In light of the upcoming AGM I would like to report that my first year in the job was a sensational success in my view, others may have another view.
We touched base with a few old regular haunts including Craig's Royal Hotel, Sovereign Hill, Kambei and Campagna's where Pete Ford stepped up to the mark as usual but we also made an effort to explore some newer venues including the recently refurbished provincial and the relocated Zaragoza's in Sturt Street.
Numbers were consistent at circa 18 and whilst this is on the low side of what works it was not too much of a problem, one issue that would be good to address is the RSVPs by various members, they come via phone calls, emails and text messages. It would be great to see each months invite go out as an ecom invite and thus numbers can be tracked much more easily, this would require all members to RSVP including the automatics.
This year look exciting and as a more seasoned campaigner I have made up a bit of a programme.
Already I have a bit of a plan for the year ahead with plans for dinner in March we would like to have a Sunday lunch and I am happy to have it at my house and suggest Sunday 20th. In addition we would like to have a formal black tie mixed dinner on a Saturday night at Craig's but ask that everyone get behind this one asap as it has been a difficult dinner to fill over the years, I am suggesting Saturday 18th June. In the meantime we all thought it would be good to support Carboni's and suggest Aprils dinner there with Mays dinner at the new Spanish restaurant Meigas in Armstrong street North.
That is the only plans I have to date but stay tuned and I will continue to explore the ever changing food climate in and around Ballarat
Regards
Andrew Lewis
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