- Facebook: We discussed the shutdown of our Facebook page because nobody wanted to take it over. It had been run by a member who is no longer with us and was outdated. Your main sources of information now are via our official email, this site (have you signed up for notifications?), our notice board at The Hut, and the quarterly newsletter The Bugle.
- A new upright freezer: We purchased a new upright freezer to replace the aging chest freezer and that has been installed.
- Facility booking form: We hire out The Hut for a donation and have a form that hirers use that is also an agreement about how they treat our memorabilia and leave the Hut. This form hasn't been updated for a while, so a sub-committee is reviewing it to see if it needs changing.
- Member of the Month Document Location: We're setting up an online location where members can access Member of the Month documents. Once done, we will advise where you can access them.
- Christmas Lunch and Annual General Meeting (AGM): Planning for the events will commence at our next meeting on 12 August 24 as November is catching up with us rather rapidly.
- No smoking in the surrounds of The Hut: Signs will be erected to show that smoking is not permitted within The Hut external precinct. People who wish to smoke will need to remove themselves from our premises.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Management Committee Feedback
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Presentations for ANZAC Day Support - Tanunda Community
- The Tanunda Town Band
- The Liedertafl Choir
- Barossa and District Pipe Band
- Faith Lutheran College
- Mr Steve Kaisler, Barossa Gallery and Soldiers' Memorial (Barossa Council)
Langmeil School, as Tanunda Lutheran School was known then, was the first step in our unending pursuit of an education that brings something extra to the ordinary.
Monday, July 1, 2024
RNZAF carries out rare Antarctica mid-winter medical evacuation
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Management Committee Feedback
Your management committee met on Monday, 17 June 24 and the highlights follow:
Membership and Meal RSVP Bookings
We dealt with some administrative concerns regarding processing of membership applications and RSVP and booking processes with the major meals events.
Both had some issues that we've rectified that will enable us to work more efficiently and effectively in future.
Garden Furniture
If you have visited the Hut recently, you'll have noticed some changes at the front and right-hand side, one of which is the appearance of a bench seat set for members to sit during the sunny, warm evenings we have later in the year. The committee has decided to consider adding two or three more similar bench sets and is researching costs as I write.
If the costs are within our budget, you can expect to see some more garden furniture appear in due course.
Cleaning Roster
When I studied management and human resources, I learned about the "Pareto Principle" and while it is mainly focused on business outcomes, it is also evident among groups in society.From a human point of view, the rule suggests that 20% of any group of people is the most productive.
That is evident in clubs like ours. Twenty percent of members do most of the work - like cleaning up after we have Happy Hours or other events.
We are looking for a few people within that 20% to help us clean your Hut after events. We don't expect anyone to turn up every Saturday (or another day) to vacuum, check the toilets, empty wastepaper bins and generally return the place to it's best state. But we do need someone other than the few.
We'll place a roster on the Hut notice board each Friday and ask for someone to volunteer to turn up Saturday and spend a half hour or so helping out.
Facebook Tanunda RSL Site
As nobody on the committee is willing to take over the Facebook site, we have decided to contact the person responsible for it and have the site deleted.
Our main channels for communication will be the Notice Board, Email, The Bugle newsletter, and this blog site as well as announcements during Happy Hours.
Barossa Gallery Closure
The Barossa Gallery and Soldiers' Memorial Hall is going to close for a lengthy period between September this year and January 25 so we are arranging for any of our assets to be returned to the Hut during that period.
Donations for ANZAC Day Bands
Every year we present those bands that support us on ANZAC Day with a donation. This year, we will be inviting members of the bands to visit us on 12 July to collect a cheque.
We are also required to send an amount to the RSLSA Office as a result of our fundraising activities which we are doing at present. This helps fund the running of the state office.
Preferred Night to Open the Hut
We considered whether it might be in our best interest to change the Happy Hour evenings from Friday to perhaps Thursday but as a majority of members prefer Friday evening, that is where it will remain.
So there it is for this meeting.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Do You have an Inspiring Story to Share?
- Launching an e-newsletter, reminiscent of the classic Signal, to keep everyone informed and connected.
- Providing more targeted content that speaks directly to our community's needs and interests.
- Ensuring our efforts remain relevant and impactful.
- An RSL member recognised at the Volunteering SA awards for their outstanding contributions.
- Securing a grant to fund vital projects supporting veterans.
- A successful ANZAC Day commemoration, complete with photos capturing the event.
- Celebrating our member Joan Bloggs’ 99th birthday.
- Hosting a fundraising night to help Joe Bloggs compete in an overseas sporting event.
- A special visit from a dignitary to officially unveil a new memorial.