Newsletter December 2017

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 14 2017

Letter from ANZ CEO to all ANZROC Members. Please click to read. 

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NEWSLETTER 14th December 2017

WELCOME

Presidents Welcome address to ANZROC Christmas lunch Dec 14 2017

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to our 2017 Christmas lunch.

A special welcome today to Shayne and his ANZ Executive colleagues Graham Hodges, Kathryn van der Merwe, Bob Santamaria and Digital and Social Media Manager Darren Sibson. Darren will be wandering around doing some media work for Shayne’s Facebook page this afternoon so we had better be on our best behaviour..

Welcome also to Don Mercer, John Ries, Reg Nicholson, Sandra Street and Maria Natoli who are on my table. Will Bailey is a late apology as he has to have a minor medical procedure.

Many thanks for the generous financial support provided by the Bank to ANZROC Victoria and the other States.

I saw that ANZ has adopted the Agile methodology for Technology projects and has teams consisting of Tribes and Squads. That reminded me of a conversation with my old boss Dick Milnthorpe who established the India Technology Project in 1985. He said to the then Indian head Ashok Dayal that he planned to call the Project Geronimo. Ashok looked at Dick and said Dick; we are not that type of Indian!!! Lucky he had a sense of humour and that the project was a big success.

The Bank has had to deal with many regulatory changes over the past year and no doubt 2018 will not be any easier with the Royal Commission into banking on the horizon. We look forward to hearing Shayne’s response to the toast to the Bank later on.

We have had a busy year with meetings spread across Victoria including Ballarat, Geelong and Woodend. We also visited Caulfield and Moonee Valley but did not see any horse racing. Our meetings both in the City and Regional Victoria were well attended. We were pleased to have quality Guest Speakers including Don the Bush Poet, Shirley and Brian an Ex Journalist and Detective who toured the Silk Road in Eastern Europe on their Motorcycles and Annalise an ex-ANZ Corporate Banker who changed career to help indigenous Communities in Queensland.

I would like to thank Neville Pearson and Gary Mason who have retired from the Committee after many years’ service. Also welcome David Knuckey, Geri Macgregor and Dan Kirtley to the Committee.

Our Membership remains strong at around 960 and it is encouraging that we have attracted 52 new members some of whom are here at the lunch for the first time. Also many members have travelled long distances to get here today and we thank them for making the effort. I met Eddie Forth in the lobby who has travelled from Queensland to be here today. A few of our regulars are unable to attend due to illness and we wish them a quick recovery.

It has also been a year of sadness with 34 members passing away. They were close to many of us and will be missed at the lunch today.

2018 will be the 65th anniversary of ANZROC Victoria and we intend to mark that event with a special lunch at one of our lunches next year. Our lunch program for 2018 will be included in this month’s newsletter. Included will be an event on the Mornington Peninsula in March and William Angliss Cooking School in Melbourne in May.

We continue to support the Salvation Army in their annual appeal and raised around $3000 which was presented to them at our May lunch.

We were able to re-activate our Golfing activities with 2 meetings held at Cheltenham this year. We plan to return to Cheltenham later in 2018 and are also planning an event at Torquay in April.

We continue to send out monthly newsletters and birthday cards to our Members to keep in touch with you all. Despite the Australian Postal system Kathy Trace still manages to get the majority of them to you on time.

Our internet presence has continued to grow with over 170,000 hits to the ANZROC website in the past 7 years. We also have over 350 following our Facebook page which contains articles of interest about ANZ people and also selected articles from the ANZ Blue notes publications including the ANZ CEO responding to a Customer complaint in Tasmania by going there and personally cleaning up the ATM. A more recent article highlighted the work ANZ Technology is doing to help customers with a disability. The latest message from Shayne changing the ANZ Dress code has reached over 880 readers.

Enjoy the lunch and we look forward to hearing later from Bernadette Lynch with her toast to the Bank and the response from ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott.

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In the closing address a Life Membership Certificate was awarded to Gary Mason for his long and distinguished service to ANZROC over many years as Senior Vice President.

