank guarantees 100,000 100,000 Bank overdraft & credit cards 65,000 65,000 9,665,000 4,015,000 Amounts used 6,578,293 1,484,800 Unused facilities 3,086,707 2,530,200

19 KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Total compensation of key management personnel: - Short-term remuneration & benefits 530,937 474,545 - Post employment benefits (superannuation) 51,867 47,009 - Termination benefits 0 0 582,803 521,554 20 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable than those available to other persons unless otherwise stated, or approved at an Annual General Meeting. 21 EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE There are no matters or circumstances that have arisen since the end of the financial year that have significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.

2012 2011


22 ENTITY DETAILS The registered office of the entity is: 4 High Street, Hornsby NSW The principal place of business is: 4 High Street, Hornsby NSW 23 MEMBERS GUARANTEE The entity is incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and is an entity limited by guarantee. If the entity is wound up, the constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $2.00 each towards meeting any outstanding and obligations of the entity. At 31 December 2012 the number of members was 22,556.

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

The directors of the Company declare that:-

1. The accompanying financial statements and notes are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and: (a) comply with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and (b) give a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 31 December 2012 and of its performance for the year ended on that date.

2. In the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of Board of Directors Dated this 6th day of February 2013.

Colin BOURKE - Director John DEANE - Director


Club Courtesy BusWednesday to Saturday from 5.30pm. $4 Members $3 Pensioners per person

Pick up from your home (must live within the 5km radius) and dropped off at home when leaving the Club.

INDEPENDANT AUDITORS REPORT

To the members of Hornsby R.S.L. Club Limited

We have audited the accompanying financial report of Hornsby RSL Club Limited, which comprises statement of financial position as at 31 December 2012, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity, statement of cash flows, notes to the financial statements for the year ended on that date, and directors’ declaration.

Directors’ResponsibilityfortheFinancialReportThe directors of the Club are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that gives a true and fair value in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’sResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We have conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Standards require that we comply with the relevant ethical requirements relating to auditing engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free of material misstatement.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluation of the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluation the overall presentation of the financial report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

IndependenceIn conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We have provided to the directors an independence declaration attesting to this.

Audit OpinionIn our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hornsby RSL Club Limited as of 31 December 2012, and of its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, Corporations Regulations 2001 and the Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements.

BRIGDEN & PARTNERS PTY LTDCHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

David SMITH – DIRECTORHORNSBY – 8 February 2013

Independent Audit Reportto the Members


Sub Branch ReportThe New Year commenced with the Sub branch in January participating in the “Battle of Gemas” (Malaya 1942) commemoration hosted by the 2nd/30th Inf Bn AIF Association at the Suakin Depot Pymble, HQ 2nd/17th Inf Bn RNSWR. The Annual General Meeting was conducted in March when these members were elected to form the committee; President - Rod White, Vice Presidents – Gary Keenan & Ray Davis, Hon’ Secretary – Terry James, Hon’ Treasurer – Bob Fitton, Committee members; Doug Caple, Tony Mills, Ivan Brisott, & Graham Wilkes. Roslyn Hutchinson was reappointed Welfare officer. The Hornsby RSL Sub branch Youth club re-elected Kerry Vivian as President.

ANZAC Sunday was supported by an increasing number of local schools, youth and service groups. The Veteran contingent included many with service extending from the Second World War to current deployments. It should be noted here that the Sub branch is honoured to have within its ranks, several serving members in the Regular and Reserve Forces. These men and women are doing a great job in defending our nation whilst facing enormous challenges and we thoroughly enjoy seeing them on parade at our services. Both Barker College Cadet Unit and 226 Army Cadet Unit continue to provide essential support to our commemorations.

An official planting of a “Lone Pine” tree, adjacent to the Hornsby Cenotaph occurred during the service & Rod O’Regan from Tinonee near Wingham, provided two fully equipped and mounted Light Horsemen for the ANZAC Sunday March and Service. The ANZAC Day Dawn Service saw the largest community gathering at the Hornsby Cenotaph in many years and this will only increase as we approach the Centenary of ANZAC. In typical spirit, the Hornsby RSL Club again provided a traditional Gunfire breakfast for close to 2,000 attendees.

The Committee together with available members either supported or provided a broad range of activities throughout the year. We hosted several visiting youth groups seeking knowledge on our military heritage, we provided members to present an address to other organizations, delegates to the RSL District Council meetings and the RSL Annual State Congress. Members and their partners participated in bus trips to interesting venues and we hosted some wonderful gatherings at our regular Sunday luncheon following the Sub branch meetings. As with other Commemorative services, Remembrance Day saw significant community involvement and once again broad representation from serving and ex-servicemen and women. The Hornsby RSL Sub branch Youth Club, is amongst the largest (and one of the oldest) in the State, with our local youth participating in a range of sporting and development pursuits including the Air League.

This year has seen the Hornsby RSL Club continue its vision to being a great community facility. Following a major investment in smart and practical facilities, the Club recently officially opened substantial improvements. The RSL Sub branch and many local groups benefit enormously from the generous support offered by the Hornsby RSL Club.

As the year drew to a close, the Hornsby War Memorial Hall Committee conducted an official re-dedication ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Hall. Without this important community facility the RSL Sub branch and the Youth Club would not function effectively.

On behalf of the Committee, I would like thank everyone associated with supporting the Hornsby RSL Sub branch. We especially wish to salute that great generation of men and women, the veterans and their partners of the Second World War (1939-1945) who remain with us today and who are now commemorating so many significant anniversaries of the campaigns of WW2. Rod White. AM.RFD. “The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance”President Sub Branch Office: Hornsby War Memorial Hall2 High Street Hornsby. Email: [email protected] Tel/Fax: 9476 6680

Charter Granted 1919


Annual Reports from Sub ClubsADULT DANCEThe Adult Dance Club members enjoyed another successful year in 2012 under the excellent direction of Club President Ron Curby.

