Committee Report – March 2021

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President’s Report

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

  • Welcome new committee members: I’d like to welcome and thank Nick Middleton and Vijay Kumar for coming on board this month as our new committee members. Their input has already been great, working on events like the Annual Dinner and finding a suitable venue. Nick and Vijay fill two vacancies made by the departures of Daniel Smith and Kirsten Funston who I want to thank for their contributions to the association this season.
  • Planning for next season: At the last committee meeting, we had the pleasure of having Luke Douglas with us who gave some input on his thoughts on where he would like to take cricket umpiring next season. Some of the topics discussed included improving value for our members, solving player behaviour issues, revising how we do the registration fee, improving the quality of training and most importantly, double down on the overall recruitment of new umpires to remove solo umpiring in the system. Work has only just started in this space and will continue during the off-season months; having something really exciting for WA umpiring in season 21/22. Work on this will be done likely by some type of subcommittee of the WACUA working with Luke so please if you have feedback, please send it through to Ashlee at secretary@wacua.asn.au.
  • Next season’s Presidency: While this season has not been all that great for me, I want to make sure that, moving forward the WACUA is in the best possible position to face the challenges that will come in the post-COVID era. When I shared my sob story last meeting, I didn’t actually share the full story and while mental health has been a major challenge, I also have some problems with my physical health following surgery earlier this year (yep, when it rains, it pours). Upon reflection, I’m not sure that I’m the right person to take on the presidency next season, so I’m putting out the feelers to all members to consider this role. It’s a very rewarding and satisfying role, but I would be lying if I said it was an easy one. I’m optimistic, however, that all the hard work I’ve done these past four seasons and the work previous President’s like John, Matthew and Stephen have done has made this role much easier than the challenges it faced in the last decade. An excellent example of just that is I was able to take time away from the role, but the association still functioned and operated very smoothly.

    If you’re interested in the role, please contact me at president@wacua.asn.au, or come chat to me at the meeting.

    If, of course, there is no interest between now and the AGM, I’m happy to continue with the role as the association is still very important to me. I would like to make sure the plan though there is in place a plan to transition sometime in the future.

    I wont be a stranger and will still be a very active member of the association. I also have no plans to stop the sponsorship I do via my business Cortana Design.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Hi everyone,

We have two major events left for the rest of the season. Firstly the Grand Final Breakfast on the 27th of March, and secondly the Annual Dinner on the 10th of April. Please pencil both these dates in your calendar – it would be great to see as many members there as possible.

I hope you all had a good end to the home and away season and good luck to all those involved in the upcoming finals series.

Thanks,

Ashlee

Correspondence in:

  • Emails from Luke Douglas regarding the WACA awards nights
  • Emails from Nick Middleton, Vijay Kumar, and Ranjit Ratnayake regarding committee positions.

Correspondence out:

  • Emails to Luke Douglas regarding the WACA awards nights
  • Email from Perth and Tatts Bowls Club regarding 125th anniversary
  • Emails to Nick Middleton, Vijay Kumar, and Ranjit Ratnayake regarding committee positions.

Minutes from the February General Meeting:

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Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Hello,
It’s been another quiet month with the finances. Since the last meeting, we have paid for the bar tabs for our last two general meetings from the cheque account, and have also paid for February’s BBQ out of cash on hand. The other payments that went out were for refunds to two of our life members that also paid for a WACUA membership out of their WACA registration fee. We earned a small amount of interest, and brought in $49.80 from the last raffle.

The spreadsheet showing our earnings and expenses is attached below.

Have a great week everyone! See you at the meeting.

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Committee Report – February 2021

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President’s Report

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

  • Return – As you would have seen in the attached letter sent with the notice for the next General meeting, I have asked the committee to return to the President’s position. At our General Meeting, I am happy to answer as many questions as I can about the matter and hopefully share some context of what has happened and continues to happen on my road to better mental health.
  • Events – As we draw nearer to the end of the home and away season, I encourage you to make yourself available to the events coming up in our calendar. Make sure to read Ashlee’s report below for more context and detail.

