Pulse Magazine- Port City Bowling Club

PORT CITY BOWLING CLUB

SUMMER 2018

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From the CEO

Trading Hours Club Daily 9am until late Courtesy Bus (See website for Western and Eastern timetables)

Happy New Year to all of our Members and Guests! How quickly Christmas seems to come around.

And the “buzz” continues around our renovated venue. With memberships approaching 14,000 and monthly visitations at over 12,000 visitors, Port City Bowling Club has become a hub for dining and entertainment.

Drift Bar. Café. Restaurant has established itself as a destination for food lovers. Our Drift team have created mouth-watering menus over the past 12 months and the trend continues with our new summer menu. Eastern Tiger Restaurant has also been drawing praise from our members and guests. The Eastern Tiger team continue to provide value for money and quality buffet options. The buffet is proving to be still popular with the Christmas Day luncheon booked out by early November.

The Club continues to receive great feedback from members who appreciate the familyfriendly atmosphere and the great family amenities. Our annual Kids Christmas party attracted over 100 children who enjoyed a number of attractions including a visit from Santa.

Splash Kids club has 356 members The Club also has been active in the community.

The Club recently held a “Bowls for Boobs” event which raised over $4,700 for the Hastings Cancer Trust and Aussie Dragonflies as well as the staff supporting YP Space (Child Emergency Accommodation) through Easties Crew for You. The upcoming months the Club will continue to provide quality entertainment and promotions.

The club has Central Coasts “Marriah Band” playing for New Years and have another Central Coast band” Eye on You” playing on Australia Day. Bowling activities will also include an Australia v Rest of the World event on Australia Day.

Russell Stockham_

Russell Stockham (CEO Port Macquarie City Bowling Club)

Drift Bar, Café, Restaurant Open Daily from 9am Lunch From 11:30am–2pm Dinner From 5:30pm–9pm Eastern Tiger Restaurant Lunch 11:30–2pm Dinner 5:30–9pm (Sitting Times: 5:30pm & 7:30pm)

Management Team CEO Russell Stockham

Cellar Manager Mick Garrihy

Operations Manager Glen Stewart

Functions Co-ordinator Rose Willis

Finance Manager Claudia Buckby Marketing Manager Katy-Lee Waldron

Duty Managers Mark Doherty Tracey Stevens Chris McCloskey

Gaming Manager Amanda Ehlers

Admin Officer Katie Wilson

Editorial Enquiries marketing@portcity.com.au

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Location & Social 4 Owen Street, Port Macquarie 2444 P (02) 6583 1133 F (02) 6583 1461 E info@portcity.com.au

Contents

4 BOWLS FOR BOOBS

5 NEW YEAR’S EVE

benefits locals

DRIFT Bar. Café. Restaurant New summer Menu

YP Space raffle

Save the date

9 BOWLS TOURNAMENTS Save the date

10 YP SPACE

Helping youth homelessness

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11 WIN A BRIDGE CLIMB

EASTIES CREW

Celebrate in Hippy style

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SPLASH KIDS CLUB Holiday Movie Night

16 WHAT’S ON

Weekly activiites at your Club 3

Bowls for Boobs Benefits Locals

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ur recent Bowls for Boobs to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer saw a total of $4741.90 raised across the 24 hour period. One of the major beneficieries of this event was the Hastings Cancer Trust.

Have you ever wondered whether donations to cancer charities are used to treat patients within our local community? What about providing assistance for carers of local cancer patients ?

Well the Hastings Cancer Trust is a local, registered, not for profit charity that has been established to link the generosity of the Hastings/Macleay communities specifically with the needs of cancer patients and their carers in our local region.

Cancer remains a leading cause of death in Australia. Did you know that 1 in 3 Men and 1 in 4 Women will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 75.

As our local population continues to grow, we want to achieve nationally

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recognised best practice standards of cancer treatment, facilities and research all to be delivered locally, without patients needing to travel to Newcastle or Sydney to receive their treatments.

Since 2005 donations and fundraising have allowed the Trust to grant over $1,000,000 to worthy local recipients through our annual grants program. Importantly these grants have provided supplementary funding for projects and needs which are beyond the scope of ongoing Government funding.

Government funding only goes so far. The local grants program of the HCT helps to bridge this funding gap.

Operated entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, every dollar raised for the Trust is put towards helping our local community.

If you would like to find out more information about the Trust and it’s activities, perhaps enquire about being a volunteer or simply to make a donation then please visit www.hastingscancertrust.org.au

New Year’s Eve at Port City

Release your inner Hippy & Dance the night away with the Marriah Band this New Year’s Eve at Port City.

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eaturing sounds of the 60s, 70s & 80s from amazing artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Baby Animals and The Divinyls.

9pm-1am in the Entertainment Lounge

Book your table for dinner today at Drift Bar. Café. Restaurant or Eastern Tiger Restaurant Call our reception team on 6583 1133 5

Meet the Team Meet Stefan

Meet Tyson

What do you love about the Club?