Our Tuesday night dances in the Hornsby War Memorial Hall continue to attract new members and we have a good weekly attendance. Revisions and new dances in the ballroom style of New Vogue are taught by Diann and Daniel from 7.00pm to 7.30pm prior to the actual dance commencing. Members and visitors enjoy a variety of dance programs each week, with around 40 different dances, all performed to beautiful CD dance music. The contribution of volunteers in the day to day running of the club is greatly appreciated by all, whether they serve on committees, music comperes or simply assist in time of need.

Five Dinner Dances, including a Ball, are held during the year in the Hornsby R.S.L. Club’s Showroom. The members and their guests enjoy excellent meals in the splendid ambience of the Showroom while we dance the night away.

At the beginning of the year an additional spectacular dinner dance was put on for the 100th birthday party of Life Member Mr. Stan Byers. Many claim it was the best night we have ever had and a real highlight with a large beautiful cake and photos on big screens. His close family attended and were thrilled.

The annual Sporting Bodies games day was held on Sunday, 16th September, 2012. A few members from each of the sub clubs come together for various games followed by a BBQ. I am told the participants really enjoyed themselves. Some of our members have included trips away to Balls held at various country towns such as Ulladulla, Maitland, Batlow and as far away as Corowa in Victoria.

In September a group of members played a game of lawn bowls at Turramurra Bowling Club followed by a meal and drinks. Thanks to John and Doreen Turvey for organizing this social event.

We hold a New Years Eve Dance Party each year in the Hornsby War Memorial Hall. This year the theme was Doctors and Nurses. Some of our more extroverted members dressed accordingly.

Alvin Hartley decided to stand down as Treasurer after 15 years. We thank him for all the work done and wish him all the best.

The committee and members of the Adult Dance Club thank the Board and it’s Directors of the Hornsby R.S.L. Club for their continued support throughout the year.

Judy Hunter, Hon. Secretary

COMPUTERDuring the year we continued to have monthly meetings. Many of our members do not have unlimited funds to update their computers, so it has been a challenge to keep abreast of a changing market. However one of our members now has a tablet computer, so we have been able to demonstrate how this has changed the face of computing.

We have continued to attempt to answer all our members’ questions, and have achieved a high success rate. We welcome anyone to our meetings, including non-members of the sub-club, so that we may help to solve any problems they face with computing.

Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month at 3pm and last for about two hours, with a break in the middle. For more details, speak to Ted Weber on 9487 1418.

John NichollsPresident


AOOBWith great appreciation, I sincerely commence my report, in advising our funds donated this year were to:-

The Children’s Hospital At Westmead 1 May 2012 - $350.00 & 27 Nov 2012 - $400.00 $750.00Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital, Paediatric Unit 1 May 2012 - $250.00 & 27 Nov 2012 - $300.00 $550.00 Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, Randwick 1 May 2012 - $300.00 & 27 Nov 2012 - $300.00 $600.00Royal Institute For Deaf & Blind Children, Nth Rocks 1 May 2012 - $300.00 & 27 Nov 2012 - $300.00 $600.00Total $2,500.00 I thank our committee, for their efforts and hours in our fundraising achievements and everyone for their support.13-15 January 2012: At Parkes again, CDs and photographs on sale, featuring our great supporter and friend, Norm “Elvis” Bakker. We express a big thankyou for his donation of $250.00 given to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.13 March 2012: Committee woman, Margaret Messer presented three beautifully framed Awards of “Certificate of Excellence” to Bob Foody, Pam Taylor, and Tony Chad, in recognition of long and outstanding service. “Congratulations”.30 March 2012: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead held their “Bandaged Bear Day”.10 April 2012: This date turned out to be the beginning of many wonderful and generous donations received during 2012, for our ill children. Sincerely, I thank new member, Mr Andrew Davison donating $1620 over the course of 2012. All donations from Andrew have been given to the Paediatric Unit, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital ** THANKYOU ANDY**31 May 2012: I ruled off and closed our books for Annual Balance and prepared my return. We thank our Auditors, Brigden & Partners.1 June 2012: A very special day, we saw our youngest member nominated and registered to join. Baby, Bianca Violet Morris, born 16/5/12. (CAMDEN BRANCH maintains a “’National Juniors Listing” for registration to Junior Troop. To date, 31/12/12, we have five children on the registry in Camden). For information call Big Kev Gunn, Camden Branch: 46470669/0425289709 (www.aoob.com.au.)

5 July 2012: We were very grateful of an article in “The Bush Telegraph Weekly”, with a colour photograph and introduction of A.O.O.B’s with awareness given to our MEET AND GREET, (chats to plan social activities). Welcome was made to attend our Tuesday evenings. Our Vice President, Mick Gallagher, co-ordinated this venture of publicity. Since, we have had several Cinema visits; a few Restaurant dining’s; a club luncheon and show and many support gatherings at Norm “Elvis” Bakker shows. Including:- 15/ 9/12-Northmead Bowling Club; 5/10/12-Wyong Bowling Club; 9/11/12-Woy Woy Leagues Club; 14/12/12-Wyong R.S.L Club Our support will continue, and Meet and Greet thrive!10 July 2012: A.G.M, In Boronia Room. We thank, Norm Bakker, Director, as our Returning Officer. Elected were: PRES-Bob Foody; VICE PRES-Mick Gallagher; Secretary-Bob Foody; Treasurer-Pam Taylor; PUBLIC RELATIONS-Bob Foody, Pam Taylor, and Mick Gallagher; SPORTING & SOCIAL SUB CLUB DELEGATES-Bob Foody and Pam Taylor General committee-Margaret Messer, Gena Mulukin, Ian McNeill and Tony Chad. A hearty thankyou to Norm and his wife Michelle donating today $300.00 for The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Norm continues to be a wonderful supporter to our children’s charity. He is a marvellous ambassador and we are so proud too, that, he kindly accepted our invitation to be our A.O.O.B Co-Patron of Hornsby Branch (94). For his, accepting this prestigious title, we are very grateful.

