Newsletter December 2016

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 8 2016

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NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 8TH 2016

WELCOME

President Eamon Veaney welcomed 280 ANZROC members to the Arts Centre in St Kilda Road Melbourne to celebrate the Annual Christmas luncheon with ANZ Executives CEO Shayne Elliott Deputy CEO Graham Hodges, Group Executive Australia Fred Ohlsson, CFO Michelle Jablko, Chief Legal Officer Bob Santamaria and National Manager ANZ Staff Club, Tom Walker, present at the celebrations.

It is one month today since the election likely to change the world, which co-incidentally was also the date of the ANZROC’s AGM, when I was elected President without any of the fanfare on the other side of the world. I would like to thank Peter Pritchard for his leadership as President over the past 2 years and the great work that the ANZROC committee has done over the past year in moving the organisation forward. A special mention goes to John McPhee and Kevin Mitchell, both Ex ANZROC Presidents who have retired from the Committee after many years’ service. Kevin, who is moving to Tasmania, has kept us entertained for years with his politically incorrect stories.

A special welcome today to Shayne and his ANZ Executive colleagues Graham, Michelle, Fred, Bob and Tom and many thanks for the excellent financial support provided by the Bank to ANZROC Victoria and the other States. We have seen a lot of changes at ANZ over the past year and look forward to hearing Shayne’s response to the toast to the Bank later on. Welcome also to Don Mercer and Will Bailey ex-CEO’s of ANZ Bank.

It is pleasing to see that our Membership remains strong at around 950. It is encouraging that we have attracted 28 new members many of whom are here at the lunch for the first time. Also it is good to see the many members who have travelled long distances to get here today.

It has also been a year of some sadness with 18 members passing away. Yesterday we heard that our great friend and Life Member Brian Christensen passed away peacefully overnight. During the year we have also lost another three former ANZROC Presidents, John Duke, Col Edwards and John Vanselow and our Honorary Auditor Allan Forrest who were all great supporters of our organisation.

Members stood for a few moments to remember our departed colleagues.

Photos taken at the luncheon by John Brown, Glyn Parry Jones and Carl Garley are posted on our Website and Facebook pages.

APOLOGIES

Annette and Graeme Baldwin , Diane Carew, Bill Collins, Don Davy, Mike Devlin, Phil Dunstan, Neil Gladstone, Jack Grant, Charles Griss, Elaine Haw, Erica Hayden, Keith Higgs, Sandra Joseph, Des Johnson, Bernadette Lynch, Wal McGillivray, Joan Nathan, Ron Phillips, Graeme Randall, John Stevens,  Glen Twidale, Glenda White, Julie Wilkins,

NEW MEMBERS

Armstead Sigrid 29 years ANZ

Brown Suzanne (Sue) 26 years ANZ

Calvo Aldo 42 years ANZ

Findlay Graeme 32 years ANZ

Girvan Nonie 10 years ANZ

King T.R. (Trevor) 47 years ANZ

Palmer Brian 30 years ANZ

Pinnuck Gary 43 years ANZ

Smith D.R. (David) 16 years ANZ/Grindlays

We look forward to seeing Sigrid, Aldo Trevor, Graeme and Gary at one of our forthcoming meetings. Nonie, Brian Sue and David attended the Christmas lunch at the Art Centre.

BEREAVEMENTS

Christensen B.D. (Brian) 83 years 7/12/2016

A great friend, Life Member and Honorary Member of ANZROC Vic. Brian Christensen passed away on 7/12/2016 at the age of 83 years.... Brian has been a stalwart supporter of ANZROC Vic serving as President of ANZROC in 1995/1996 and was a member of our committee for many years.

President Eamon Veaney emailed “Brian was a great guy I have known him and Noelle since New York in 1976.”

Membership Officer John Brown emailed “Sad news. Brian and Noelle were at a lunch with us recently and while unwell, in his usual determined way, he had made the effort to attend and enjoyed the lunch and company of the Old Friends Group.

