Edition 4 | Spring 2018

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
we welcome you to the spring edition
of Focus. Over the past month we were
honoured to support our nation's
farmers through the ‘Parma for a Farmer’
campaign with the donation of $1 from
every Parmigiana and Schnitzel sold
across Wests Group Macarthur over the
month of August.
Our efforts aimed to raise enough money to purchase a full
semi-trailer load of hay to support struggling farmers in NSW
via the Rural Aid initiative ‘Buy a Bale’. We are delighted to
announce our success in reaching our truck load target. Our
trailer of hay, worth over $9,500, will be supplying emergency
feed for livestock in the worst affected drought stricken areas of
Australia to save cattle, sheep and horses. We sincerely thank all
who purchased a parma in support of the campaign.
Here at Wests Group Macarthur, we are driven by our
employee’s performance and commitment and through our
rewards program BRAVO, we aim to recognise our helpful staff
through a variety of initiatives and on-the-spot rewards. We
recently awarded our most prestigious annual award, an overseas
study tour, and just last week we farewelled 14 staff, inclusive of
Senior Managers, Duty Managers and Floor staff, to Las Vegas
Nevada, USA. This is just another reason we are recognised as an
employer of choice, and we wish the team a safe and fulfilled trip
to America and look forward to hearing their ideas.
The ClubsNSW Chef’s Table Competition was recently held
at Ryde Tafe where we entered three teams. We are beyond proud
of each team and overjoyed to celebrate with our Country Club
Chef’s, Luke and Guy who were awarded Bronze. The cook-offs
had some fierce competition with the duos’ entrée scoring top
marks out of all dishes on the day. Our team from Lakeside
placed in the top 10 and our team from Wests were recognised
for the only apprentice team in the comp – congratulations to all
our teams.
Sport in our local community is of significant importance
to Wests and we were thrilled to hold the Annual Wests Sports
Council Awards Dinner in June this year. The Awards Dinner
gave an opportunity for local sports stars to be recognised in five
key areas including junior, youth, senior, team and sprit, along
with the Elite Sportsperson and Elite Sports Team of the year.
Congratulations to all nominees and we wish the best of luck
to all winners in their chosen sporting fields.
Warren Thomson – Chairman of Wests Group Macarthur
FROM THE CEO
As the warmer weather approaches and
the winds have settled, we are pleased
to be on track with our development
plans at Country Club Gledswood Hills.
Welcome to the spring Edition 4 of Focus
where you can read about our most
recent awards, achievements and exclusive
member specials.
Our present leading project at Country
Club Gledswood Hills is shaping up to be a sensational first-class
social facility, fit with modern features, contemporary fixtures
and dedicated service. We look forward to our members and
guests enjoying the new outdoor terrace with timber panelling,
comfortable furniture selections and open-roofed slats, along with
an island bar to relish the sunset view over the Camden Valley.
A new communal area for the growing number of families in
the Camden region will be constructed, coupled with a dedicated
toddler section, a soft play facility catering to those aged between
5 and 10 years, as well as an arcade centre. We are enthusiastic
to reveal a collection of new dining outlets inclusive of an Italian
woodfire pizza oven, American BBQ smokers and burger station,
shared alongside our signature Brasserie and Café. We are also
very pleased to offer restaurant quality meals at affordable prices
for our members and guests.
From inside to out, Country Club will expand the carpark to
352 on-grade car spots to accommodate our growing patronage to
the best of our ability. Further, we will be also opening an outdoor
beer garden with a large LED screen. We encourage members to
visit the Country Club where our plans are on display, with hopes
to complete construction before Christmas.
There are also a number of additional development projects
across Wests Group Macarthur in the works, which we hope to
be able to share with our members very soon. We pride ourselves
on offering our local community with exceptional experiences
via our four growing destinations, with one membership journey;
ultimately guided by our values of customer focus, teamwork,
respect, integrity and progressive movements.
Last but not least, in efforts to reward our current and potential
members, and afford them the ability to try out our existing and
new dining channels, any member who renews or joins by 31
October will go in the running to win one of three $100 dining
vouchers every month for 12 months! Members will receive one
ticket per year of membership and enjoy the winning vouchers at
any dining outlet across the Group each month.
Tony Mathew – CEO of Wests Group Macarthur
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Warren Thomson
Chairman
Alan Buxton
Deputy Chairman
Martin Bullock
Director
Paul Lake
Director
Stephen Noyce
Director
Stephen Stewart
Director
Roy Warby
Director
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