My Report
Wine and Food Society of Ballarat
Presidents Report – 2019/2020
Members of the Society,
It has been an absolute pleasure to be your President for the past year and I am delighted to submit the Presidents Report for the 2019/20 period.
As a Society we have enjoyed some fantastic fellowship and Dinners at establishments such as Craig’s, Carbonis, Table 48, Tokyo Grill House, Mitchell Harris, The Shared Table and Dyers Steak Stable to name a few. In addition to these we were treated to a great night at ‘Novar’(thanks to Shaun English) with Peter Ford Catering and also enjoyed the fellowship of the Beefsteak and Burgundy Club at a combined Dinner at Lola.
The Society also celebrated its 800th Dinner in May 2019 with a strong turnout, including partners at Craigs and we were delighted to welcome several FFWSA members for the evening.
Sadly, on the 30th April 2019 we lost one of our long-standing members in Jim Patterson. We remember Jim with great fondness and again acknowledge his commitment and contribution to the Society.
We also received a notice of resignation from the Society from Tony Campana in February 2020. Tony as you will all know has been a long-standing member and I would like to acknowledge his generosity and contribution to the ongoing success of the Society.
On the Membership front we have welcomed a number of new members and thank those current members who have done the introductions as this will ensure our Society continues strongly into the future.
No Dinner just happens as most of you are fully aware, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Andrew Lewis and Anthony Singleton, Food and Wine Master respectively for not only their time but also the effort that they put in to ensure that we enjoy great food and wine each month.
The Cellar continues to be curated by John Coco who has topped up our needs admirably during the year and I am sure we all look forward to critiquing his purchases in the years to come.
Our Treasurer, Gabriel Yanes has ensured that the Society continues to be in a satisfactory financial position.
Dean Stevens, our Secretary has done an outstanding job in keeping us up to date with information and providing a lot of the context on the Society from the past.
No Society just functions, and I take this opportunity to also thank Malcolm Anderson and Shaun English who have served on the committee during the year to ensure a smooth running of the Society.
Lastly, a thank you also to Bob House for his continued work on and upkeep of our blog.
The future of the Wine and Food Society of Ballarat looks healthy with new members as well as the continued support of its current members to the Dinners held during the year.
Thank you for the opportunity to be your President.
Andrew Bradley
12th March 2020
