February Newsletter - Fassifern Falcons JAFC

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Community Bank
Issue Number # 2 2016
February Edition
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From the President
Well football is well and truly is underway with a very successful sign-on. We welcomed many
new players and their families, including Mums & Dads. We hope you enjoy the season.
Stay tuned as more details of training start dates comes up in the newsletter and on our Facebook site.
Can I also welcome the Auskickers, the biggest year the club has had. With over 20 having a run
on a Thursday afternoon this is surely a great start for our club. And what about the masters
team which is taking shape, have a look at a couple of the training pictures further in the newsletter.
Well done to everyone involved off field as well, Thanks Halie for your untiring efforts and Shane
for keeping the ground marked and ready to go. I would also like to mention that one of the club
sponsors Farmcraft has won a significant award “CRT 2015 Queensland retailer of the year”
award. Farmcraft joined our sponsorship in 2014 when we were upgrading the ground and has
continued this year with involvement not only in the club but in the powering ahead group which
is the consortium funding the scoping study to improve the power to the Kalbar Showgrounds
which in turn we hope will see arena lights in a few years. Alistair and the team at Farmcraft on
behalf of everyone at the Falcons congratulations on winning the award.
I hope everyone is looking forward to the season ahead with a reminder it doesn't just happen
we need volunteers to step up and play a role.
Major Sponsors
Yours in Footy
Web link : Fassifern Falcons JAFC
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Fassifern Falcons Committee
President:
Clayton Chisholm
Vice President:
Shane Taylor
Secretary:
Halie Hornby
Treasurer:
Amanda Bird
Grants, Sponsorship & Community/ Coaching Coordinator:
David Edgeworth
Publications:
Yvette McAlister
Youth Advocate:
Emily Greenwell
Promotions Officer:
Pat O’Neill
Fundraising Coordinator: Jemima Greenwell
Committee Members:
Pat O’Neill and Jo McVilly
Kids First officer:
VACANT POSITION
Email:
[email protected]
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Powering Ahead Group
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More work has been undertaken with the start of the onsite
visit by DMA electrical engineers, a very thorough assessment
was undertaken in the presence of Neil Goetsch President of
the Show Society and David Edgeworth Coordinator of the
project. The first stage of understanding the power issues has
been directed to Energex who will respond by saying their is
not enough power to do what we want . The application process along with an acceptance of what Energex propose will
be about a six to 8 month period. That will provide enough
time to work out what grants are on offer. We appreciate the
support of the “Powering Ahead Group”
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FALCONS TRIVIA
NIGHT
Who will take out the coveted "
“Brainiest Business"
and
“Cleverest Club”
Awards?
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UPCOMING
EVENTS TO ADD
TO YOUR
CALENDAR!
March 5th
Fassifern vigoro comedy
night at the Roadvale
Our first trivia night was lots of fun, come and test your
hall . Contact Lisa or Linda
brain power in our 2016
Lisa 0417 469 229 or
Tr¡via N¡ght!
Linda 0428 767 485
Doors open 6.15pm
March 16th Next meeting. Kalbar Hall
Trivia starts at 7pm
WHERE:
ROADVALE SCHOOL OF ARTS
WHEN: 19th MARCH 2016
Tables of up to 6, entry $10 per head.
Prizes, raffle, bar
Nibbles provided
March 19th
Fassifern Falcons Trivia Night.
Roadvale hall at 6:15pm
(see advertisement)
2nd April
First Masters round
15-17th April
Round 1 starts
Visit Raceview Sand & Gravel here
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Call Tony 3816 0066 499 Warwick Road Yamanto
Email Tony at ShedBoss: [email protected]
Mention the Falcons when you purchase your next shed from Garage
World and Tony and the team will make a further donation to support the
club in 2016.
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Thanks to Scenic Rim Regional Council Community Grants Program, The club has taken delivery of a
brand new mower from Vanderfield Pty Ltd to use for keeping the field lines up to scratch. Any parents, players or community members who can help out with the mowing and line marking please get
in touch with VP Shane Taylor. It's one of the most important jobs to keep done and also the quickest
and easiest!
Ground Update
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Concrete poured for three paths out from Change rooms, Umpires/first Aid path wider to accommodate stretcher
wheels.
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8mtrs of soil spread in between paths, levelled and seeded.
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Gutter issue has been repaired by tech screwing gutter to brackets, The water tap has been moved to the corner
of the building.
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Painting of brackets has been completed.
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The ground has had several mows and has been fertilized by Neil Goetsch, Oval looking very good.
