MORSE CODE FEBRUARY 2015 183 CRANBOURNE RD FRANKSTON VIC. 3199 | Ph 9783 2288 | www.frankstonrsl.com.au www.frankstonrsl.com.au president’s report Welcome to 2015, the year to remember the events that occurred one hundred years ago with the commencement of WW1 and the beginning of the tradition of ANZAC Day with the landings at Gallipoli in 1915. As early as 1916, when the troops began to return to Australia, they rallied around and formed what is now the Returned and Services League of Australia. Its aims were simple: to preserve the spirit of mateship formed amidst the carnage and horror of battle; to honour the memory of the fallen; and to help each other. In 1916 there were no welfare services as we know today, so the League committed itself to provide for the sick, wounded and needy among those who had served and their dependants. These services included assistance with pensions, medical attention, homes and suitable employment. Here at Frankston, we may not provide suitable employment for our service members but we are always working to improve the way we care for those in need. There has been recent publicity about the current generation of ex-servicemen living it tough on the streets. This concerns us deeply and we are endeavouring to provide suitable assistance; however, we cannot force them to take it. If you are aware of any service member in need, whether they are a member of the RSL or not, please encourage them to contact our Welfare Centre at 1/18-28 Skye Road on 9783 4151. I must on your behalf, thank Tony Grice for the welfare work he is doing throughout the RSL network by allowing aids, (beds, walkers, scooters etc) which have been donated to us, to be utilised by servicemen and women throughout the State. It is a worthwhile cause when the equipment is being used, as opposed to sitting in stowage in case we need it for some one. Good work Tony on Frankston’s behalf. With the Centenary of Gallipoli on ANZAC Day 2015, we have made some variations to the normal services. We believe there will be an influx of not only ex-service members attending, but the general public are very interested in this commemoration, and we welcome their attendance, along with many school children from the area who will be participating in the services. There is a notice in the following pages advising how to get information about the services. There have many small projects over the last few years and you will become aware of even more construction. We have completed the new stowage sheds, removed the containers, removed the current sheds, introduced new parking in place of the sheds, and are about to embark on extending the committee room and converting it to a members area, providing staff with a change room and facilities, and finally establishing a Memorial Garden along the wall which faces the carpark entrance. I hope everyone has an enjoyable and successful 2015, along with the successful running of our club thanks to our staff. (continued on page 14) Front cover image: Courtesy of Archives NZ (DIA) Q00388 FRANKSTON RSL SUB-BRANCH Inc. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General meeting for the Frankston RSL Sub-Branch Inc. will be held in Simpson Room II at the Sub-Branch on Sunday March 29th 2015 at 10:30am. 2015 ELECTION The Annual Election of Office Bearers to the Committee of the Frankston RSL Sub-Branch Inc. Elections: Friday 27th of March 2015, 12noon–7:00pm (Billiards and Snooker/Darts Room) Nominations for Committee: Opening Date: 10am Friday 20th February 2015 Closing Date: 5pm Friday March 6th 2015 Postal Voting is available to be used at this election: Available from 10am Monday 9th March 2015 Received by the Returning Officer: No later than 6pm Thursday March 26th 2015 Positions open for Election are: Vice President - Service Member (Tenure 2 years) Secretary - Service/Affiliate (Tenure 2 years) 1 x Committee Member – Service/Affiliate (Tenure 2 years) Please note: at a meeting of the Committee on Wednesday January 14th 2015, it was agreed that the Committee number would be 8 (4 Executive and 4 Committee) and that (IAW By-Law 19) the members of the Sub-Branch Committee agreed to appoint Mr John Barry (By-Law 19 m) to fill a casual vacancy created by the resignation of member Tony Grice (until the 29th of March 2015) and select Mr Geoffrey Tempest (By-Law 20 b.1) to serve on the incoming Committee for a period of 1 year until the AGM 2016. The positions are currently held by, Vice President – vacant Secretary – Brent CLYNE JP Committee – Bernie CONNELLY Committee – John BARRY Committee duties include: Appeals Officer, Membership Officer, Events Coordinator and others as deemed by the Committee at the first Committee meeting post the Elections. Note 1: By-Law 10A-20(m), Canvassing is not permitted for any elected position in the Sub-Branch. Note 2: Any Agenda items should be receipted by the Secretary in writing prior to 12th of