Cheers,

Trent

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Hi everyone,

The end of the season is not too far away so it’s time to start thinking about our end of season events. Firstly we will be holding our usual Grand Final Breakfast on the morning on the Grand Final on the 27th of March. All umpires welcome, price of tickets to be confirmed closer to the date. Secondly we are organising our Annual Season dinner which at this stage will be on the 10th of April. We will be discussing the dinner further at the meeting.

Additionally, there are currently two vacant general Committee positions. If you are interested in filling one of these positions for the remainder of the season please send an email expressing your interest to secretary@wacua.asn.au.

If you have any queries about your membership please email secretary@wacua.asn.au.

Correspondence in:

  • Emails from Luke Douglas about MOU discussions
  • Email from Luke Douglas about event dates
  • Email from Luke Douglas about captain reports
  • Email from Sean Ayres about membership
  • Email from Kirsten Funston about resignation
  • Email from Dan Smith about resignation
  • Email from Sean Ayres about membership and position on committee
  • Email from John Sherry about T20 event
  • Email from Matt Davies regarding Total Cricket Scorer
  • Email from Dean Trigg about online honour boards
  • Email from Christian Bauer about tribunal decision

Correspondence out:

  • Emails to Luke Douglas about MOU discussions
  • Email to Luke Douglas about event dates
  • Email to Luke Douglas about captain reports
  • Email to Sean Ayres about membership
  • Email to Luke Douglas about Total Cricket Scorer
  • Email to Dean Trigg about online honour boards
  • Email to Christian Bauer and Luke Douglas about tribunal decision

Here are the minutes from the January General Meeting:

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Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Hi everyone. Apologies for not making it to last month’s meeting! It was just as much a surprise to me as it was to everyone else. I had a short holiday in Brisbane during the Christmas break, which got me caught up in a 2-week stay at home quarantine period.

There has not been much change in our accounts this month, with only a small amount of interest and a single membership fee coming in. Expenditure was also low, with the bar tab from January’s meeting not yet accounted for. It will come out of our account during the week.

If you take a look at the spreadsheet below, you’ll notice that I’ve adjusted the budget slightly. This is because we did not hold a standalone life members’ breakfast this year. It will be incorporated into the grand final breakfast.

Here are the current balances:
Cheque: $6,612.46
Savings: $14,408.51
Cash: $102.95
Total: $21,123.92

To stay above our $15,000 target, we have $6000 available to spend before the end of the association’s financial year. I don’t foresee spending that much. As the budget shows, the forecast is to finish the year on $16,300. However, if we look at the major expense items still to come out, the grand final breakfast should be cost neutral (after the WACA subsidy is applied). The end of season dinner is projected to cost around $2,200. If we take that away from the current balance, we’ll finish closer to $19,000.

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Thanks again for reading,
Andrew

Committee Report – January 2021

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President’s Report

No President’s report for January 2021.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Happy New Year to everyone – I hope you had a relaxing break over Christmas and New Year!

January was a relatively quiet month in terms of correspondence which is to be expected over the Christmas/New Year period.

Please see below for the minutes of the December General Meeting.

If you have any queries about your membership please contact me as soon as possible.

Correspondence in:

  • Email from WACA with remittance advice for membership payments.
  • Emails from Shane Boyle about WACA membership.
  • Emails from Arif Sikander about merchandise.

Correspondence out:

  • Emails to Shane Boyle about WACA membership.
  • Emails to Arif Sikander about merchandise.

WACUA-General-Meeting-Minutes-15.12.2020Download

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Hello everyone,
It’s been a quiet month in terms of the number of transactions that have gone through, but the amount of the transactions has been significant. Firstly, I’d like to thank Cortana Design and Trent Steenholdt for the $1000 sponsorship of the association that came in. Secondly, we have received the $5060 from the WACA for all the members that paid their membership fee via the WACA’s umpire registration fee.

Here are our current balances:
Cheque: $6728.74
Cash: $77.00
Savings: $14400.57

As always, the detailed finance spreadsheet is attached. Thanks for reading!