Looking for playmates!


HORNSBY RSL FOOTBALL CLUBIt is a pleasure to have the opportunity to present my 1st report as President of our Hornsby RSL Football Club.

What a year for Hornsby RSL FC!!We started the season in fine form, the inaugural “RSL FC Pre-Season Cup’ which was planned for the 2nd and 3rd week of March but unfortunately the month of March was a complete washout, we will try again next year.

The ladies started with 2 teams but due to injuries to both sides, it was decided to combine these sides into one. This proved to be the correct decision as the ladies went on to defeat the previous undefeated side and just miss out on the finals on goal difference. It was a great effort by the girls, with huge thanks to George Farrell and Dave Foster.

The brain (Denis Dempsey) was back again with a mixture of old and new faces as the “Pirates” tackled division 3. From all reports, beautiful football was played every week with the occasional unlucky result thrown in however, the old boys still did the club extremely proud by qualifying both teams in the finals. Both sides came up against St Michaels in both grades, reserve grade beaten by the winners in the Semi’s whilst 1st grade lost a tightly fought Grand Final 2-3. A great effort by both sides and hopefully we get one back against them in Div 2 next season. Well done to Denis, Mick and JJ on a great season.

With a couple of new players from Hornsby Heights and Mexico, the season’s expectations were set pretty high with both promotion and the title the goals from the whole squad. The MAA squad had both teams in the Grand Final after 1st grade had already won the Minor Premiership and secured promotion to Division 4. Both sides made the very parochial crowd at Asquith Oval very happy fans and won their Grand Finals (still to confirm but rumour has it was the first time ever in the Club’s history), reserve grade won 2-0 whilst 1st grade won 4-2 on penalties after finishing extra time 1-1. Dan you had a fantastic season and can only get better with experience, we look forward to seeing you in the hot seat for many more years.

The crowd on Grand Final day was awesome to see. We had the girls, 35’s, parents, wives and even some guys from the U/15’s managed to get up there for the extra time and penalties but the atmosphere that was generated was unbelievable and helped the boys get over the line.

9 September 2012: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, had their 32nd Teddy Bears Picnic, however, it has been transformed to: Bandaged Bear’s Big Day out and a wonderful day it was at Luna park, Sydney.28 November 2012: The Committee enjoyed a lovely social luncheon (pre Christmas cheer) at the Asquith Leagues Club, organised by Andy Davison, who we thank tremendously for arranging and collecting our tickets. “A MERRY CHRISTMAS WISH TO EVERYONE”.With heartfelt emotion, I express our condolences to family and friends of our loved members passed on:- Lesley Donald, Keith Laird, Ernie Smith and Terry Hope.We have had an amazing exciting year, with social events and pride with our achievements in fundraising. The committee always strives hard for the precious ill children. Now, plans are under way for our next Garage Sale, at the Girl Guides Hut, in Edgeworth David Avenue, in 2013. So much is happening in the formation of the A.O.O.B’s. This will be detailed and further advised and finalised in 2013.

In closing my report, with respect and pride for our two Trustees, (Directors, Mick Pearce and John Deane) our gratitude is given. Forever, our Guardian Angels and we are so blessed. Also, we extend our appreciation to the R.S.L Club President, Col Bourke and the Board of Directors, C.E.O Mario Machado, Management and Staff. We are always grateful of assistance, consideration and understanding and for our venue address of the R.S.L Club.

The selection of various HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH 2012 have given me joy and I wish unto all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and the Committee would join with me, to thank, our Old Bastard President (a man of many ‘Hats’), Mr Robert Foody.God bless, stay well and keep smiling,PAMELA TAYLOR. Public Relations/Treasurer.


The club was again well represented in numbers at Mallacoota this year with a handful of guys from the MAA team who made the trek down with our fantastic sponsor Clarke Coaches. RSL for the first time in 7 years actually won a game with Nathan Clarke scoring the winner. Continual improvement is the key and getting more of the younger guys down thereA big thank you to all who attended both the Trivia night and Presentation night for this year, we were very happy with the attendance for both events plus also after the grand final win.

Congratulations to our entire Award winners for 2012 for their outstanding achievements, The Major Winners were:

Clarke Coaches Woman’s Player of the Year Rebecca CareyWoman’s Players Player Rhiannon BrooksO/35 Player of the Year Brian McGrath (1st Grade) Paul Shilling (Reserve Grade) O/35 Players Player Mick Da Silva (1st Grade) Craig Cura (Reserve Grade)Hornsby RSL Player of the Year Justin HillStan Bowman Award (Reserve Grade Player of the Year) Matthew WilliamsAll Age Players Player Russell Granger (1st Grade) Rueben Williams (Reserve Grade)

I would like to thank the 2012 Committee for all of their efforts this past season & in making this year another enjoyable and successful season for all of our members. Each of these guys put in a lot of time & effort with Roy always a standout & Denis for his Coaching Brain, but more importantly his efforts in raising funds through the BBQ’s & raffles & his general contribution to the club have not gone un-noticed. It is for this reason as well as the length of service he has given to our club that the committee has done the leg work to present Denis with his Life Membership.

To Roy, Damo, Ray, Reg, Dan, Dave, George, Anita & JJ, I am sure that I can speak for all of our members in thanking you for all of your contributions to our club in 2012.

To the Board of Directors, Colin Bourke, Mick Pearce, Mario Machado, Joanne Gilbert & the staff of Hornsby RSL, Thank you for ensuring our members enjoyed another fantastic season in 2012.

To our Members and their Families, our Supporters and the Pirates - thank you for your support in ensuring that 2012 was an enjoyable season for all.

