Wednesday April 10, 2024
Volume 39 No. 11
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The Cobar Weekly Huge fundraising effort by two locals Pg 2
Cocaine seized in vehicle search Pg 2
Palettes & Palates was a crowd-puller Pg 3
Club decides to hold off on amalgamation
After seeing an improved bottom line over She said they will track the courtesy bus comes with “no strings attached” in regards to the past four months and increased patron- traffic over the next six months and see what any future amalgamation plans. age, Cobar Services Club members have benefit it brings to the club. “The club is a community asset and we will voted to hold off on plans for amalgamation. Linda said as part of earlier amalgamation try and keep it that way for as long as we can. At the club’s annual general meeting in Oc- talks, a city-based club donated secondhand “We do appreciate the support from the comtober last year, members determined that amal- furniture and has also offered further assistance munity and our members to keep the club a gamation with a ‘parent club’ was the only with making improvements to the club. viable concern,” Linda said. viable option. She said the club will continue to accept their “We will report back to our members at our At that meeting, chairman Fred Geldof re- offer of help/assistance and advised the offer 2024 AGM in October.” ported that while the club was not in arrears on any loans or trades debtors and had no problems with cash flow, it was however only “treading water”. Mr Geldof said the club could pay its bills, however it was not in a position to make any improvements and move forward. The full financial position of the club was however unknown at the AGM as the 20212022 and 2022-2023 audited financial reports were not available. The two financial reports, which have since been completed, were presented to members at an extraordinary general meeting on Sunday. Club secretary/manager Linda Carter said following discussions on the financial reports and on the improved profit and loss figures over the past four months, the meeting determined that further amalgamation talks would be put on hold. “The last few months have shown an increase in trade and in membership to the club,” Linda reported. “And now with the courtesy bus in use we feel it will bring more people into the club who will stay longer due to being able to get home safely. “Club member Claud Parisi has worked tirelessly to get a bus for the club and approached Services Club staff Kristen Kenny and Linda Carter with the club’s new courtesy bus a number of local businesses for donations to which is expected to bring more patrons into the club. help make this happen.”