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document.write("Welcome to the new financial year 2008-2009 of the Nautilus Scuba\n");
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document.write("This year the committee will be trying very hard to make the club meetings\n");
document.write("a lot more interesting. Most meetings will start off with a sausage sizzle\n");
document.write("at 7pm and an âaround the BBQâ talk about diving matters,\n");
document.write("introducing new members and guests etc.
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document.write("We have purchased a digital projector, and at every meeting there will be\n");
document.write("showing a video on some aspect of a recent dive trip, or something\n");
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document.write("This year we have a âteamâ whoâsâ task it\n");
document.write("is to present to you interesting monthly dive trips and special dive trips,\n");
document.write("for example wreck diving, photography dives and overseas trips. They will\n");
document.write("endeavour to obtain for us the most favourable prices, so being a member of\n");
document.write("the Nautilus Club will mean something.
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document.write("In order to present to you what you want, you will shortly be contacted by\n");
document.write("âphone or by a questionnaire to solicit your views.
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document.write("Also this year we are going to re-establish the underwater photography\n");
document.write("competition. This is something that used to be an annual feature of the\n");
document.write("Nautilus calendar year, but we do need your support. We intend to use the\n");
document.write("new digital projector to show your efforts.
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document.write("You prints will be displayed on this web site on the âPhoto\n");
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\n");
document.write("Also, to support this, we intend to have a guest speaker to give us some\n");
document.write("momentum in our aims to take that âperfect shotâ. There\n");
document.write("will be a couple of grades so that when I take a shot with my little Canon,\n");
document.write("I will not be competing against someone with a great array of lenses and\n");
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\n");
document.write("There is a thought that we may be able to offer additional discounts on\n");
document.write("dive trips, and to entice you to join us for a âsausage\n");
document.write("sizzleâ, they will only be available to those of you who attend the\n");
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document.write("To offset the cost of the discounts, we need to increase the size of our\n");
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document.write("We are going to advertise through the press, by using banners or by having\n");
document.write("information booths at specific functions throughout the year.
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document.write("We are taking measures to make it more accessible for other members to\n");
document.write("contact you and conversely for you to contact other members, thereby making\n");
document.write("it easier for you to find a dive buddy for that mid week dive.
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document.write("On the social front, we would like to have several social outings, apart\n");
document.write("from the popular Christmas Dinner. Maybe a dinner cruise, maybe a movie\n");
document.write("night, but we do need your input. Hiking trips have been suggested as a\n");
document.write("means of making the club more interactive for the diverse nature of the\n");
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document.write("As you can see, the committee has a lot of plans for the future, all of\n");
document.write("which can be achieved with your input and help.
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document.write("Until next month,
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document.write("PRESIDENTâS REPORT 2008/09
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document.write("⢠Introduction
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document.write("It is my pleasure to present the Presidentâs Report for the 2008/09\n");
document.write("financial year. The year just passed has been exciting as we eagerly looked\n");
document.write("forward to and embarked on our overseas trip to Palau and Yap, and\n");
document.write("participated in some great local and away dives. It has been a successful\n");
document.write("year financially for the Club, but a little disappointing to see a decline\n");
document.write("in the membership level, including some longer term members.
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document.write(" I would like to sincerely thank the hard working Committee of the Club for\n");
document.write("helping to ensure the year was a success. It has been an absolute pleasure\n");
document.write("to work with such a dedicated group of people, and I feel very fortunate in\n");
document.write("this regard. The Committee has also been very cohesive and has always had\n");
document.write("the Clubâs interests at the fore. All members interacted well and\n");
document.write("there has been no underlying animosities or personality clashes, which can\n");
document.write("so often undermine the effective workings of many sporting club\n");
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document.write("I will not be standing for President for the coming year. It has been an\n");
document.write("absolute honour and privilege to me to serve as President of the Club for\n");
document.write("the last three (3) years, and the highlight of my long association with the\n");
document.write("Club over the last 19 years. But it is now time to give another member an\n");
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document.write("As at 30 June our membership base was 80, and we generated $5,110 through\n");
document.write("membership feesâ¦...a sustainable base. This is a decline in\n");
document.write("actual membership from the previous year when we had approximately 100\n");
document.write("members. Some of the longer term members have dropped away, however we have\n");
document.write("had an influx of new members during the year.
