August 2025 – Managers Report

Hello Members,

A busy July with the All Blacks clean sweeping the series with France & Warriors continuing to be in the top 4 and plenty of Club activity. Snooker warming up for hosting the SI Pairs in the second weekend of August, the Hornby Club Pool Champs, the Queen & Bee Gees concert at the end of the month and more. It has been great to see the Club so busy.
The Board has worked with the Pool and Snooker sections to agree on a new By-Law to manage the use of both areas for people under 18. The By-Law will be shared at the upcoming All-Sports meeting before being put in place and shared later in the month.

This Month at the Club:
• Winter Bingo – Weekly and Free on Tuesdays, Kicking off at 10am
• Quiz Night – Weekly in Pavilion Café from 6pm
• Warriors still in the top 4 with the Dolphins this weekend & Bulldogs next for a top 4 clash
• All Blacks
– Argentina 17 & 24 August at 9.10am – Join us for Buffet Breakfast to watch these on the big screen – Tickets available 1 August
– South Africa and Australia in September & October before the Northern Tour
• Super Cars Championship is in the Northern Territory this month
– Ipswich Super 440 8-10 Aug
• Hornby Club’s “Hoedown” – $35 each includes first drink and nibbles
– A fun night of live Music, games & raffles
– Saturday 9 August 6.00pm
• DnD Showband perform Fleetwood Mac & Abba Tribute
– Saturday 23 August – Tickets available now.

Food & Beverage
Our drinks list is getting updated this month. Keep your eyes out for the mid-month changes. We have passed on benefits gained in last years’ contract negotiations with suppliers, as such there are minimal price increases and a couple of significant decreases, notably the house wine, Kopiko Bay.
The exceptions to these savings are Quart Bottles and Cask wine, neither of which were included in the significant benefits of our new contract. Our Treasurer will announce the significant price changes on Friday 1 August after Raffles.
We have updated our specials for the next couple of months, check out the poster in this newsletter for details.

Gaming room
On Monday 4 August we have three game changes. Machines 1 and 13 are being replaced with Mighty Geni and Mr Mint StarBoost (a 48 inch screen cabinet) and machine 11 is being swapped out for some modernized old fireball classics in MoneyBeans and Blue Moon. Looking forward to seeing how you like them.
Please continue to be respectful of our staff completing more frequent and deliberate interactions with yourselves to meet the obligations of the new laws. Please do not be offended, we are doing what we have to and what the previous government thinks is best for you.
Remember to bet responsibly.

Looking forward to a busy month,
Tim Mathews