I would like to thank the Arts Centre staff and Caterers for making this occasion run so smoothly and also mention the good work Peter Pritchard and Ken Crawford did behind the scenes to deal with the Arts Centre ,process all the acceptances , create the name-tags and put the tables together.

Our next meeting will be at 100 Queen Street on February 8 with Guest Speaker Terry Earle, who worked at ANZ for many years before opening his Art Gallery Without Pier in Cheltenham. Terry will talk about Australian Indigenous art and we hope to see many of you there.

Finally, On behalf of the ANZROC Committee I would like to wish you and your families a safe and happy Christmas and hope to see you at some of our meetings in 2018.

Eamon Veaney....

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

APOLOGIES

Bruce Avent, Annette and Graeme Baldwin , Will Bailey, Terry Boocock, Diane Carew, John Crough, Phil Dunstan, Helen Farnell, Theo Hall, Elaine Haw, John Hawkins, Erica Hayden, Keith Higgs, Sandra Joseph , Kevin O’Neill, Terry Parks, Ron Phillips , Dietmar Reichert, John Stevens , Glen Twidale, Frank Valastro, Glenda White, Julie Wilkins,

NEW MEMBERS

Corallo Frances 7 years ANZ

Neilson M.D. (Mark) 31 years ANZ

O’Brien Peter

Tregurtha Louise

Weston Barbara

Woodyard Peter 42 years ANZ

We look forward to seeing the new members at one of our forthcoming meetings

BEREAVEMENTS

Logan J. M. (John) 82 years July 2017

We have just been advised of John’s passing by Kris Logan and the funeral service was held in July 2017. John was living in Portarlington when he passed away.

Saint Molly 100 years 8/9/2016

Molly passed away peacefully at Hailey House in Ballarat in September 2016 and the advice has just reached us. We sent flowers to Molly to celebrate her 100th birthday and she was a regular correspondent thanking us for her birthday cards.

Whitehead R.C. (Ray) 91 years 12/9/2017

Erin Whitehead, granddaughter of Ray advised us of his passing which was in September 2017 at 91 years.. Ray was a very private person and did not want any notification of his passing in the local press and the funeral service was family only.

Yardley H.T. (Theo) 89 years 7/12/2017

Theo was a regular correspondent to the ANZROC newsletter writing from St Ives (NSW) annually to let us know what was happening with the Yardley family.

If you have any anecdotes of your time in the Bank with John, Molly, Ray or Theo let me know and I will include in later issues.

Our condolences are extended to the families and friends of John, Molly, Ray and Theo.

John Flyger Funeral Service

John Brown emailed “Jan and I attended John Flyger's funeral service at Bunerong Memorial Park.

It was a well conducted and attended service with tributes from John's son, Andrew, and daughter, Michelle as well as the Celebrant. A comprehensive screening of photos provided an insight into John's many and varied interests and his close family relationships.

ANZROC members attending were Ian Cowley, Brian and Julie Day, Barry King, Dick and Joan Sanders and Geoff Stillman, along with Margaret Forrest, Julie O'Regan, and Pat Sharman.”

Reg Kini from ANZROC NSW sent the following note “Extracted in part from the SMH 18.11.17: Maureen Stapleton a Dedicated nurse at Hirondelle Private Hospital for over 30 years aged 79 passed away on 13 November 2017. Maureen is survived by her husband and our ANZROC Vic member Terry.”

WELFARE REPORT

Kathy Trace, Joan Nathan and Neville Pearson as a team prepared and posted Christmas Cards to our ANZROC members over 90 years of age and Kathy sent this report “I thought I would let you know that I have received three Christmas cards from our over 90's. They really appreciated receiving them and having my name on the back gives them somewhere to send their thanks. The cards were from Ron Pitt, June Hoskin, and Muriel Drummond. The latter two also included notes of appreciation and said they loved the cards. Have a happy Christmas. Kathy.”