Last but not least, a BIG congratulations to Brian Gibson and Craig Lean whose partners (Beck & Kellie respectively) gave birth this season to 2 future RSL ladies. Hope you are all well and we look forward to seeing the new additions on match days next season.

I look forward to seeing you all in our 2013 campaign.

For any new faces to the area looking for a fun kick around, go to www.hornsbyrslfc.com.au and contact the club for more details.

Richard Allen President Hornsby RSLFC

Hornsby RSL FC Division 5 & 5R Grand Final Winners 2012


KLAVERJASIt gives me great pleasure to table the events of our Klaverjas Club for the past Calendar year.

During the year 2012 our card club participated in 10 tournaments held in the Hornsby RSL, DAISI, Neerlandia and Rembrandt club, with an average attendance of 9 from our Hornsby Klaverjas Club. This attendance is slightly up from previous year of 2011 and average of 7.7 members attended.

Our 2 tournaments held in the Hornsby RSL club were respectively with an attendance of 45 for the “Autumn Drive” and 53 for the “Spring Drive”. In spite of attendances going downwards, the financial side was very much appreciated we raised a total of $521.76. Slightly down on last year, but an excellent result. Thank you to all the members who made this possible. On the 21st of March the Bekkers and the van Dongens attended the funeral of our late member Hugo Louwen. Hugo has been an outstanding member and card player always willing to give a helping hand when required. Towards the end of his life he suffered from dementia he will be sadly missed, May he rest in peace.

On the 6th of November 10 of our members participated in the Melbourne Cup day held in Neerlandia Club. We wanted to support Neerlandia because the old previous Board had to step in to prevent the club from closing down. The so called younger generation ran it for 1 year and were not available for re-election.

Our Christmas presentation night was held on the 10th of December 2012. This was a very enjoyable night with as guests the President of the Hornsby RSL Mr. Collin Bourke and his wife Vonny. This was celebrated with a lovely dinner and drinks. Treasurer John Dean and his wife Sandra were unable to attend due to cruising on the high seas.

The official opening of Level One took place on the 17th of November. Yours truly and his wife where invited for this event. After the official speeches we enjoyed food and drinks provided and also the company of the Premier of NSW and the Major and deputy Major of Hornsby.

The final score of the 2012 competition went to: 1st ~ Aad van Es 195100 points. 2nd ~ Paulus Breedveld 194607 points 3rd ~ Paul Lepelaar 192110 points Marsen: 1st ~ Paulus Breedveld 48 marsen 2nd ~ Joe Brookhouse 41 marsen 3rd ~ Ben Bekker 40 marsen

We all received a beautiful Xmas Hamper. The total cost for the presentation night was $983.00. We paid out of our social fund for the hampers the amount of $678.43 I like to thank Liny, Paul, Corrie and Ben for looking after this event a job well done. The table setting was excellent an improvement on last year now we have fewer members.

As mentioned in the opening statement we participated in 10 tournaments with an average attendance of 9 members. The outgoing cost paid for out of our social fund came to $1,065.00 including the Melbourne cup luncheon.

Last year I mentioned in my report we had a shortfall of $900 exceeding our income. I am happy to report this year our shortfall is only $302.37 and the bank balance is still approximate $1469, more than sufficient.

I like to thank the Secretary and Treasurer, Paul and Liny for their dedication and being here every week of the year. I also like to thank Elisabeth van Ewyk for faithfully representing us on the sporting body meetings, the committee and all of you who assisted in the wellbeing of our club.

Thank you members for attending our AGM and I hope we will play the game of Klaverjas with your support for a while yet. Thank you all.

Basil van Dongen


FISHINGThis year was not the best with four trips being cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The remaining eight trips were well attended and enjoyed by those members that were brave enough to meet at 5am at the wharf.

In all the eight charter boat trips attended gave all members fish to take home and a good time of bantering, stirring, jokes and a generally friendly time. We financially performed well this year in carrying out the regular Saturday raffles and especially a big thank you to the mother club for their grant allocation that helped us tremendously. To keep costs in place we merged our presentation night in with our Christmas function and all that attended had a great feed, some drinks and a very good night. Big thank you goes to the mother club for allowing us to be one of the first to utilise the new level 1 function rooms that proved to be a terrific venue. The RSL catering staff did a fantastic job in looking after us and provided beautiful trays of fresh prawns and a smorgasbord of meats, salads and hot foods for us at very reasonable prices. We will certainly be looking to do this type of function again in 2013.

To those members that help regularly with the Saturday night seafood raffles it is a big thank you from all other members as without these the Fishing Club would not be able to continue. These raffles have enabled the fishing club to remain almost totally self sufficient with limited reliance on the mother club for an annual grant.

It goes without saying that we especially appreciate all those RSL club members that continue to generously support the Fishing Club every Saturday afternoon by purchasing the seafood tray raffle tickets.

It is important that we try to fill all spots on the boat to ensure that each trip is financially viable so new members and visitors are always welcome. If anybody wants to join the Fishing Club please feel free to come to our monthly meeting which takes place 7.30 pm on the fourth Monday of the each month at the RSL Club.

The monthly outside charter boat trip winners for 2012 are:

• January Cancelled trip • July Laurie Brown • February Michael Cheng • August Cancelled trip • March Graeme Shepherdson • September Terry Choy • April Terry Choy • October Cancelled trip • May Laurie Brown • November Cancelled trip • June Laurie Brown • December Laurie Brown

Congratulations to all this year’s winners and look forward to a great 2013 fishing season.

Bernie CrockerHornsby RSL Charter Boat Fishing Club Secretary

Once again the band presents our annual report. The band continued to operate successfully due to the efforts of it’s members and supporters. The band continued to serve the Hornsby and wider district, playing at a number of engagements. These included Scottish gatherings, Anzac and RSL events and community events.