March 2015, however items received after that date or on the day will be discussed in an “Open Forum” and therefore are not entitled to be proposed or actioned. Brent R Clyne JP, Secretary, Frankston RSL Sub-Branch Inc. page 2 www.frankstonrsl.com.au members promotions page 3 www.frankstonrsl.com.au members promotions page 4 www.frankstonrsl.com.au GM new year message May I take this opportunity to wish all members a Happy New Year and may 2015 be very kind to all. The last year has been another successful and entertaining year for your club, and with our membership continuing its exceptional growth, up 10% to 14,650, there have been many issues with parking and seating in our restaurants. The festive season always stretches our resources. This year was no exception with the lack of extensions to our current facilities creating many issues for our day-to-day operations. I would like to assure all members that the Committee and Management are very aware of the problems, particularly the parking and accommodating members visitation requirements. Attention to these issues is in the pipeline. Unfortunately, we are unable to extend our facility until we can offer the Council a plan that provides many more car parking spaces. Obviously, many things come into consideration when establishing such a plan, including costings and land area, and it is the Committee’s wish to have something in place by early 2016. We sincerely thank you for your ongoing and loyal support of the Frankston RSL and ask for your understanding and patience as the above issues are addressed. See you in our Club soon. If you have any feedback about our Morse Code or any other matter, please drop by our Reception to fill out a Feedback Form or email [email protected]. Rob national volunteer week In line with National Volunteer Week which runs from 11th - 17th May, we will again be hosting a Volunteers Dinner for our dedicated volunteers at the Frankston RSL on Wednesday 13th May. We will have guest speakers on the night, but the highlight will be the recognition of our most dedicated volunteers, with our Volunteer of the Year Award being announced. Nominations for the award can be put forward by any full member, and forms will be available at Reception from Monday 23rd March. Closing date for nominations will be Friday 24th April. A selected Sub-Committee will then assess the nominations and select the members who will be acknowledged on the night. Below are the nominees from 2014; Fred Carey was the winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award 2014. Joan Fatchan (deceased) Dick Neil Fred Carey Mary McGinty Cheryl Myers Sandra Sever page 5 www.frankstonrsl.com.au entertainment friday 20th feb february date band location 1st Sun Mark Hughes Cracked Pepper 7th Sat Shane Edmunds Cracked Pepper 8th Sun Ian Rickard Cracked Pepper 14th Sat Yellow Cracked Pepper 15th Sun John Lawrence Simpson Room 21st Jay & The Eldorados Cracked Pepper 22nd Sun Captain Spalding Simpson Room 28th Sat Sunny Hawkings Cracked Pepper Sat saturday 14th mar march date band location 1st Sun Blue Town Kats Simpson Room 7th Sat Steve Warner Cracked Pepper 8th Sun Joe Galea Simpson Room 15th Sun Sunny Hawkings Cracked Pepper 21st Yellow Cracked Pepper 22nd Sun Captain Spalding Simpson Room 29th Sun Crocodile Rocket Simpson Room Sat saturday 28th mar sunday 29th mar visit our website for pricing information page 6 www.frankstonrsl.com.au entertainment ENT ERT BOX OFF AIN MEN T ICE BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE! Beat the queues...avoid the rush For all of our shows, you can now book your tickets online via our website: www.frankstonrsl.com.au/entertainment friday 17th april april date friday 8th may band location 4th Sat Jay & The Eldorados Simpson Room 5th Sun Ian Rickard Cracked Pepper 11th Sat Steve Lawson Cracked Pepper 12th Sun Joe Galea Simpson Room 18th Sat Yellow Cracked Pepper 19th Sun John Lawrence Simpson Room 26th Sun Sunny Hawkings Cracked Pepper band location may date fri 29th may Tickets at www.frankstonrsl.com.au/entertainment 2nd Sat Steve Warner Cracked Pepper 3rd Sun Blue Town Kats Simpson Room 9th Sat Dean Sands Cracked Pepper 10th Sun Ian Rickard Cracked Pepper 16th Sat Yellow Cracked Pepper 17th Sun Itchy Fingers Simpson Room 23rd Sat Steve Lawson Cracked Pepper 24th Sun Tom Baeppler Cracked Pepper 31st John Lawrence Simpson Room Sun coming soon… PINK EXPERIENCE - Sat 20th June RUBBER SOUL - Sat 4th July visit our website for pricing information page 7 www.frankstonrsl.com.au four seasons bistro & cracked pepper february march Four Seasons Bistro only Share a romantic evening with someone special at Cracked Pepper this Valentine’s Day. Bookings - 97832288 page 8 TUE 21ST APRIL Two Course Lunch Featuring Marion Faye - Songs of War Years Doors open 11.30am Free Entry; Limited Seating Exclusive entry to Service Members Bookings at Reception GUESTS LIMITED TO ONE FUNCTION ONLY WED 22ND APRIL TWO COURSE LUNCH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS DOORS OPEN 11.30 FREE ENTRY LIMITED SEATING EXCLUSIVE ENTRY TO SERVICE MEMBERS page 11 Frankston Football Ground | Special pre-game service www.frankstonrsl.com.au ANZAC facts... 