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document.write(" The losing of old members has always been a particular concern of mine,\n");
document.write("because over the years I have seen a large number of active members\n");
document.write("gradually drop away from the Club. I recognize that people do relocate from\n");
document.write("the region, engage in new activities, lose interest etc, but it would be\n");
document.write("good to somehow maintain their interest in the Club.
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document.write("Membership cards were produced by Secretary Peter Farmilo and distributed\n");
document.write("to members in a timely fashion. Thank you Peter. This service has allowed\n");
document.write("the Club to save on significant costs from having the cards produced\n");
document.write("commercially.
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document.write("⢠Newsletter
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document.write("The Clubâs Newsletter is produced electronically by Vickie Owens\n");
document.write("and advised to members via the Clubâs yahoo email group. Thanks\n");
document.write("Vickie for producing the monthly Newsletter. This initiative introduced in\n");
document.write("the 2006/07 financial year, has also saved on commercial costs of\n");
document.write("production and postage.
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document.write("⢠Financial
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document.write("The Treasurer (Peter Hayes) will present the financial report for the year,\n");
document.write("but suffice to say that we had a good year, while containing membership\n");
document.write("fees to both the 2006/07 level and 2007/08 level. Our cash and investments\n");
document.write("balance at 30 June amounted to a very comfortable $14,400 which is well in\n");
document.write("excess of the $10,000 minimum balance I like to see the Club maintain.
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document.write(" Overseas Trip â Palau and Yap
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document.write("About 18 members enjoyed a very exciting dive trip to Palau and Yap in\n");
document.write("Micronesia last November. The diving and scenery were spectacular\n");
document.write("(especially in Palau) and the trip afforded members a great chance to\n");
document.write("socialize and get to know one another better. The trip culminated in the\n");
document.write("marriage of two (2) of our members (Garry Sterling and Lindy Gow) in a very\n");
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document.write("The Club intends to offer an overseas trip each year to members. This year\n");
document.write("we are heading off to Walindi in PNG.
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document.write("During the year we introduced a new segment to our monthly meeting\n");
document.write("â the Meet a Member segment. This initiative was suggested by Judy\n");
document.write("Nikles, and has proved to be a huge success. The idea of the segment is to\n");
document.write("introduce a member to the Club by interview technique. That way we all get\n");
document.write("to know the interviewee a little better, which is especially good for the\n");
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document.write("Thank you Judy for your contribution and for hosting this segment.
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document.write("During the year we offered monthly trips out of Cairns and Port Douglas, at\n");
document.write("discounted prices. We also enjoyed our annual Christmas Dive trip on Day\n");
document.write("Tripper to Upolu Cay. Trips were also undertaken to Lake Eacham in January\n");
document.write("which is a Club tradition, and to the wreck of Yongala south of\n");
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document.write("A Club trip to Lake Eacham in July last year was only attended by Margit\n");
document.write("and me (similar to this yearâ¦..well at least we were\n");
document.write("represented !!). I doubt whether the July trip to Lake Eacham will be a\n");
document.write("âgoerâ in subsequent years, although this time of year is\n");
document.write("actually the best time to dive the Lake. Visibility is much improved and I\n");
document.write("havenât noticed any drastic decline in temperature during the\n");
document.write("colder months, with temperature at about 20 degrees at depth.
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document.write("I have noticed that local dive trips are becoming more and more expensive\n");
document.write("even given the discount we receive from Operators. This is not good news to\n");
document.write("us and not conducive to retaining members, especially given the financial\n");
document.write("climate we currently live in. Perhaps there could be an opportunity for the\n");
document.write("new Committee to consider a small subsidy for some trips, given the healthy\n");
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document.write("Again, thank you Margit for organizing the Club trips and liaising with\n");
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document.write("⢠Guest Speakers
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document.write("Special thanks to Clubbies Kevin and Ann Coombs and Phil Woodhead for\n");
document.write("making high quality video and still presentations to the Club on a number\n");
document.write("of occasions. Many thanks also to David Johnson our Life Member for\n");
document.write("presenting on Underwater Navigation, as well as other presenters. As\n");
document.write("always, your presentations were very professional and enjoyed thoroughly by\n");
document.write("members. We do need to get our âthinking capsâ on for the\n");
document.write("coming year, and any suggestions from members are welcomed.
