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BLACKCHAT JULY 2009
Newsletter of the Blackburn Cricket Club Inc.
Morton Park, Central Road, Blackburn, Vic 3130 (03) 9894 1409
Treasurer – To Be Filled
Junior Section Manager – Eddie Lee 0402 323 551 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
VALE GARY G.A FEENANE
21/07/1943 - 9/05/2009
As you are all aware, our dear friend,Gary Feenane, passed away on May 9th after a courages battle with cancer. Our thought, support and friendship will always remain with his wife Pat, a dear friend of the Blackburn family, and their daughters Linda and Kylie, and their son-in-law Neil.
Gary’s passion for Blackburn never wavered, he was exceptionally proud of his association with the Club. In turn we are extremely honoured to have enjoyed Gary’s cricket knowledge and loyal services for over 30 years.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Tom Cullen
Welcome to our first edition of Blackchat for the season. The season is quickly approaching and before we know it we will be looking through the cupboard to find the old cricket bag and give the whites a wash. The first training session is only a few weeks away and we all will be raring to get stuck into it.
The Club has re-appointed Brad Byrnes as coach and is delighted to give him a second year at the helm. We intend to give him much more off field support this coming season and hope for much improvement from the younger members of the club.
We look like having some changes around the club this year with the introduction of a veterans eleven to play on alternate Sunday’s. Hopefully we can get enough support to get this side up and running.
The junior section of the club is going from strength to strength and already Eddie and Reggie are organising to potentially field more teams than last year. We look forward to seeing the Under 16 boys graduate to the seniors.
The renovations have been made to the social rooms and make a huge difference to the lighting and size of the clubrooms. Many thanks to Patto for organising and completing this project. Well done mate. On a sad note we have witnessed the sad passing of our great mate Gary Feenane. "Bags" was not only a great clubman, but a wealth of knowledge who will be sadly missed. I was fortunate to have Gary as a team manager and scorer during my years as coach and he certainly made my job a lot easier. We hosted a wake at the clubrooms in his honour and it was a privilege to have Pat and his two daughters Linda and Kylie here. They are more than welcome any time.
Let’s hope the coming season is the start of resurgence at the Blackburn Cricket Club and we regain our rightful spot at the top of the Macintosh Shield ladder.
Regards - Tom Cullen
YOUR COMMITTEE SEASON 2009/2010
We are delighted to advise of our committee positions for season 2009/2010.
A special thank you to Geoff Stephens, who after many years of service to the Club, at the end of last season decided to stand down from the Treasurer’s position.
Geoff’s diligence and reporting has seen the Club’s financials and documentation in great shape. We are extremely grateful of Geoff’s offer of ensuring his successor has a smooth transition into the role.
We ask that every member consider this extremely important position and if you would like to discuss your interest please contact either Tom Cullen on 0422 413 008 or Geoff Stephens on 9657 8815 (W) or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Obviously, we are extremely keen to fill this position within the next 2 weeks. Your committee (non exhaustive as we write) is:-
President Tom Cullen
Vice President Lisa Robertson
Secretary Neil Robertson
Treasurer TBA
Junior Section Manager Eddie Lee
General Committee Confirmed
Peter Bain Club Database
Regan Kunst Milo in2Cricket / Website
Paul Meilak Subscriptions
John Slight Equipment
Matthew Yeo Cleaning
(Lisa Robertson) Newsletter / Merchandise
There have also been some others who have kindly offered their assistance this season, and we will confirm this in our next communication.
The committee is a team of people striving for the same goal and there are many duties the committee carries out as a team. Each member however, also has their own responsibilities so please make enquiries about specific areas to that person so you receive the information first hand.
JUNIOR SECTION
Eddie Lee
The Junior Registration Packs will be sent out to families in the coming weeks. These packs contain all the information our players and their families need to know about the upcoming season.
The most important date for everyone to lock in now is Saturday 8th August when Junior Registration will take place at the clubrooms. Details are within the registration packs.
JUNIOR TEAMS GROW AND GROW
SENIOR PLAYERS -THEY NEED YOUR HELP
Our junior numbers continue to grow, great news for the club, and testament to the ongoing work – both administratively and practically of Eddie Lee, Stuart Cran, our coaches, team managers, senior players and parents.
The philosophy of our junior program is simple; OPPORTUNITY, ENJOYMENT and PARTICIPATION.
