Rascal Inc ~ Newsletter October 2014
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Rascal Inc Information Board
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Rascal Lodge
7 Banjo Paterson Crescent
Jindabyne, NSW 2627
All enquiries to the:
Office Manager
Kim Dunnet
02 6296 1002
[email protected]
PO Box 1700, WODEN ACT 2606
Website
http://www.rascal.asn.au
Rascal Committee
2014/15
Winter is fast becoming a memory as spring
weather warms. From reports, it was the
best snow season for a decade or so.
President
Jack Cornell
Vice President
Noel Ward
Lodge Refurbishment
The Commi ee hedged its bets on the refurbishment: Rooms
3 and 5 are proceeding across this summer but a member
of the Commi ee is
revisi ng the op ons
for a reinstalla on of
upper bunks in these two rooms. The room
4 upgrade is deferred for a year. The conversion of the Games Room (to become a
family room with 6 beds)
is to proceed, but a er
inves ga on into installaon of upper bunks.
Secretary
Merril Markham
Treasurer
Linda Swift
Public Officer
Noel Ward
Lodge Manager
Noel Ward
Committee Members
Toby Hartley
Ann Landrigan
Colin Marshall
John Van Leeuwen
Geoff McKnight
Tim Dunnet
Given the perilous state of
the hot water service and
space heater, the two old
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electric storage hot water tanks will be replaced this summer with energy eﬃcient,
instantaneous gas units.
ca on has changed (or, even worse, to ﬁnd
a 4-bunk room occupied by a single person).
The space heater, having failed yet again
during the winter (and on the strong advice
of our electrician that it is now unable to
be maintained due to the age of its control
equipment) will also be replaced across the
summer period with decentralised units:
the type for these is s ll the subject of
Commi ee inves ga ons.
Under the Rascal system, you can indicate
that you cannot safely get into and out of
the upper bunks. You can also (within limits) request a par cular room.
The excellent Rascal Booking programme,
wri en and maintained by Alan Laird, tries
to achieve the op mal bed alloca on and
does this most eﬀec vely where you show
no preference for any par cular room.
Funding Rascal
Rascal is ﬁnancially sound at present. Our
bank balance is very
healthy. We can
aﬀord, from our current bank deposits,
all the internal refurbishment planned
(the strategy was presented to the last
AGM and met with approval) whilst s ll retaining a large con ngency reserve for the
unexpected.
However, IF you want a par cular room,
you can indicate that, when booking and
the programme will a empt to give you
that room.
Some preferences are not accepted. For instance, one person cannot be allocated a
four bunk room unless there are NO other
op ons both at the me of booking and later on, when, on any booking change, the
booking system re-allocates rooms to op mise the room alloca ons.
Your annual subs will rise by a small
amount (roughly reﬂec ng the growth in
our cost structure and CPI). Bed costs will
rise by $1 per night across the board, but
the room rates will change to reﬂect a
slightly higher rate for the fresh new rooms
and a slightly lower rate for those s ll languishing in their original bunk-room format.
In summary, you can indicate a room
choice explicitly when making your booking
online, the system will a empt to implement your request but you may not get it.
Room 2
Following feedback received, the Commi ee has decided on the following changes to Room 2:
Room Choice
 The bed (and bed-head) will be moved
I get quite a number
of complaints from
members who, having booked into a
room, arrive down
at the Lodge to discover the room allo-
to the end wall and other furniture reposi oned to match.
 The side tables will be replaced with
lower units (to remove the present
“head-hit” risk) and with be er drawer
storage.
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 Be er arrangements will be put in place
will only be done if it can be eﬀected within
the Lodge Fire System Cer ﬁca on Regime.
for hanging and drying towels.
 A suitcase rack will be provided.
Welcome to our new members: Bronwyn
Ferrier and children James and Nicholas
Greaves.
Changing the ﬁre-door en re unit (so that
the door opens towards the wall and not
into the room) will be inves gated. As the
door and frame are an integral unit, this
Jack Cornell - President
2015 Working Bee Information:
Rascal members are
encouraged to build
their sense of ownership in the Lodge by
participating in a working bee.
Working bee dates:
The Club normally holds three working bees a year and the dates are:

Sat 28 February 2015 - Summer: focus on gardening, including removing
cotoneaster, and Lodge maintenance and cleaning

Sat 2 May 2015 – Pre Winter: focus on un-installing the shade sails and prewinter maintenance and cleaning

Sat 24 October 2015 – Post Winter: focus is on installing the shade sails,
post winter maintenance, gardening and cleaning.
What do I need to bring?