HONORARY BIRTHDAYS

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

Congratulations from our members for your birthdays: Alan Boak (83), John Bloom (80), Ian Cann

(90), Len Carr (80),Trevor Cookson (87), Kevin Dempster (86), John Gill (81),John Hicks (90), Brian

Knowles (82), Joan Lamond, Wal McGillivray (94), Bruce Michell (82), Bevyn

Ranford (84), Noel Robertson (87), Bill Thorne (88), Glen Twidale (87), Ron Wells (86), Jack

Willoughby (92), Lloyd Zegenhagen (93).

INTEREST RATES

From 1/12/2017

Less than $20,000 1.04%

Greater than $20,000 1.34%

ANZROC LUNCHEON AT ART CENTRE 14/12/2017

BERNADETTE LYNCH’S TOAST TO ANZ BANK

When I first came to Australia in 1975 my plan was to stay for two years, save some money, then go home to Ireland and take up my life where I’d left off.

I’d been working in the Foreign department of Bank of Ireland in Dublin and the head of that Department at the time knew someone in ANZ and he gave me a letter of introduction to Kevin Flynn who was the Manager of the Overseas department at 394 Collins Street at that time. Kevin organised an appointment for me with Personnel and after an interview and a typing test (!) I had myself a job.

On 12th May 1975 I reported for duty as instructed to John Kelly who was the OIC in the Overseas Bills Department at 388 Collins Street. My first job was Proceeds Clerk for the princely salary of $5,804 – that’s per annum, before tax and deductions! It doesn’t sound like much now but it was a fortune to me then, enough to pay the $26 weekly rent on a small flat and live comfortably. I was very happy! But I don’t think I saved very much. So much for my plan!

The Overseas Bills Department at 388 Collins Street was a very interesting place to work. It was located in the basement with a flight of stairs at either end or a back door to a laneway that led out to Little Collins Street. The set up was interesting because the entire department was downstairs except for the Manager, who if I remember correctly was Brian McAuliffe at the time. His office was upstairs in the Cathedral Room, and from there he couldn’t see what went on downstairs. And that, together with a conveniently located back door and at least three pubs in close proximity, was a recipe for mischief. And there was plenty of mischief, particularly on Friday afternoons.

The watering hole of choice in those days was the Fox and Hounds on the corner of Queen and Flinders Streets – long gone unfortunately. I remember those early years in ANZ mainly for the fun we had. The Social Club was located upstairs, on the fourth floor I think, and the PWEs were legendary, as indeed were the Christmas parties, the Balls, the children’s Christmas parties etc. It was a very social place to work.

But somehow, despite the mischief and good times, we managed to get our work done and in those days, before you were required to manage your own career, if you did a good job you got moved on to the next position and sometimes you even got promoted. No need to ask, it just happened.

So over the next 15 years I progressed through most of the roles in Imports, Exports, Drafts and Collections, up and down Collins Street - 388, 394, 55. Needless to say I’d given up on the idea of a two year stay and a move back home.

By 1990 I was ready for a move out of International Services, as it was known then, and I applied for and secured my first managerial position in a new division in HQ called International Network Services. This was not too long after the completion of the acquisition of Grindlays and the main purpose of the little department of 2 that I joined was to promote awareness within ANZ of this big network of branches and offices in more than 50 countries and to do what we could to encourage direction of business from ANZ to Grindlays and vice versa.

AHQ was a very different working environment for me and the start of a very different career path. Some of the standout memories from those early to mid 90s days are my involvement in organising ANZ’s participation in NTIOC, a government sponsored international trade and investment conference, the organisation of several Country Heads Conferences, and on the back of that, organising the logistics for the visit of the entire Board of Directors and their partners to South Asia in 1997. The board meeting that was held in India during this trip was the first time an official board meeting had been held outside of Australia since incorporation in the mid 70s. A big deal at the time.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, there were many restructures within the International Division and although the job I was doing didn’t change much – expect for a brief stint in Business Bank Marketing - I found myself working variously in INS, IBD, Asia Pacific, Pacific and Personal Banking Asia and eventually just Pacific. Essentially the same place, just different names.

