LITTLE SHIP CLUB eNews JUNE 2016

Around the grounds …

Here’s a quick wrap of some of the tasks in hand or being planned. Our Clubhouse requires new guttering and replacement of the roof. Director Bill Canfield is generously providing, free of charge, two tradespeople to install the new gutter. We are looking at about a day-and-a-half in labour plus transport of product and equipment to the island (subject to work commitments). Once that has been completed the clears will be reinstalled around the covered patio area. Installation of solar panels is planned as part of the necessary re-roofing, and this project is in an advanced planning stage. Much of the kitchen equipment is also in need of replacement and/or expansion, especially to cater for the increasing number and size of functions and events bookings we are receiving. On a positive note, the coffee machine has been fixed and sample new blends and staff training are both well in hand.

Upgrades to the gaming machines are also under active consideration, with more information on this to come in the near future. The ropes and gear on our signature flagpole have benefited from some short-term maintenance work but will need replacement before year’s end. Also fixed for now is the issue with the security gate above the main pontoon, with the probable cause identified. As always, if Members can assist with any of these matters, please contact one of the Board or Flag Officers. In the longer term, with the ‘shifting sands’ of Straddie’s post-mining future increasingly at the forefront of public discussion, LSC will be building a full scope of works and concept plan for the years ahead. With an island economy based on sand-mining for nearly 50 of the 65 years of our Club’s history, the changes will be profound and we will be proactive in facing them.

Members’ SATURDAY NIGHT random draw* now $150

on Saturday 11th June

After draw on 4th June Amount jackpots by $50 each week if unclaimed on the night. *From 1st July 2016. the Saturday night random membership number draw is for Full, Associate, Senior and Life Members only.

The suspenseful build-up was finally broken on Friday 20th May when Social Member Maria was present as her numbers were called, and Craig, Julz and Jayden presented Maria with a cheque for $3,500! The Members’ random number draw has now moved to Saturday nights.

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June 2016 eNews

Little Ship Club (Queensland Squadron)