Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club

The Coromandel Valley Ramblers would like to take this opportunity to thank the following organisations and bodies for their recent support.

Mitcham Council- for a grant that has assisted us in establishing our inaugral junior program. We look forward to this program growing in the coming years.

State Government of SA: Office for Recreation and Sport- for a grant that has assisted us with purchasing equipment and attire. Each season the Club tries to keep player fees low so that local members of the community are encouraged to play sport and take part in different community events. This grant has allowed us to do, with player fees not being raised from previous season.

Onkaparinga Council- for a grant that has assisted us to subsidize our training shirts. Again, this has made things more reasonably priced for our members and will see many more people in Club colours.

The Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club realise that the support of such above bodies is important for us as a local community based Club and we would like to extend our gratitude for this support.

Pre-season trainings for all current and future players will be beginning shortly. Please have a look at the table below for the schedule of trainings that the club will be providing for senior players and further below for junior players. For senior trainings, it would be good to see as many of you out at these sessions. The first junior training will be registration style day, so please come along, sign up and have a feed on behalf of the club.

The first Sunday training will also contain the annual working bee, where it would be good for players to come along and mingle with their fellow players. Furthers, it allows the club to clean-up any loose items from the previous season and prepare all netting, equipment and other issues before the start of this season.

The senior season begin on the Saturday, 9th of October. The primary training night and selection night will once again be a Wednesday night, starting on the 6th of October. The optional training night for those who want to further their game will be on a Tuesday night, once again starting the week before the start of the season (5th of October).

Juniors

All junior pre-season training sessions will begin on either the Thursday, 16th or 23rd of September, 2010. This corresponds with the second-last or last week of Term 3 of school. Further details on a starting time and other information will be forwarded to every individual once it is finalised in the next couple of weeks. The start of the season is on the 17th of October, 2010, which is after the first week of Term 4, 2010.

The junior program also welcomes Andrew Strunk as the Under 11′s coach for the upcoming season. The club is still searching for an Under 13′s coach, so if you would like to become involved, then feel free to contact the junior coordinator. Other roles are positions are also available, so if you would like to become involved further in the junior program, then feel free to give the junior coordinator a call or am email.

If you have any further questions about these training schedules, then please contact Matt Smith on 0414 694 324 or at president@coromandelramblers.com.au.

With a solid turn-out of members from across all programs, the annual general meeting enabled everyone to actively discuss and make important decisions as to where the club may head in the near future. Such items include -

• All senior and junior members will be asked to contribute their feedback on training issues and times,
• The club detailed the projects it wishes to undertake this season, which was welcomed by the majority of attendees,
• The club detailed its interest in developing a plan for the future, which will be detailed to individuals shortly, and
• Attending members elected individuals to the new 2010/11 committee. These were -

• President – Matthew Smith
• Treasurer – Jarrad Benson
• Secretary – Jonathon Hilditch (pending)
• Events Coordinator – Glen Rosie
• BBQ Coordinator – Matthew Smith and Ryan Lozotolcher
• Junior Coordinator – Ashley Bryant
• Volunteer Coordinator – Damian Allen
• Training Coordinator – Justin Calderbank (pending)
• Head of Selection – Andrew Strunk

Each individual’s details will be updated on the website shortly, once everyone has confirmed their position. In addition, all senior captaincy positions were discussed, with all previous captains and vice-captains nominated as well as those who had shown their interest previously. If you would like to nominate yourself, then please contact Matthew Smith on 0414 692 324 and indicate to him what you can offer. All of these positions will be discussed at the first committee meeting and successful candidates will be informed shortly after.

As a further notice, the Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club Inc. advises that it will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the time and place detailed below -

• When – Monday, 12th of July from 7:00pm
• Where – Coromandel Community Centre, 442B Main Road, Coromandel Valley

Everyone is invited along to attend this meeting and help shape the future of the club. Items for discussion are attached in the agenda for the meeting. However, if you would like to see the 2009/10 AGM minutes, then please email Matthew or Ashley and they can forward you a copy.

As per usual, the club will provide everyone in attendance with a feed of pizza from 7:00pm before the meeting kicks-off at 7:30pm. This year, the club will also provide you with your first drink on the house, so we will keep you refreshed as well.