Bruce Leary ex ANZ London emailed “Strange I remember his words “the thing that exercises my mind” don’t know why I remember, we were in his office in New York at the time. No great age, nice man.”

Ken Parry emailed “Very sad day .Was a wonderful man and will be missed.”

Graham Anstis (Ras) a past player and a legend of ANZ Football Club emailed “So saddened to hear of Brian's passing. I have nothing but fond memories of what a generous, humorous and beaut fella he was. Back in the old ANZedder days where wins were not so often, Chrisso would be one of the

first to give you a pat on the back, shake your hand with that monstrous grip of his and then get you a cold beer, followed by an encouraging yarn filled with humour and genuine interest.

I recall often chatting with his lovely wife Noelle whilst having a cigarette out on the verandah of the club rooms at Oval 15, when Brian would come out with a wine for Noelle, a beer for me and then chastise the both of us for smoking. I was so pleased to see that Albert Park FC named the social rooms in Brian's honour, with his long term mate Bill "Jetta" Jackson having the bar named after him. Vale Brian, congratulations of a life well lived. You touched many with your honesty, your humour and your decency.

Mick Farrell another past player and long time administrator of the ANZ Football team emailed “Brian was one of the founding members of our club, will always be a club legend and is an inaugural Hall of Fame member. But more importantly he was a true gentleman, and all who knew him were proud to call him a mate.”

Taylor N.J. (Neville) 95 years 1/12/2016

Neville enlisted in the Australia Infantry in May 1941 and with the rank of Private 25th Battalion was discharged in June 1943 and the next day enlisted with the RAAF where he served until January 1946 and on discharge was Warrant Officer 14 Aircrew Holding Unit.

Neville was a Queenslander and served in New Zealand, opened the Surfers Paradise branch for ANZ and was Manager Moorabbin and South Yarra.

He was a strong supporter of ANZROC and wrote annually to keep members updated on his activities in retirement.

ANZROC member Michael Black “advised that Gary Harding passed away on 12/11/2016 after battling cancer for the last two years or so. Very sad. “

Gary worked in Esanda when I was working in their Melbourne Head Office.

ANZROC member Graeme Horsburgh advised of the passing of John Ernest Garrett on the 31st October. John worked for the Bank for 42 years. John joined in Queensland and spent most of his working life in Victoria. In his latter work years he worked in the Premises Dept and also on the Audit team for a short while.

He has a Hall named after him in Narre Warren in recognition for his work with the Aged. He also worked as a volunteer for the Uniting Church Synod Office using his business skills obtained from his Banking background.

ANZROC member Andrew Kelly “advised that Bob Walsh passed away on 3/12/2016.Lots of the elder statesmen on the annual ANZ International golf trip knew and worked with him in the 70s in Foreign Exchange as with most of us working in the 70s he acquired a nickname - “Eagle”. He had a propensity to “go off” when he heard the Daddy Cool song Eagle Rock hence the nickname. Another of the good guys departs too early.”

ANZROC member Lloyd Zegenhagen “advised that Aivlys (Scott) widow of Ron Marshall, former retired officer, (a Chief Manager in ES&A) passed away on 14/11/2016. Aivlys would have been known to many members. I think Aivlys joined ES&A in 1942. Anyone able to give Lloyd (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) any clues of details of Aivlys’s banking service so that he can pass them onto her daughter, Beverley, would be appreciated.”

HONORARY BIRTHDAYS

The following Honorary members will be enjoying a birthday during DECEMBER 2016 and we

pass on Congratulations from our members for your birthdays; Alan Boak (82), Ian Cann (89), Trevor

Cookson (86), Fergus Darmody (83), Kevin Dempster (85), John Gill (80), John Hicks (89), Brian

Knowles (81), Joan Lamond, John Logan (82), Wal McGillivray (93), Bruce Michell (81), Bevyn

Ranford (83), Noel Robertson (86), Molly Saint, Bill Thorne (87), Glen Twidale (86),Ron Wells (85),

Jack Willoughby (91), Theo Yardley (89), Lloyd Zegenhagen (92).