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document.write("I wish to thank Tusa Dive on behalf of the Club, for their ongoing\n");
document.write("generosity to the Club by hosting the monthly raffle draw, providing\n");
document.write("heavily discounted trips to the Reef if one phones up after 8pm and there\n");
document.write("are sufficient spots left, and for providing discounts on gear purchases.\n");
document.write("One free trip to the Reef is provided each month on Tusa 5 for two (2)\n");
document.write("people, for holding the winning raffle ticket for that month. Tusa Dive\n");
document.write("have proven over the years to be true âFriends of Nautilus Dive\n");
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document.write("⢠Conclusion
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document.write("Over the years I have seen too many people I regard as friends drifting\n");
document.write("away from the Club, and this saddens me, both on a personal level and Club\n");
document.write("level. These members had significant experience as divers and contributed\n");
document.write("greatly to the Club. Ways must be found to try and reduce such\n");
document.write("âslippageâ and all thoughts and ideas of members are\n");
document.write("welcomed. A lost member is a lost friend.
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document.write("Our membership base is still strong, although I have seen it stronger in\n");
document.write("past years. We must maintain our energy levels to ensure the membership\n");
document.write("position does not deteriorate, and the financial position is held steady at\n");
document.write("a minimum $10,000 cash reserves.
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document.write("I am excited about the annual overseas trip we now offer our members. I\n");
document.write("believe that this event is one of the best opportunities afforded to\n");
document.write("Members in my history of the Club. Trips such as this while providing\n");
document.write("exciting dive opportunities and engaging in a different culture to ours,\n");
document.write("also provide avenues for greater fellowship and getting to know one another\n");
document.write("better. Diving is not just about enjoying the underwater world â it\n");
document.write("is also about mateship and fellowship with people we regard as friends and\n");
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document.write("Dave Meyer
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document.write("PRESIDENTS REPORT 2007/08
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document.write("Introduction
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document.write("It is my pleasure to present the President's Report for the 2007/08\n");
document.write("financial year. The year just passed has been very successful for the Club,\n");
document.write("both from a financial perspective and a membership perspective.
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document.write(" I would like to sincerely thank the hard working Committee of the Club for\n");
document.write("helping to ensure the year was a success. It has been an absolute pleasure\n");
document.write("to work with such a dedicated group of people, and I feel very fortunate in\n");
document.write("this regard. The Committee has also been very cohesive and has always had\n");
document.write("the Clubââ¬â¢s interests at the fore.\n");
document.write("All members interacted well and there has been no underlying animosities or\n");
document.write("personality clashes, which can so often undermine the effective workings of\n");
document.write("many sporting club committees.
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document.write("Membership for the year has grown by 25% from approximately members at end\n");
document.write("of June 2007 to in excess of 100 members at 30 June 2008. The vast majority\n");
document.write("of members from the 2006/07 year renewed their membership for the 2007/08\n");
document.write("year, and we saw a significant growth in new members. This is very pleasing\n");
document.write("and a good indicator that we have performed well during the year. The\n");
document.write("challenge is to retain this membership base by providing the type of dives,\n");
document.write("activities, services and fellowship that members require. Thank you Grant\n");
document.write("for managing the membership portfolio during the year.
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document.write("Membership cards were produced by Secretary Peter Farmilo and distributed\n");
document.write("to members in a timely fashion. Thank you Peter. This service has allowed\n");
document.write("the Club to save on significant costs from having the cards produced\n");
document.write("commercially.
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document.write("Newsletter
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document.write("The Clubââ¬â¢s Newsletter is now\n");
document.write("produced electronically by Vickie Owens and advised to members via the\n");
document.write("Clubââ¬â¢s yahoo email group. Thanks\n");
document.write("Vickie for producing the monthly Newsletter. This initiative introduced\n");
document.write("last financial year, has also saved on commercial costs of production and\n");
document.write("postage.
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document.write("The Treasurer will present the financial report for the year, but suffice\n");
document.write("to say that we had a good year while containing membership fees to the\n");
document.write("2006/07 level. This was achieved by the growth in membership levels as well\n");
document.write("as cost savings in certain areas. Thank you Peter for your significant\n");
document.write("efforts as Treasurer during the year.
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document.write("New Initiatives During the Year
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document.write(" Overseas Trip
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document.write("This exciting initiative was suggested by Club Member Phil Woodhead, and we\n");
document.write("aim to make it an annual event. Thanks heaps Phil!!