In 2004, while working in Pacific HQ, I was asked to cover the role of the Chief Operating Officer in the Cook Islands for 6 months until the local incumbent was ready to step up. Well, as had happened previously in my ANZ career, circumstances changed and I ended up spending more than 3 years in Raratonga. Now, I don’t know how many of you have ever been to the Cook Islands but I can tell you that it is one of the most beautiful places on earth, the pick of ANZ locations in the Pacific in fact, and spending 3 years there was no hardship.

But all good things come to an end and when it was time to move on I applied for and secured the role of Chief Operating Officer in Vanuatu – the second best ANZ location in the Pacific! How lucky was I!!! I spent another 3 wonderful years there, after which I had a year back in Pacific HQ before finally retiring on 30th April 2012, just two weeks short of 37 years in ANZ and a long way past the two years that I’d planned when I joined in 1975.

On my last day in ANZ I told my then colleagues, many of whom hadn’t even been born when I started my ANZ career, that I was very proud to have worked for the one employer for 37 years. I felt extremely lucky to have worked for an organisation that provided me with such wonderful opportunities, opportunities I couldn’t even have dreamed of back in 1975 when I started my ANZ journey.

And so, on that note, I’d ask you all to charge your glasses and be upstanding for the toast. To the Bank!!

ANZ RETIRED OFFICERS CHRISTMAS LUNCH

SHAYNE ELLIOTT’S RESPONSE TO THE TOAST TO ANZ

Thank you Eamon for the very kind introduction. It’s hard to believe it’s only been 12 months since I spoke at last year’s event when you consider the rapid pace of change for both the industry and ANZ.

The spotlight on the big four banks has been so intense that the Chairs and CEOs even called for a Royal Commission into themselves. Yet despite all this…I am told one of the most read banking stories of the year was a recent article in the Australian Financial Review about ANZ doing away with a formal dress code… actually allowing people to decide what they want to wear each day.

Apparently this is going to result in mayhem with thousands of bankers torching their designer suits and ties on Collins Street. I’m sure you are all shocked I’m not up here in a pair of shorts and thongs now…but before you all start wondering what is going on, I’d thought I’d better give some context.

It’s actually symbolic of the work we’ve been doing over the past year to build a more collaborative, creative and less hierarchical organisation. The reality is that the scale and pace of change impacting our industry is greater than perhaps any time in ANZ’s history…we needed to change too. In fact, I’m reminded of GE’s legendary CEO Jack Welch who said of business: “If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.” While I’m certainly not calling the end…the next few years will be as important in ANZ’s history as any period before.

So how are we responding? The new ANZ we are building is driven by four factors. The first, focus. Choosing a few things to do, and doing them extremely well. You may have noticed we have sold a few businesses this year. This is not because they were bad business…or that I’ve run out of other ideas…it’s because for ANZ to win we need to focus on a few things and do them really well.

Second, speed. Listening to customers, testing and launching new features and solutions, and doing so quickly. This ties into how we are structuring ourselves in to small, responsive teams…or the tribes you may have read about…so we are able to respond faster to changing customer demands.

The third is digital. We’re building a bionic bank which balances digital capability with empathetic human design and service. We want to provide customers with seamless access to our products and services across multiple channels including branches, contact centres and digital.

Finally, culture. Building a stronger sense of our core purpose, ethics and fairness, and investing in people who can sense and navigate a rapidly changing world. We understand the community expects more from us and we are resolved to improve.

As I mentioned earlier, we now face a Royal Commission and it’s deeply regrettable the community debate on banks and financial services came to this point. Although we had long-held the view that a Royal Commission was not necessary, we acknowledge significant concern exists among some customers and parts of the community. We also do not under-estimate how challenging this Royal Commission will be for our industry or for ANZ. My commitment to you as former officers and current shareholders of ANZ is that we will engage with respect, transparency, and the constructive approach that we have tried to make a hallmark of our engagement with government and regulators in recent times. At the same time, we have a responsibility to continue to run the bank efficiently and we will ensure we continue to deliver our strategy, transform our business for the future and do the right thing by customers.