INTEREST RATES

From 1/12/2016

Less than $20,000 1.04%

Greater than $20,000 1.33%

TOAST TO THE ANZ BANK

Bob Lyon

Bob opened his toast to the Bank with a condensed history of his journey through ANZ. “Banking wasn’t my first choice for a career, although several members of my family worked for ANZ including my parents. My ambition when I left school was to play cricket and I left my family in Ouyen where my father was the ANZ Manager and embarked on a management cadetship with the old SEC and studied part-time. After 12 months in Melbourne, even the cricket couldn’t hold me there and I returned to the country landing a job with ANZ at Cobram. I certainly didn’t envisage that I would end up running part of our international network for a third of my career and actually relocating to Fiji to live where I have been for the last 15 years

As many of you know too well, being the junior in a small branch brings interesting tasks that others felt beneath them. Apart from doing the batching, running the exchanges and burning the rubbish, no job was beyond me. I learnt a lot about banking from Theo Nicholson at Cobram, but I learnt a lot about people from my managers at Nathalia, Max Wehner and Ralph Howden, all of these gentlemen have passed on, Ralph only a few weeks ago.

Following a short stay working in London I was sent to 460 Bourke Street in the city. A bit different to Cobram and Nathalia, but fun nonetheless.

On my return to Melbourne Harry Glover advised me to join the ANZ Bank Cricket Club, where I played for about ten years. Barry Reid listed some of the notable characters that played at that time in a recent ANZROC publication. It was not only a great team but a fantastic club to network and meet new friends.

My next appointment was to Pensions department where I worked with characters like Maurie Dear and some rising stars like Mike Calderwood from New Zealand.

In 1977, I was told that I was moving to Methods Department GHQ. There I worked with guys like Jim Christie, Ted Wallace and Arie Veenman. Working in every major office of the Bank in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, taught me more than any training course or text book. It was a straight line from Methods into HR as Manager Organisation under John White. ANZ was acquisitive at that time and after the purchase of Grindlays, there was a McKinsey led review that resulted in a group-wide restructure. Bob Bennett, then head of HR told me of my appointment to Senior Manager Organisation International and I have been lucky to have been involved in many of ANZ’s purchases.

Following several years as Group Manager Organisation, I returned to the front line as Zone Chief Manager, Melbourne Central, taking over from Col Edwards and working with guys like David Woods, Eric Grant and Barry Burt to name a few.

Eventually it was time to move on and this turned out to be the most influential move of my career. John McConnell rang me and asked if I was interested in heading up the Pacific Islands for ANZ. The next fourteen years were the most satisfying I had with the Bank. Working in a beautiful part of the world was mostly a pleasure, but developing countries bring challenges that most bankers would never encounter.

As many of you know, Helen and I decided not to return to Australia and have been living in Fiji since I retired. Having said retired, I am now busier than ever. Living in the Pacific has introduced me to other opportunities that I would not have had if I had decided to retire peacefully back to Melbourne.

There is no doubt that working in a diverse organization like ANZ gives you skills and experience that you would be unlikely to learn in a smaller more focused organization.

RESPONSE TO TOAST TO ANZ

CEO Shayne Elliott

This is the first time I’ve had the honour of speaking at a retired officer’s club function as CEO …and I’m hoping to get a better reception than I did at the parliamentary inquiry a few months ago…which was also a first. Everybody is here today because you gave significant service to building our company and it’s a great honour for me to be able to help build on your legacy.

Although it seems longer, I’ve only been CEO of ANZ for little less than a year now it’s been an eventful year to say the least. At my first profit result…I had the interesting experience of announcing a fall in profits and a cut to the dividend and watching our share price soar throughout the day. I thought…WOW…this CEO thing is easy!

