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Facilities & Maintenance
PAGE 6
Captain’s Report
PAGE 18
Communications
PAGE 14
Swim for Cancer
PAGE 4
President’s Report
PAGE 15
Nippers
PAGE 16
Membership
PAGE 10
Investment
PAGE 10
Treasurer
PAGE 13
Archives
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Use of Club
PAGE 1.
COMPANY
DIRECTORS
As the Club is registered as a company under the Corporations Law, members of its Committee of Management
are all Company Directors within the Corporations Law.
PRESIDENT
Robert Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT
Kieran Kelly
CAPTAIN
Margaret Carney
HON SECRETARY
Jackie Bourn
HON TREASURER
Mark Broadhead
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
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Robert Bagnall
Barry Feyder
Peter Brown
Jan Davies
Mark Dawson
Nathan McCullum
John Mather
Dick Morath
Peter MacCormick
Mark Simkins
PATRON
Tim Anderson
HON CLUB SOLICITOR
Brian Davidson
STATUS OF THE BALMORAL
BEACH CLUB LIMITED
The Balmoral Beach Club
Limited is incorporated as a
public company, limited by
guarantee under the
AUDITOR
John Punch, Chartered
Accountant
Corporations Law. The
company is a non-profit
organisation.
BANKERS
REGISTERED OFFICE
National Australia Bank
The Village Accountant
1st Floor, 942 Military Road
Mosman NSW 2088
SUBCOMMITTEES
The various sub-committees
USE OF CLUB & SOCIAL
of the Club comprise at
ACTIVITIES
least one member of the
Committee of Management
and other Club members
MEMBERSHIP
Kieran Kelly
Jan Davies
Jon Attwater
Tony Arena
Dianne Green
Jenny Hole
Martin Quinn
Chris Webb
Cathy Mackay
FACILITIES AND
Clive Mancey
MAINTENANCE
Meredith Aveling
Shana Hinchliff
Alison Maunder
Peter Brown
Jon Attwater
Tony Bostock
Michael Crowley
Gerry Elkan
Martin Skipper
Richard Mychalewycz
ARCHIVES
COMMUNICATIONS
Jackie Bourn
Jon Attwater
Meredith Aveling
Tim Burnett
Mary Farquhar
Mark Simkins
Jan Davies
Martin Quinn
Chris Webb
IT COMMITTEE
FINANCE
John Mather
Robert Johnson
Robert Bagnall
Peter Brown
Mark Broadhead
Dick Morath
Chris Deane
SPORTS
Margaret Carney
Martin Quinn
Terry Carroll
Barry Feyder
Chris Webb
Barry Feyder
Jackie Bourn
Garry O'Sullivan
Tony Smuts
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Jenny Bray
Tim Anderson
George Franki
The President is an
ex officio member of all
subcommittees.
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1
PRESIDENT’S
REPORT
active Sports Committee. Thank
you all for your continuing work.
2. Maintain our financial health
It is my pleasure to report to members on our Centenary year, some
of whom may even think was our "best yet" !
At the beginning of our 2014 year, sub committees were well
established and in detailed planning for the Centenary. Whilst other
work to keep our normal operations going continued, we were all
looking forward to Centenary celebrations.
Our goals of recent years were then, and are now, still highly relevant
and in your committee's sights;
1. Keep our sports programme as our top priority
As our constitution provides. Club Captain, Marg Carney, her able
lieutenant Martin Quinn, and the Sports Committee, do a great job with
this programme. Numbers have increased significantly in the last 10
years, such that running these events safely, and in a manner that
everyone can participate, while still being enjoyable, is becoming a
major challenge. The courses are tweaked, week by week, by Martin; the
handicaps are fine tuned by Tony Smuts; and interest is maintained with
variety throughout the year as Margy harnesses the ideas from a very
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The BBC continues to run operationally at close to break even,
with any surplus from new
memberships being applied to
our building fund. This philosophy
has served us well, with our
operations well under control.
This year, we repainted the club,
and upgraded services and some
building items to ensure
compliance with Council , and
this was achieved earlier this
year. Our remaining project, the
refurbishment of the kitchen, has
been postponed until 2015, as we
were not prepared for it in the
current year. Our finance chief,
Mark Broadhead is not standing
for re-election with his
commitments to family and
career, and I thank Mark for his
valued input to the BBC's
finances. Another individual who
has had a strong influence upon
our finances, and the investment
strategy for our funds, has been
John Mather. John has decided
not to stand for the Committee
this year, after 9 years. This has
been a big commitment from
John, supported by Liz, and we
have benefitted from John's
wisdom in chairing the Finance
Committee in recent years.
Whilst I am sure John and Liz will
continue to contribute to the
BBC, I would like to acknowledge
and thank John for the significant
contribution he has made to the
BBC. It is clear we are in good
financial health, have a clear
forward path for our finances and
a model to guide our forecasts of
the future.
3. Ensure our Centenary is a success
There is no doubt all 5 functions
were a success, forming a 3
month extravaganza. We provided
something for everyone, with
variation in formats, activities,
style, and price, and the feedback
was tremendous on all fronts.
The organizers and their
sub- committees who planned
and implemented these functions,
should be very proud, and they
are to be congratulated.
Centenary Book Launch and
Centenary General Meeting Kathy McKay and her team.
The Centenary BallChris Webb and the ball committee.
Centenary Swim for Cancer Peter Ellis, Tony Arena and all
those who braved the weather.
The Centenary Nippers carnival Miriam Smith and the Nippers
crew.
The Jack Cox presentation day
and dinnerMartin Quinn and his team.
We must also mention the book.
A fantastic publication which
neatly caps the BBC's first
century. The book draws from
our archives, (amongst other
sources) which are in a great
state thanks to the organisational
skills of Jackie Bourn and the
work of archives volunteers over
some years. The book Committee
of Jackie, Kieran Kelly, Brian
Thornton and Christopher Deane
have created a wonderful statement of time for us all to enjoy.
Mark Simkins was involved in
every function due to his role as
Communications chief. You will
have seen the public face of our
new website, which Mark pushed
strongly to have implemented.
This publication has also been
organised by Mark, in his usual
quiet, efficient and no nonsense
style. Thank you for your help
Mark, it is greatly appreciated.
At the June Storytellers, Clive
Mancey introduced Bob Hill,
Andrew Gregory, and Chris Webb
to explain the production of the
new BBC Centenary film. A very
interesting story all round, and
members were most impressed
by the film itself. (Thank-you
Bob, Andrew, and Chris) The film
does a very fine job of capturing
the essence of the BBC. I would
recommend you take the
opportunity to see it at the next
BBC showing.