Andrew
WACUA Treasurer

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Committee Report – December 2020

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President’s Report

No President’s report for December 2020.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

On Saturday January 2nd the WACUA is having a BBQ at Matilda Bay for members and their families. I encourage all members to attend and enjoy the day! For catering purposes, please RSVP your attendance and dietary requirements by 27th December 2020 via email to secretary@wacua.asn.au or on the events page on the WACUA website.

Please contact me if you have any queries about your membership.

Correspondence in:

  • Email from B-Branded regarding merchandise.
  • Email from Tyler Kaljee about membership form.

Correspondence out:

  • Email to B-Branded regarding merchandise.
  • Email to Tyler Kaljee about membership form.
  • Email to members who ordered jackets about their order.

Please see attached for the minutes from the November meeting. These will be uploaded to the website in due course.

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Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

I don’t have a lot to report for the last month. At the November meeting, we brought in $76 from the raffle and paid the bar tab of $145 with cash. I deposited the remainder of the cash on November 20th.

Other expenses were a payment to Bousfields for the life member jackets ($560) and a payment to B-Branded for the second round of merchandise ($209). I will be posting out the last of the shirts tomorrow.

With some interest at the end of November, the current balances are as follows:
Cheque: $668.66
Savings: $14,392.63
Cash: $0.00
Total: $15,061.29

We should be receiving everyone’s membership fees from the WACA later this month.
Thanks everyone,
Andrew

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Committee Report – November 2020

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President’s Report

On 27 October 2020 Trent sent an email to the membership advising them that for personal reasons he needed some time away from the Association.

This matter was discussed at the November Committee meeting. The Committee will continue to operate as per normal in Trent’s absence. As per the Constitution, the Vice President will chair General and Committee meetings at which the President is absent. Correspondence to and from the Association will continue to go through the Secretary.

Any queries relating to this should be directed to the Secretary. We wish Trent all the best and hope to see him back at the Association soon.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Correspondence in:

  • Email from Roy Boyd regarding Life Member pin.
  • Email from Trent Steenholdt regarding break from Presidency.
  • Email from David Aldridge regarding umpires for a game.
  • Email from Basil Don regarding MOU and umpire pay rates.
  • Email from Luke Douglas with Registration list.
  • Email from Perth and Tatts Bowling Club regarding invoice for memberships.

Correspondence out:

  • Email to Roy Boyd regarding Life Member pin.
  • Email to David Aldridge regarding umpires for a game.
  • Email to Basil Don regarding MOU and umpire pay rates.
  • Email to Luke Douglas regarding registration list.
  • Email to B-Branded regarding merchandise order.

Please see attached for the minutes from the October meeting. These will be uploaded to the website in due course.

WACUA-General-Meeting-Minutes-20.10.2020Download

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Hello everyone,
At the last committee meeting on 3rd November, the committee discussed the current budget, and the amount of the loss that is proposed for the financial year. We were all in agreement that $15,000 is an acceptable target to remain above, and that the loss this year is justified due to the preseason dinner falling into this year’s budget instead of last year’s. The current finances can be downloaded below.

So far for the year, our major expenses have been on social events including the preseason dinner, coming in at $3464. In the last month, we’ve paid $500 to Perth and Tatts for social memberships which enable us to use the venue for our general meetings. We’ve also had some more money come in for merchandise orders. I’ve contacted our supplier about placing an extra order, and am waiting to hear back from them regarding minimum order sizes. Finally, some money has gone out for the bar tab at the last general meeting ($121.50) and merchandise postage ($64.95).

With the WACA not hosting a test match this season, we’ve delayed the life members’ breakfast, and will look at incorporating it into one of our other planned events, with the grand final breakfast being the committee’s current preferred option. That means we have no other events planned for November, so there shouldn’t be many outgoings this month.

Our current balances are:
Cheque account: $1,239.99
Savings account: $14,382.90
Cash: $241.00
Total: $15,863.89

That about sums it up. As always, feel free to ask if there are any questions, or send an email to treasurer@wacua.asn.au. Thanks!

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Committee Report – October 2020

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Another season is here! Congratulations to umpires starting this season while still in the unusual circumstance that is COVID-19. I think from all reports we’ve handled it very well!

With our first General Meeting around the corner, we have our first committee update for you.