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document.write("The general aim is to decide a year in advance where we as a Club will\n");
document.write("holiday/dive overseas the next year. For this year we have decided on Palau\n");
document.write("and Yap. Members indicate their acceptance to join the trip by paying a\n");
document.write("deposit, and travel arrangements are made by a travel\n");
document.write("agencyââ¬Â¦in this case Diversion\n");
document.write("Travel (thank you Nina Joost from Diversion. Nina is also a Club Member).\n");
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document.write("Members can then make payments to the Clubs account throughout the year, as\n");
document.write("finances allow, with a final payment made by a certain date. By doing it\n");
document.write("this way, it gives members sufficient time to save for the trip whilst also\n");
document.write("giving them something to look forward to in the future. I am confident the\n");
document.write("annual trip will turn out to be the premier trip offered by the Club, and\n");
document.write("one which is eagerly anticipated by Members.
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document.write(" Business Cards
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document.write("The Club has now produced business cards. The cards will be available in\n");
document.write("dive shops and vessels such as Undersea Explorer (thank you Grant and\n");
document.write("Louise), and to members. The aim of the cards is to provide contact details\n");
document.write("for the Club for interested persons visiting dive shops etc, and handed out\n");
document.write("by members as the opportunity arises. It is also good advertising for the\n");
document.write("Club at a reasonable price. Again, thanks to Phil for the photo used on the\n");
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document.write("Although not strictly a new initiative, we have introduced new Club apparel\n");
document.write("this year, which does include some new items previously not offered. Thank\n");
document.write("you Eden for managing this process including liaising with suppliers.
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document.write("The new Club apparel includes polo shirts, T-shirts, hats, mask straps,\n");
document.write("logbooks, logbook folders and club stickers. Each new member is given a\n");
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document.write("Club Dives
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document.write("During the year we offered monthly trips out of Cairns and Port Douglas, at\n");
document.write("discounted prices. We also enjoyed our annual Lake Eacham dive/social in\n");
document.write("January as well as special trips to the Lady Bowen wreck and Yongala wreck\n");
document.write("(twice).
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document.write("Again, thank you Margit for organizing these trips and liaising with dive\n");
document.write("operators.
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document.write("Guest Speakers
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document.write("Special thanks to Clubbies Kevin and Ann Coombs and Phil Woodhead for\n");
document.write("making high quality video and still presentations to the Club on a number\n");
document.write("of occasions. As always, your presentations were very professional and\n");
document.write("enjoyed thoroughly by members.
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document.write("Conclusion
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document.write("Over the years I have seen too many people I regard as friends drifting\n");
document.write("away from the Club, and this saddens me, both on a personal level and Club\n");
document.write("level. These people had significant experience as divers and contributed\n");
document.write("greatly to the Club. It is an aim of mine to try to reduce this slippage of\n");
document.write("membership, by offering an environment that people want to be part of. A\n");
document.write("lost member is a lost friend.
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document.write("We now have a strong membership base, but I have seen it stronger in past\n");
document.write("years. We must maintain our energy levels to ensure the membership position\n");
document.write("does not deteriorate, and the financial position is held steady at around\n");
document.write("$10,000 cash reserves.
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document.write("I am excited about the annual overseas trip offered. I believe that this\n");
document.write("service is one of the best opportunities afforded to Members in my history\n");
document.write("of the Club. I believe that events such as this while providing exciting\n");
document.write("dive opportunities, also provide avenues for greater fellowship and getting\n");
document.write("to know one another better. Diving is not just about enjoying the\n");
document.write("underwater world ââ¬â it is also about\n");
document.write("comradeship and fellowship with people we regard as friends and buddies\n");
document.write("ââ¬â people who are there for us both above\n");
document.write("and below the water.
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document.write("Dave Meyer
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document.write("NOTES FROM THE 2007 _ 2008 AGM. July\n");
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document.write("Approximately 30 members enjoyed a tasty BBQ at 7.30pm before the Club\n");
document.write("meeting and AGM kicked off at 8.15pm.
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document.write("President Dave Meyer welcomed all members and guests, with a special\n");
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document.write("With the monthly July club meeting finalised and forthcoming club dives\n");
document.write("decided upon, President Dave presented to following awards.