The band attended the Bundanoon “Brigadoon” Gathering, The Toukley Gathering of the Clans and the Clans on the Coast gathering at Nelson Bay. The Bundanoon gathering is the biggest of these and the band always enjoy the trip south . It is a big day with around 15000 people in attendance. The day commences with a march through the streets of the town and then a massed band display of around 25 pipe bands. Each band then puts on an individual display plus there’s dancing and music performances plus fun events the general public can participate in including caber tossing. Our band acquitted itself well last year with a good performance in the individual band display. The other gatherings namely Toukley and Nelson Bay whilst much smaller still very enjoyable and the band also performed well at these.

PIPE BAND


INDOOR BOWLSThe year for the Indoor Bowls has not been kind to us in gaining access to the ‘Showroom’ to play our games which are social rather than ‘competitive’.

We are mindful that the first priority must be to hire out the ‘Showroom’ when able and thereby gain a financial return for its use through entertainment, functions and meetings and we the bowlers are conscious of this and accept this obvious fact.

The figures below give an indication of access to the ‘Showroom’ by the Tuesday morning bowlers from April 4th 2012 to February 8th 2013 as being 43% and the Friday night bowlers being 32% out of a possible 46 attendances.

The Indoor Bowls are the second oldest Sub Club within the Hornsby RSL Club of 50 years plus, we would hope that in any future plans for the Clubs development that space may be found that would enable the Indoor Bowls to start up a ‘competition’ among its players.

Again we had a successful Christmas ‘Get together’ for our members the food and service were excellent all enjoyed

Our biggest day of the year is Anzac Day. We commence the day with the Dawn Service at Hornsby. After breakfast in the Club it’s off to the city for the march. Again we were very grateful for the loan of a coach from Terry Clarke of Clarke Coaches. Our president and Drum Major , Brian Thompson again drove the coach. At the end of the main march all bands assemble in George St near Bathurst St. The Scottish Act of Remembrance then marches to the Cenotaph to lay wreaths. After this we go to the Kirribilli RSL Club where we put on a performance. It’s then back to Hornsby for another performance and dinner at the club. We also played for the Vietnam Veterans march at Ettalong. We also attended the Normanhurst Cadet end of year parade. At this unit’s dining in night one of our pipers Graeme Bolton played. We also provided a piper for the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Hornsby Cenotaph .

Other events we attended were the Orange Blossom Festival at Kenthurst, Walk for Life at Rofe Park where we also provided a piper for the candlelight ceremony at dusk. We attended the Crowle Fete which is held at Crowle Homes at Meadowbank which is a home for handicapped people. The band played at the opening of the new extensions to the club. We also played at the 50th Anniversary and re-dedication of the Hornsby War Memorial Hall.

The band last year purchased four new Andante Reactor side drums. They were a welcome acquisition and replaced drums that were getting old and worn out.

Last year the band farewelled piper John Shaw who left to join another band and bass drummer Gerry Burnett who moved to Port Macquarie We welcomed new members John Wingrove, Ray Brown, Paul Connolly and Clint Elliott. We also farewelled our piping tutor Scott James who has gone to live in the UK. We welcome Jock Hillock who is tutoring the drummers.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sixteen members for their efforts over the last year plus our tutors Scott and Jock. The band is striving to improve with the hard work at practice paying off. The band practices at the Hornsby War Memorial Hall every Wednesday night commencing at 7,30pm.

Bruce Crundwell, Pipe Major.

ThebandplayingattheHornsbyWarMemorialHall50thAnniversaryCeremony.


SOCIAL GOLF2011-12 was another very successful year for the Golf Club welcoming many new members with numerous visitors participating. The year was run under set formats with the annual match play, stroke club championships, other events & a memorial day sponsored by club officials.

The annual ladies day was held at North Turramurra GC in March and was well attended by the ‘fairer sex’. The Shane O’Hara Memorial Trophy weekend in June was held at Forster proving very successful with Clarke Coaches transporting 18 players. . Ross Bradbury outstayed a number of close but not good enough contenders. The course was saturated from heavy overnight rain but we were fortunate enough to be allowed on the course (with carts) when closed to everybody else.Both the ‘Patrons & CEO’ days sponsored by Senior Vice President/Club Patron Mick Brodie & CEO day Mario Machado respectively were greatly appreciated. The Deceased Members trophy day, considered to be our premier event, is a bus trip to Glenmore Heritage Valley just before XMAS and was won by Doug Thompson. We once again well represented the RSL Club at the 2012 January Charity Challenge at Riverside Oaks with 8 members participating. Thank you to the RSL Club for assisting with sponsorship, halving the player’s costs for the event. Also, attendance at the annual Asquith ‘Diggers Day’, around Anzac Day, is considered a very special event.

Congratulations to John Thompson, Peter Rapson & Peter Cunningham in winning their respective Club Championship grades with Doug Thompson defeating John Thompson on taking out the annual match play knockout out competition played between October 2011- May 2012.

Congratulations to Andy McElroy on becoming the Golf Club’s latest life member

With deep sadness we lost a long term supporter Neil Thompson (Doug’s father) throughout the year. He will be sadly missed

The Club committee wishes all a very prosperous & healthy 2013.

TONY WESTCLUB PRESIDENT

the festivities, a special thanks to Vice President Graham Moss for donating the raffle prize to the Club many thanks Graham. We also wish to two of our stalwart players Gordy Stannard and Denis Dempsey who have given many years of service to the Indoor Bowls sub club congratulations on being award ‘Life Membership’ of the Indoor Bowls Sub Club.

I wish to report the passing of our highly esteemed President ‘Em Smith’, his passing was a shock to us all and a blow to the stability of the Club, it was through his tireless work across the Tuesday mornings to the Friday night games, Em always put in a total effort to ensure the conduct and well being of those games, it is not until you lose such an important member that you realize their overall value to the Club.