1. ANZAC was originally named the Australasian Army Corps. However protests from New Zealand led to the adoption of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Administration clerks found the title too long and adopted the abbreviation of ANZAC. 2. Australian casualties for the Gallipoli campaign amounted to 26,111. Nine Victoria Crosses were awarded to soldiers in Australian units. 3. The original ANZAC biscuit was part of the rations given to ANZAC soldiers during World War I and were included instead of bread because they had a much longer shelf life. page 10 4. The last surviving ANZAC, Alec Campbell, died on May 16, 2002. 5. Today, the ANZAC Battle Group is an active battle group of Australian and New Zealand units. REMEMBRANCE DAY 2014 page 13 www.frankstonrsl.com.au president’s report continued….(from page 2) At the December and January meetings of the Committee, two prospective committee members attended as observers.The Committee agreed to second both members onto the committee until the AGM, giving the committee a total of 8 members with the President holding a casting vote if required. Both members are ex-servicemen and have been long-standing members of the RSL. Geoffrey Tempest Geoffrey Tempest served 9 years in the RAN as a Stoker (MTP) and was qualified for Petty Officer on discharge, having served in Vietnam and FESR. After service with the Navy, he served 2 years with the Federal Police and a further 36 years with VICPOL where he had many dealings with Frankston RSL as the local Firearms Officer. Geoff served as the Secretary of the Frankston & Mornington V.V.A. in its early days. He is filling the vacancy of Tony Grice and will remain on committee for his tenure until 2016. John Barry, also a regular at the club, served 5 years with the Army Reserve and a further 3 years with the Regular Army, from where he discharged as a Temporary Corporal. Life after the Army has been 30 years with the MFB as a firefighter. John has spent many years on committees of local sporting clubs and we welcome him on board. John is filling a temporary position on committee and intends to stand as Vice President at the March elections, subject to ANZAC House approval. We welcome both members aboard and look forward to using their experiences to the benefit of all our members. John Barry Yours Aye, Kevin HILLIER staff member of the year Congratulations to Anja Lepoigneur who was our staff member of the year for 2014. Anja has been a staff member for 2 years and works as a waitress in our Bistro. This award goes to someone who has been exceptional throughout the year in providing outstanding service to our members and guests, along with the contribution they put into their team. Anja, pictured with GM Rob Morrison, has a terrific work ethic and wonderful nature that endears her to all our customers. department staff members of the year From left to right: GAMING - Michelle Ollive FRONT OF HOUSE - Anja Lepoigneur MANAGER’S PICK - Kay Murphy ADMINISTRATION - Scott Phillips BACK OF HOUSE - Marc Tytsma friday night christmas raffle 2014 page 14 www.frankstonrsl.com.au community CONNECTING SKILLS - XMAS LUNCH & EQUIPTMENT DONATION 2014 saw the Frankston RSL host the Connecting Skills Christmas lunch for the sixth year. Guests enjoyed a delicious meal as well as a visit from a special Santa. This year Santa seemed to be a little louder than normal, but everyone present enjoyed some laughter and fun times with the Jolly Old Fella! This year, the RSL also donated four lawn mowers and two blowers for Connecting Skills workers to use at one of many maintenance locations. CITY LIFE ‘Can Appeal’ - as mentioned in the last Morse Code, throughout November we ran our City Life Can Drive again. We are pleased to announce that we were able to donate 2075 cans to City Life. We could not have done this without the support of our members, many of whom very kindly added $1 to their meal purchase in the November. We thank all the members, guests, staff and committee who helped us raise the record amount. CITY LIFE ‘Christmas Lunch’ - our traditional support for the City Life Luncheon was increased this year. Every year on Christmas Day, City Life hosts a Christmas Luncheon for people throughout our area who might otherwise have spent Christmas Day alone or without all the niceties that go with Christmas celebrations. It was unfortunate that City Life had lost the support of a couple of major sponsors this year and found themselves in need of some extra assistance. So, in addition to providing cooked chickens and potatoes, we also provided financial support for them to hire tables, chairs, a jumping castle, a cool room, and a sound stage, with PA equipment. This, of course, went a long way to making the day a huge success. The event was conducted across two venues and accommodated over 330 guests. CITY LIFE ‘Laptop Trolley’ - in 2013 we were able to donate 10 laptops to City Life for their training programs. In 2014, we donated the funds for them to purchase a special trolley valued at $1400 to store the laptops. The total value of our contributions for 2014 was well over $6000. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRANKSTON Community Support Frankston focuses on providing local residents with information, advice and skills so they can be more self-sufficient. The agency is also involved in additional services and activities including crisis intervention, a tax help program, free public internet access, research, and community development. Every year, Frankston RSL is committed to supporting this agency by donating goods which they, in turn, use to create Christmas food hampers for families in need. This year, we donated 200 tins of salmon and 200 bags of confectionery. page 15 www.frankstonrsl.com.au rsl news VIETNAM VETS December saw the Frankston District Vietnam Veterans Association finish off the year with a meeting and Christmas Dinner, which was very well attended. At the meeting, we presented Ralph Yee with the Peter McLellan award. This award is given for consistency to the Association (see picture). An enjoyable night was had by all. The event ended a very successful year of social activities and welfare work. A big thank you to all of you who helped throughout the year. Our AGM for 2015 will be held on 2nd February, starting at 7.30, followed by a short general meeting. The Frankston Sub Branch meets on the first Monday of the month at 7.30pm at the Frankston RSL in the Simpson Room 2. The men are still meeting at the Lemon Tree Cafe every Tuesday at 11am - all are welcome. Any Veteran or partner is welcome to come along to a meeting. For any information please contact the President Ray on 97725351 or the Secretary Cheryl on 97766600. WOMEN’s AUXILIARY The Women’s Auxiliary would like to wish you a very healthy and happy new year. Thank you for your support throughout the year with our chocolates and raffles on Friday nights. Our Christmas hampers made a profit of around $1300. The War Memorial fund is going quite well with having raised $5000 to date. We had a lovely Christmas luncheon with the new Veterans Centre band playing for us. A great day was had by all and we thank the RSL staff for doing a great job. Kaye, Margaret and Dorothy took a trip out to Ward 17 Austin Health for a tour with Mr Winther. Our ladies made up 20 bags with goodies for use at Christmas which we handed out to the men and women present. We donated $3000 to send ten children to Portsea Camp. This camp is designed for disadvantaged and special needs children, and provides an educational and recreational environment to mix with other children. We also donated $4,000 to the Young Veterans Centre. We would like to thank our President and Past President for all the support they have given throughout the year. Anyone who would like to join our club, please leave your name and phone number at Reception and we will get back to you as soon as possible. VALE October Harold Fisher John Chalk Joan Fatchen Stephen Taylor Claude Treloar Una Shannon William Stemmer November Ronald Currie Patricia Johnston Margaret Wollaston December Stanislaw Starczewski Geoffrey Such January Edward Hanson Wilfred Pellow page 16 www.frankstonrsl.com.au rsl news WELFARE Year’s end is always a busy time for our dedicated Welfare Team. We have the usual heavy work load of over 450 visitations each month, luncheons and assistance with our Poppy Appeal and Remembrances Services, as well as packing and delivering the RSL Christmas parcels for our Veterans. This year, Frankston ordered over 600 parcels and this time ANZAC House broke with tradition and sent a beautiful ANZAC Centenary Scarf instead of Christmas cakes. To date the feedback has been most gratifying with such a memento, and yes they are all “made in Oz”. Along with the usual rounds of Christmas functions and luncheons, our Coach Captain Cheryl was kept busy with over ten outings around the Peninsula, including four of her popular Christmas Lights night trips. Another area of our Welfare Operations is the facilitation of Mobility Aids to our veterans. Welfare Officer Tony Grice has been busy along with Rob Keevers and Bernie Connolly in sourcing and distributing these “life easing” appliances. In some cases, our supply exceeds local demand and Tony has been very successful in placing many items around the State to needy veterans. Whilst many may not consider our association with the local Cadet Units a welfare activity, few realise that these Units assist with both our Commemorative Events as well as raising much needed funds with the Appeals