Food: Morning/afternoon tea, lunch and dinner on Saturday is provided.

Equipment: Generally you do not need to bring any tools or other equipment.
How do I book to attend?

To attend just book a room on the website (www.rascal.asn.au) and select the
free booking rate.

Working Bee bookings for the Friday and Saturday night are free.
Further information
Further information can be obtained by contacting our Office Manager:
[email protected]
Book online now to ensure that you secure your accommodation!
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RASCAL FEES 2015
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Membership Grade
Amount of Fee
Full Member
$124.00
Summer Member
$114.00
Junior Full Members - First
$62.00
Junior Full Members - Second
$31.00
Junior Full Members - Third
$12.40
Junior Summer Members - First
$57.00
Junior Summer Members - Second
$28.50
$11.40
Junior Summer Members - Third
Renewal of annual subs is
due by 31 December 2014.
Renewals open 01 November
2014.
Note: The Annual Subscription for all membership grades in the year
of joining or upgrade from Junior Membership is zero dollars.
ACCOMMODATION FEES FOR 2015
Keep your membership current by renewing no later than
31 December 2014 and receive accommodation vouchers to the value of $54.00
Room Rates
Room Type
Room Rate
Room 3 with a single bed
$ 10
Rooms 6, 7, 8 with 2 bunk beds
$ 10
Room 5 with 2 single beds
$ 17
Rooms 4, 9, 10 with 4 bunk beds
$ 16
Room 2 with a Queen bed
$ 22
Room 1 (Games Room)
TBA

Accommodation is
charged using a Room
Rate plus a Per Person
Rate.

The Room Rate is
charged once per night
for each room occupied,
irrespective of the number of people staying in
that room.
Per Person Rates
High
Medium
Low
Season
Season
Season
Adult Member
$ 34
$ 23
$ 17
Junior Member
$ 23
$ 16
$ 11
Adult Guest
$ 65
$ 38
$ 22
Junior Guest (<=18)
$ 43
$ 26
$ 13
Junior Guest (Baby in own cot)
$0
$0
$0
Membership Grade
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Removal of EFTPOS facilities:
With the move to progress to online services and reduce overhead costs such as bank fee’s and charges,
Rascal has removed the Office EFTPOS facilities.
What does this mean to members? The only
physical changes members will see is in the invoice
process. It is now required to provide the security
code (this is the last 3 digits) from the back of your
credit card. The Office Manager will then process
the payment through the online payment facilities.
Members are encouraged to use the secure online
facilities to make their payments where possible. This will streamline processing
payments and provide instant receipting directly to members for their records.
Rascal Inc would like to
wish all their members
and their families a very
safe and happy holiday
season!
We look forward to catching up in the new year 2015!
Stay in touch - Update your contact details on the
web when you process your renewals!
We are now approaching the end of the year, renewals are now
due and as a part of the process we suggest that you take a look
at your contact details and update them if there have been any
changes. Go to www.rascal.asn.au and select 'Log on' to take you to the
Members Main Menu. Look in the 'My details' column and click 'Change my
contact details'. If you don’t have access to the internet contact the Office Manager
for assistance!
NB. Don’t forget if you renew before the end of December 2014 you will receive
accommodation vouchers for use in 2015
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DO YOU HAVE ADULTS AT HOME
WHO ARE NOT RASCAL
MEMBERS?
RASCAL IS ENCOURAGING YOU
TO GET THEM TO JOIN OUR CLUB
AND USE OUR LODGE
IF YOU ARE A FULL ADULT
MEMBER, THEN OTHER ADULTS
IN YOUR HOME CAN JOIN FOR:
$480
EACH
(including the 2015 annual sub)
RASCAL Lodge in the early 1970’s
Download an application form now
OR
Contact our Office Manager: Kim Dunnet
Phone: 02 6296 1002
Email: [email protected]
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2015 Annual member subscriptions open 1 November
and are due by 31 December 2014.
Rascal Incorporated
PO Box 1700,
WODEN ACT 2606
If undeliverable, return to:
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