May our fellow bowls player Ernie, rest in peace.

Mick Pearce - Indoor Bowls Secretary L to R: Ern Smith, Mick Pearce, Gordy Stanward, GrahamMoss,BarryJohnson


‘FROGS’SWIMCLUB-Now based at Galston indoor pool all year round and have been for some time. We all enjoy being out of the elements plus swimming in much warmer water, resulting in better attendances each Sunday morning.

With regard to carnivals, at the 2012 AIF Carnival held in Dubbo (our biggest carnival of the year) with over 400 swimmers, we had Mick Pearce and Stuart Mcintosh gaining 1st place in their individual age events. A great achievement. We took part in carnivals at Castle Hill, Queanbeyan, South Sydney and Harbord also with great results.

As usual our fund raising carnival at Queanbeyan last June long weekend was a great success and $3000 was raised for legacy. Even though the frogs worked very hard over the weekend, we all had a wonderful time. Thanks go to Mario Machado for donating prizes for our fund raising raffles. We also raised $540 to help our member ‘Lucy Dumitrescu’ travel to Italy to take part in the International Down Syndrome Championships, for which she had been chosen to represent Australia. Lucy travelled to Italy in November and did us proud, winning 2 individual Bronze Medals, 5 Gold Medals for Relay events and best of all 2 Gold Medals for the lOOm and 200m butterfly events. Well done Lucy.

Our congratulations go to our Jnr. Vice President Peter Quirke who is also a District Scout leader for the Benowie District. Peter was presented a “Silver Emu” award for his 30 years of sustained and exceptional service to the Association. Congratulations Peter.

At our annual presentation this year, the Champion of the Year was our President Brian O’Keeffe and Stuart Mcintosh was voted as “Clubman of the Year”. On the social front, thanks go to Colin and Chris Hunter for hosting our Christmas Party at their home, plus Brian and Jeanette O’Keeffe for holding a BBQ at their home to bring in the year 2013 on New Year’s Day. Also we got together for a Christmas Luncheon in December at the new LEVEL ONE and we all agree that the food, service and venue were excellent. We continue to attend monthly, the Meat Raffle on Birthday Draw night and also every few weeks we have morning tea in the Club Coffee Shop.

Thanks go to our hard working Executive Committee and all the members for making ‘The Frogs Swim Club’, the wonderful club it is.

Jeanette O’Keeffe- Captain

SWIM

It was a successful year for our club in 2012. Our social darts on Friday nights have seen a good deal of new players with over 40 members in our club.

Congratulations to all the winners of our club championships, the competition between players in all the games is very good with 11 players sharing the spoils for the 22 trophies available. This coming year should be better than last year. To qualify for these you have to be a member and have played 7 Friday social darts with our club in the year before the championship games. This year is the Balmain’s Darts club’s 50th anniversary and Hornsby RSL has fielded at least one team in each competition from 1968 that I know of. In the winter competition last year we had 3 teams entered, 1 in Division 1 and 2 in Division 2. The team in Division 1 finished 4th and the teams in Division 2 finished 3rd and 7th. We entered 4 teams in the Summer competition with a lot better results for our Division 1 teams who took out 1st and 2nd place. Well done to both teams.Our Division 2 teams came 4th and 5th. With those results our club took out the club championship.It’s been a long time since our club won this in the Balmain competition. Balmain had a perpetual trophy for the club champions, but they stopped handing it out to the winners.

To all the people that have played darts this year at our club , you have made the nights enjoyable and fun , thank you for your support. A big thanks also to the committee members that have helped during the year to make our darts nights a huge success. Social darts, be there every Friday 7.30pm and enjoy throwing arrows.

Trevor Turnbull

DARTS


This year we have had some very good results for members who have competed in away Competitions.

The range will soon have mostly all electronic targets, which should allow more shooters to participate in the afternoons, due to the scores and shots being displayed on monitors instantly. Currently due to the cost of each target we have made a request for two.

We have had several new shooters attend from our try shooting days, hopefully they will become members.

The Club has also been assisting The Knox School students prior to the start of their shooting term.

Members are welcome to come and try target shooting on our try shooting days but them must book in with our Club Secretary Heather Smith. Information can be viewed from our Web site. www.hornsbyrslrc.com.au.

We appreciate the ongoing support from the Hornsby RSL Club.

Doug CaplePresident Hornsby RSL Rifle Club

RIFLE

TABLE TENNISThe Table Tennis Club held its AGM on 21 Feb which was attended by 27 members and elected its Office bearers. Thanks to the Director Tony Elton who acted as the Returning Officer and after the Meeting also presented trophies to the winners of SNDTTA Spring Competitions as well as to the winners of the 2012 Handicap Challenge. The SNDTTA Autumn Competitions started in March. The Club entered five teams in Division 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 with home nights on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

The Club Committee organised video shows of table tennis training and competitions in the sports lounge. Thanks to the Hornsby RSL Board of Directors who approved the repainting in non- glare colour of the Table Tennis Room.

A friendly table tennis match was held between the Australian Chinese Descendants Mutual Association and Hornsby RSL Table Tennis Club in the morning on Monday, 28 May at Caney Vale. Results were that our Team A won 7:4 and Team B won 9:2.

The top five play-offs in Division 2 of the SNDTTA Autumn Competition were held on 20 July at SUNS, Thornleigh. Three of our players, Anxi Zhou, Ying Qin and Sanjay Kalra qualified to play in the event.

The Hornsby Team Blue won the finals on 24 July in Division 4 and got a champion while Team Red got a runner up in Division 2.