President’s Report

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

  • Annual Dinner 2019-20 – Thank you to everyone that attended the belated Annual Season Dinner for 2019-20 in September. We finally had it! Hehe! From the general feedback I have received, it sounds like everyone enjoyed the evening and the toughest quiz questions known to man. I want to thank the previous and current committees, in particular Ashlee, Ernest, Ahmad, Sean and Andrew for their work on this. You all made this a great evening.
  • Annual Reports – At the Annual General Meeting, we had an incomplete version of the Season 2019-20 available online. Now with all the awards given, we will create a second revision of the Annual Report and fix some issues that people reported. Expect an updated version by the end of October/ start of November.
  • Pay rates – This Season pay rates are consistent with last season. While the WACUA did ask for a slight increase in December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic made it very difficult to endorse an increase when sources of income for the WACA, like the Test Match were being cancelled.

    I am happy to report though, as part of our updated MOU, match day cancellations from the 12:00 am (same day) are paid out in full. So if your match is abandoned on the morning of the day, you will be paid for your troubles planning your day around cricket!
  • Registration process – This Season saw our registration process change slightly for the WA Premier Cricket Registration Fee. The joint form has made our administration a lot easier, giving us more time to focus on things that are important to us. We appreciate that not everyone was convinced this registration would be a success, but it’s pleasing to know that our membership numbers are very much on par with what they were last season.
  • Merchandise – All merchandise ordered before 19 September should be ready in the next 24 to 48 hours (Tuesday, 13th October) and those paid for postage should get their items in the next few days. We, unfortunately, had a yet another disaster with Ace Promotions which ultimately has meant we switched providers very late in the order process. The good news is the new supplier has an excellent reputation and are very quick with their turn around times.
  • Sponsorship – This season we’re welcome back the Match Official System (by Cortana Design) to be our major sponsor, contributing $1000 into our bank account at Christmas time. We’re also currently working with MTA Travel (Nathan Johnstone) and the Bank of Queensland to seek additional sponsorship for this season and beyond.
  • Events Calendar – The events calendar at www.wacua.asn.au/events has been populated with all our events. We’ve already had one successful Back to Base Drinks, and we’ll have plenty more during the season so keep your eyes open.
  • Plans for this Season – The Season ahead will be one for providing normality in what is a crazy world at the moment. Memberships look very strong in terms of the ratio of active umpires at this stage, and we will continue to support the WACA in whatever way we can to help with recruitment and enticing more umpires to Umpire in Premier Cricket. With bio-hub matches likely for domestic and international cricket, it’s nice to know that local cricket remains relatively normal in these unusual times.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Welcome back for the 2020-21 season! Hope everyone has had an enjoyable start to the season. Please see below for the correspondence in and out since the Annual General Meeting.

Correspondence in:

  • Email from Terry Prue regarding Life Membership nomination.
  • Email from Fred Davis regarding Life Membership nomination.
  • Email from Basil Don regarding AGM feedback.
  • Email from Luke Douglas regarding registration form.
  • Email from Bill Reynolds regarding AGM and Life Membership.
  • Email in from Bousfields Menswear regarding Life Members’ jackets.
  • Email in from Sheridan’s regarding Life Members’ pins.
  • Email from Luke Douglas about annual dinner.
  • Email from Sheridan’s re life members’ pins.
  • Email from Ashru Mitra asking for personal information of test umpires.
  • Email from Bousfields re life members’ jackets.
  • Email from Marianne offering cleaning services.
  • Email from Jeff Brookes saying he does not want a Life Member jacket.
  • Email from Dan Smith about his position on the committee.
  • Email from Steve Wenban asking about Grosvenor event.
  • Email from BOQ re potential sponsorship opportunities.
  • Email from ACE promotions regarding merchandise.
  • Email from Bousfields regarding life members’ jackets.
  • Email from WACA (Luke) regarding wrap up from annual dinner.
  • Email from WACA (Amy) regarding wrap up from annual dinner.
  • Email from B-Branded regarding merchandise.
  • Email from McGrath Foundation regarding Pink Stumps Day.
  • Email from VCAUSA regarding website.
  • Email from Bill Reynolds regarding obituaries for the annual report.