4. Operate safely.
The BBC now operates our
scheduled club events with
professional lifeguards to
supervise them. Members have
reassuringly accepted this need,
and the programme runs
smoothly with this in place. We
have also recognised the need
for building inspections, and
other simple controls such that
we are confident of our safety,
or have a plan to address any
concerns.
5. Make a clear community
contribution
Our community plan centres on
the Swim for Cancer, the Nippers,
and the 2-4-6 Erik Mather swim
for the Melanoma Institute. The
Swim for Cancer is currently
undergoing a review to ensure its
longevity, by Phil Thomas and
David Hosking. This will ensure
we are organised, and the swim
is easy for volunteers to help, and
we can roll out the swim each
year simply. Last year was a
great stress test for the swim, as
it poured with rain. The "show
must go on" mentality prevailed,
and at 0645 in the pouring rain,
40 volunteers were getting set
up, and right on time 650
swimmers turned up. A great
success. Thank-you Peter Ellis
and the team.
Nippers continues to be a
fantastic community event, with
numbers now at their peak. The
key to this event is the fact that
parents run the Nippers, and the
leadership team run by Ben Miller
and Peter Block deserves great
credit. Thank-you both, and to all
of your extensive team.
6. Keep our minds open for new
ideas, and look to the future
The Committee has established
a means to gather ideas for the
future of the BBC from members,
in the form of a "blog", a forum
on-line where ideas can be put
forward, encouraging further
enhancement of these thoughts.
We have had a limited response
to date, which could tell us a few
things about the club. Either way,
we will soon begin the process
of bringing these ideas together,
with a series of meetings at
which members will be able to
have further input. From this, we
will bring together direction for
the BBC, the way we operate, the
activities we pursue, and what
our funds should be applied to.
These forums will be advertised
and we hope you will participate.
While all of this carries on, the
job of keeping the club open for
business continues, and your
committee does great work here.
Peter Brown is regularly consulted
as to the state of the hot water,
Jan Davies keeps functions and
bookings rolling through, and
John Mather, Rob Bagnall,
Nathan McCullum, and Dick
Morath keep finances, insurance
and risk on track. Barry Feyder
has slipped nicely into the
business systems role, and has
instigated a complete review.
Mark Dawson and Peter McCormick
have been organising our look to
what members want in the
future, while Kieran Kelly has
membership under control,
looking to inject new blood and
enthusiasm into this area of the
club.
All of these people are great
supporters of the club, and we
are in their debt for their efforts.
I would like to thank them all for
this, and also for the support
they have given me as President.
This has been an effective
committee in my view.
of numbers on the committee to
9 members, from the review of
our Constitution 2 years ago.
Your vote at elections this year
will be important, so please
exercise it. As the BBC "morphs"
into new things, and new
generations take their turn at the
helm, I am sure we will look back
on these years as "golden years",
and with great pleasure and
satisfaction.
The great work of the members
that made 2014 such a success
has raised the bar for us all, as
members keep bringing forward
new ideas, and then get on with
implementing them. All this
can only enrich our club, and
continue to make it the "great
little club" it is.
Many thanks to you all, and I'm
sure we all look forward to an
even better 2015.
Robert Johnson
Club President
This year is a year of transition,
as we implement the reduction
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CAPTAIN’S
REPORT
I am pleased to report that in the Balmoral Beach Club’s Centenary year
enthusiasms for sporting events remains strong and growing. The club
continues to provide a nurturing environment where competitors of all
abilities are able to enjoy the sporting activities at the club.
33 competitors went on to either
run or walk the 9.5km course to
Middle Head and back. The
Peter MacCormick Ironman;
100m swim, 3km run then back
in the water for another 100m,
proved no challenge for the 17
year old Jack McPhee, taking out
line honours.
Nine year old Heidi Ferguson
competed in every race including
the gruelling George Franki
Biathlon. Cassie Price-McCoy was
this year’s fastest female and
Shann Warner, our faster male
runners.
ATHLETICS
SWIMMING
Chris Webb’s enthusiasm for keeping fit is admired by the members of
the club; his motto “swimming is not enough” encouraged members to
participate in this year’s races.
Lifeguards
Winter
A feature of the winter races was the handicap starts. The 3km course
along the promenade to the oval and return was flat, off the road, child
friendly and perfect for the “not so” athletic.
Summer
The summer program consisted of seven events including two biathlons
and five runs from 1.5km to 9.5 km in length. For the first time one of the
summer events, the Jack Valder was changed to a handicap race. 14 year
old Cameron Thomas was first across the line.
The highlight of the athletic program was the The George Franki
biathlon. It drew its usual crowd, despite the 7am swim start.
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This year, Lifeguarding Services
Australia took over the administration of our safety plan,
providing guards and equipment
for our events. An RMS aquatic
licence is now required for
swimming events held beyond
the maritime buoys. These events
are presently restricted to public
holidays, the Erik Mather 2, 4 or
6km swim and the John Tremain
handicap swim.
Swimming Courses
In previous years we used a split
course which created very sharp
angle turns round the buoys and
gave one of the groups an
advantage in length. This year,
Vice-captain Martin Quinn,
trialled a “one course for all”
from the bay to the Bathers’
Pavilion. This new course
reduced the amount of buoys,
eliminated sharp angles and
provided a longer finish for all
swimmers. It was received
favourably by competitors. To
add variety to the race program
we had a 600m scratch race at
the beginning of summer and a
longer scratch race at the
beginning of each month. The
“around the island” races were a
popular variation too with fewer
turns and longer, wider straights.
Allocation of points
126 competitors finished the race
on Sunday 8th February. This
was a participation record for a
season pointscore race. With the
increase in numbers, both Tony
Smuts (Sunday handicapper) and
Terry Carroll (Saturday convenor)
agree that the present bonus
point system is not rewarding
enough swimmers. They suggest
that the distribution of bonus
points should be increased from
the top 24 to the top 39 places.
The committee agreed to this
change. It will take effect in
summer 2014
.
Wetsuits
It is the handicapper’s preference
to set start times based on historical statistics not guesswork.
Therefore, a swimmer’s first swim
in a wetsuit is just like a new
swimmer to the handicapper;
no data. Whilst the committee
encourages competitors to wear
wetsuits in winter, it also wants
to provide an even playing field.
An eligibility rule has been
introduced; only 1 point will be
awarded for a first swim of the
season in a wetsuit.
Stalwarts trophy
At last year’s prize giving, our
most consistent swimmer,
Duncan Adams was acknowledged.