that underpin our welfare fund. Both Air Force and Navy Cadets held their end of year parades at HMAS Cerberus. These events were well attended and received positive feedback. All can be assured that our Country is in good hands with many of the Cadets going on to join the ADF. This year, the feature attraction was the Navy Cadets parade that included a “Ceremonial Sunset” or closing of the day Service, a very moving and traditional service. Take care in 2015, Brent Clyne, Sub-Branch Welfare Officer YOUNG VETERANS CENTRE BOOKINGS / MORE INFO My Aged Care Seminar (costs explained for Home Care Packages & Aged Care Homes) Wednesday 18th March 6:00PM – 8:00PM Kerry - 97834151 [email protected] http://frankstonrsl.com.au/welfare-yvc-centre/ Controlling Your Own Life: Making the most of Consumer Directed Care Wednesday 8th April 10:00AM – 11:00AM WW 1 Centenary Travelling Exhibition (from Imperial War Museum, London) Bus excursion to Melbourne Museum Thursday 7th May VVCS - Communication & Conflict Resolution Program For Veterans and their partners or eligible family members Six evening sessions from Tuesday 19 May to Tuesday 23 June. Tuesday Music Group 11:00AM - 12:30PM page 17 www.frankstonrsl.com.au sporting sections GOLF PIPES & DRUMS During 2014, we had 59 members who each enjoyed a good year of social and competitive golf. Congratulations to Brendon Underwood, Club Championship winner, and to other winners, Terry Underwood, Vinnie Norris and Yvonne Jones. As always, the highlight of the year was the annual trip away - 2014 was to Corowa. 2015 will be 10–11 Apr to Cobram-Barooga. 2015 is shaping up to be another good year and Captain Ian Reichmann is scheduling games at some popular courses such as Portsea, Flinders, and the Dunes. RSL members interested in joining can visit www.frankstonrslgolf.com or contact Brian Hill 0428 132 098/[email protected]. BOWLS The Pipes & Drums, in true Scottish style, wish all members and staff at Frankston RSL, a Happy New Year and may 2015 be a good one for you all. We are hopeful of being able to put on some concerts this year and will keep you informed regarding dates should they go ahead. A number of items from our last Frankly Scottish are now on You Tube. These include Amazing Grace and Highland Cathedral. We had a couple of engagements during January: Cranbourne Lodge’s Burns Night and the Australia Day Parade through Mornington. This Parade always attracts a large crowd, estimated at around 10,000, and has been an annual fixture in our Calendar for some years now. It is our intention to compete at the Victorian Pipe Band Championship being held at Geelong on March 1st but that will depend on having the required number of pipers. Shortage of numbers is haunting pipe bands throughout Victoria and experienced players would be most welcome to drop in and see us. Contact Tom on 0430 471 431 or [email protected]. Pennant Bowls - We have not been as successful in the Midweek and Saturday competitions this year as in other years. However, we do have teams in both competitions which will be competing in the finals come February/March. Social Bowls - These take place on Wed, Thu and Sun and members of all bowls clubs are welcome to participate. Entry lists can be found on the noticeboard in the Bowls Pavilion porch. Barefoot Bowls - These have again proved very successful, with regular Friday night sessions and Private/ Corporate bookings. In the lead up to Christmas we could not fit in all the requests!! Feedback has been wonderful. Membership - We currently have nearly 160 members and welcome anyone who would like to join, especially ladies and juniors. No experience is necessary as we provide free coaching. Please contact us on 9770 0709. INDOOR BOWLS We wish you all the very best for the New Year. We congratulate Alan Howden who has been made a Life Member for all the work he has done over a good many years for Indoor Bowls. At the end of 2014 we held our club championship. The eventual winner was Glenys Rowland who defeated Chris Cook in a very close final. The other winner for the year was Lisa de Marco who won the singles trophy of the R.S.L Southern Division Indoor Pennant Bowls competition. Well done Lisa. During the year we had an outing on the Tramboat to Williamstown and in late December, we held our annual Christmas dinner at Taggarts Restaurant. That closed the year off nicely and we are once again bowling on Mondays in the Pavilion. BILLIARDS & SNOOKER Vale Patrick Chung - Patrick "Paddy" Chung passed away at home on New Years Eve. Patrick was one of the biggest characters, and we will miss his smile, happy nature, raucous laugh and his honest appraisal of your last missed shot – “you dumb bastard!” The Frankston RSL Billiard room will never seem the same. SOUTHERN BILLIARDS PREMIERSHIP Bill Lindsay’s Frankston Gold Billiards team is the 2014 Premier in the Southern Billiards Competition. Back-to-back Premiership