Correspondence out:

  • Email to Bob Belcher regarding Life Membership nomination.
  • Email to Fred Davis regarding Life Membership nomination.
  • Email to Terry regarding Life Membership nomination.
  • Email to Basil Don responding to email.
  • Email to Luke Douglas regarding registration form.
  • Email to Bousfields Menswear regarding Life Members’ jackets.
  • Email to Sheridan’s regarding Life Members’ pins.
  • Email to new life members congratulating on membership.
  • Email to Luke Douglas about annual dinner.
  • Email to BOQ re potential sponsorship opportunities.
  • Email to Sheridan’s re life members’ pin.
  • Email to Bousfields re life members’ pin.
  • Email to Jeff Brookes about life member jacket.
  • Email to ACE promotions regarding merchandise.
  • Email to Bousfields regarding life members’ jackets.
  • Email to WACA (Luke) regarding wrap up from annual dinner.
  • Email to WACA (Amy) regarding wrap up from annual dinner.
  • Email to B-Branded regarding merchandise.
  • Email to BOQ regarding sponsorship opportunities.

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Hi everyone, and welcome to the new season! I’ve created a rough budget for season 2020/2021, and invite you all to take a look below.

Since the AGM, our main spending has been on last season’s dinner, where we outlaid $2513.72 for the evening. We’re still planning on having an end of season dinner towards the end of this cricket season. The two dinners combined are the reason we’re forecasting a $3570 loss this financial year. Even with this loss, we should still remain above our target of $15000 in the bank.

On top of the preseason dinner, we’ve also had some money spent on merchandise, the seminar social drinks and our first back-to-base for the season. Merchandise payments have been coming in directly, which is great!

As normal, we won’t see the majority of membership fees until the WACA’s December pay run. This leaves our current balances at:
Cheque account – $1848.22
Savings account – $14371.90
Cash – $213.00
Total – $16433.12

You can download the full report here.

Finances-2020-2021Download

Thanks!
Andrew Micenko

Committee Report – March 2020

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Special thanks to our Major Sponsor, the Match Official System

President’s Report

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

The end of the season is upon us and we now come into the month of April which is our award season month! Make sure to RSVP for all the events you want to attend nice and early!

  • Annual Season Dinner. Please RSVP by March 24th at https://www.wacua.asn.au/event/annual-season-dinner-2020/ to confirm your attendance. Guests are also welcome (please RSVP for them) for $30.00 AUD, paid to our bank account.

    The night is on Saturday, April 4th at 6:30 pm for a 7 pm start.
  • The ‘Fourthward’ March of the Penguins – Join fellow members on a pub-crawl on Easter Monday, April 13th at 12 noon, starting at The Royal Hotel at Yagan Square. This year we’ll venture into Northbridge and then back in the City, likely finishing up at Elizabeth Quay. This is a great event so don’t miss out!
  • Co-branding merchandise for Season 2020-21 with the WACA. Hopefully, at this meeting, we’ll have some samples shirts of what our off-field uniform will ‘feel’ like. The look and design is still to be confirmed, but we want to hear your feedback on whether the material for the shirt is good!
  • Other events like the Olly Cooley Medal night. Make sure to check your inboxes and junk mail for invites over the coming weeks for the other events held in the month of April. The process to follow for RSVP’ing to these events will be on the invite itself so please follow it carefully.
  • End of Season survey. In the middle or near the end of April, we’ll be sending out the end-of-season survey to our members. Please fill this out to provide valuable and constructive feedback on how we can make the WACUA better for you as a member!

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

If you have any queries about your membership please see me at the meeting or send me an email.

Please remember to RSVP for the Annual Dinner and also the Olly Cooley Medal Night (by March 23rd) to confirm your attendance.

Correspondence In:

  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding Annual Dinner
  • Email from Alan Johanson regarding Competitions Team workshops in April.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons with awards winners.
  • Email from Trevor Krink regarding use of Lark Hill/ RMDCC facilities for T20 Match.
  • Email from the Department of Education for contract to use Kent Street SHS venue.