The committee felt it appropriate
to award a trophy for this
achievement. As there are too
many trophy races on Sundays,
the committee has moved the
Stalwarts trophy from an
individual race to the “most
consistent swimmer”. This year it
was awarded to Cathy Mackay.
Weight for age race
This fun event was held again at
the end of the season and gave
members the opportunity to
swim against others in their age
group. Champion swimmer Rod
Puskar won the race closely
pursued by Bruce Baird and Dick
Morath, with young gun Damon
Pal in 4th position. Next was Jan
Davies, a very commendable
effort which made her the new
women’s champion.
The Erik Mather 2, 4 or 6km
Swim
On 7th December, 115 participated
in this annual event dedicated to
the memory of Erik Mather. All
the swimmers had a connection
to the club, either as a member
or a friend of a member. They
appreciated the opportunity to
swim the longer distance under
the watchful eye of our
lifeguarding service. Monika
Richard (Erik’s sister) ran the
fundraising side of this event and
through her efforts, the club
raised $13,203 for the Melanoma
Institute of Australia. Last year
we raised $4,407. Well done
Monika!
The Jack Cox
The much anticipated, Jack Cox
race day dawned under grey
skies, on 13 April. This did not
deter 34 of our past Cox winners
from assembling in the rain, for
the special occasion. In front of
the clubhouse we acknowledged
their remarkable achievement in
winning the most coverted
trophy in the club. Mark Broadhead,
playing the bagpipes, led 90
competitors down to the water’s
edge to begin the event. This
year’s winner was the back
marker, Damon Pal.
Masters
Rosslyn Skinner continues to run
a very successful program for the
over 60s with the assistance of
Tim Anderson, Jon Attwater, Rob
Boylan and Denise Elder. 22
swimmers competed regularly.
Ralph and Jenny Bray must be
proud of the event they
established 10 years ago.
Juniors
Sara and David Hosking
conducted races each week for
the junior swimmers aged 8 to 12.
Up to 25 competed each week
from February to April. It was
wonderful to see so many
competing this season
accompanied by several parents,
ensuring that every child reached
the finish buoy safely.
Phil De Baun Legacy
Phil sadly passed away but
generously left a legacy of
$12,000 to the club to be used
for sporting expenses including
special race programs over
Easter and Christmas breaks.
The committee will use a portion
from time to time to fund these
programs and consider using
some of it to encourage junior
swimmer participation.
ANNUAL PRESENTATION
150 members attended the prize
giving to congratulate the
winners over the past year. We
also acknowledge a special
group whose assistance enables
us to hold such a successful
program. They are Gerry Elkan,
Fay Cochran, Yvonne and Roger
FitzSimons, Greta Davis, Jane
Barnes, Mary Wilson, Rob Boylan,
Tony Smuts (Sunday handicapper),
David Dick Smith (Saturday handicapper), Terry Carroll (Saturday
and Public Holiday convenor) and
Andy Bremner (scoring). 110
guests stayed on for the BBQ.
The marquee ensured that we
were protected from the day’s
inclement weather and added a
comfortable extension to the
dining area. We thanked our
caterer, Ben Carden for preparing
a delicious dinner for so many; an
awesome achievement and Gail
Kennedy and Rosslyn Skinner for
the beautiful decorations.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Barry Feyder has been asked to
provide a technology strategy
for the club, including sporting
activities, membership, use of
club and more. He will attempt
to define what technologies are
needed to underpin the activities
of the club over the coming
years. Andy Bremner will
facilitate an investigation of the
BBC’s future sporting needs.
He will not only examine how the
current system can be enhanced,
but will also look at the major
changes, from a technology
perspective, that may be
required to ensure we have the
right level of safety moving
forward.
Margaret Carney
Club Captain
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SEASONS RESULTS 2013-2014
Ted Neale memorial -
Soft Sand 3km run
Max McCoy
SATURDAY
Winter pointscore
JUNIOR
Cedric Cullen memorial – champion long course
Lily-Anne Jandera
Henri Gilet memorial –
final day swim
Lily-Anne Jandera &
Claude Lieutenant
GH Watson memorial –
pointscore long course
boy Tom Rooney
girl Lily-Anne Jandera
George Franki biathlon - 1600m swim, 9.5km run
scratch
Shann Warner
handicap
Meredith Aveling
& Anthony Bostock
Greg Ross-Jones shield
1st
2nd
3rd
Peter MacCormick ironman
Summer pointscore
Jack McPhee
CLUB CHAMPION – athletics & swimming
Junior short distance cup - pointscore
boy Claude Lieutenant
girl Charlotte FitzSimons
President’s trophy
male
female
James Arnold
Cassie Price-McCoy
E.O Morath memorial –
SUMMER OF FUN - GOLF
male
female
Richard Farrar
Fay Cochran
Clem Morath memorial –
pointscore long & short course
Heidi Ferguson
most improved
Milena Jandera
Martin Quinn
Damon Pal
Kieran Kelly
SWIMMING
Des Kearney shield
1st
2nd
3rd
Damon Pal
Alison Maunder
Graeme Cutler
Jack Dempsey memorial
Lou Morath memorial
Greg Ross-Jones memorial
Nora & Edgar Berry memorial
Dallas Dyson trophy
Damon Pal
Kate Mackinnon
John Harrison
Sue Moffat
Damon Pal
SUNDAY
ATHLETICS
Summer of fun
Summer pointscore
male
female
Shann Warner
Cassie Price-McCoy
Jack Valder memorial Middle Head 6.4km
Cameron Thomas
Peter Edmonds memorial - Baths 1.6km
Jack McPhee
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skins
pointscore
Easter carnival 2014
1st
2nd
3rd
John Gillespie
Mark Norman
Masters winter pointscore 2013
1st
Michael Lawrence-Slater
Masters Barry Rutter trophy – 3 race series
Moira Williams
Emily Ranger
Sue Moffat
Meredith Aveling &
John Bagnall
Masters summer pointscore
1st
2nd
3rd
Gerald Saltman
Jill Simmonds
Therese Burnett
McRobert family trophy - 2.5km Palm-Whale Beach swim
Alistair Cameron-Strange
Winter pointscore
Patrons trophy
1st
2nd
3rd
Martin Quinn
Gregory Mackay
Tertia Padoa
Captain’s trophy
Adam Thompson
Ben Remfrey memorial trophy - 2400m
Jackie Bourn
JR Wallace Ex-Serviceman’s trophy - 150m
John Bagnall
Summer pointscore
Vin Morath memorial trophy
1st
2nd
3rd
Antony Green
Rob Gillespie
Tom Fry
Jack Cox memorial - 1500m
1st
2nd
3rd
Damon Pal
Duncan Adams
James Arnold
ANZAC memorial
Bruce Beale memorial
Brian Rudd memorial
Joe Guss memorial
John Tremain memorial
Doug Brodie memorial
Jack Merritt memorial
Tom Billerwell memorial
Chris Bolger memorial
Doug Crammond memorial
Tim Anderson trophy
Rex Hayhow memorial
Higgins-Sanderson memorial
Andrew Foster
James Arnold
Gregory Mackay
Rob Gillespie
Denise Elder
Andrew Horsley
Geoff Hannan
Helen Kennedy
Michael Jones
Tony Moore
Dermot O’Gorman
Carl Middlehurst
Rob Johnson
Stewart & Maisie McNaughtan memorial
Antony Green
Swimming championship - 6 race scratch series
Male
1st
Antony Green
2nd
Damon Pal
3rd
Rob Gillespie
Jenny Becket trophy
Female - 1st
2nd
3rd
Sharna Hinchliff
Jenny Hole
Jan Davies
Weight for age swim 2014
male
female
Rod Puskar
Jan Davies
Paul Blake memorial – most improved swimmer
Alison Maunder
Stalwarts trophy – most consistent swimmer
Cathy Mackay
Jim Lindsay memorial – 5 race long distance series
Damon Pal
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4
FINANCE
REPORT
INVESTMENT
REPORT
As reported in previous years, the Club continues to accumulate and
invest funds to finance major refurbishments and to possibly rebuild
our premises at some time in the future.