If you would like to have a say in how the club is run, then please take this opportunity to have a say. If you would like any further information on this, then please contact Matthew or Ashley about the meeting and the night. Both of their contact details are on the contacts page.

The Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club Inc. wishes to advise that it will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) shortly, with the details of this meeting below -

• When – Monday, 12th of July from 7:00pm
• Where – Coromandel Community Centre, 442B Main Road, Coromandel Valley

Everyone is invited along to attend this meeting and help shape the future of the club. Items for discussion will be detailed in an agenda distributed two weeks from the meeting date. The previous AGM’s minutes will also be distributed at this time. However, some items for consideration before the AGM include training nights, future projects and various committee positions and roles.

As per usual, the club will provide everyone in attendance with a feed of pizza from 7:00pm before the meeting kicks-off at 7:30pm. This year, the club will also provide you with your first drink on the house, so we will keep you refreshed as well.

If you would like to have a say in how the club is run, then please take this opportunity to have a say. If you would like any further information on this, then please contact Matthew or Ashley about the meeting and the night. Both of their contact details are on the contacts page.

As an added bonus, two of our club sponsors have specials currently running for club members and their families. Please remember to quote the club’s name and what program/team you, your child participates in or your family name and associated connection to receive these specials.

As major sponsor, Skyworld Outdoor Blinds is currently running a 20% special on their products. In order for the club to benefit, please quote Coromandel Ramblers to Kevin O’Looney when placing an order, and you and the club will benefit from Skyworld’s ongoing support.

Skyworld has conveniently prepared a one page document that details the services that they offer. As you can see within the document provided, it is quite extensive and can handle the needs of a small and large scale project.

Kevin can be contacted on 08 8384 7093 or email info@skyworld.com.au with Kevin O’Looney in the subject line and the club is sure that Kevin can arrange an excellent deal for you.

In addition, Climate Change Landscape and Project Management is offering club members and their families the opportunity to save 15% of any backyard landscaping project between August and November. However, you must mention ‘Coromandel Ramblers’ and your involvement with the club in order to benefit from this discount.

To see what Climate Change Landscape and Project Management can do, then please visit this previous post as to how Glen Rosie’s backyard was redesigned. Not only can Brett redesign small backyards like Glen’s, but he can handle many other projects, no matter how complex they may be in their design. To see what Brett can do, then please have a look at the Climate Change Landscape and Project Management offer and brief document.

Brett can be contacted on 0433 777 465 or at climatechangelandscape@bigpond.com if you would like to landscape your backyard or engage a professional to finish off those ‘small projects’.

Please also remember to support our other club sponsors, as they have put in their money to help support the club and its programs. Without their support, then the club would not be able to function in a manner that would support itself. Therefore, the more we can support them in their businesses, the more that the club can benefit and pass this onto you. All other sponsors can be found on the sponsors page as well as in the sponsors document.

The major auction item for the 2010 Quiz Night was for a backyard makeover headed up by Brett Lawson of Climate Change Landscape & Project Management and Justin “JC” Calderbank.

Through the very generous donations by the sponsors below, the auction raised over $3,500 at the auction with a number of bidders all vying for the prize with Deb & Glen Rosie being victorious.

Over the course of a few weekends, Deb & Glen’s backyard has gone from “we think there’s a backyard there somewhere” to “that’s a place you’d want to spend a lot of time in”.

Before...

After...

Players from the club put in the hard yards to make it happen, they being Brett Lawson; Justin Calderbank; Matt Smith; Damian Allen; Martin Wagner; Josh Haussen and Sam Davenport.

Without sponsors, things like this don’t happen. Please make every effort to use their services/products if you can and mention the cricket club. Hopefully the club can do this annually but we need people’s support.

Climate Change Landscape & Project Management
Brett Lawson managed the entire project, organised all the items and designed the new landscape. Brett put in a huge effort to make this happen. If you need landscaping work done – look no further. Deb & Glen couldn’t be happier.