Correspondence In:

  • Email to Kent Street SHS for T20 Match.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons accepting awards winners.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons about Annual Season Dinner.
  • Email to Matthew Hall regarding Life Membership process.
  • Email to Alan Johanson confirming availability to Competitions Team workshops
  • Email to Trevor Krink regarding use of Lark Hill/ RMDCC facilities in the future.

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our treasurer, Andrew Micenko (president@wacua.asn.au)
Hi everyone,
It’s still a quiet period on the spending front. However the committee has a lot of action items coming up for the annual dinner which is where we’ll be spending our money towards the end of this month.

We’ve just had our 3rd back to base drinks, which was held at the Osborne Park Hotel, where we put on food and drinks, costing $246.30.

Here are the current balances:

Current Balances as of 10/03/2020
Cheque$7,082.12
Cash$108.10
Savings$12,259.25
Closing Balance$19,449.47

See the attached financials for the association for full details.

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Committee Report – February 2020

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President’s Report

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

FEBRUARY ALREADY! Where has the Season gone! I hope everyone has been enjoying themselves with the hot weekends we’ve been having.

  • Annual Season Dinner. Please RSVP now at https://www.wacua.asn.au/event/annual-season-dinner-2020/ to confirm your attendance. Guests are also welcome (please RSVP for them) for $30.00 AUD, paid to our bank account.

    The night is on Saturday, April 4th at 6:30 pm for a 7 pm start. I’m happy to inform that we’ve secured the services of David ‘Crystal’ Clear as our MC (special kudos to Wayne Barron for sorting this) so as you can see, this night will once again be a step up from last seasons. This is our night of night, so please do come along.
  • T20 Match – Pencil date, Sunday, March 1st. Subject to some last couple of hoops, I’m happy to inform that the T20 game should be a go for Sunday, March 1st at Kent Street High School. Please keep an eye out for the email invite that will go out for this in the coming days!
  • Co-branding merchandise for Season 2020-21 with the WACA. The Committee has been working closely with the WACA and their merchandise provider BLK to explore the possibility of co-branding with both off-field and on-field uniforms next season. This includes a wider change embarked by the WACA to standardise the on-field shirts to one colour for all formats other than two-day Senior Men’s first grade (e.g. Default blue shirt with white for two-day red-ball cricket in the first grade only). Much of this is still early days but early indications look promising with merchandise being completed all online and posted to people, removing a common problem for members unable to get their merchandise. More on this in the coming weeks and months.
  • MOU (for Season 2020-21) finalisation for WACA review. A final draft of the MOU for Season 2020-21 has been worked on with the WACA and is now with the WACA for their internal review processes. Much of the MOU for season 2020-21 remains unaltered except for some formatting and grammatical changes. In summary, some of the changes are:
    • The WACA Registration Fee Process remains unchanged, albeit some formality changes for our Life Members still umpiring which are entitled to a refund.
    • More clarity on supplementary group umpires, essentially those individuals that are casual.
    • Rewording around the WACA financial support, to remove the limit of $1500 AUD. The Annual Season Dinner this year is an example where the WACA themselves are contributing more than this amount.
    • Matchday payment if the match is cancelled by the WACA on the day of the match.

      A review of the WACA Registration Fee will be completed following the Annual Dinner, as prescribed by the current MOU, and will be taken to the members at the next Annual General Meeting.

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

If you have any queries about your membership please see me at the meeting or send me an email.

Correspondence In:

  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding merchandise from BLK.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding Olly Cooley tickets.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding MOU updates.
  • Email from Jodi Prosser regarding the passing of her father.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding the presentation of umpire medals.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding award criteria.
  • Email from Daniel Gibbons regarding Annual Dinner organisation.

Correspondence In:

  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding merchandise from BLK.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding Olly Cooley tickets.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding MOU updates.
  • Email to WACA regarding room booking for meeting.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding the presentation of umpire medals.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding award criteria.
  • Email to Daniel Gibbons regarding Annual Dinner organisation.