The Hornsby RSL Table Tennis Club’s Closed Championship 2012 was successfully completed in August. There were a total of 33 entries in the events. The Championship was smoothly organised by Zareer Reporter, Navindu Nanda and other committee members. The participating members fully enjoyed the exciting and tiring matches and results were as follows: Winner Runners up Division 1: Michael Julian David Hao Division 2: Amir Hosseini Navindu Nanda Division 3: Ze Zheng Andrew Zhuang Veterans: James Wong Chris Lo The SNDTTA District Championship was held on 23 August. Michael Julian got a runner up in Division 1 singles and Ryan Liu was the winner in Division 2 singles. Ryan Liu with An Xi Zhou also won the men’s doubles in Division 2.

The 2012 Australian Veterans Championship was held in Canberra from 13-20 Oct. Three members of Hornsby RSL Table Tennis Club, namely Shirley Smith, Wing Kwai Chan and James Wong representing NSW participated in the teams of over


75, 70 and 60 respectively. Amazing results were attained by Shirley Smith who got Bronze in two consecutive years in the over 75 women’s doubles. Our Club’s member James Wong in his first year of joining the Australian Championship in the over 60 men’s events leaded the NSW Team A to win a Silver and he also managed to beat some strong players and got a Bronze medal in individual event - a really marvelous result, congratulations to Shirley and James !

Hornsby RSL Team Red in Division 2 of SNDTTA Spring Comp. won the Grand Final against SUNS C on Monday, 3 Dec and came first while Hornsby Team Green of Div. 1 got a runner up in the final against PCYC on 7 Dec. Our Team Orange in Division 5 played the Grand Final against Cherry brook team on 28 Nov. Team Orange put up a strong fight against the more experienced team but lost and came second. The Teams performed an outstanding job.

The Handicap Challenge on every Tuesdays was fully completed on 4th Dec. The Winner of the Handicap Challenge in 2012 was Edgar So and the Runner Up was Guy Chan. On the average there were 14 to 16 participants each time and they enjoyed the happy and exciting matches.

In 2012 the Table Tennis Club had 82 financial members who paid $8 as the yearly fees. Active players played few times in a week. With social players and guests the table tennis room which opens day and night and, with only two tables, was always busy. Thanks to the cooperation of all players in observing the 20 minutes play- time rule that a happy and friendly atmosphere was maintained.

On Friday 14 of December 2012 The Table Tennis Club held its Presentation and Year End Dinner. 60 members with their families and friends attended. The good food, lucky draw, Queen of Sheeba Game and Bingo were enjoyed immensely by all. Special thanks to Zareer Reporter for conducting the games with Tommy Mak assisting.

Thanks to members’ support in our Activities and special thanks and appreciation to the Committee Members’ hard work in organising these Activities. Overall, the Table Tennis Club has gone through another successful year in 2012.

Wing Kwai Chan


This year we were disrupted by the building of Level One. For most of the year we only had five tables. Due to the hoarding for the crane we did some measurements and re-arranged the tables so that we had a comfortable distance between tables.We now have six tables back and with new lights and carpet the room will be back at its best.

The State Doubles Snooker Championships were played at Hornsby and for those players playing at Hornsby for the first time the comments about the room were very positive.

Earlier in the year we had a naming ceremony. We decided and the Board endorsed our decision to name the Snooker Room “the Don Huxtable Room”. It gave me great pleasure to congratulate Don on this achievement. Apart from Don’s war efforts that have been previously documented, Don has been a stalwart of the Snooker Club for many years serving as President and is currently our Patron. Congratulations Don.

We were victorious against ours friends the ACT and we are looking forward to them returning to our Club in March. Also we hosted Berowra RSL and a good roll up with everyone having three games and a great luncheon afterwards.

Our HSS Snooker Team won the trophy for the second time in three years. Well Done Boys. We also entered teams of Billiards and Snooker in the Western Districts

Competitions and achieved very satisfactory results.

This year we have added a new trophy to play for, being the Taylor Brothers Shield. It is in recognition of the contributions made by Keith, Don and Allen to Hornsby RSL Snooker Club, both as players and long term committee members. On behalf of my brothers we are very proud to be recognised in this manner.

The major trophy winners in 2012 were: Open Doubles Snooker: Joe Minici and Harry Anderson Runner Up: Trevor Harrison and Michael Chang Open Billiards: Any DeHaan Runner Up: Keith Taylor Open Snooker: Joe Minici Runner Up: Harry AndersonCongratulations to all Winners and Runner Ups in all competitions.

Chook Nights on Friday nights have been down in numbers and we hope that it will pick up this year. Just turn up around 8pm on Fridays. New Members are always welcome.

Our AGM will be held on Monday 11th March and the Presentation night on Saturday 27th April. For any Members or past Members this will be the last chance to redeem any cues that have been taken out of the lockers and stored. In March, any cues left will be placed in the racks for general members use.

Finally I would like to thank my fellow committee for their help throughout the year and especially selling the raffles on Friday. Also I would like to thank the Board, Management, Bar and Kitchen staff for their support this last year.

Allen Taylor - President, Billiards and Snooker Club

SNOOKER & BILLIARDS


This year there was a merge between North Shore and Sydney North Associations which meant we were all thrown in together. The Club was able to enter five teams and who trained at Barker College’s hockey field from March – September of a Tuesday evening. The Women competed in Divisions A, C and D of the Sydney North Women’s Hockey Association and the Masters (Veterans) competition of the North Shore Competition. All games were played at Ku-ring-gai Hockey Centre, Pennant Hills Park, Ryde and Cintra (Concord). One junior team was entered in the U15’s competition and competed in the North Area Hockey Association. They played at Ku-ring-gai Hockey Centre, Pennant Hills, Ryde, Homebush and Concord. Hornsby was able to enter 2 senior teams in the summer competition that is currently still running.