Contact Brett via email or phone: 0433 777 465

Dingo Diggers
Hendrik Riessen, a father of one of our juniors, kindly donated his time and expertise to help with the clearing of the backyard. Hendrik has a number of diggers for tight access jobs. Hendrik made the job so much easier and was very professional about it. Highly recommended.

Contact Hendrik on 0419 419 505 for any excavation work.

Newton Sand and Metal
Contact person owner Frank and liaising with Anthony Capaldi. Supplied:
* 4 yards of Jeffries Recover.
* 1 Tonne of loam for raised garden bed.
* Irrigation controller and solenoid (automatic tap).

Plantmark SELECT
Donation of plants and pots and gave us a really good deal on the trees.

Contact Dan (manager) and been liaising with Taryn.

Plantmark SELECT
19 Port Wakefield Road 5107
Tel: 08 8258 5000
Fax: 08 8258 9898

Philmac
Donated some irrigation equipment.

The before and after pics:

Please find within the post some of the club photos taken throughout the year. As can be seen, some pictures are of slightly better quality than others, but they all describe the event in question. To access these pictures, simply expand this post by clicking on the ‘read the rest of this entry’ link.

All photos can be enlarge by simply clicking on the applicable photo. In addition, they can all be found at a printable quality on the Coromandel Ramblers Picasa web page.

Some of these photos can also be found in ‘The Declaration’. These files can be found in the expanded post below.

If you have any other photos that you would like to add, then please contact Ashley through any of the details provided on the contacts page.

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After the conclusion of each season, the senior and junior players wrapped up their season in separate presentation ceremonies. At these ceremonies, various awards, trophies and certificates were presented to individuals within the club.

As part of the ongoing tradition, all players and supporters present at these ceremonies received a copy of the end-of-season magazine, ‘The Declaration’. In addition, most first year senior players who were not in attendance on the night and those who requested copies were also delivered or posted copies, but at a later date. If you would like a higher quality printed or PDF copy of either magazine, then please contact Ashley through the the details provided on the contacts page.

Additionally, these magazines can also be downloaded from the club website. At the moment, the link to these magazines can be found below -

2009-10 Senior Declaration

2009-10 Junior Declaration

In the near future, these links will be moved once all of the club’s previous magazines are uploaded, but further details will follow regarding this. In addition, photos from these ceremonies will be uploaded shortly and a link to them will be posted once this has been achieved. These should be online before the start of next week (10/5). If you have any photos of these ceremonies that you would like to put on the club’s website, then please email them to Ashley at your earliest convenience.

If you have any other questions regarding these magazines or the presentation ceremonies, then please feel free to contact Matthew, Jarrad or Ashley through any of the means listed on the contacts page.

The Past and Present Players Night will once again occur in the cricket off-season, with the guest speaker being none other than a former Rambler and current ICC International Umpire, Mr. Daryl Harper. This night presents an opportunity to listen to what an international umpire gets up to on his tours of the world whilst also catching up with your cricket mates in a social atmosphere before the season begins. Further details are listed below, with a flyer for viewing/printing also available on the social events web page.

Past and Present Players Night
Date – 6th of August, 2010
Time – 7:00pm
Venue – Blackwood Community RSL, 1 Brighton Parade, Blackwood
Cost – $30 per head
RSVP – 1st of July, 2010

If you have any questions or would like to book your place, then please contact Jarrad Benson on 0400 275 869 and/or at jedjapan@hotmail.com.

The Senior Presentation Dinner for the Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club is coming up shortly. If you would like to attend this dinner, can you please let Matthew Smith know by the 9th of April, 2010. The details are as follows:

Date: Friday 16 April
Time: 7pm for 7:30pm
Venue: Coromandel Valley Community Centre (at Weymouth).
Cost: $25 per person.
Attire: Neat Casual. Free drink for best tie.
2 choices of meats, 5 salads, choice of 3 desserts. There is normally enough for 2nds.

If you haven’t reserved a seat yet, you can do so by contacting Matthew Smith at matt.smith@cobham.com.au by the 9th of April at the latest.

Past and present players/ parthers/wives are welcome on the night too.

This is the last opportunity to be had to converse with fellow team members, club supporters and legends before everything wraps up for season 2009/10, so it would be great to see everyone in attendance.