Winners: From the left: Terry Shiells, Ken Baglin, Captain Bill Lindsay, Dave Prosser, John Walters and Rob Davies. CLUB BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Club Champion: Ian Gilbee; Runner up: Brett Porter; Norm Smith Handicap: Jerry Alexander; Runner up: Pat Chung THURSDAY NIGHT BILLIARDS - John van Zanden’s Frankston Eagles were minor premiers in the Bayside RSL Competition. They were beaten in the prelim final by the eventual premiers, North Brighton. The Frankston Tigers, led by Darren Royle, also made the finals but bowed out at the semi final stage. MONDAY NIGHT WILLIS SNOOKER - VBSA Willis C Grade is a strong snooker competition. The team representing Frankston RSL was enthusiastic but inexperienced. Led by Alistair Webster, they were always up for the challenge. The team didn’t make finals, but they will be stronger for the experience. TUESDAY OVER 55s - Frankston RSL entered two teams in this competition. Both Frankston teams failed to make the finals this year. This is a great competition to be involved in. Each team fields players who play billiards or snooker. The teams play during the day. The atmosphere is competitive, yet very social. DARTS Happy New Year to everyone from the Darts Section. This year, for our Annual Christmas get-together we decided to have a Pizza Night instead of a BBQ. During January, we have been having a social dart on a Wednesday night and on Jan 14th we held our In House Darts Double Competition. Winners were Kevin Frost & Charlie Collins. Runners Up Were Paul Tune & John Wonder (Paul Tune threw 3 180s). Congratulations to all of the players. Singles were held on 21st Jan and the Jim McGinty Graded Doubles was held on 28th Jan. Nomination Forms for our Committee are on the Darts Notice Board. Our darts Season will start on Feb 11th or 18th. Sunday March 15th will be our annual Rosebud challenge with BBQ. page 18 www.frankstonrsl.com.au frankston cenotaph Members will be aware that the Frankston RSL has been in consultation with the Frankston City Council for over five years for the development of a new Cenotaph to honour service men and women involved in all conflicts. We thank Len Streets JP OAM for the work he has carried out to develop a site in High Street. However, the council have decided that the most appropriate site is in Beauty Park. The RSL fully endorses the site as a long-term project which will include an Avenue of Honour (Baxter Street), a Victoria Cross Walk, sites for individual memorials, and the Cenotaph. Whilst the latest drawing, as shown, is not the final design, it was recently presented without consultation with the RSL, following the initial design which was presented and endorsed some twelve months ago. While the development, funding and erection of Cenotaphs are community projects, we at the RSL have committed $125,000 over the next ten years to support the ongoing development and upkeep of the proposed project. more car parking Over Christmas and New Year we have been busy completing the transition of contents from our sheds down to the new Storage Compound at the rear of our grounds. This has now enabled us to remove the old sheds and create more parking bays in this area. You will notice the works as you enter our premises on the left of the bowling greens. It is expected these works will be completed by mid February. $10, $20 OR $50 Purchase at Reception or online http://frankstonrsl.com.au/promotions/giftcard/ page 19 new upgrade and extension Our latest development phase will see three main factors addressed to help give our venue a more modern, contemporary appeal as people enter our premises. At a total project cost of a little over $1.1 million, we will be establishing a new Memorial Garden on the west side of the entrance and landscaping the east side. There will be an extension of the current Committee / Welfare area to give veterans and kindred organisations a meeting and learning space. A new staff room will be built above this area to finally give our 110 staff a comfortable area to have breaks and change. The development has commenced and should be completed by mid June and will include the following: Arial view of Memorial Garden TOILETS - bar and gaming new (well overdue) - completed mid April WELFARE ROOM - area for Service Organisations to meet - relaxing area for Service Members - support YVC in providing opportunities for Returned Service Personnel - learning opportunities STAFF ROOM - providing the best facilities for staff - comfortable environment for a break - will cater for our 110 staff MEMORIAL GARDEN - place for reflection - place for Commemorative occasions - revive the Cranbourne Road look LANDSCAPING - beautifying the east bank of entrance to car park Upstairs Staff Room New Welfare Room Memorial Garden Lone Pine More information and images available at www.frankstonrsl.com.au/sub-branch
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