This week our coach Nev will be giving a talk to all those interested along with a Special Guest.

The talk will begin at 6.00pm in the Swinburne Avenue club rooms.

The link below has the sides for Midweek Pennant Practice tomorrow.

Midweek Pennant Practice 20 Sep 2016

If you have any questions, please contact Reg Davis (0409 771 086) for more details.

The MCC Bowls Section will hold its 2nd Annual Ladies Tournament in November this year. A summary of the details are below, with the tournament flyer link HERE

When: Thursday November 17th, 9.30 arrival for a 10am start

Where: Swinburne Avenue

Entry Fee: $80 per team (teams of 4 players) – Entries close 31th October 2016

Prize Money: Total Prize Pool of $1000

Format: Ladies 4’s (3 games of 10 ends) – morning tea and lunch provided

For more information please open the flyer above or contact Reg Davis on 0409 771 086 or email communications@mccbowls.org

This week we have a lot going on down at the club, for a snap shot check out the list below:

1. Midweek Pennant Practice @ Glen Street on Tuesday 13th September – contact Reg Davis for more details
2. Tuesday and Thursday practice as per normal (remember we have the lights at Swinburne Avenue which can be used)
3. Special General Meeting for changes to the Constitution @ Swinburne Avenue on Thursday 15th September starting at 7pm (more details here)
4. Saturday Pennant Practice @ Swinburne Avenue on Saturday 17th September starting at 1pm (please remember to get your name down on the list at Swinburne Ave or Glen Street by Thursday afternoon so the selectors can pick the sides effectively. Also ensure you’re at the club by 12.30pm so we can start PROMPTLY

Also for those inclined a number of us will be at the AFL Semi Final on Friday night, so come to the game if you can for beer and/or a chat.

After the Western Bulldogs triumphant victory over in the west against the West Coast Eagle and Hawthorn’s valiant effort but ultimate loss against Geelong last weekend, the two will meet in the AFL Semi Final at the MCG this Friday Night (16/9).

As a bit of team bonding before the season begins, we are looking to see who from the section might be interested in going to the game to share a drink, a chat and what will hopefully be a great game.

While we will not have a dedicated section or seating, we are just looking to meet in one of the bars to catch up and then enjoy the game.

If you are interested in coming along, please let Culum know by sending an email to communications@mccbowls.org or 0433 294 840. If you need a visitor ticket please let Culum know and we can organise some tickets.

Recently two of our bowlers have been given the opportunity to trial for the Victorian State sides over the coming weeks.

Dean O’Neill has already trialed for the Men’s Victorian Under 25’s side with more details to follow. While at the same time he has also been invited to trial for the Open Men’s Victorian State side in early October.

Meanwhile, new member Taylah Brhi-Rhodes has also been invited to trial for the Women’s Victorian Under 25’s side in October.

We wish both of our bowlers all the best over the coming weeks.

REMINDER

Dear Members

A Special General Meeting needs to be held to amend the Section’s constitution and this meeting will be held on Thursday 15 September 2016 at 7.00pm in the Swinburne Avenue Pavilion.

As an explanation for the reason for this Special General Meeting, the current Bowls Section constitution was adopted in 2009, after the MCC incorporated all sporting sections, and provided a standardised constitution.  In 2012 the Incorporated Association Reform Act was passed and consequently all the sporting sections needed to update their constitutions to come in line with the Act.  The MCC appointed Ashurst to review and recommend changes all sections constitutions.

Most changes to the constitution are cosmetic, however there are a couple of additional changes in there too:

• Consolidation of membership categories
• Inclusion of Life Membership as a specific category
• Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer must be members of the MCC (any category is acceptable, Full Member, Restricted, Playing, Temporary  etc)

Please find attached the following documents:

• Special General Meeting – Announcement
• Notice of Meeting / Agenda / Notes
• Updated Constitution – Marked Up Comparison (WORD DOC)
• Updated Constitution – Final (PDF)