But despite the short-term confidence boost, I figured driving profits and the dividend down would not be a long-term strategy welcomed by our shareholders…or our retired officers for that matter. However, the share price bump that day was a welcomed reaction to our plan to build a simpler, better performing bank and one that I hope one day will be the best bank in the world.

And despite the significant headwinds we’ve faced this year, I’m proud of what we’ve achieved and I’m particularly pleased with the progress we’ve made to simplify our business. Some of this progress, such as the recent sale of our retail and wealth business in Asia, may be seen as a reversal of our strategy but I don’t really see it that way. I’m a strong believer that for a company to be successful it needs to continually evolve its strategy…and make the tough decisions…to suit the times.

We have been working hard to create a simpler, lower risk and better performing bank for all our stakeholders. As part of this evolution, we are also driving a purpose and values led transformation of the Bank. This priority is not just a response to recent regulatory media and political events but something that we identified as needing change some time before this became such a hot topic.

This is about generating a sustainable company for all shareholders and all stakeholders; a company that is clear on what it stands for and why; a company that is truly able to identify and adapt to change; a company that encourages experimentation, but one that is conservatively set, prudently managed; and a company that is respected by the broader community.

With that let me finish by wishing you and your families a very happy festive season and a successful 2017.

RECOLLECTIONS OF FUN TIMES IN THE BANK

More stories from our ANZROC members about their amusing experiences in ANZ:

Zelda Martin

“I joined the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool, in 1950. We were very fortunate that the bank had a grass tennis court, which staff were required to mow, and line, and very occasionally allowed to use. Of much more use, was the open fireplace which heated the bank; it was located close to the rear of the teller's box. Of course, if the door of the teller's box was open, customers could see some members of staff toasting crumpets by the fire. This was not appreciated by the manager (known as Sir), but we did manage to keep on toasting on those wet and windy Warrnambool days. As the junior in the branch, I did have to learn about the 'exchanges' which were held in a room at the Commonwealth Bank. The only problem was that Sir considered it unsafe for a female to go to the exchanges by herself, so I was always accompanied by the previous year's junior! Mention of the teller's box reminded me that it was the domain of a very stern gentleman named Eric Marks. He was not impressed by my arithmetic, so each night I went home with long lists of numbers from his Teller Cash Book, for me to practice adding up. To this day, my mental arithmetic is excellent, and I can very quickly add up any list of numbers. Practice brings near perfection! Unfortunately, all good fun had to end; with the merger of the Asia and Union banks, I was transferred to the former Union bank branch.”

Ray Murphy

“What a lovely story about Gavan Ryan and the Scottie Ballarat East you may recall that I have put in my pennyworth about same over the years. Of the 41 years I spent in the Bank that Branch out of 7 Managements it was my favourite 16 years, with 4 years as manager. I remember Kerry Dodds father Les and met Kerry when I returned to Ballarat in 1944 he was well entrenched there then lucky fellow. The Coasts Kerry referred to started in 1949 on the arrival of Gavan from Richmond he had a Box Graham Sedan and the switch off was on Clarks Hill into Dean. Some days we made it to the agency , we had lunch at Wallace then home through Bungaree to Woodman’s Hill where the second switch off was into Victoria St Ballarat. I had to hop out and push, to my knowledge our record was never beaten. In my time our Lydiard St Branch had most of the graziers, exporters, city’s leading business men with 23 hotels on the books, 3 major bread bakers, dairies and the bulk of the potato farmers. We were regarded by the Lydiard St Banks as the foreign legion. I managed that Branch for 3 years in 1944”

BIRD'S TWITTER

At the Christmas Lunch President Eamon Veaney on behalf of the Committee and members awarded Neville Pearson with Life Membership for his outstanding efforts in promoting the Club during his time as President and his ongoing work on the welfare committee. Neville’s response was

“Thanks again for the fantastic Life Member presentation which was a total surprise to me. I was lost for words for a few seconds!!”