It has been a great year for all of our teams, although 2012 didn’t bring any premierships, there were still many successes in several other ways. The Masters made the semi-finals for the second year in a row, unfortunately they didn’t save their best game to last. Team 1 started the season well and looked very promising having been moved up into A grade. Team 2 made it to the semi-finals and looked like the clubs biggest hopes to take out a premiership but this was not to be, being knocked out in the semi’s. Team 3 who were winless last year made some incredible improvements throughout the season to get some wins under their belt in 2012. Congratulations to all players and teams. A big credit to all the captains, vice captains and coach’s for 2012 that have each week organised, trained and generally made sure a full team took the field. And not to forget all the supporters, partners, families and friends.

Our 2 fundraising events this year included the sale of chocolates and the trivia night, both were a success. The trivia night which took place in August had an Olympic theme. We were exposed to some lycra, union jacks and experienced fierce competition all the way to the winning post. Several sports and countries where in attendance from rowing to equestrian and poncho wearing Peru to chocoholics Switzerland. A great evening was had by all with the Equestrian team winning on the night. Thanks to Barty for being the Trivia Master for the night.

The club was successful this year with a name change to Hornsby RSL Hockey Club, dropping the Women’s from the title as the junior team comprises of both male and female players. It also means that the club has the ability to establish a men’s team if there was interest in the future.

2012 saw the club able to upgrade and purchase new equipment, an entire new goalie kit, plus other bits and pieces to upgrade the other kits, new training bibs and thank god we can now retire the yellow handmade aprons! As well as 2 new banners for the club with the new name change.

A working bee held at KHC saw several club members attend and assist to get the new amenities/canteen block up to scratch and ready to use. Some other great news on the facility side of things, the site of the Ryde Hockey Centre was due to close, but has now been saved. It will be retained and will operate for many more years to come. This is fantastic news for hockey on the north shore.

A very special thankyou to all involved on the committee. All of these guys have made my job easier and have put in a huge contribution towards the club. The hockey club would not be able to function without the efforts of the whole committee. Jayme-Ann ~ Vice President Jane ~ Treasurer Lara ~ Secretary Selina ~ The Digital Media Whiz Lisa ~ Event/Fundraiser Organiser

Hornsby is a dominating force in 2013 with Dallas, Lara, Jayme Ann and myself taking up positions on the NS Hockey Association committee.

Finally, a big thank you must go to the Hornsby RSL Club, for their ongoing support. Without the financial support from the RSL our fees would be much higher; the availability of the RSL Club rooms and facilities for functions is greatly appreciated, and the support and sometimes humour provided at the Sporting Bodies meetings, and general socializing, is valued as a club. Especially a big thank you must go out to Mick and Lily Pearce and Harry for their ongoing support throughout the year.

Julie ZwarteveenPresident 2012

HOCKEY


Sporting & Social Sub Club Contacts

ADULT DANCE: John Turvey 9144 2665 COMPUTER CLUB: Ted Weber 9487 1418 DARTS: Trevor Turnbull 9476 5023FISHING: Bernard Crocker 9476 2245GOLF: Andrew McElroy 0423 298 032INDOOR BOWLS: Mick Pearce 9481 8401KLAVERJAS: Basil Van Dongen 9980 8445PIPE BAND: Brian Thompson 0428 656 720

RIFLE: Adrian Bonanni 0400 055 101SNOOKER: Allen Taylor 9476 5054FOOTBALL: Roy Ashpole 9476 2054SWIMMING: Brian O’Keefe 9653 2103TABLE TENNIS: Wing-Kwai Chan 0413 160 820WOMEN’S HOCKEY: Lara Davis 0410 236 828A.O.O.B: Pamela Taylor 9457 9534

OPENLunchThursday to Sunday from 12pm

DinnerWednesday to Sunday from 6pm

Full Cocktail ListThursday to Saturday from 5pm

High TeaSunday from 1.30pm

Level One Lounge presents a whole new level of entertainment and facilities for the members, guests and visitors of Hornsby RSL Club. Level One includes a large open floor with indoor/outdoor seating, private cabanas with lush rainforest lanscaping, private dining, outdoor fireplace and a comfortable array of seating.

An international wine list, with many by the glass are available with state of the art equipment to ensure the integrity of the wines being poured. Boutique and Craft beers and ciders on tap. plus every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, the Cocktail Bar opens on Level One serving those with a little more exotic tastes.

Club Grants 2011-2012

Alzheimer’s Aust NSW

Autism Spectrum Australia

Babybumps Support Group

Bridge for Asylum Seekers Foundation

Brooklyn OOSH

Camp Quality

Centacare Broken Bay

Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Children’s Hospital- Westmead

Chinese Elderly Welfare Assoc

Constant Companion

Delta Society Australia

Disabled Alternative Road Transport

Service

Easy Care Gardening

Epilepsy Action Aust

Guide Dogs NSW/ ACT

Hornsby & District TPI Group

Hornsby Kuring-gai Association

Hornsby & Kuring-gai Hospital

Hornsby Kuring-gai PCYC

Hornsby RSL Sub-Branch

Hornsby SES

Hornsby Woodworking Men’s Shed

Hornsby Rockets 10 Pin Bowling

Jobsupport

Kuring-gai/Hornsby Volunteers

Co-ordination Forum

Leukaemia Foundation

Lifestart Co-Operative

Lifeline

Lower McDonald Rural Fire Service

Macular Degeneration Foundation

Multiple Sclerosis Ltd

Northcott Disability Services

Raise Foundation

SHINE for Kids

Sir Eric Woodward School

St Lucy’s School

St Vincent de Paul Society

Streetwork Inc.

Studio Artes Northside Inc.

Technical Aid for the Disabled

Ted Noffs Foundation

The Dish of St John’s

Variety Children’s Charity

Vision Australia

War Widows Guild of Australia

Wesley Aunties & Uncles Program

As a proud community supporter Hornsby RSL donated funds

totalling $426,200 to many community groups and organisations.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - Hornsby RSL Club · 2 Hornsby RSL Club Annual Report 2012 Office Bearers ......

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