• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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:

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.

The Declaration’s

2009-10 Senior Declaration

2009-10 Junior Declaration

The Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club’s Photo Albums

To access the photo album you are after, simply click on the applicable photo or album title. To then maximise a single image, click on that image once you are within the applicable album. To return to the beginning, simply click on the ‘back to post’ link.

Senior Presentation Ceremony

The senior presentation ceremony, held on the 16th of April, 2010 at the Coromandel Community Centre. (16.04.2010, 64 Photos)

The C Grade Semi-Final

Various pictures from the C Grade semi-final against Western Youth Centre III at Cowandilla Primary School on the 20th of March, 2010 (19.03.2010, 6 Photos)

Junior Presentation Ceremony

Pictures from the Junior Presentation Ceremony held at the Coromandel Community Centre on the 18th of March, 2010. (18.03.2010, 20 Photos)

Quiz Night

The annual Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club Quiz Night. This year, it was hosted by MC Wayne Hasel on the 27th of February, 2010 at the Blackwood Memorial Hall (27.02.2010, 28 Photos)

Double Wicket Competition

This year, the Double Wicket Competition was held at Hawthorndene Oval on the 23rd of January, 2010. (23.01.2010, 4 Photos)

Milo in2CRICKET

Various pictures from the Milo in2CRICKET program held at Weymouth Oval on Friday nights. (20.11.2009, 14 Photos)

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.

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.

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.

The team for this game is as follows:

1. Scott Brodie
2. Leigh Porter
3. Brendan Murphy
4. Andrew Strunk
5. Kevin O’Looney
6. Ben Chilton
7. Mark Withers
8. Brett Chilton
9. Martin Wagner
10. Geoff Jenner
11. Josh Putland
12. Ryan Lozzotolcher (12th man)

The D Grade are also providing a BBQ with drinks, so please support them with a few dollars over a feed and a couple of drinks. Information regarding the presentation dinner will be posted over the weekend, so stay tuned.