Club News
ABF INSURANCES
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
On June 4 a meeting was held at the NSWBA by representatives of the NSWBA and
the regions in NSW. Minutes of that meeting are below.
Regional
Representatives Meeting
June 4, 2011
MODEL CONSTITUTION
The NSWBA has produced a model constitution for its
affiliated Bridge Clubs, based on that provided by the
Department of Fair Trading. It is recommended that clubs adopt this
model constitution in its entirety, changing the following only:
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Name-of-Bridge-Club to your club’s name
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Start-of-Financial-Year to your club’s start of financial year, e.g. 1st April
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End-of-Financial-Year to your club’s end of financial year, e.g. 31st March
Affiliated Bridge Club Model Constitution
SPECIAL COUNCILLORS
Clubs affiliated with the NSWBA are represented by 4
Special Councillors one for each zone. The councillors for 2011-2012 are
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Graeme Payne (Northern)
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Louis Koolen (Outer Metropolitan)
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John McIlrath (Metropolitan)
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Duncan Munro (Southern & Western)
STATE EVENTS
All clubs are invited to participate in the State
Championship Events conducted by the NSWBA each year.
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Club Details and Maps
To find a club in NSW click one of these links:
Directors
Seminars run by ABDA for directors are held from time to time. Check the
ABDA website for details.
Congresses/Holidays/Cruises
2012 CONGRESSES AND HOLIDAYS
Applications for congresses and holidays to be held in
2012 have closed. Clubs who have not yet submitted their applications should do
so as soon as possible. Information and forms relating to congresses, holidays
and tours can be found on the Congress
Information page.
Scoring Software and Hardware
BRIDGE SCORING SOFTWARE
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ASE8, www.asecomputing.com,
Australian
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BridgeMaster, www.softwareobjectives.com.au,
Australian
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Compscore2, www.altosoft.com.au,
Australian
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Duplicate Scorer, scorer.bracknellbridge.com,
UK and free
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ScoreBridge, www.scorebridge.com, UK
TABLE TOPS
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New Clubs
There are many benefits associated with becoming an affiliated club.
more...
Funding for the Promotion of Bridge
Clubs can apply to the NSWBA for funds to assist them to promote bridge. Details
are in the document below.
Funding for the Promotion of Bridge Information
Funding Forms
Promotion:
Teaching:
Own your own clubhouse
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The NSW Communities Sport & Recreation department makes grants (up to
$200,000) available, see www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/grants/srfgp.asp.
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Applications normally open at the beginning of the year and close in April, so
clubs will have to plan and obtain council development approval before
applying.
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The ABF has a fund from which clubs can obtain a loan, see
www.abf.com.au/about/jos.html
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The following article from Australian Bridge describes how Kiama & District
Bridge Club managed to build their own premises. Case
Study - Kiama

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