The funds required to undertake the modifications to the upstairs
toilets, repainting and other major maintenance items over the past
year have come entirely from this year’s cash flow and hence no
contribution has been made to the funds invested.
The portfolio continued to increase in the past year, growing by
$214,140 after all fees and charges, representing a return of 10.9% .
Market value 30 April 2013:
Cash contributions:
Investment return
Market value 30 April 2014:
$ 2,122,129
$ 214,140
$2,336,269
The investment return includes realized and unrealized capital gains
and income on investments.
The committee has continually adopted a moderately defensive investment
strategy so the return on the portfolio compares to a total return on
the Australian share market of 10.46% for the year to 30 April 2014 and
9.90% for an Australian balanced fund.
The strategy has been to build a balanced portfolio with a tactical
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asset allocation of 60% to
growth assets and 40% to
defensive assets.
Our growth investments are in
Australian and international
shares whilst our defensives are
in fixed interest, hybrids, term
deposits and cash. The portfolio
has a manageable 15 investments.
At balance date none of our
investments were showing a
loss.
It is anticipated that we will
resume making contribution
from members’ funds in the
forthcoming year.
Sirius Funds Management
continues to assist the
committee in the management
of the portfolio.
I would like to thank the
management and staff of Sirius
for their performance and
dedication and to also thank
members of the finance
committee who have all made
valuable contributions to the
successful management of these
funds.
John Mather
Finance Committee Convenor
The main areas of difference
were due to
Our finance strategy, in its simplest
form, is to maintain our operational
costs at close to break even with
revenue from annual membership
fees. Income received from new
memberships, or any other surplus
generated, is transferred to our
building fund. This conservative
strategy enables us to maintain our
member services, and to save for
the future needs of the club.
I am pleased to advise that in
2014 the company continued to
perform well, is solvent, and has
healthy reserves for future needs
with a building fund reserve of
$2,336,269.
The surplus for the year was
$181,647 which was in contrast to
the previous year of $402,580.
• Centenary expenses of
$163,530 which was covered
by additional fees levied to
members both this year and
previous that has been kept in
reserve.
• Additional repairs and
maintenance costs of
$109,504 being major periodic
repairs and painting of the
Club’s premises.
• Increased lifeguard expense
due to a full year of this
service $19,170.
I would like to thank Graham
Brown for his valuable contribution
this year, his first as the Club’s
Accounting and Administration
Manager.
Mark Broadhead
Treasurer
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FACILITIES
This has been a particularly busy year with ongoing general maintenance
and the Centenary Refurbishment.
The refurbishment consisted mostly of repairs to the building structure,
alterations and additions to meet Council Compliance Conditions, and
repainting the building internally and externally where necessary.
The total cost of the refurbishment works and compliance were in excess
of $200,000 and executed on time, under budget.
Some features of the works were as follows:
• Installation of Fire Protection throughout the building
• Alterations to the upstairs toilets to meet standards for disabled use
• Removal of BBQ area garden beds, water proofing, drainage
clearing and replacement gardens.
• Replacement of the galvanised steel security doors beachside with
stainless steel. We are hopeful that the much lighter stainless steel
security doors fitted this year will reduce the need for constant
attention to the locks on those doors.
• Rebuilding the steps at the front of the Club Room
In addition the work required extensive consultation with Council
officers to ensure the contract met their regulations resulting
ultimately in the issuance of a formal occupancy certificate for all
work carried out including the
1998 rebuild.
The contracts were planned and
managed by the Building
committee with several club
members contributing regularly
as needed and I would thank
them for their commitment and
efforts which ensured that we
were able to deal with the many
issues raised during the
refurbishment.
Rob Johnson, Martin McRobert,
Rob Bagnall, Rowan Davies,
Philip Thomas, Peter Ellis,
Jan Davies and Brian Davidson.
In addition many others, too
numerous to mention, helped
with suggestions and
comments.
ensuring easy access to
members.
The water heaters providing hot
water to the change rooms are
reaching the end of their useful
life and require regular
maintenance and adjustment to
perform adequately. We expect
to have to replace the heaters in
the next period.
Thanks must also be given to
Michael Crowley for his continuing
input in managing our gardens
and lawns. He could often be
seen tending to our landscaping
needs. After 15 years of dedicated
gardening ‘Crow’ is moving on
and his duties will be taken over
by Tony Moore. Job well done
Mr. Crowley.
In the general maintenance area
our handyman Andy Pretzold
attended to a wide range of
issues and was ably assisted by
the regular tradesmen who
responded quickly in the event
of callout. One of the items
requiring constant attention are
locks and keypads which often
need adjustment and repair but
aid in securing the club while
Security
given the high usage and easy
access particularly during
summer months.
Members are to be congratulated
on using the club according to
the rules.
We experienced only one minor
act of vandalism in the ladies
changing room which was
quickly rectified and entry of
members guests appears to be
well controlled.