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document.write("Treasurer Peter Hayes was awarded the Club Member of the year award for his\n");
document.write("outstanding work on the ââ¬Åtreasury\n");
document.write("benchesââ¬Â which saw the clubs finances end\n");
document.write("the year in an extremely health position. He was also a driving force in\n");
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document.write("Mentioned for their outstanding contributions to our monthly club meetings\n");
document.write("with their underwater videos and camera work, were Ann and Kevin Coombs and\n");
document.write("also Phil Whitehead.
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document.write("A new award, ââ¬ÅThe bubble head of the\n");
document.write("yearââ¬Â award was presented to Rigo Van\n");
document.write("Meer for the extremely humorous recount of his dive on the Yongala earlier\n");
document.write("in the year.
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document.write("It is reprinted on these pages.
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document.write("Life Member David Johnson presided over the election of office bearers for\n");
document.write("the 2008 ââ¬â 2009 year.
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document.write("Those club members details can be found on the\n");
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document.write("Happenings in 2008
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document.write("A good gathering of about 40 members and guests were at the January club\n");
document.write("meeting and listened to President Dave outline the proposed activities of\n");
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document.write("High on the list of events is the Club dive to Palau later in the year. As\n");
document.write("this trip has been so popular, with 16 divers nominating for the adventure,\n");
document.write("further overseas trips in 2009 and onwards will be organised. He asked club\n");
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document.write("Locally, there are trips organised to the wrecks of the Lady Bowen and the\n");
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document.write("We now have a good supply of Nautilus clothing, caps and dive log books.\n");
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document.write("At this meeting, our guest speakers Louise Bernstein and Grant Moulang,\n");
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document.write("Still photographs and video of the under water life at\n");
document.write("Darwinââ¬â¢s Arch kept the large\n");
document.write("gathering mesmerised.
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document.write("Whale sharks , hammerheads and the largest schools of fish where the dive\n");
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document.write("Peter Farmilo,
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document.write("A note from Glen McDonald
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document.write("Just a quick email to say hello. Working in Asia a lot now, have been to\n");
document.write("Hong Kong for a week, now in Macau for a week and head to Korea on Saturday\n");
document.write("for a week. Yes, I get around but only spend about 2 nights in each hotel\n");
document.write("doing elevator audits and reports before moving to next hotel. Have managed\n");
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document.write("The whole place will be full of Casinos shortly with another 10 being built\n");
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document.write(" Miss the diving, havenââ¬â¢t done any\n");
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document.write("Nautilus News for February 2007.
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document.write("At the last Club meeting on the 21st of February our guest speaker was Jos\n");
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\n");
document.write("Jos gave a very entertaining presentation on the workings of the\n");
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document.write("Her details are:
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document.write("Jos Hill
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document.write("Executive Director
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document.write("Email jos@reefcheck.org
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document.write("Web site www.reefcheckaustralia.org
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document.write("Telephone : 47243950
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document.write("Due to the aborted dive on Posiedon on the 11th of February, this dive will\n");
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document.write("There will be Club BBQ on the 17th of March at Reef Gateway Apartments at\n");
document.write("7.00pm or so. Please bring your own food and drinks, and provide a salad to\n");
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document.write("Underwater Explorer has specials for March to May at $1785.00 per person, a\n");
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document.write("Contact 1800 648 877 or info@undersea.com.au
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document.write("Donââ¬â¢t forget that Mr Bob\n");
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document.write("We have had the pleasure of listening to\n");
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document.write("To find out more about this very interesting man, go to\n");
document.write("www.halsteaddiving.com
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document.write("Club notes for January / February.
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document.write("The club meeting on the 28th of January was quite well attended, and those\n");
document.write("members that were there saw an amazing power point presentation from Dr\n");
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document.write("Rob has recently spent two weeks on board HMAS Melville, the navy mapping\n");
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document.write("Rob showed some unbelievable three dimensional pics of the sea bed off the\n");
document.write("coast of Cooktown, and even showed a depression which was presumed to be a\n");
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document.write("These pictures had not been seen anywhere else apart from the Navy research\n");
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document.write("We were also treated to some great underwater photography of wrecks off our\n");
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document.write("The wrecks were the Lady Bowen, a wreck to the north of Hinchinbrook\n");
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document.write("The February Club meeting has been brought forward a week to fit in with\n");
document.write("our next Guest Speaker. She is Jos Hill from Reef Check who is well known\n");
document.write("to many of us for her work in coral reef monitoring.