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A new Caretaker has been appointed at the grounds and lives onsite in a caravan
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A big Thank you to Chris Treadaway, Adam Hearn, Michael Lovelock & Andrew Bird for their preparedness to
support the club in providing their time to get the works
completed.
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Two goal post netting covers damaged by slasher and
replaced.
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Goal and netting posts to be erected along with ground
marking to be undertaken in the next few weeks
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AFL TRAINING HAS STARTED!
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AUSKICK is now on Thursdays from 4.00 at the Kalbar fields.
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Masters Training is on Tuesdays from 5.30 for about an hour with a
beer at the pub afterwards! Meet at the cricket nets at Coronation
Park. All welcome to turn up & go from there. Games are played fortnightly with the first round set for the weekend of 2nd April.
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Juniors training will start soon. Keep an eye out on your emails or the
Facebook site
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General Freight
Parcel Services
Shipping Container Hire & Sales
Licensed Drinking Water Carrier
Crane Truck & Tilt Tray hire
www.boonahcarryingco.com.au
[email protected]
Celebrating 103 years in 2015
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www.ajssurveys.com.au
Ph 07 3823 2144
Is your child or young person eligible for a ‘get in the game’ voucher?
Children and young people are eligible to apply for a ‘get in the game’ voucher this year if they are a Queensland resident
aged from 5 to 17 (inclusive) at the time of application, and:
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the child, or their parent, carer or guardian, holds a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card with
the child’s name on it, or
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the child’s application is supported by two referral agents
Vouchers are issued on a first come, first served basis. Once the vouchers are fully allocated for a round, no further
vouchers will be issued. To apply check out the website. It gives you a step by step guide to the application process.
http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/getinthegame/getstarted/apply/#eligible
Fassifern
Falcons
Chant
Oppy’s Fruit & Veg
Family owned and run
Located in the Old Butter Factory at 10 Railway Street, Boonah. Ph 5463 4502
Supplying gourmet goods for the
Scenic Rim community
Huge variety of local produce available.
We are the Fassifern
Falcons team
We may be young
but we’re living our
dream
We play in the spirit
of the game we love
We love AFL and our
Falcons club
GO FALCONS
visit us @ www.oppysfruitandveg.com.au
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When you need
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Hardware
Steel
Building Supplies
Timber
Call us for a quote.
BOONAH
5463 2219 |
KALBAR
5463 7210 |
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5426 1102
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We are SO CLOSE to getting our full Masters team together! Just needing the last few players to join in!
If you, your brother, dad, cousin, in-laws, mates, co-worker, boss or distant facebook acquaintance are aged 35 or over and have
any interest in playing AFL for a bit of fun, get in touch with Pat O'Neill on 0409 718 587. We may be able to have a few underage players (turning 33 or 34 this year), but there is a limit so will be first in, first play - register now to secure your spot.
Games are played fortnightly with the first round set for the weekend of 2nd April.
Training is on Tuesdays from 5.30 for about an hour with a beer at the pub afterwards! Meet at the cricket nets at Coronation
Park. All welcome to turn up & go from there. Registration is an easy online form found at www.fassifernfalcons.org.au/join, fees
are $160 per player all inclusive, no extra for playing uniform.
Any business owners who have considered becoming a team sponsor to get their logo on the jerseys, contact the club soon; the
gear will be ordered in the next two weeks by which time it will be too late.
Go Falcons!
5463 9208
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SIGN ON - A SUCCESS
Congratulations to Alex Wilson, winner of the early sign-on prize of a family
ticket to an AFL game this year!
Thank you to the players who have registered to play AFL this season and welcome
back! To all our new players, thanks for coming down and welcome to the club!
Anyone who would like to play but hasn't registered yet, there is still time, the easiest way
is to use your smart phone or tablet and follow the link from our website. New players will need to provide proof of
age, taking a photo with your smart phone or tablet to upload at registration is acceptable.
We have players for each age group and are looking for a few more to come along and give AFL a try.
Thanks to the committee, headed up by Halie Hornby, who made the sign on a resounding success. We had a
team of volunteers cooking the BBQ, kicking the footy around on the field, giving away Lions sample bags and
registering players. Thanks also to Ben who came down to meet and greet some of the new members.
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Come and meet the new team at your local Kalbar and District
Community Bank Branch
Contact Clint Stephens
Manager
Shop 3 – 103 George Street
Kalbar
Phone 07 54637244
Email: [email protected]
Proudly serving the local Community.
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