With that let me finish by wishing you and your families a very happy festive season and a successful 2018. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to be here today and I hope you enjoy the afternoon catching up with old friends.

LETTERS

Tom Belleville emailed “Thank you for the birthday card. Cheers to all involved.”

John Bloom emailed “Thank you very much Kathy for the birthday greetings. As Henry Fonda said in the movie “On Golden Pond” ‘it didn’t take long to get here” when celebrating his 80th. Pat and I have had a relatively quiet year with only one trip away to visit our son and his family in Caloundra. So not much to report on the travel scene this year. I had a lovely 80th birthday celebration. This was held in our home with about 60 family and friends. Great to catch up with many old faces. Pat and I are keeping in reasonable health, Thanks again for the birthday greetings which I look forward to receiving for a few more years yet,”

Joan Coxsedge responded to the notes in our October newsletter from President Eamon on the celebration of life of our passed Honorary member Cedric Coxsedge “The family will appreciate Eamon’s comments. Some time next year I’m planning to take a portion of Ceds’ ashes to the UK, where he still has family members, to scatter them in a quiet part of the Thames. As you probably know, Cedric was born in London and had a particular love for the city. His great regret was not being able to travel in the last few years of his life.”

Val Goldsworthy wrote “I am delighted to put on record my appreciation the planning and imagination Committee members have put into their decisions on behalf of retired officers. Commitment means time and a willingness to serve, so we are fortunate to have our current committee. Please thank them on my behalf.”

Janet Harvey said that she and son David (ex ANZ) greatly appreciated the support the family received from ANZROC members Graeme Bancroft. Brian Henderson, Ian Ince, Neville Pearson and Dick Sanders and those ex ANZ members who attended the funeral of her husband our respected member Peter Harvey.

Frank Hatfield emailed “Thanks to Kathy, the President, Committee and Members for the birthday card greetings that arrived right on the day. Thanks also for the very interesting and informative newsletter which is eagerly awaited each month. Age is treating both Joan and me kindly at present. We are still able to have short breaks away from time to time. I was pleased to read in the November newsletter the piece that Kerry Dodds wrote about Murray Skelton. As Kerry said, Murray was a fount of knowledge and always willing to assist with any task in hand. As accountant at the time, I couldn't have asked for a better general clerk. (PS. Kerry was a very good mail/ batching clerk too.)”

John Hawkins emailed “Just thought I had better inform you that after that exhausting trip around the world we have decided to go on a little cruise up to Vanuatu and New Caledonia for 15 days just to freshen up for Xmas.. All the best to everyone and a Merry Xmas and a very Happy New year. See you all on a ship going somewhere”

Life Member Gerry McPherson emailed “Please pass on my sincere thanks to Kathy for my birthday card, which arrived right on the dot as usual. I had a most enjoyable day, with many messages and cards from family and friends. My son Bruce called from Singapore where he is working at the moment, and daughter Patricia arrived bearing gifts and lunch, plus a delicious birthday cake suitably adorned with candles! I apologise that Fay and I were unable to make it to the AGM, I woke that day feeling a bit under the weather (nothing to do with alcohol!) but I am fine now. I suppose only to be expected when approaching the ripe old age of 93!”

John Mangan writing from Kangaroo Flat said “Firstly I would like to thank the President and committee for the greetings for my 87th birthday. Thanks to modern medicine I am still living above the grass and still playing 9 holes of golf from a cart. Moira and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary in May”.

Committeewoman Joan Nathan emailed “On behalf of the members of the ANZROC I would like to thank all those involved in making the Christmas lunch day such a success, and for all the hard work in organizing the Christmas Party .It was great to see everyone catching up with friends made over many years working together. I would like to wish all the ANZROC members and their families a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year be blessed with good health and lots of special times.”