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document.write("With all the media exposure lately on the\n");
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document.write("The Club dive this month should be a beauty. It is on Poseidon from Port\n");
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document.write("We have done this dive several times before, always great.
\n");
document.write("At the last count there were 20 divers paid up. Cost $120.00 for the three\n");
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document.write("This months free dive trip on Tusa was won by Eden Gray-Spence.
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document.write("Peter Farmilo,
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document.write("Secretary.
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document.write("Notes from the AGM held on Wednesday night the\n");
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document.write("In the absence of President Chris and Vice President Sandra, Dave Johnson\n");
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document.write("He welcomed 20 members, guests and visitors.
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document.write("The Club member of the year was presented to David Meyer who was untiring\n");
document.write("in his work as treasurer, as well as filling other positions during the\n");
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document.write("His nomination was well received.
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document.write("Dave Johnson presented the Tusa Dive offer to the club. The offer consists\n");
document.write("of a monthly free trip for two on Tusa Dive. The club to raffle the trip or\n");
document.write("decide on the recipient at the monthly meetings. He also presented the\n");
document.write("winner of the AGM free trip to raffle winner Cathy Meehan.
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document.write("Treasurer David Meyer gave an in-depth report on the finances on the Club.\n");
document.write("If our present expenditure continues as in the past, we will soon be very\n");
document.write("short on funds. Motions were made to arrest the decline by increasing \n");
document.write("fees, stop subsidising dives and various matters for the committee to\n");
document.write("discuss.
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document.write("The new fees are presented on this web site.
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document.write("Elections were then held with David Meyer being elected as President for\n");
document.write("the forthcoming year, David Hayes elected as Treasurer.
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document.write("David Rosie and Tony Green were elected to the committee. All other office\n");
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document.write("Peter Farmilo, Secretary
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document.write("The evening kicked off well with Michael lighting up the BBQ nice and\n");
document.write("early, as the mob was hovering around the hot plate.
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document.write("Itââ¬â¢s marvellous how the smell of a\n");
document.write("BBQ can cause the digestive juices to run riot.
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document.write("Brian was a bit slow on the bar, but he finally got there.
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document.write("Bruce Wynn got the proceedings underway at 8pm or so with a gathering of\n");
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document.write("He paid respects to our elected President Tony Green who transferred to\n");
document.write("Cooktown during the year, to Mirek Woolwich and to Tarrant Green who were\n");
document.write("not standing for re-election this year.
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document.write("In his address, Bruce spoke of the reasons for the Club existing. He\n");
document.write("mentioned\n");
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document.write("ââ¬ÅMember\n");
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document.write("ââ¬ÅBuying\n");
document.write("opportunitiesââ¬Â as some of the major\n");
document.write("reason why he joined the Club.
\n");
document.write("He high-lighted the activities of the club for the past year. There had\n");
document.write("been 15 club dives, 12 regular monthly dives plus the weekend trip to the\n");
document.write("Yongala, a trip to the Lady Bowen and also our Christmas trip to Cape\n");
document.write("Tribulation.
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document.write("On one Club dive at Port Douglas, aboard Poseidon, we had 33 dives, a\n");
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document.write("The Christmas party at the Shangri-La was a great success also.
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document.write("After the formalities of the last AGM minutes and the Treasurers report\n");
document.write("were concluded, Bruce presented the ââ¬ÅDeep\n");
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document.write("Densââ¬â¢Ã¢â¬Â\n");
document.write("award for the Member of the Year.
\n");
document.write("A poll of the committee a month or so ago unanimously agreed that the\n");
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document.write("Coordinatorsââ¬â¢ work during the year\n");
document.write("had been outstanding, and Margit Hocheder was the recipient for 2004 /\n");
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document.write("Dave Johnson conducted the elections for the office bearers for 2005 /\n");
document.write("2006.
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document.write("Please go to the Membership page for details of all the elected\n");
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document.write("Incoming President Chris Cameron then addressed the members and thanked\n");
document.write("them for having faith in him.
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document.write("The direction that he would like the club to go in this year, would be one\n");
document.write("of research and not so much on being a tourist on the reef. He touched on\n");
document.write("the recent trip that club members had to Lizard Island, where Reef\n");
document.write("Monitoring played such an important part.
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document.write("Chris would like the club to pursue this part of diving activities.
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document.write("No doubt we will hear more on this exciting aspect to diving on the\n");
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