Peter Brown
Facilities & Maintenance
Convenor
Alex Korjavine has again handled
the security function with
firmness and discretion. This is
evidenced by the small number
of complaints we have received
and the only occasional entry to
the club by unauthorised
persons.
This is quite an achievement
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6
USE OF CLUB
BRIDGE
Our Centenary year at the BBC has been wonderful. Many people have
volunteered a huge amount of time and effort to ensure that the events
and proceedings have been seamless.
Special Interest Groups of Bridge, Yoga and Story Tellers continue to
provide an integral part of the social aspect of the club.
We are very fortunate that the conveners of these activities continue
to orchestrate the different groups.
We are all very grateful for their contribution.
Discussions are being held for the formation of an Acappella singing
group and a Book Club.
Ben Carden [Function8] Catering and staff have continued to provide
and serve many great types of fare over the last year. From weekend
breakfasts to cocktail parties and formal dinners, BBQ’s and Club
lunches.
Many thanks to the Use of Club sub committee and to everyone’s work
in ensuring the Club runs smoothly.
Jan Davies
Use of Club & Social Activities Convenor
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Wednesday bridge at the Beach
Club continues to thrive with
regular Wednesday evening
duplicate play and lessons and
our popular Sunday bridge
lunches provided by Ben.
Once again, this year we
committed to raise money for
the Swim for Cancer, raising
almost $3,000 from the Tuesday
and Wednesday bridge groups.
The summer trophy was taken
out by Margaret Carney and Gail
Kennedy and players are now
competing in the three month
winter trophy which commenced
on 4 June. All members of the
club who have a basic bridge
knowledge are invited to come
on any Wednesday at 6.45 pm
to play in our very friendly
group. Intermediate lessons
continue on the last Wednesday
evening of each month for the
rest of the year.
Since May we have been
fortunate enough to attract a
very enthusiastic bridge director
to run each session, with set
hands being provided and
recorded on the Club website
together with each player’s
results on each hand and overall.
John Mather
The Tuesday afternoon bridge
group continues to raise playing
standards with organized
lessons and supervised play,
with up to 40 members
attending regularly.
If you have never played bridge
and wish to do so or if you wish
to play on Tuesday afternoon or
Wednesday evening please
make contact by emailing
[email protected]
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Jenny Bray
STORYTELLER’S GROUP
Fortunately, after being established
for over six years ago, the stories
continue to flow from club
members and guest presenters.
In the last 12 months we’ve heard
from the likes of Dominic Dwyer,
Daisy Gill, Dick Morath and friend
Peter Fagan, Martjin Wilder, Ron
Wilson, Anne Coleman, Peter
MacCormick and the author of
the BBC Centenary Book, Ian
Heads, and publisher, Gary Lester.
The “Balmoral Beach Team” of
Jimmy Arnold, Jenny Hole, Cathy
Mackay and sister Karen Panaretto
(via video) presented their story
on the famous Manhattan Island
swim (some 46kms), being one
of eighteen teams that
participated.
In the New Year Allan Bolton
enthralled everyone with a very
entertaining presentation on his
involvement with Type 1 Diabetes.
In the following months we were
thankful for presentations from
Rob & Janet Bagnall, Alan
Phillips, Rob Johnson, local
author Chris Muir, Denise Elder &
Jan Davies. At the most recent
meeting we were fortunate
enough to have guest Andrew
Gregory present on drone
photography and member Bob
Hill on the making of the BBC
Centenary Movie.
Always keep an eye out for the
agenda and presentation
information on the ‘new’ club
website and weekly ‘Update’
Please contact me if you have a
story ‘up your sleeve’.
Clive Mancey
Storyteller’s Group Coordinator
7
ARCHIVES
With the Centenary this year, many archives projects, in train for a number
of years, came to fruition. The major project was the production of the
Centenary Book. The Book Committee (myself, Christopher Deane,
Kieran Kelly and Brian Thornton) was set up in 2008. This committee has
been an enormous help to me, with their different skills and knowledge.
Kieran was invaluable with his knowledge of the book process, Chris
helped make sure the project had solid financials and Brian brought deep
knowledge of the club.
It was through Tony Crosby that we first heard about Ian Heads and we
were delighted to have the team of Ian Heads as author and Gary Lester
as publisher start in 2010. They were very quick to understand that there
was a special story to tell. Ian delved into the archives of the club and
along with James Knight, who he brought in to help when he needed
some extra hands, set about the task of writing the book. With an
abundance of stories, interesting characters and photographs and a
limitation of space in the book, there were some hard decisions.
My journey with the archives started in 2007 when President Christopher
Deane asked me to establish the archives. But the journey with the
archives started earlier with Peter MacCormick taking on the huge task
of getting photographs scanned.
The first task was to set up our Archival policy so we knew what we
wanted from the archives. Working with Geraldine Hunt this was
developed. Next was to find out what we had. Some older material
stored at the club was going mouldy and many treasures were located
by members in their garages and
lofts. The critical task was to stop
the deterioration, so all material
was put into secure archival storage.
Each item had to be catalogued
and a decision made as to what
to scan for a digital version. Two
grants from the Maritime Museum
totalling $7,800 helped fund part
of the cost. Additional information
such as people identified in the
photographs was also logged
and indexed so it could be used
in searches. Jenny Hole researched
what program could be used to
catalogue the information and
over time this information was
recorded.
Other projects were started to
capture people’s stories. A small
team of volunteers took on the
task of interviewing members.
Initially this was done by Alan Gill
and Clive Mancey and then
Yvonne FitzSimons stepped in to
co-ordinate and be involved in
the interviews with Clive. All the
interviews had to be transcribed,
so more volunteered (Jannion
Kaufmann, Meredith Aveling)
with Eve Bagnall to help check
names.
Another great source of stories
in the club are the report cards
started by Erik Mather, which
developed a life of their own
under the editorship of George
Franki. All had to be scanned
and catalogued. Tim Burnett led
the way with the help of others
(Jon Attwater, Denise Elder and
Sarah Austin).
And while all this was happening
we needed to make sure we
continued to capture photographs
of the current events and I was
helped by Phil De Baun, Fay
Cochran, Dianne Green, Tony
Smuts and Noel Wilton.
The target was to have this all in
place by the time the author
started on the book. In the end
the material available in the
archives included:
• 4,800 photos
• 80 interviews
• most annual reports since
inception
• all minute books since inception,
including minutes of first
meeting that established the
club
• 118 Report cards, which became
known as the Franki Report
• 80 plus artefacts
• many other interesting documents
(e.g. early 1500 yard race results,
early membership registers)
• old film footage (some as
early as 1948)
As the Centenary loomed closer,
work started on the various
Centenary function displays, as
well as one for Mosman library.
