Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club

The quiz night for 2010 has some pretty interesting items that might be attractive to various bidders…

The 2 big ticket items are landscaping to the value of well over $3500 (not to mention labour) kindly supplied by Climate Change Landscape. The other being a custom website & hosting packaged supplied by Iugo Web Development Services. Details on these are after the photos…

We have another great selection of cricket memorabilia, very kindly supplied by Ian Basey, which has come straight from Adelaide Oval. We also have a Redbacks top signed by Peter George and another genuine Redbacks’ players top signed by 8 players.

We also have a high quality mountain bike up for grabs; cricket bats; high-end bottles of wine and various other interesting items – so please bring your wallet and have a bid!

Bidding – if you can’t make it on the night, you can still submit a silent bid to Jarrad on the maximum you would pay for the item. You’ll only pay a minimal amount more than the next highest bidder if you’re the winner (much like eBay). Jarrad can be contacted on 0400-275-869.

More photos to come…

Auction 1 – Landscaping
Our first auction item comes from Brett Lawson of Climate Change Landscape & Project Management who will donate his landscaping skills and various equipment, tools and plants, together with the labour of Justin Calderbank (who is also a landscaper by trade) and other players within the club, to design and implement a garden makeover. Details of the auction are as follows:

The winner of the auction shall receive the following ($ values included):

Site visit by Brett Lawson and Justin Calderbank to determine landscaping workscope required
Design plan prepared and agreed with winner ($300-$500)
Date set for makeover of backyard which will include:

• Labour of atleast 10 men for an afternoon under guidance of Brett Lawson and Justin Calderbank ($2,000+)
• Up to $500 worth of irrigation equipment included pipes, drippers and wiring ($500)
• Minimum of 30 quality plants ($500+)
• 4 trees for instant height ($200)
• All tools required with with exception of bobcat/excavator – a small front end loader can be arranged
• Removal & dumping of all waste ($300)

RESERVE $1,500, VALUE $3,500+

If bids reach $2,000 the auction will also include:
Mulch to the value of $400
Additional plants $100+

If bids reach $2,500 the auction will also include:
Electronic Watering System valued up to $300

All additonal costs will be at the expense of the winning bidder and will depend on their requirements.
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Auction 2 – Website / hosting
Our 2nd major auction item is courtesy of Glen Rosie of Iugo Web Development who will prepare and maintain a website which is tailored to the needs of the winning bidder. Details are as follows:

The package has a number of options it could be for:

* website for a business – either you don’t have one, you can’t update your own (save money with this option) or time for a refreshed look
* a sub-site for a specialised product service your business offers or for a particular campaign you’re running
* a personal blog
* sporting / association / club website
* inter-business communication tool – information repository

The auction includes the following:
* a site designed to suit the client’s business / branding
* purchase of a domain name (if required)
* loading of content into the new site (max 10 pages)
* hosting of the site for 1 year
* up to 25 email addresses
* submission to search engines
RESERVE $1,000

If it reaches $1500, the winning bidder then receives:
* photo gallery
* contact form
* daily web stats
* content managed website – ie you can update it how often you wish with as much content as you like
* training on how to use the site

If it reaches $2000, they also get:
* Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) campaign – fast-track up the search engine rankings
* 12 months of search engine ranking reports – see how your site is ranking in search engines

Breakdown of costs (plus GST):
Design/implementation: $1700
Domain name purchase: $70
Loading of content: $400
Photo gallery: $400
Contact form: $250
Hosting (12 months) + setup: $480
Web stats: $100
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) campaign: $800
Search engine reports (12 months): $120
Total value: $4,752 inc GST

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Sponsors of the night
The night wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic sponsors. Please support them wherever possible.