LETTERS

David Begg writing from Belmont thanked the President and Committee and especially Kathy Trace for the very kind wishes received for his 87th birthday. It’s a great gesture and David feels that recipients look forward to the card and the regular newsletter like he does.

Ian Cave emailed his thanks to Kathy Trace for the Birthday Card. Ian certainly enjoyed renewing his Membership after many years and catching up with past colleagues at the recent AGM and Luncheon. Could not believe the facilities the Staff now have at Docklands and could see a good business opportunity there by way of a Tie Shop (he has a few left from his Bank days) Now looking forward to the forthcoming Xmas Party when Ian is sure many "tall tales and true from the Legendary past" will be told over a convivial lemonade or two.

Serene Cheong emailed to thank Kathy Trace for the lovely birthday card she received last week. Serene had a wonderful lunch at the Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley.

Nola Forsyth wrote to thank the Committee for her birthday card which was greatly appreciated. Nola was reminiscing about the wonderful reunions she had organised in the past for members that had worked in the branches at 351 and 394 Collins Street. Nola regrets that she can no longer organise these get togethers but she would like to hear from any of the members who served in those branches and used to attend the reunions and can be reached on 9830 4501 for a chat.

John Flyger emailed pass on his thanks to Kathy Trace and the ANZROC Committee for their recent birthday card and good wishes for his 82nd.

Ken Girvan emailed to Eamon that the ANZROC Christmas event was a great lunch, and both he and wife Nonie enjoyed catching up with others. Congratulations to you and your team. Enormous effort and done to perfection.

Jack Grant emailed once again a big thank you to Kathy Trace for the timely receipt of his birthday card. Unfortunately, age is catching up with Jack who has felt unwell for some time. After recently spending a month in Cabrini Hospital they found he had an abscess in his right foot, and after an operation, the upshot of this is that Jack cannot put any pressure on his foot for 6 weeks and will be on antibiotics for 18 months to cure the infection. Because of this, Jack will be unable to attend this year’s Christmas Luncheon, which he has always looked forward to. Apart from that, all is well and Jack and Robyn are enjoying living in Berwick and spending time with their daughter-in-law and 3 granddaughters.

Charles Griss emailed his thanks for his Birthday card. Made it to 75! However, Charles is just recovering from Mitral Valve surgery and two bypasses. Cannot recommend it but they told him it was a good idea. Sorry to hear about Garry's wife Dymphna. She visited Charles’s mother regularly. Charles is recovering well now.

Margaret Hall writing for Theo Hall thanked the Committee and Kathy Trace for the birthday card and greetings received for his 85th birthday. They celebrated with a dinner party with the family and it was enjoyed by all. They missed the Christmas lunch but will catch up in the New Year.

Zelda Martin emailed her thanks to Kathy Trace for her birthday card and incidentally, she thinks she was the only Honorary Member without an age against her name. Zelda was 84 this year. In reading the thanks to the Welfare Committee in the President's Report, Zelda was reminded of the really great work that Joan Nathan carried out in tracing the location of her Safe Custody package, earlier this year. It was really appreciated, so many thanks to the Welfare Committee members.

John Mangan writing from Kangaroo Flat acknowledged the good wishes received for his 86th birthday. This last 12 months has brought many complaints connected with old age and the long winter. John however is still trying to have a hit of golf but using a golf cart as the days of walking are over.

Gerry McPherson emailed to pass on his sincere thanks to Kathy Trace for the beautiful birthday card, which as usual, arrived right on the day. Gerry likes the new cards, they are most attractive. His son Bruce arrived from Norway again this year, this time to celebrate his 92nd! But he thinks the next eight years will be the hardest! Gerry had a great day, with many messages, cards and calls from family and friends.

Jim Nicolson emailed to pass on to Kathy Trace his thanks, and apologies for the delayed response, for the birthday card which he doesn't doubt arrived on the day.(Jim and wife Hilda were, on the day, on a cruise ship sailing between Rome and Miami).