You’ve recently started your Chef apprenticeship, what inspired you to undertake this?

A I have to say I really like the diversity of patronage and having the opportunity to work in more than one area, I love getting to know our members and having a joke with them.

Also I have an appreciation for the family friendly atmosphere the Club has, I have a young daughter myself and trying to find somewhere to take the family out isn’t always easy so I enjoy bringing everyone here.

Tell us all something we don’t know about you?

What cuisine do you like to cook?

A Most people don’t know I’m Tri-lingual, I speak Romanian, Dutch and English. I used to also speak French and German however I’ve forgotten it over time.

A I love to cook with salmon and different seafood’s, but im still young and have much to learn about in the field of different styles of cooking.

What did you do for work prior to Port City?

Who has impressed you most with what they’ve accomplished?

A I worked at a YMCA Children’s retreat in America which ran for 4 months and included about 20 programs. The retreat was on 5000 acres of land and we did things such as archery, paintball, geology walks & cave tours.

It was heaps of fun, the kids used to call me Mr Bubbles which was a nickname I created as a joke however the kids loved it so the name stuck.

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A I had been inspired to undertake an apprenticeship through my passion for food.

All through my life Ive loved food especially as a kid, the smell the taste and the texture.

I started my passion for food in year 10 in High School and continued my study for cooking through the rest of my High School life.

A I would have to say Gordan Ramsey.

He was taught by the best in the industry (Marco Pierre White) and shortly after his training he took a 200,000 pound loan from the bank and within 3 years paid it back and created his own fully functioning restaurant with a great reputation.

If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning medal for?

What would be your first question after waking up from being cryogenically frozen for 100 years?

A I think I would win an Olympic Medal in Yoga, many people under estimate yoga and its intensity.

A I would wake up and ask “What is there to eat?”

SAVE THE

DATE

Upcoming Port City Sponsored Events

Saturday 19th-20th May

Sunday 20th May 2018

Starts time: 10:00am Saturday End time: 10:00am Sunday

Registration: from 9:00am Commences 11.00am

Hastings Relay for Life

The Big Dig Family Fun Day

Relay For Life is a fun and moving experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information and support services. Relay is a chance for the Port Macquarie community to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, patients and their carers, to honour and remember loved ones lost to cancer and to raise money to help save more lives.

This major fundraising event is now in its seventh year, raising funds for our local community and international projects.

Oxley Oval

Join the thousands of Australians who take part in Cancer Council’s Relay For Life each year in the fight against cancer: start or join a team in the Port Macquarie 2018 Relay today! Head to http://fundraising.cancer.org. au/site/TR?fr_id=5291&pg=entry to register your team and pay by March 19, 2018 to receive the early bird discount.

For more details Contact Katie Mead katie.mead@nswcc.org.au

Town Beach

The Big Dig Treasure Hunt on Town Beach, Port Macquarie was initially created by the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Sunrise to add value to our community by hosting an annual family fun day. This years we have a fresh new look with new activites for the family to enjoy prior to digging for the treasure token.

Project Manager, Peter Grob, is making sure 2018 will be the best Big Dig event yet. It is a great way to bring together so many young families in our local community and have kids dressing up as pirates to find their treasure in the sand!

Registration will commence from 9am.

With the dig commencing at 11am.

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New Summer Menu at Drift

Have you been to drift lately? The new summer menu is sure to tantalise the tastebuds with so many beautiful dishes now available for lunch and dinner.

One feature dish is the Tea Smoked Duck breast. Delicately smoked the duck comes with a punch of amazing flavours complimented with the

sweetness from the stone fruit, heirloom carrots and roasted tomatoes, top it off with a glass of wine and you will be in heaven!

If you’re not into duck why not try the Tuna Steak rested on a beautiful warm potato salad and topped with caper compound butter which melts to give you that next element of flavour on your plate.

Book a table with our Drift team today to try these new menu items, you wont be disappointed!

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Bowls Tournaments SAVE THE

DATES Easter Tournament 30th March-2nd April Ladies Easter Carnival Saturday 31st March Handicap Triples 16-18 May Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs 8-10th June Grade 6 & 7, 2 Bowl Triples 15-18th June

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Men’s Tournaments and Ladies Carnivals

If you would like more information or to enter these tournaments and carnivals, please contact our bowls coordinator Phil Baker on 6583 1153 Port City Women’s Gala Day 26th June Prestige Pairs 11th-13th July Versatility 5s 17-18 September Encouragement Day 27th November

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YP Space Mid North Coast Port City has a passion for our locals especially when it comes to providing support to organisations such as the amazing team at YP Space Mid North Coast.

YP Space MNC (YPS) is a youth specialist homelessness service operating in the Port Macquarie/ Hastings and Kempsey/ Macleay LGAs for over 32 years. YPS works with young people, aged 12 to 25 years, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across our target LGAs. Their services are not just limited to providing a safe place for young people but a range of emotional, financial support including life skills to help these kids move into a positive future.