Jon Attwater and Dianne Green
helped with the photographic
displays and the current archive
committee Jon Attwater, Meredith
Aveling, Tim Burnett and Mary
Farquhar worked on choosing
footage that we could use to
produce small video clips using
the new technology of QR-codes
so that members could view it at
the club on their phones and iPads.
It has been a wonderful journey
where I have learnt a lot about
the club and the personalities
that make it what it is. Many
thanks to all the people that
helped in various ways from
providing material, volunteering
time or sharing your knowledge
and stories. However it does not
end with the Centenary. The
archives continue to grow as
more material is provided. It is
important that as a club we
continue to cherish and protect
it so that when we look back in
another 100 years, we have even
more material and the next
author has even more of a
problem on what to include.
Jackie Bourn
Archives Convenor
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8
SWIM FOR
CANCER
The Schools Challenge, the
Relays, the Main 1km event, the
HMAS Penguin Shield and the
Dashes for Glory were conducted
safely, smoothly and were
thoroughly enjoyed by the
competitors. Despite the dismal
conditions, everyone had smiles
on their faces.
The 2014 Balmoral Swim for Cancer was again a resounding success.
The $87,300 raised by this year’s event and associated activities brings
the total contributed to the Children’s Cancer Institute to in excess of
$650,000 for research to "eliminate childhood cancer". Equally important
to the funds raised is the community and club spirit that is demonstrated
by the volunteers, competitors and spectators.
This year we were fortunate to have a few new sponsors who cover
all swim expenses; GOLD - Allianz who have subsequently committed
to a longer term agreement and SILVER- Budgy Smugglers are also
likely to participate again. Also BRONZE - Edney Ryan Chartered
Accountant and Raine & Horne – Mosman who joined long-term
sponsor Exectronics.
The 1 km course detail was planned by the Hydrology Division of
HMAS Penguin. Starting early their defence force members also laid
the buoys provided by Middle Harbour Yacht Club. This year safety
services were provided by Lifesaving Australia who also assisted with
the required risk assessment/safety plan and subsequent aquatic
licence.
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The main event was started by
our local Member of Parliament,
the Hon Jillian Skinner, Minister
of Health, Minister of Medical
Research. The Minister is also
Patron of Marine Rescue –
Middle Harbour and arrived on
their new boat. Paul Gall,
Commanding Officer of HMAS
Penguin and the Mayor of
Mosman Peter Abelson also
attended. Accompanied by our
President Rob Johnson, they
inspected the Centenary BBC
Archive Display. The Children’s
Cancer Institute also set up a
mock laboratory using coloured
fruit as the subject matter. This
proved a real hit with the kids
and many adults.
In keeping with the community
spirit, Balmoral Sea Scouts ran
the sausage sizzle donating all
profits to the Children’s Cancer
Institute. Our announcer Michael
Clifford was well supported by
Coach Charm Frend. They really
added to the friendly atmosphere
with their commentary, patter
and interviews.
This event’s success is due to
the commitment and enthusiasm
of so many members of the club
and community. Thanks must go
to all especially HMAS Penguin,
Balmoral Sea Scouts, all the
committee members and
volunteers. Special mention is
made of Barry Feyder and Cathy
Mackay for their success in the
expanding Schools Challenge,
Tony Arena and his family team
ACES, Jackie Bourn, Jan Davies,
John Bagnall, Vittoria Hall,
David Hosking and Mark
Simkins.
Next year the event is on
Sunday March 22, 2015.
Planning is already underway.
The committee continues to
seek more sponsors, other
supporting events and volunteers
to join the committee.
Peter Ellis
Coordinator
9
NIPPERS
Another record year for our Nippers programme which is operating at
full capacity.
We run age groups from 4s to 11s with a further season of life saving
education for 12 year olds and above, which qualifies those kids to be
eligible for the Royal Life Saving Bronze Star/Medallion.
Our programme continues to be one of the most successful in Australia
and we engender tremendous goodwill in the local community with a large
majority of our enrolments sourced from the surrounding lower north
shore.
Once again we saw both good weather and some swell at Edwards Bay,
which proved a great learning experience for all our Nippers.
The season runs for 14 weeks from the end of October until mid-March
and involves an hour of organised beach and water activities – depending
on age – and is followed by our intra club “Championships” – which is a
different competitive lifesaving discipline each week for those keen to
participate. This year saw very strong numbers participating in the
Championships, which was very pleasing for all of us to see. Ultimately
the nippers are competing for a place in the coveted top ten and it was
wonderful to see the skills and sportsmanship on offer this year.
Our champion athletes for the year were:
Seniors: Alec Willington
Intermediates: Thomas Grimmond
Juniors: Hugo Willington/Finnlay
Bartlett
Our season was highlighted by
the Centenary Carnival event
held on 16 February. We were
greeted with pouring rain and
cold conditions, but this did little
to deter the success of the day
with a large turnout and some
marvellous efforts achieved by
all who participated. The day
commenced with a formal
opening ceremony highlighted
by the bronze medallion squad
performing a traditional march
past, played to “Scotland the
Brave” and was a stirring spine
tingling event. The morning
consisted of a series of individual
events including sprints, flags,
swim, paddle and ironman and
then followed an abridged taplin
relay allowing the kids to compete
in teams against each other.
The pleasing thing from our
perspective continues to be the
development of the nippers skills
across the lifesaving disciplines
and also the development of
their desire to compete. We held
some supplementary board
training sessions for the older
kids during our traditional
summer break and will continue
this where possible next season
Our Nippers programme provides families the opportunity to
get directly involved with their
kids. We greatly encourage all
parents “to don a red rashie and
get wet with their kids!” Their
assistance as age managers and
helpers remains a key to our
success and we duly thank all in
our community for their assistance
to ensure this happens.
We were also successful this year
in having a special visit from the
NSW Waratahs – the day proving
very popular with the nippers.
This was the third year in which
the Waratahs have reached out
to BBC Nippers as part of their
community connect programme
and we greatly value their input.
We are always thinking of new
initiatives to enhance the overall
Nippers experience for our kids.
We must thank the following
people for their continued
support of our programme:
• The Beach Club, Rob and the
board, Captain Marg and the
many members for their ongoing
support and genuine love of
Nippers;
• Peter Mathews and his team at
Ray White Lower North Shore,
for their ongoing considerable
commitment and financial
support. We enjoy a strong
relationship with Peter and are
delighted they continue to work
with us so positively;
• Blockbuster Neutral Bay, who
act as our weekly award sponsor
and with whom we have been
working for many years; &
• The core group who run
Nippers with Ben Miller and I.