Geoff Perdriau wishes to thank Kathy and the committee for the recent birthday card which arrived on time as usual! Geoff and his wife were on the last leg of a road trip around NSW on the actual day. They spent a week with friends on the north coast and on the 4000 K's trip visited friends and relatives at various parts of the state. A later celebration was high tea with the family at the Windsor Hotel and later again a trip round the bay on the tall ship "Tenacious".

Jim Potter writing from Sebastopol to thank Kathy Trace for the birthday card which was much appreciated. He is over another cold winter in Ballarat and looking forward to the warmer climate. Jim wishes members all the best for the coming festive season.

John Shanahan emailing from Waurn Ponds says thanks to Kathy Trace for his birthday card to celebrate a special milestone, which coincides with John’s golden wedding anniversary. It is over 15 years since leaving the Bank and each month’s newsletter brings to mind some great people and times during his career. Life has been good and busy however recent Prostate surgery (all clear/successful) has caused a slight halt to some activities especially bowls. Apart from playing bowls John is heavily involved as Treasurer/Finance and overall administration for the bowling club. With six grandchildren active in sport all year round they are busy supporting them in their individual pursuits which gives John and his wife great enjoyment. A trip per Motorhome to the West has been a highlight this year and their goal is to explore outback QLD/NSW next year to complete the tour of Australia.

Lloyd Zegenhagen emailed to pass on his thanks to Kathy Trace. She does an excellent job in sending the birthday cards. In mid December Lloyd and wife Margot will be leaving for Switzerland for a white Christmas. Yes it will be very cold, but being lifelong skiers they are well equipped. Then off to visit some of their favourite skiing resorts, and people, mainly in Switzerland and Austria. A few side excursions are planned for France, Italy and Prague, and then to England to see their daughter and her family. Hopefully after a good holiday they will be home in early February.

AND Murray Abraham, Geoff Archer, Wendy Black, Ken Bleakney, Bob Flinn, Furio Frank, Brock Hagan, Geoff Leslie, Joe Maggiore, Kevin May, Noel McGregor, Alan Misson, Trevor Mudgway, Peter Omond, Geoff Osborne, Alan Panther, Alistair Ruffell, John Saffery, Elaine Schutt, John Stevens, Leon Stewart,

ANZROC NSW, Qsld, SA, Tasmania and WA

MATTERS OF INTEREST

MANSFIELD TRIP 2017

ANZ RETIRED OFFICERS CLUB GETAWAY 20/22nd FEBRUARY 2017

The annual get together is on again despite organiser Kevin Mitchell and wife Bernice resettling in Tasmania over January. Kevin and Bernice will be back for Mansfield and there are already 22 regular attendees committed to the getaway at beautiful Mansfield, The annual trip is open to all members/ partners and singles.

The venue once again is Alzburg Resort 39 Malcolm St Mansfield and booking will be made for 2 Nights Mon 20 Feb & Tue 21 Feb 2017.

For more detailed information contact Kevin Mitchell on 0409076201

2016-17 SUBSCRIPTIONS

There has been a really good response to the introduction of invoicing through our new Membership System; however there are a number of subscriptions that are still to be paid.

All paying members, those of us less than 80 years of age, should have received an invoice or statement in October. If you’re a paying member and have not received an invoice or statement, please contact Glyn Parry-Jones at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 0411 256 322.

To avoid the cost to our club of sending out reminders, your prompt payment of any outstanding subscriptions would be appreciated.

(Please note, if you have to pay in through a branch, ensure you enter your membership number in the 'Agent Deposit Reference' field and '60' in the TC field and check that the teller enters these when processing. This will ensure we can match the payment to your account.)

ANZ STAFF CLUB AUSTRALIA

ANZ ROC members are entitled to join the ANZ Staff Club . Membership is $19.50 per year and if you wish to join you should contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . All existing ANZ Staff Club VIC retired officer members continue to receive all benefits for the life of their membership.

