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Dateline
- February 11, 2009
Burleigh Heads RSL Sub-Branch holds its first
monthly meeting of the year
(As reported by our buzzing local correspondent
'Fly on the Wall' or simply 'Fly' to his friends)
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Only 61 of
the 220 plus members attended the first monthly meeting
of the Burleigh Heads RSL Sub-Branch on February 11
with an additional 43 submitting apologies. One has
to ask, where are the rest, the other 55%?
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picking up their badges and purchasing the customary $5
or $10 worth of raffle tickets - considered by many to
be a bit like a 'cover charge', some embarked on a little
bit of catch-up with a friend or two while others simply
looked for the President 'to get on with it.' Many, still
looking like they were getting over the Christmas festivities,
they lounged around and appeared to just want the meeting
to be over and the drinks to start flowing. |
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It wasn't
long before sub-branch president, Christopher Keating,
ably assisted by a secretarial fill-in on the day, Barry
Applegate, due
to the absence of sub-branch secretary, Trevor Taylor,
who had been held hostage in St.George by an air-conditioner
and DVD player, obliged those present and launched into
his monthly ritual. In less than an hour, the formalities
were complete. The president reminded all present that
next month we get to do it all again.
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And then, it was down to the real business of the day
- hops tasting.
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