This group has devoted large
hours to ensure we run a
successful programme – so
special thanks to them. Phil
Thomas, Mimi Smith, David &
Fiona Willington & Charlie Davey.
We will be expanding the crew
next season and will also be
handing over the baton at the
end of the 2015 season.
We continue to receive very
strong enquiry for the upcoming
season and once again we hope
for a dry hot summer with some
swell.
Peter Block
Nipper’s Coordinator
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MEMBERSHIP
The club wishes to thank Rob
Bagnall, John Mather, Margaret
Carney, Denise Elder and Nathan
McCullum for their diligence and
commitment in recent years.
We welcome their replacements,
Meredith Aveling, Clive Mancey ,
Cathy Mackay, Shana Hinchcliff
and Alison Maunder.
The membership of the Balmoral Beach club has maintained a steady level
of 2286 over the past year. This continues a trend evident since 2011 where
total membership has hovered just below the 2300 ceiling. In rough terms
we have been adding about 100 new members per annum and fielding a
similar number of resignations. The proportion of male to female members
is steady with 52% of total membership being women. The proportion of
active swimming members however, continues to increase.
This is putting a strain on facilities particularly during peak periods in
summer. To address this issue, the board of the club decided to adopt a
maximum ceiling for membership of 2300. The club is required to set this
limit by its constitution. If, in future, applications exceed this limit we will
have to reintroduce a waiting period, which has not been necessary for
some time. A number of other initiatives were undertaken during the year
by the membership committee. These include a very informative exit
survey, performed by Denise Elder, of members leaving the club. Also a full
review of the absentee membership category was undertaken and
changes will be announced in the near future. During the year a number
of long serving members of the membership committee stood down.
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Kieran Kelly
Membership Committee Convenor
CLUB
MEMBER OF
THE YEAR
The Board of the BBC, following a recommendation from the membership committee has unanimously moved to recommend Chris Webb as
the BBC Club Member of the year for 2014.
Chris has been an outstanding volunteer in club activities over many
years. While he holds no formal office, he is widely consulted, and
himself consults widely, on how the Club is or should be run. He is active
in both swimming and social events.
He is a member of the Sports Committee, organises the Seafood Lunch
and assists with running the captain’s dinner. He is a familiar sight in the
men’s change room contributing to the convivial atmosphere of the BBC.
Known colloquially as Webby, he is found most mornings, on the grass
going through his exercise routine, inviting passers-by from the club to
join in. His enthusiasm for keeping fit is admired by the members of the
club, so it is only appropriate that he run the Athletics program. He also
coordinates the annual George Franki Biathlon, the Peter MacCormick
Ironman and several runs each season, which produce an overall club
champion and athletics’ champion.
His energy is not restricted to athletics and he often comes up with new
ideas to keep members entertained. For the 2013 Summer of Fun
programme he conceived 2 new events. These were a mini triathlon,
where contestants were required to swim, run and paddle a board.
The event was taxing enough to
raise contestant’s heart rates, but
was also within the capability of
the 'not so fit'. The
grandparent/parent child
swimming race was also a hit.
It drew the under 12s to the club
and provided an opportunity for
members to compete as a family.
As a member of the Sports
Committee, Chris assists the club
captain to resolve many sporting
issues that come up. He keeps a
sharp eye on the swimming
calendar and makes sure it
contains a safe but interesting
program. Chris is always looking
outside the circle.
Away from the sporting
activities, Webby looks after the
swimmers’ dinners ensuring that
we all have fun and the night runs
smoothly. Not content with the
usual format, he rearranged the
annual prize giving celebration,
holding it at the end of the day.
In the first two years it has been
a sell out with over a hundred
members attending the
presentation and staying on for
the BBQ. By the time the
Centenary arrived he had the
commemorative ball well in hand.
He coordinated not only the
venue, dinner and entertainment,
but also kept a committee of
strong females in line! Several
meetings with the girls over
coffee, ensured a fantastic event.
Proving that he is a great club
worker, during 2014 Webby
assisted Bob Hill and Jackie
Bourn in the making of the
BBC centenary film which was
widely praised by members.
Kieran Kelly
Membership Convenor
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COMMUNICATIONS
2014 has been a very busy and eventful year for all involved at the BBC.
The centenary year has kept us very busy with communications for all
the events. Firstly thanks to Martin Quinn for all his help in particular his
‘eagle eye’ in picking up 90% of the typo’s that all the contributors and
editor had missed.
The major communications outside of the Annual Report was for the
‘Centenary Celebrations’. The book launch and AGM, the Centenary Ball,
presentation night and the ‘Swim for Cancer’.
Two other big changes occurred this year with the upgrade of the
weekly emails into the ‘Weekly Update’ and the launch of the new BBC
website. Special thanks to Barry Feyder, the IT committee and Alan
Bolton for their contribution to getting this done.
The quarterly official BBC ‘newsletter’ and the ‘Franki’ report continue to
bring news, views and amusement to members and thanks to everyone
who has contributed to these publications. Special thanks to George
Franki for his continuing contributions and insights and to Rob Johnson
for his ongoing support.
Mark Simkins
Communications Convenor
ISSUE 121
Column1
At the BBC Centennary
Book launch one
member was heard
asking another member
“what’s the difference
between the $25
Centennary Book and
the $55 Special Edition
Centennary Book.”
The other member
replied: “$30”
MASTERS' SUMMER
COMP 2013-2014
Report by George Franki
Report by Barry Feyder
Heard in the showers
“A retired husband is
often a wife’s full-time
job”.
“Every time I find the
meaning of life, they
change it”.
Waiting patiently
outside a Mosman
boutique a BBC
member approached
an attractive woman
“Would you mind
talking to me for a few
minutes?” he asked
her “Why?” she
replied suspiciously.
”My wife has been in
this shop for a long
time” the BBC
member explained
“But I know she’ll
come out if she sees
me talking to you”
Two Council workers,
one rather large and
over weight the other
quite thin, were seen
cleaning the rock pool
at Manly. The thin
guy was doing all the
work while the fat guy
was just leaning
against the wall doing
nothing. He was the
'leaner' of the two.
Cont. on page 3 & 4
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Rottnest Channel Swim
Saturday February 22, 2014
The Rottnest Channel Swim is a truly iconic Australian event. Starting against the
backdrop of stunning Cottesloe beach at dawn, swimmers make the 19.7km crossing
to Rottnest Island.