Greg Payne emailed “What a lovely surprise Kathy and thank you for sending me the birthday card on behalf of ANZROC. Very thoughtful of you every year. This year on the day my daughter Alicia is shouting me to lunch at Rockpool and I have managed some volunteer hours in lieu so I can go home and chill out. Am reminded of the Lennon McCartney composition “...when I’m 64” .On 30th November it was 47 years since I began with ANZ at Cheltenham..W.R. (Bob) Hallett Manager. . Redundancy from ANZ in early 99 as no doubt many others but as is said “life goes on” and 18 years later am still with NAB. Many ups and downs this year losing my father in early February just short of his 90th probably the standout but again “life goes on”. Managed to finish my 26th Melbourne Marathon in October but maybe halves (21.1.Klms) as the maximum distance from now on. Daughter Alicia is 35 soon and has a Masters in Music (Classical Opera-Soprano) however opportunities to perform are few. I love music and it has been a fantastic experience watching her career since being picked out in primary school choir auditions. She works as an Account Manager in an IT company and lives nearby”.

Geoff Perdriau” wishes to thank Kathy and the committee for the recent birthday card which was personally delivered! We enjoyed a family lunch in a cafe by the sea at Williamstown to celebrate the old boy's birthday. Our winter holiday was a trip on the Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth which we thoroughly enjoyed also. It is a great way to spend three days just relaxing and taking in the changing scenery of our wonderful country.”

Jim Potter writing from Sebastopol said “Another year passed too quickly. Would you please convey to Kathy my thanks, as usual her timing is perfect receiving the card for my 87th on the due date. She certainly does a marvellous job. I get great enjoyment at receiving the card and also receiving the monthly newsletter. It is great to see recorded the names of many people I worked with and one does miss the personal contacts over the years. Please convey to Kathy, the committee and all members my best wishes for the coming festive season.”

Retired officer, Geoff Reilly,” took up singing three years ago and is a member of the Waterford Park Choir. The choir perform each December at Trinity Manor Aged Care in Balwyn in addition to their annual Christmas performances. During a recent, additional visit to Trinity Manor, Geoff was to perform solo until he was made aware that fellow retired ANZ officer, Bernie Sowersby, is a resident at Trinity Manor and related to the Waterford Choir Director by marriage. Bernie also has a background in amateur musical performance so Geoff and Bernie together were able to perform the Gendarmes Duet much to the delight of Bernie's fellow residents. Geoff was also recently awarded the OAM in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.”

Alan Ryan writes “Thank you very much for my birthday card which, as usual, turned up on the birthday date. I enjoy the monthly newsletter to catch up with old work mates and friends. We have had a quiet year .Just small caravan trips around Victoria. We have lived in Warragul now for 44 years. We still run beef cattle and my wife still operates a yoga school but she is retiring at the end of this year. Kind regards to all.”

Past President John Stevens emailed “Please accept my apologies as unable to attend to attend this year’s Christmas luncheon .I offer my congratulations to the Committee on another great year – the information flow and the opportunities for ROC members to get together has never been better.

The compliments of the season to ANZROC members”.

Trevor Tilley emailed “Many thanks to the Committee and helpers for a wonderful day last Thursday. What a fantastic effort by all concerned for this great event and the 300 attendees. This was my first event with ROC and my only regret is that I did not join much earlier. Having the list of attendees on each table was a real winner too. It was a great opportunity to catch up with not seen past work mates such as Malcolm James with whom I worked in Darwin 50 years ago. Also great to see Birdie again as he was responsible for wife Joy and I getting together on a blind date for the Bank Ball at St Kilda Town Hall in 1968. Luckily most of us have not aged too much over the years. It was also appreciated that many people made themselves known to me after so many years. This just reinforces the belief that we "old" ANZ'ers really do care for each other. I hope to be able to catch up with many other past workmates at future ROC events. Again, my sincere thanks to all involved in putting together this luncheon together..”

Glen Twidale said thanks for the good wishes for his forthcoming 87th birthday. Glen passed on his best wishes to ANZROC members for Christmas and the New year and a rewarding 2018.

