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Our club applied to the Community branch of Bendigo Bank at Mt Martha and was successfully awarded a large grant to pay for 3 full sets of croquet balls worth $3300! These balls will be reserved for tournaments. On Friday 30 August a representative of the branch, Gary Sanford attended our social day and addressed the members about the work of the bank in supporting community groups. We are very appreciative of the banks support and hope members can use this branch as it will help more community groups are given grants to assist their activities.

Our club hosted the SEMCA (SouthEast Metro Croquet Association) season opening day on Friday 30 August. It was a great day of spontaneous social games between all the clubs represented in SEMCA; Sorrento, RnB, West Rosebud, Village Glen and our club. Many participants thought it a great way to play and socialise so here’s hoping we can organise more such get togethers.

Members are bringing their recyclable drink cans and bottles to the club and regular trips are made the local recycling centre. Once all the cans and bottles are fed into the machine and receipt is issued for the amount of money redeemable. Then it’s off to the cash machine at the front door where the money is retrieved and our club has a few more dollars to help pay for its expenses. The recycling centre is very well maintained and located close by to the club in Watts Road.

Val Trotter was a member of our club for 9 years and will be remembered as bright and happy, with a great sense of humour. Despite her illness, she kept a smile on her face and always looked to the positive. Let us try to be happy and face adversity with a smile as a tribute to Val.

On Saturday 30 August at MCC, we will hold our regional club’s season opening day. All the clubs in SEMCA (South East Metro Croquet Association) will meet at our club for a day of games, lunch, raffles and prizes. Look forward to see as many as possible to enjoy each others’ company and games of croquet!

Saturday 14 September at MCC, will see as many novices as possible joining in a day of competition playing doubles. With a handicap of 10 to 14 and not having competed before, you can play in a non threatening competition on home territory. Great preparation for future competition or just improve your game. More info on the club’s noticeboard.

On Thursday 12 September from 2pm members, including SEMCA, and their friends are invited to visit a historic home in Mt Martha to see the latest in fashions from Postie. More details on the club’s noticeboard and in SEMCA Snippetts.

Members can sign up for coaching lessons on specified Tuesdays and Thursdays. The lessons will be conducted for 30 minutes before social games. More detail on the Coaching page.

The latest edition of Snippets, the quarterly newsletter for our regional association, SEMCA, is now amiable to read from the SEMCA page of our website.

5 MCC members became eligible for their 10 year pins and on 2 July at the General Member’s Meeting they received their pins. It’s a moment to acknowledge those members who have been at the club for some considerable time. May they next receive their 20 year pins!