HEBE JEBES
JAN/FEB 2022
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REPORTS
Wow, what an awesome fortnight my first two weeks as GM has been, including the Club’s coolest project, wedding bells at Hebe and some major fix-its coming online. Read all about it… Christmas prizegiving and party In the Garden Bar on 23 December, the Hebe Dragons’ multiple successes were celebrated at an awesome Christmas party that saw mums and dads helping out at the BBQ to serve up a veritable mountain of bangers and burgers to the 170 hungry revellers. Thanks to Sharon Robertson and her team and Rob for organising such a great event.
PAUL C. ARKWRIGHT General Manager
Wedding bells at Hebe Now that we’ve got Category-D arrangements under our belt, we’ve been able to host our first wedding at Hebe since the “Big C” came along to socially distance everyone. Billy, Chef Eric, Marco and the F&B team did an amazing job transforming the Garden Bar into a beautiful wedding venue for Rocky Lam’s son and new daughter-inlaw. Rocky took the time to write in and thank the Hebe team for making it such a great day … and they deserve it—an outstanding team effort and a brilliant event. Hebe fix-it time There are multiple projects kicking off now and in the next few months to make Hebe even better for everyone. See the Vice Commodore’s report for all the details but here are a few highlights. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Club’s coolest project First off the blocks will be the much-needed air-con overhaul in the main Restaurant … remember sweltering in summer? These works have been deliberately scheduled to happen in the cool season and in the lull between the festivities of New Year and CNY. We are also combining these works with the simultaneous overhaul of the kitchen air filtration system and roof repairs to minimise any disruption to members. I’ve already sent out a separate email about adjusting F&B times and menus to accommodate these essential repairs. If you missed that, I’ve attached it again after my message here. Showering in style Next up will be the renovation of the club washrooms. You’ll see a temporary washroom block in place (with solar-powered water heaters) near the children’s playground for use while we completely renovate and redesign the club washrooms. Female washroom renovations will start in early January, followed by the disabled washroom (there will be an accessible temporary washroom during that time) and finally, the male washrooms. Upon completion, the temporary washroom block will then be relocated to the boatyard for our marine and maintenance teams to use to give them decent facilities and reduce pressure on the use of the members’ washrooms. Seawall repairs Members who like looking at concrete and those who use tenders may have noticed our swanky new seawall to replace the old disintegrating one. Next up, we will be repairing the two slipways and applying to add in some additional pontoon space for tenders near the new seawall.
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