Julie Wilkins emailed “As soon as ANZROC newsletter hits the inmail, I read. Always good to read what people are doing, and nice replies to birthday cards. And all being well should be able to attend 2018 Christmas Lunch, think it is about time I cut down my work hours.”

And Kim Charlton, Dick Chegwin, Andrew Kelly, Julie O’Regan, Bruce Tickell, Peter Treleaven,

ANZROC NSW, Qsld, SA, Tasmania and WA

MATTERS OF INTEREST

ANZROC MEETINGS FOR 2018:

Note the dates in your diaries for the year ahead….

2018

Feb 8 100Queen Street Melbourne - Guest speaker Terry Earle

Mar 8 Steeples Restaurant at Mornington Racecourse Mornington Tyabb Road

Mar 22nd Geelong, Torquay and Western Districts lunch at Geelong Yacht Club

Apr 12 ANZAC Meeting @ Greensborough RSL -Guest speaker from Shrine of Remembrance

Apr 19th Golf tournament at RACV Torquay

Apr26th Williamstown lunch at Pelican’s Landing …by ferry or road..your choice

May10 William Angliss Institute, 550 Little Lonsdale Street Specialist Centre for hospitality, tourism and culinary arts training and education.– Red Shield Appeal with Salvation Army Speaker

Jun 14 Glasshouse Restaurant Caulfield Racecourse

July12 Mulgrave Club – celebrate ANZROC 65th anniversary

Aug 9 100 Queen Street Melbourne -possible Guest speakers Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist

Authors of “2 Steps Forward”

Sep 13 Visit Geelong ...Jokers Entertainment Complex

Oct 11 Functions Committee considering several options

Nov 8 AGM@833Collins Street Melbourne

Dec 13 Xmas Lunch @ Arts Centre

MANSFIELD VISIT 2018 19TH FEBRUARY TO 21ST FEBRUARY

The annual trip to Mansfield for 2018 will take place on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 February.

The venue is Alzburg Lodge, Mansfield, with motel style accommodation.

Participants usually arrive around mid-day on the Monday and can then either relax around the pool, play tennis, explore Mansfield or just socialise prior to an evening BYO BBQ.

A men’s and ladies golf challenge is conducted at the first class Mansfield Golf Club on Tuesday morning, while non-golfers can explore Mansfield or visit the many other attractions in the area.

A dinner and social evening in the resort restaurant winds up the visit on the Tuesday evening and everyone heads home am Wednesday 21 February.

At this stage 22 people have indicated that they will be attending, but the resort can accommodate many more, so why not join in the fun and enjoy a couple of days in the country.

If you are interested, please let John Brown know (Mobile 0425827540 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and full details will be provided.

ANZROC THURSDAY MARCH 8TH LUNCHEON

After extensive research of the Mornington area eateries by the Garleys and the Parry-Joneses, we've chosen a venue for our lunch on March 8th. I made a booking this morning at Steeples, which is next to the racecourse on the Mornington Tyabb Road.

Full details will be in the February newsletter.

In summary,

· the food is good and inexpensive. We’ll have a choice of 6 seniors’ main courses plus a vegetarian option and dessert (alternating mousse or pavlova) for (presently) $19.

· we will have our own function room which will be closed off from the rest of the venue. It holds up to 70 people. It’s carpeted so you can hear yourself think and Eamon (if he makes the trip) can say a few words.

· there’s heaps of parking

· for people from the city, public transport is 'challenging'. Steeples has a courtesy bus which holds 11 passengers. I’ve asked whether they could do a pick-up from Frankston station and they haven’t said no at this stage. There is a bus from Frankston station to Nepean Hwy Mornington and we could ferry people from there, but that would be a last resort.

GEELONG TORQUAY AND WESTERN VICTORIA REGIONAL LUNCH

THURSDAY 22ND MARCH 2018

Geoff and Lesley Cook have arranged for the second of what is hoped will be an annual event for those retired ANZ staff and partners who live in the Geelong, Torquay, Bellarine Peninsula and Western/South Western Victoria areas. The lunch is open to all ex-ANZ staff, not just ANZROC members, so please spread the word amongst your ANZ contacts in the area.