As we write this newsletter, and with some assumptions being made on current numbers, we look at fielding the following teams next season (to be confirmed in August):-
5 x Under 10 teams
4 x Under 12 teams
3 x Under 14 teams
2 x Under 16 teams, plus
Our highly successful Milo in2cricket program
These kids are the Club’s future. Some Clubs struggle to set up and retain a successful junior program, we know it is a positive investment, one that will see these kids enjoy the benefits of playing sport in fun, family and friendly environment for many years.
We call on our senior players who have (or could make) the time to coach one of junior teams this season to contact Eddie Lee who will give you details and answer any questions you may have.
We will provide you with the Level 1 Coaching Course.
Eddie Lee has put a fantastic handbook together which outlines the Philosophy of Junior Cricket at Blackburn, including the guidelines for Coaches & Team Managers, Player and Parental involvement.
Whilst a roster will be made for each senior players to assist with Milo in2cricket and junior training (1-2 times per season), we really need you to have a think if you could commit to coaching a junior side this season.
Thank you to the following senior players who have already volunteered, Regan Kunst (Milo), Ian Rayner, Anthony Germanchev, Matt Yeo, Peter Bain, Cam Blake, Lachlan Head, Peter Turnely and Alex Beard, and to the parents of our juniors, Tony Gustin, Tony DePrue and Colin Gridley.
To the Team Managers who have volunteers for the upcoming season, thank you; Andrea Mallia, David Clayton, Chris Pollock, Alan Dowland (also assistant Registrar) Glen mahoney, Colin McKensie, Ian Walter, Mal Gibson and Stuart Cran (also Junior Registrar), and Scott Fulton, (Merchandise).
Please do not think that we have enough coaches or team managers, far from it. To sustain our junior teams (including Under 10’s) we need to enlist a lot more help, please give this strong consideration.
Please contact Eddie directly if you are able to make a contribution to our successful junior program in any way.
Tom Cullen & Lisa Robertson
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Paul Meilak
For the coming season, the club has kept the fees at the same level as last season. A refresher for all of you of our structure is:
Senior Full Fees - $200 for the season and $10 per week match fees (covers balls, umpires, and other costs)
Student (Full Time)/Unemployed - $150 for the season and $5 per week match fees.
If you pay your subs in full prior to the 1st game of the season, you receive a free pair of training/warm up shorts (value $30.00). Shorts will be available, at the latest, by 31/8/09.
Please see Paul Meilak to make your payments or to discuss a payment plan.
UPDATING SENIOR PLAYERS DETAILS
All senior players and members are asked to update their contact details if they think they are incorrect.
Perhaps you have a new address, email or phone number?
Updating our list will assist the committee and captains when contacting our members.
If your details have not changed in the past year you do not need to update them.
If you need to update your details please email Peter Bain or call him on 0418 107 044.
WALLS COME TUMBLIN’ DOWN AT BCC
Wow, many of you will get a big surprise when you walk into the Clubrooms this season. A project that has been in the planning for some time has come to fruition.
The wall separating the upstairs viewing area has been demolished, opening up the rooms for a fresh, light filled "open" feeling. Both the Cricket and Football clubs will certainly reap the benefits of this renovation.
There were many people in the Football Club who worked tirelessly on this project also, and we thank them collectively for their vital contribution.
The Cricket Club welcomes John Schneider to the role of Sporting Club President, and we look forward to supporting John in his role. John takes over from Mark Paterson, who has done a wonderful job at the helm for many years.
"OFF SEASON" HAPPENINGS
A couple of really pleasing things took place over the past few months that have got our season off to a flying start:-
In May, our Club entered the Leader Newspaper’s "Grass Roots Gold" competition where Victorian sports clubs were asked to write, in 100 words why they needed sports equipment.
We were delighted that our Club won 1 of the 30 $1000 Rebel Sports Credit Accounts for our Junior teams. A reporter from the Whitehorse Leader visited our Club and took a photo and did a brief article which was printed in the newspaper. If you missed it, check out our website.
On June 27th, we were lucky again in securing a day at Bunnings Nunawading to conduct the Sausage Sizzle from 8am – 4.30pm. Thank you to all involved in making this day such a success, with over $1300 being raised for your Club.
Special mention and thank you to Scott and Leonie Chamberlain (Kerrimuir Quality Meats) for supplying the sausages at a great price. The shoppers loved them and it certainly helped to increase our profit.
