November 2011 Newsletter - The Danish Club in Brisbane, Australia

Since its January meeting, the club has received:Correspondence- Insurance renewal quote, general increase as well as increase because of highercontents insurance value- Brisbane City Council has granted the club a 25% discount on 2011/12 council rates- QLD Government has granted $2,500 in support of the Scandinavian Festival inSeptember- Invite for event at Dutch ClubEventsJanuary was a relatively quiet month with all users taking a break. Our Wednesdayyoga class stopped at the end of the month. Strong interest in booking the hallprimarily for Saturday events, but we have also had bookings for events on weekdaysand Sundays.New equipment and maintenanceA new meat slicer has been bought together with new red and purple table clothsfor the new tables. Peter has replaced the box around the alarm and Alan replacedthe ceiling tiles in the kids‟ room. He also cleaned the air conditioning filters andgave the floor a fresh coating of varnish. A huge improvement. We still need to havea look at the sound system – Peter and Alan will check the loudspeakers and findout if they can be fixed or replaced – the sound is pretty scratchy. The cashregister is on its last legs. The lighting in the club has been playing up recently andonce the new lamps arrive in March, we‟ll need an electrician to check the lightingthoroughly. We had some water damage again to ceiling tiles during the recentstrong rainfalls. Lights in courtyard also need replacement. The condition of thefascia still needs to be checked as Soren is working on quotes etc for replacing theasbestos roof. He will also obtain quotes for an awning or similar for the courtyard.MoneyAccounts for first seven months are still showing a small surplus.Membership5 new members came on board in the last period. Reaching the 200 member mark isstill proving elusive, with about 20 members who haven‟t renewed their membershipfor 2011-2012 yet.