February - Club Victoria Inc.

President’s ReportClub of the Year Eastern Golf Club manager Ben Telley with Peter Vlahandreas theClubs Victoria 2011 Employee of the year.Clubs Vicoria President Peter CraigSteven BowmanWhat Does Board Savvy ClubManager MeanLeanne Fink2012 Recruitment ResolutionsJulia CammTrain Your StaffNick TindleyCompliance and PerformanceManagementVictor HamitTo Contract or Not10121525The ethics of poaching employees 13Profile - Ben Telley, Manager Eastern Golf Club 16Thinking ahead with Insurance 19Food and Beverage 23New look Liquor and Gambling Regulator 26Annual Awards Review 29Beside the Bar 306The Council of Clubs Victoria is very focused on the 2012 toconsolidate our services and provide a louder voice for clubs.There is much happening in the sector this year and ClubsVictoria will be working to protect clubs with:• Review of the FWA Licensed Club Employees Award• Taxation review of the treatment Clubs have used reportingrevenue from members.• Changes and reform to the Associations Incorporation Act• Final transition stages for gaming clubs• Changes to the Liquor ActIt is fair to say that Clubs Victoria is the peak industry body and wehave held that role for over 95 years and as such we are called uponto regularly appear in industry forums that impact clubs. We arethe only organisation that is registered to represent Victoria Clubsbefore the Fair Work Australia which means you have a voice onmatters that affect your staff.Clubs have told us that we should provide greater choice in ourservices and this year we are launching an array of product andservices that will help your club grow and prosper, these include:• Clubs College – which will allow specialist educators and trainersto provide you easy access to better training. The College willalso include on online portal, making it easier for you to accessquality training.• Presidents Club – this special interest group will allow theleaders of the club community to provide leadership on policyand allow greater access to the government which will allowthem to further understand club needs.• Improved Industrial Relations – already we offer an advisoryservice but we are adding value to the management tool, whichis exclusive to members to allow more effective management ofstaff issues.• Webinars and Member Connect – we will be offering or normalMember Connect seminar series and extending our webinars toallow greater access for club to best practice.• State Conference – we will be initiating a state conferencethis year to allow the community to come together to shareinformation and learn best practice.There are many other initiatives planned this year – the importantpoint to remember is that we are not a special interest group and werepresent all licensed clubs. This is has been our charter for 95 yearsand will continue to be so.CLUBConnect February 2012 5