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our treasurer, Andrew Micenko (president@wacua.asn.au)

Hi everyone,
It’s been a quiet month on the treasury front. People are starting to pay for their guest tickets to the annual dinner, which is good to see. We also had a few more merchandise sales at the last committee meeting. Apart from that, we’ve had the usual raffle takings and bar/BBQ costs from the last general meeting.

I’ve attached the finances document below for your viewing. As you can see, we’ve got $19,581.42 in the bank. Summing up the expected costs for the annual dinner, Olly Cooley night and Karen Read medal night comes to $4550. So with these expenses plus the other smaller events that are remaining in the year, we should be able to stay above the $15,000 mark by the end of the association’s financial year.

Happy umpiring!
Andrew

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Committee Report – January 2020

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President’s Report

Firstly, Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a lovely break and enjoyed time with friends and family. The second half of the season is now in full swing and it won’t be long until Season 19-20 is coming to a close!

Here is the latest from our President, Trent Steenholdt (president@wacua.asn.au)

  • Golf Day instead of T20 Match – Thank you to everyone that participated with the Golf Day at Wembley. It was a small group but it was fun nevertheless! The T20 game is still on the cards and we’ll try to organise this to be played in March. Watch this space and thank you for your patience on it.
  • Annual Season Dinner –

    RSVP to confirm your attendance now! https://www.wacua.asn.au/event/annual-season-dinner-2020/ (view bottom of the page)

    As you should know by now, the dinner this year is included in your WACA registration fee and is on Saturday, April 4th, 6:30 pm for a 7pm start. You can also bring your partner along for only $30, which is great value for money when considering they’ll leave the evening full with a two-course meal and a small gift on behalf of the association.

    The Annual Dinner this year will be an improvement on the last; much like each seasons dinner has been in this generation. Included this year on top of last year will be:
    • bar tickets for a first free drink.
    • a Master of Ceremonies to run the entire evening.
    • more special goodies for the raffle and table quizzes.
    • the presentation of Grand Final Medals and the announcements of umpire of the season for all the various grades and competition.
  • General Committee works update – The committee has been working very hard behind the scenes to refine and improve our processes, not only for this season but also into next season as well. Included in this is some work on the Peter McConnell Medal criteria, the potential of merchandise co-branding with the WACA, the MOU for next season, Life Membership nomination guidance (no change to actual process) and review of our awards and medals. More will come about this in the coming weeks and months so once again, watch this space!

Secretary’s Report

Here is the latest from our Secretary, Ashlee Gibbons (secretary@wacua.asn.au)

Happy New Year everyone! It was a very quiet month in terms of correspondence over the Christmas and New Year period.

If you haven’t already, please register for membership at www.wacua.asn.au/join-us

Correspondence In:

  • Email from Aaron regarding assistance with photos of grandfather, Warren Carter.

Correspondence Out:

  • Nil.

Treasurer’s Report

Here is the latest from our Treasurer, Andrew Micenko (treasurer@wacua.asn.au)

Happy new year everyone! I hope you all made the most of the short break. I managed to get over to Brisbane and the Gold Coast for a week to spend time with family.

I’m happy to report that we’ve received all the membership fees from people who nominated to have theirs paid out of their WACA umpiring payments. We received $5940 for 108 members who elected to pay this way.

Since the last meeting, we’ve also had the golf day where we provided a prize and a bar tab to the tune of $269.29. We also had a small number of merchandise payments at the last meeting – thank you. I’d also like to thank Bill Reynolds for his kind donation to the association at the life members’ lunch.

As far as the budget goes, to stay above our target of $15,000 in the bank we now have $4,400 to spend for the rest of the season. Most of this ($2,875) will go towards the annual season dinner. We also have $1200 budgeted for the grand final breakfast. The money we make from tickets to those events should cover the other costs that we have for the year, such as the Olly Cooley and Karen Read medal night subsidies and further events such as back to base drinks and bar tabs at the February and March general meetings.

Here are the current numbers:
Cheque account – $7,058.21
Savings account – $12,230.29
Cash – $136.35
Total – $19,424.85

If you’d like to see my spreadsheet of all the current income and expenses, it’s attached below.

That’s all from me!
Andrew

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