How fantastic it is to be back out on the course again with no restrictions in place. There have been very good fields which is great to see. We have a lot of lost time to make up for and get that bar turnover humming again.

I must congratulate everyone again for their patience and understanding during Level 2 & 3. And thank everyone that helped me organise and facilitate the guidelines and local rules. It was much appreciated.

The Committee had our first meeting since lockdown on June 9th.

Financially the Club has taken a hit with no golf and the bar being closed. However we did apply for and got the wage subsidy. The Club is lucky to be in a good position to handle the loss of income. However it cannot be sneezed at because we have lost and possibly will be losing more sponsors. There are a lot of sponsors rolling over this year and we to hope to retain them. If anyone is keen to help out with the sponsorship team or any kind of sponsorship, please come forward and contact me. And also the Bar needs more helpers please so the pressure can come off Maurie. There is a free online course called Servewise which takes about an hour and “provides users with an understanding of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, with a strong focus on intoxication, minors, server intervention and host responsibility”

The newly formed course committee has had their first meeting. There has been a recommendation that the tree on #18 be felled and some form of mound takes its place. This would improve the appearance of the hole from the clubhouse too due to the large dead area underneath it. However the Committee has decided that this needs to be sorted at the AGM. So please think about it and submit your ideas to the committee (glenitigolf@xtra.co.nz) before the AGM of what to do with the tree or how to tidy it up. Also the gumtree on right side of #5 will come down at some stage. It is cracked and not in a good way.

Important: There is to be no pitching to either practice greens please. A lot of damage has occurred to the greens and not been repaired.

The next project around the place to be investigated is further cart storage. There has been a sub-committee set up to sort out ideas of size, position and cost.

The driving range will be finished soon apparently. Peter is currently awaiting consent on a few items before the pro-shop can go ahead. There will be a contract drawn up between P&M and the Club concerning this

And lastly I also heard that cheese rolls are back on. So we can look forward to that massive fundraiser for the Club.

Cheers and good golfing

Jimmy 

Email from Chairperson Blair Franklin below

Hello All

We (The Aorangi Golf Association) are looking to reprioritise our thinking and our services , beginning with a new strategic plan

Attached is a link to a survey which is the first step in the planning process. We need the mandate of you (our stakeholders) on what direction we take.

Here is the link for the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/aorangigolf

You will be able to simply complete it online. Please note that the deadline for completion is 30 June

Obviously this only works if we receive feedback from as many of your members as possible. Please keep in mind that our plans and thinking are directed by you, the stakeholders, so please have your say and offer your thoughts.

Thank you in advance 

As Jimmy mentioned this is an area of great concern for us especially following Covid-19 and the financial implications for businesses around the whole country. We really need people to help out in this area as Heather has been doing such a great job for so long so please consider this – it is not all the time and any time you can spare will be greatly appreciated. If you have any ideas around this area please let us know – we are keen to form partnerships with local business to benefit both parties

We are lucky to have secured the (free) services of an expert with grants who is going to look into these and complete applications on our behalf. In most cases the money available under grants is earmarked for certain types of projects, so having someone to do this for us will be very useful

Don’t forget that you can access the members area of our website www.glentigolf.co.nz with the same password that you log in to Dot Golf. You then have access to:

Also under newsletters you can check up on any you might have missed or emails that are sent out through our bulk email system linked to DotGolf

If you have any items for discussion at monthly meetings which are held on the second Tuesday of the month, just email glenitigolf@xtra.co.nz or get hold of one of the committee

 Good golfing