Cricket Victoria offered grants of up to $500 for cricket clubs to assist them in improving the training and/or experience our many volunteers have. We were successful in our application for $380 for the following courses:-
2 x Safe Food Handling courses (Lisa Robertson and Peter Turnley will be undertaking these shortly)
2 x Basic First Aid courses (participants yet to be determined – ideally 1 representative from juniors and seniors, to ensure greater coverage throughout the club)
JUNIOR PLAYERS
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 4 X $100 REBEL SPORTS SHOPPING SPREE’S
We are giving all of our 2009/2010 registered junior players the chance to win one of 4 x $100 shopping spree at Rebel Sports. There is 1 voucher up for grabs for each age group, Under 10, 12, 14, 16’s. A separate entry will be sent to Milo Participants in the coming months, they will also have the chance to win a shopping spree.
Entries will be emailed or posted out during the Junior Registration mail out soon.
All you have to do is read the entry form which contains some really important information and tips about healthy eating, staying in good shape for cricket, and some Blackburn Cricket Club guidelines for our juniors.
Simply answer some questions, send your entry in and you could win.
Have fun and good luck. All the details will be on the entry. All entries will be placed in a box with the first correct entry in each age group winning the prize.
Entries for Under 10, 12, 14 and 16’s close on 8th August 2009. Details with entry form.
CAPTAINS
As always, nominations for Captains for our, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Eleven are welcomed.
If you are interested in captaining, or would like to nominate someone for this important role please contact Tom Cullen or Brad Byrnes asap.
SENIOR INDOOR TRAINING
As previously advised to our email recipients, Indoor training for seniors will commence on Monday 27th July at Maddocks Sports, Chapel Street, Blackburn.
Time – 7.00pm – 8.00pm
We have secured this early session to allow as many participants as possible to attend, taking into account school study and work hours.
Cost
$5 per session or $3 for students / concession and/or unemployed.
Commitment to pre-season training sets the precedence for the year ahead. It is vital that you attend, not only for yourself, but for your fellow team members, team balance and harmony.
If you cannot attend please let Tom Cullen know, until such time as Captains are announced.
WEBSITE
Regan Kunst and Robbie Willis will be updating our website this season. There are already some new items posted on the website, and we encourage everyone to check the site regularly to keep updated. Photo's of players will be taken this year to put on their profile as well as a little bio.
MERCHANDISE
Lisa Robertson
We are pleased to announce that Senior Club Jackets will be available this season. Late August you can have a look at the new jacket, along with all other junior and senior merchandise on the website under Club Shop. A price list will also be posted on the website.
Scott Fulton has kindly offered to administer the Junior teams’ merchandise requirements after the initial pre-season registration orders have been completed. Scott can be contacted on 0407 040 068 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
******** OLD STOCK at BARGAIN PRICES *******
We have some old stock of Blackburn apparel (Junior and Senior) that is ideal for training (or back yard cricket). Each item will only be $5.
Junior items will be on sale at Junior Registration day (8th August) and Senior gear will be on sale at Indoor Training on the 2nd and 3rd sessions (3rd & 10th August).
SPONSORS
Phone – 1300 33 4473
Monash Hire can assist you with all of your everyday needs whether you're building a new deck at home or working on a high profile construction job. We have a range of equipment varying from wallpaper steamers and BBQ's to 135ft booms and 19ft scissors.
Monash Hire aim to offer you the most reliable and top of the line equipment and service. Every job needs a different tool. We have them all.
PLANT HIRE COMPANY OF THE YEAR - 2009
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Our thanks for again coming on board, Scott and Leonie Chamberlain at:-
Kerrimuir Quality Meats
Scott Chamberlain
521 Middleborough Road, Box Hill North
9890 7415
Superb Meat, Spit Hire
We are also delighted to welcome our new sponsors to the Blackburn Cricket Club
Peter Miller – 3A Main Street Blackburn
Phone 9894 8786
Members of the Australian Tutoring Association. We believe that we bring accountability and responsibility into the realm of maths tuition. We believe a student’s most valuable asset is that student’s TIME… we ensure that all students receive great value for their time.
Until the next edition of Blackchat, enjoy the remainder of the AFL season, and all the best to all of the junior and senior teams of the Blackburn footy club – we wish you a successful run home before the finals.
Remember – Monday 27th July – Maddocks for Indoor Training
Blackburn Cricket Club Incorporated – ABN 54 085 863 658
BLACKCHAT – JULY 2009 – ISSUE NO. 1 SEASON 2009/2010
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday 27th July – Senior Indoor Training Begins
Saturday 8th August – Junior Registration Day (Clubrooms)
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