The majority of young people YPS supports are experiencing homelessness due to domestic and family violence, child abuse and family breakdown. Young people accessing YPS services have generally experienced significant trauma in their lives and have developed survival skills that are perceived as negative and impacting on their health and wellbeing.

YPS works with young people from a holistic case management model to address the full range of issues and concerns young people are experiencing. Work within this area is generally related to: • Physical, psychological/emotional or sexual abuse • Mental health issues • Alcohol and other drug use, self-medicating behaviours • Complex and challenging behaviours • Disability support • Self-harm and/or suicidal identification • Disengagement with education pathways • Complex family relationships • Skill development and personal wellbeing • Financial and income support.

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26,000 young people

between the ages of 12-25 are homeless in Australia One of the many funded services YPS provides is the sa safe and affordable housing responses to young people across our target regions including the Crisis Accommodation.

YPS implemented two 24/7 Supported crisis accommodation services – 1 in PMQ and 1 in Kempsey. Both these services have a total of 5 beds available to young people aged 13 to 17 years of age.

Crisis accommodation is available to young people for up to 3 months and is targeted at providing safe & affordable crisis responses to young people with high & complex needs and no to limited family/ community support options.

The Club has been working alongside the YPS’s amazing team over the past six months to provide assistance in the form of funding whether it be donations tins, voluntary staff wage deductions, fund raising days & Christmas Charity donations. If you would like to support YP Space or would like more information about the service please contact our reception team.

Functions at Port City At Port City Bowling Club our service is the difference. As your venue partner we pride ourselves in offering a friendly and professional approach to all your function needs. Our Functions Co-ordinator Rose Willis will work closely with you to ensure that your special day is exactly how you imagine it. Our team combines style, creativity, dedication & quality service to ensure that your event is everything you desire. We know not everyone is the same and are committed to ensuring that every aspect of your wedding reception is coordinated with precision and professionalism.

If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact Rose today on 6583 1133 or functions@portcity.com.au

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Summer Holidays Kids Movie Night Thursday 11th January 2018

FREE

HOLIDAY FUN!!

• 4pm-6pm in Port City’s Entertainment Lounge • Featuring Finding Dory • Lolly Bags and Ice Cream Cups available for purchase *All children must be supervised during these events

INCLUDES

AN AUSSIE LUNCH

Australia Day Friday 26th January 2018 Celebrate Australia day in true Aussie Spirit with Eye on You playing all of your favourite Aussie Rock tunes from 8pm-12am.

Bowlers can take part in the Australia against the world competition kicking off from 10am.

Dress in your national dress from your country of origin for a fun day on the green. $10 per head includes an Aussie lunch afterwards in the entertainment lounge.

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Social Membership Fees ( PLEASE TICK ) 3 Year Membership - $25 1 Year Membership - $11

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Membership fees renewable before 31st May of year stated on membership card 13

Privacy Statement

The Club is subject to the provisions on the Privacy Act 2014. The personal information provided by you on this application & attached documents will be used to process your membership application. Failure to provide all of the requested information may result in your application being rejected. You have a right to access any of your personal information that the Club holds about you.

The Club does not disclose your personal information to any other organisation or person unless there is legal requirement to do so. The Club may disclose your information to third parties that provide services under contract to the Club. These contracts require the third party to keep your personal information confidential and secure.

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PH - (02) 6583 1133 FAX - 6583 1461 ACN - 0010 56211 ABN - 71 001 056 211

ONLY AT PORT CITY BOWLING CLUB

Subject to merchant discretion, with the POINTSPlus Card, you can spend the reward points you earn with Port City Bowling Club at 325,000 retailers throughout Australia.

Terms and conditions and fees apply to the use of your card. Minimum and maximum transfer amounts may apply. Refer to the PDS. Gobsmacked Loyalty Pty Ltd ABN 60 098 218 216 (AFSL 444609) is the issuer of the card. The PDS is available and can be obtained online at www.portcity.com.au.

You should consider the PDS in deciding whether or not to acquire or keep the card. Port City Bowling Club is responsible for the Points Plus Rewards program and promotions and the conversion of bonus points to monetary value.

Refer to the Port City Bowling Club reward promotions and program terms and conditions.

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Weekly Activities VISIT WWW.PORTCITY.COM.AU FOR UPDATES

MONDAY Bingo 10am Bridge 12pm Poker 7pm

FRIDAY

TUESDAY Spin & Win Goodie Grab 4pm Bingo 7pm

WEDNESDAY Fishing Club Meat Raffles 5pm Members Draws 6pm & 7pm Trivia 7:30pm

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Bingo 10am

Bridge 12pm

Snakes & Ladders 12pm

Friday Rippa Raffle 5pm

Live Entertainment 8pm-12am

Sunday Meat Raffle and Crack the Safe Tickets on sale from 3:30pm

Friday Rippa Raffle 5pm Members Draws 7pm & 8pm Live Entertainment 8pm-12am

THURSDAY Gentle Exercises 9:30am-10:30am Travelling Bowlers Raffle 5pm

Free kids face painting every Friday night 6-8pm