This lunch will again be held at the Geelong Yacht Club on Thursday 22ND March 2018 commencing at 12.00 midday. Meal costs are very affordable, and drinks will be available at normal bar prices. ANZROC will be supporting this function with a small subsidy to help cover expenses.

The Yacht Club is on the Geelong waterfront, 23 Eastern Beach Rd. Geelong, and is about ten minutes walk from the train station.

Please contact Geoff and Lesley as soon as possible to confirm your attendance, but no later than Thursday 15th March 2018 as caterers need to be advised of expected numbers. Phone 5229 1456, mobile 0412 428 861 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TORQUAY GOLF DAY THURSDAY, 19TH APRIL 2018

Here’s a last minute Christmas gift idea. Buy yourself and your partner a night or two’s accommodation at Torquay and join us for golf on Thursday, April 19th.

A number of our golfing members have commented that they miss the Traralgon golf day. With the help of ANZROC member and Torquay local Aldo Faella we are holding a similar style event, but at the RACV Resort in Torquay. We have sufficient starters to be able to confirm that this golf day will go ahead and tee off times have been booked.

The format we are working towards is that members and partners arrive at the resort by 12 noon for a light lunch before teeing off at 1pm. After the game there will be drinks and presentations at the Resort. Golfers and partners will get together in the evening at a pub or restaurant for dinner. Non-golfing ANZROC members and partners from the Torquay area will be welcome to join us for dinner.

This is an early notice so that you can keep the date free but also to give those people who are able to stay in Torquay plenty of time to make accommodation bookings. 

Aldo’s strong advice would be for people to book in advance as the region is very popular. Accommodation options include -

The Sands Resort

The Wyndham Resort

Torquay Tropicana Motel

The Torquay Caravan Park which is close to the RACV Resort.

Golfing and non-golfing partners of ANZROC members are very welcome. For non-golfers we will suggest activities for them while the golf is happening.

The cost for the golf component of the day will be $50 which covers a light lunch, 18 holes of golf and prizes. For non-golfers who would like to join us for the light lunch the cost will be $15. Golf carts are available and can be paid for on the day.

To confirm your attendance, or if you have any questions, please contact Glyn Parry-Jones on 0411 256322 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please send your internet banking payment to ANZROC, BSB 013-350, account number 3064 51947 or by cheque to Glyn at PO Box 503, Mount Martha, Vic, 3934.

We hope you can join us on the day. More details will be provided nearer the date.

NEXT MEETING

ANZ BANK RETIRED OFFICERS’ CLUB NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON

Thursday 8th February 2018 in the MELBOURNE ROOM ON 34TH FLOOR ANZ 100 QUEEN STREET at 12 NOON

ANZROC member Terry Earle has agreed to talk at our February meeting. Terry runs Without Pier Gallery in Cheltenham. http://www.withoutpier.com.au . Established in 1995 in the bayside village of Sandringham, Without Pier Gallery moved to new premises 3 kilometres east in Cheltenham in 2006. The gallery has developed an enviable reputation as a specialist in contemporary Australian art. The Gallery offers an eclectic range of art and artefacts from renowned and rising Australian and Aboriginal artists.

Terry will bring some of the paintings to the venue to highlight the work of a range of Australian artists.

Hopefully it’s an opportunity to get a few of Terry’s ex-colleagues along that we don’t see a great deal of.

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

If you intend to come to this meeting will you let Ron Adams know by Phone 9821 0444 or e-mail or by mail on the attached acceptance notice to Ron Adams PO Box 579, Malvern, 3144 by Sunday 4th February 2018 to meet ANZ catering requirements and so that a list of attendees can be provided to the ANZ Reception Desk.

Please note that the luncheon fee is $15.00 for 2018 and will be collected at the door to partially cover the costs.

Ron Adams

Newsletter Editor.

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ACCEPTANCE ANZROC LUNCHEON THURSDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2018 FROM 12 NOON ANZ BANK BUILDING MELBOURNE ROOM 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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