The following dates are schedules for our first Club Working bee

Saturday 15th July 2017 - 2.00pm - 5.00pm          Sunday 16th July 2017 - 8.00am - 11.00am

This is the list of items requiring work

• Erect scorers hut walls - top field

• Rebuild bullpen mounds and build gravelled home-plates areas for catchers including permanent home-plates – Lou Zamora has equipment to do this.

• Edge both fields to remove/flatten grass/gravel edges

• Create second Under 10 diamond on lower field diagonally opposite current infield – by creating permanent batting box and home-plate circle; erecting temporary fencing currently at field

• Permanently mark coaches boxes with paint/diesel

• Repair cut-outs on bottom field by edging back to original and adding gravel to level to field level

• Replace base ferrules on bottom field -have ferrules – need concrete

• Replace timber seating on bottom field

• Remove plants from field fences.

• Replace and repair existing dugout drainage with spare plastic pipe – need services map – Lou Zamora has equipment to do this.

• Fix and upgrade safety screens

• Go through largest 40 foot container and remove all useful items; then throw all rubbish in container ready to remove.

• Rubbish removal around club-house and containers.

• Tidy Melco storage container and remove any unnecessary gear/equipment.

The Club is seeking members to register thier interest in taking on team coaching or Umpire roles this season.

WE NEED YOU

COACHES WANTED

We are asking for those interested in Coaching a Junior or Senior team this season to reply by email expressing their interest in taking on coaching a team or assisting in coaching a team.

Coaching courses are available for those who feel they need some help in becoming coaches or better coaches. It is Club Policy that the Club will pay for the costs of coaching courses for our members. The Club ideally would like to have a minimum of 2 coaches for every team

We are after team coaches for the following teams:

Seniors - 3 teams

Juniors - Under 20's - 1 team         Under 16 - 2 teams      Under 14 - at least 2 teams      Under 12 - up to 3 teams      Under 10 - 2 teams

Teeball - Teeball manager

UMPIRES WANTED

The game of baseball does not procede without umpires. Regrettably the sport does not have sufficient umpires so each Club must provide umpires for most of their games.

The Queensland Baseball Umpires Association are ready and willing to conduct umpire coaching courses providing Clubs have a minium of ten people willing to take the three (3) hour course. This qualifies the person to become a "Green" shirt umpire who is able to umpire most junior age group games and some lower level senior games.

It is Club policy that the Club will pay the costs of umpiring courses so the only cost to you is your time.

Please reply by email if you are interested in umpiring or becoming an umpire for our Club for the new 2017/2018 summer baseball season.

Please reply by return email expressing your interest in coaching or umpiring as follows;-

Rodney Gaunt      r.gaunt@informplastics.com.au

WESTS RECEIVE GRANT MONIES

It is very pleasing to report that Dave Carr has been advised the Club has been successful in receiving a Grant to pay for two Grandstands as per the following details

"On behalf of the Queensland Government and the Gambling Community Benefit Committee, I am pleased to advise that a Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) grant has been awarded to your organisation. - YVETTE D’ATH MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice - Minister for Training and Skills"

Details of the two Grandstands as follows

• Grandstand - 5 Tier with Shade Sail
• Dimensions: 6m wide by 2.5m deep
• 5 Tier Design
• White Shade Sail
• Supply only, fully assembled.
• Made to meet Australian Standards
• 3 Year Structural Warranty

The Grandstands are to be supplied by Diamond Sporting Supplies Pty Ltd and they will be installed mid June 2017.

Congratulations to Dave Carr for all of his work on the Grant.

The following members have put forward their nominations for the Club Committee as follow

• President                                       Rodney Gaunt
• Secretary                                      Sharon Skerrett
• Treasurer                                       no nomination as yet - one expression of interest
• Vice President Club Operations       David Carr
• Baseball Operations                       David Paddison
• Committee                                     Chris Adams

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date                  Friday, 30th June 2017

Time                  6.30pm

Venue                Centenary Community Hub

                        Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre

                        Dandenong Rd Mount Ommaney

AGENDA

1. Opening, recording of attendance and apologies
2. President’s address and welcome
3. Confirmation of the previous Annual General Meeting minutes held on 20th April 2016 (click on link below for copy)(https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/AGM%20Minutes%202016_20%20April1.pdf)
4. Presidents report
5. To receive and consider the Financial Report
6. Committee election for the positions of
   1. President   https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/Wests%20Presidents%20Application%202017%20-%2020181.pdf
   2. Vice President – Club Operations  https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/Wests%20VP%20Operations%20Application%202017%20-%202018.pdf
   3. Vice President – Baseball Operations   https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/Wests%20Baseball%20Operations%20Application%202017-2018.pdf
   4. Treasurer   https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/Wests%20Treasurer%20Application%202017-2018.pdf
   5. Secretary   https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/Wests%20Secretary%20application%202017-2018.pdf
   6. Ordinary member (minimum 1)
7. Vote of thanks to outgoing Executive
8. Notice/s of Motion
9. General Business
10. General business without notice
11. BQ seasonal information – new season format
12. Close Meeting

Position Descriptions for each Committee position - click link following each listed position

GET STARTED VOUCHERS

The Club is registered and can accept Get Started vouchers - provide your voucher to the Club and once we get the money, you will receive a refund to the value of the voucher once your playing fees have been paid in full.

• Round 10 opens for voucher applications on 12 July 2017.
• Round 10 will close when all available vouchers are issued. If the voucher allocation is not reached the round will close on 27 September 2017.
• Vouchers must be presented to a registered club by 13 November 2017.

Get Started Vouchers - funding to help young people participate - click the link below

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/getinthegame/getstarted/

Wests have struck an Alumni cap for the Alumni reunion - see Wests Facebook page for more information

PRESS RELEASE

Brisbane City Council has advised Dave Carr that work will start on the building on our top baseball field early in June.

The old green container will be removed shortly and works will start on the building early June 2017

The downstairs walls will be replaced with a mesh wall which will prevent any buildup of gases from the old underground rubbish tip.

Keep your fingers crossed and we are hoping the building will be ready in time for us to use as our Clubrooms for the 2017/2018 season.

Well done Dave on your long and hard work working with BCC to achieve this wonderful outcome for the Club.

To all members, players, parents, volunteers and friends of Western Districts Baseball Club,

Now that Season 2016/2017 is nearly over for the Wests Bulldogs, we need to start planning for the 2017/2018 Season.

Our Club is growing and we need more volunteers to help please. We are seeking people interested in assisting in the future of our Club.

To that end, we wish to form a Working Party who will meet on a fortnightly basis (or as required) over the winter period to discuss and form plans for the Club for the new season. The meetings will be held at a local venue - possibly the Mt Ommaney Library.

There are heaps of things to discuss including the following:-

• Club
• Club Administration, Governance and Constitution
• Club Strategic Plan and Business Plan
• Finances and fund raising
• Teams, coaches and player numbers
• Club infrastructure and grounds
• Club history & Life Members
• Social events
• Council, community and Region
• Possible Club trip to America in 2018

As you can see from the above list, lots of exciting things to do and talk about.

But we need YOU to join in and assist where you can.

Where:     Mount Ommaney Library meeting room

Time:        6.30pm - 8.30pm

Day:          Friday evenings

Dates:        5th & 19th May, 2nd & 16th June, 21st July

Click on link below for Minutes of first meeting

https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/assets/siteDesq/19506/documents/170505%20WD%20Baseball%20Planning%20Workshop%20Report%20small.pdf