PRESI DENT ’S MES S AG E
ANZA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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his edition of ANZA magazine is bursting at the seams as we look back at 75 years of forging friendships and providing community on the little red dot. We are so proud, not only of what we’ve achieved to date but also how well-positioned the association is to move into the next 75 years and beyond. We have many people to thank for this; certainly, my predecessors on the executive committee, and our incredibly dedicated office team, but it’s our hundreds of volunteers who are so active and welcoming in driving each of our sub-groups that are the true backbone of ‘ANZA-land’. I look forward to joining everyone to acknowledge and celebrate all of our amazing volunteers at our ANZA Black Tie Ball 2023 - GLITTERBALL on 25 August. Of course, today our membership stretches well beyond nationals from New Zealand and Australia as we warmly welcome people from all parts of the globe, including a growing continent of Singaporeans, to our wonderfully diverse database. What better way to get us geared up for ANZA’s birthday celebrations than to join in the island-wide festivities of our host nation’s National Day on 9 August. Having witnessed nineteen years’ worth of NDPs, I can say with certainty that the atmosphere will get us in a festive mood for our fully-festooned GLITTERBALL a fortnight later. Talking of celebrations brings me to my dad, Colin. This year he kicked off his 80th birthday with trips to Singapore and the UK before we all went down to Government House in Sydney, where I was super-proud to see Dad awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for ‘Services to the Community’. Dad truly epitomises community spirit and has been heavily involved with organising and volunteering across multiple services for almost all of his eighty years. Congratulations Dad - you are an inspiration! In honour of the man himself, I’ll sign off with his usual understated, “Righto.”
President Megan Kinder
Vice President Mark Neo
Treasurer Tristan Perry
Membership Secretary MaryScot Thom
Community Service Coordinator Debra de Reeper
Sports Coordinator James Lindsay
Sports Coordinator Melanie Speet
Committee Member Don Northey
Committee Member Christo Alexander
Committee Member Philip Simmonds
Committee Member Kylie Barry
Committee Member Shaun McEwan
Megan Kinder Committee Member Megan Scott
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CO-PATRONS Her Excellency Gabrielle Rush, High Commissioner For New Zealand I His Excellency Mr Allaster Cox, Australia’s High Commissioner To Singapore ANZA AMBASSADOR PJ Roberts
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