Membership of the ANZ Staff Club gives you access to a range of special deals and offers via their on line service.

RACV CLUB ASSOCIATE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

The ANZ Staff Club has partnered with RACV Club, one of the world’s finest lifestyle clubs, to bring ANZ Staff Club members this special offer.

For a limited time, you can enjoy an annual RACV Club Membership for just $365, and a one off joining fee of only $380, a saving of $590**. Plus, Fitness Centre access can be purchased for an additional $530*.

RACV Club membership gives you exclusive access to both City Club at 501 Bourke Street and Healesville Country Club, located in heart of the Yarra Valley.

RACV Club members receive an exclusive 50%* discount on RACV Resort accommodation all year round at any of RACV’s eight resorts located throughout Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.

RACV Club membership benefits include:

· Access to accommodation, dining & bar facilities, spa treatment, conference and event facilities at both City Club and Healesville facilities

· Ability to host and sponsor guests within the Club

· Access to more than 160 reciprocal clubs

· Great value RACV Club tours & travel

· Free Fitness Centre access after five years continuous Club Membership

· Access to 18-hole golf course and pro-shop at Healesville Country Club

· Special member rates for car parking at the City Club To join or book a Club tour, contact Joe La Ferlita on 03 9944 8708 or via email.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT

Barry Rogers

He can be contacted on  phone number 98863032 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

PROGRAM FOR 2017: ADVANCE NOTICE

March 9th Woodend

April 20th ANZAC Commemoration at Greensborough RSL on changed date of 20th April 2017

May 11th Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal 100 Queen Street

NEXT MEETING 9th FEBRUARY 2017

ANZ BANK RETIRED OFICERS CLUB NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2017 AT THE MELBOURNE ROOM, 34TH FLOOR, ANZ BANK, 100 QUEEN STREET from noon,

Ken Pattison has arranged for Don McQueen five time winner of the Victorian Bush Poet of the Year Award and a cricketing tragic to take us through a few of his famous bush ballads and talk about his experiences with cricket .

You can read about Don on his website thebushballadeer.com

“Don McQueen brings our nation's greatest writers and poets to life.

Don McQueen's Bush Poetry recitals have become a feature of many guest speaking engagements throughout Australia. He has been acclaimed as the Bush Poet of the Year now on five different occasions.

Don's passion for Australian history and poetry recitals have given rise to his invitations to perform at Australia Day, Anzac Day, ceremonies Conferences, Dinners, and other celebratory events for some years now. His involvement in Community affairs is widely known and in 2006 was awarded an Australia day Citizen of the Year Award by the Shire of Murrindindi.

He is a Life Member of the both the Old Haileyburians Amateur Football Club and the Camberwell Cricket Club. His love of Australian Bush Poetry is shared by his love for the game of cricket”

Being the first meeting for 2017 this is considered to be a special meeting and we would like to see support from members to enjoy meeting the fun and catch up with ANZROC friends and colleagues.

Partners ,Widows of members and ANZ Ladies Club members ARE invited that day.

Please note that the luncheon fee has increased to $15.00 for 2017 in view of the ever increasing cost of catering and will be collected at the door to partially cover the costs.

If you intend to come to this meeting will you let Ron Adams know by Phone , e-mail or by post on the attached acceptance notice, address below, by Friday 3rd February to meet ANZ catering requirements and so that a list of attendees can be provided to the ANZ Reception Desk.

Ron Adams

Newsletter Editor.

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ACCEPTANCE ANZROC LUNCHEON THURSDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2017 FROM 12 NOON ANZ BANK BUILDING 34TH FLOOR 100 QUEEN STREET MELBOURNE

TO : Ron Adams

PO Box 579 Malvern Vic 3144.

By post or Phone 9821 0444 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I/we will be attending the Luncheon function

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