FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
BY STEWART FENTON
Dear Members,
As many of you may be aware, I have
resigned as General Manager of Huntingdale
Golf Club after nine years at the club. After
almost 20 years in the golf industry I have
accepted the role of CEO at Royal South
Yarra Lawn Tennis Club (RSYLTC). RSYLTC is
the largest tennis club (with a membership
of approximately 4,500) in Australia with a
turnover of over $8 million and over 80 staff.
It is probably best described as Royal Sydney
without the golf courses and offers members
a variety of facilities including tennis (both
grass and clay courts), gym, swimming pool,
squash, bowls, croquet, billiards rooms, a
crech, accommodation (both hotel style and
apartments) and a large food and beverage
offering.
Whilst I am extremely sad to be leaving the
golf industry, RSYLTC presents an amazing
opportunity for me, which I am really excited
about with some big plans for the future.
My new email for those who wish to stay in
touch is [email protected]
PRESIDENCY
This decision unfortunately has implications
for GMA and I have resigned as President of
GMA effective immediately. The current term
finishes at the GMA conference in October
so in the interim Andrew Gay, the General
Manager of Royal Adelaide Golf Club, will
take over as President. This position will then
be open to election at the AGM, which will
be held during the GMA conference. Andrew
is the current SA President and has been on
the GMA Board for many years and will do an
outstanding job as Interim President.
CONFERENCE
Speaking of the conference, the program
has now been finalised and conference
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registrations are now open. Once again
proudly supported by our Major Sponsor,
Schweppes, the 2017 National Conference
will be held from Sunday 8th October to
Thursday 12th October 2017 in Adelaide.
Sponsor packages are now also available
and we would encourage members to pass
the information on to prospective sponsors
where a