This year about 1,800 swimmers
completed the swim. Most were relay
teams: duo or teams-of-four. Ingilby
Dickson and I were amongst the 244
swimmers that completed the solo
crossing.
The first wave of swimmers set off at
5:45am. Waves of swimmers then set
off every 15mins for the next two
hours. Ingilby and I started at 6am.
Conditions for the swim were perfect.
For the first three hours an offshore
breeze pushed us towards Rottnest.
The breeze then subsided and
thankfully this year there was no
“Freemantle Doctor”. With a slight
northerly current near the island the
best route this year was a straight line.
The water was clear and you could see
the sandy bottom for almost the entire
way to Rottnest. Other than for about
2ks close to the start, you could see the
sandy bottom the entire way to Rottnest.
As always, the stingers are out soon
after the start. Stings were similar to
the jimble stings at Balmoral in winter
- annoying but tolerable.
First swimmer home was Paul Laver in
4 hours 14 mins. Paul didn’t finish the
swim the previous year – he had
become hypothermic and needed to be
pulled out.
The water was again warm this year warmer than Sydney. I was not alone
in thinking the water temperature was
perfect and never feeling cold.
Nonetheless, a few solo swimmers were
again pulled out this year because of
hypothermia.
I felt relaxed standing on the beach
before the start. I knew without a
doubt I would finish. I had done the
training. Over the prior two days I had
boosted my glycogen stores. I had a
tried and tested feeding and hydration
plan for the race. Most importantly, I
had an outstanding support crew –
both on the boat and in the kayak.
I started the swim strongly and felt
good for the first 10ks. The next 5
kilometres was a hard slog. I was
getting tired, my stroke slowed and
there was a long way to go. It was here
that my admiration for Duncan
Adams’ achievement doing the English
Channel grew immensely. What a great
effort that was. Definitely not for me!
At 15 kilometres I could start thinking
about the finish. I thought, “5km to
go – that’s three 'Dead-Mans' to the
Continued on page 4
The Masters' Summer comp was held
6/10/2013 to 14/4/2014 and consisted of
27 races. 24 'masters' took part. The
winner was Gerald Saltman who gained
109 points in 23 races. Second was Jill
Simmonds 107 points 25 races. Third was
Therese Burnett 92 points 23 races.
Hearty congratulations to Gerald, Jill and
Therese.
The Masters is a most enjoyable Beach
Club competition, notable for
camaraderie and good humour. Many
thanks to Rosslyn Skinner, convenor and
handicapper; life guards Denise Elder and
Jon Attwater; and patron Tim Anderson
who, for ten years, has provided a bottle of
wine to the winner of each race. The
Masters are in your debt.
* Masters are all over 60 years of age.
Many are in their 80s and Michael
Downes is over 90!
Limbless swimmers
A Limbless Soldiers Swimming Association
was formed in the 1920s. This photo was
taken at a carnival at Manly - probably in
1920s. The Association was quite well
known and kept going after WW2 when
limbless soldiers from that War joined and
swam in carnivals. The Association has been
disbanded now. George Franki
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VALE
MOLLIE FITZHARDINGE
SHIRLEY CARROLL
Shirley Carroll, who had links with
the Club's earliest days, passed
away peacefully on 9 May. Shirley
was the widow of Club member,
Pat Carroll; daughter in law of
Dalton (Jack) Carroll, a 'Smuggler',
first Club captain, Club president
and life member; and mother of
our Saturday race convenor, Terry.
To her sons Don, Terry and
Matthew, condolences are
extended on the passing of a
gracious lady.
Mollie Fitzhardinge passed away
on 27 May 2013, aged 93. Mollie
was the sister of Jack Cox, after
whom the Club's premier trophy
is named and who died on the
Burma railway in 1943. Mollie
described Jack as 'the most
wonderful human being'. For many
years Mollie presented the Jack
Cox trophy on Presentation Day
at the Club. Mollie married James
Fitzhardinge in 1941 before he
embarked for Malaya with the 8th
Division, AIF. James survived
captivity.
The Club extends condolences to
Mollie's children, Susan, John and
Kathryn.
FRAN FERGUSON
Fran Ferguson died peacefully at
home on Sunday 22 December
2013. Jan along with her husband
Rob was a founding member of
the Balmoral Swim in 1990. In
2005 the Balmoral Beach Club
became involved in the swim and
along with members of the
Balmoral community supports the
continued goal to raise money for
research into cancer. The Club
extends their condolences to her
husband Rob and to her family.
DON SEATON
Don Seaton passed away in
January 2014 after a long illness
and is now resting in peace in his
beloved South West Rocks on the
Mid North Coast. Don was a
brother in law of the late Doug
Crammond, a Life Member of the
Club. The club extends its
condolences to his family.
NOREEN ROSS-JONES
January 2014. Wife of Greg
Ross-Jones a well loved member
of the Club, who passed away in a
race on 9 March 1991. The club
extends its condolences to her
family.
BARBARA MAZARAKI
Barbara Mazaraki died peacefully
on 3 August 2013 at the Mater
surrounded by her family. The club
extends its condolences to her
family.
GEOFF STEWART
Geoff Stewart passed away
peacefully, surrounded by his
loving wife and family on
Wednesday 25th September 2013,
aged 61.The club extends its
condolences to his wife Di and his
family.
PROFESSOR DON SPEARRITT
Professor Don Spearritt, Emeritus
Professor (Education) of the
University of Sydney died on 16
November 2013. The club extends
its condolences to his wife Jean
and their family.
Noreen Ross-Jones died on 11
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GALLERY
SOF Skins finalists John Gillespie and David Coleman
Ted Neale winner Max McCoy with support
PAGE 20.
Handicapper Tony Smuts with most consistent
swimmer Cathy Mackay
Nippers crowd Father Xmas
A young starter with Father Xmas
Nippers Xmas - trepidation while they wait for Father Xmas
Masters - Swimmers and officials
15
GALLERY
Jackie Bourn with Clive Mancey and Yvonne
FitzSImons
Doug Crammond winner - Tony Moore
Jane Barnes - keeping time and keeping dry
Hilary Cotman wins wine
Captains trophy winner - Adam Thompson
with Kieran Kelly (left) and Peter MacCormick
Tom Billerwell winner - Helen Kennedy with last
years winner Beach Thomas
John Tremain winner - Denise Elder with Captain
Margaret Carney
Chris Bolger winner - Mike Jones
Ironman: 2nd. Jimmy Arnold - 1st. Jack McPhee
3rd. Shann Warner
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