Home		LATEST NEWSLETTER ANARE CLUB Queensland Branch May 2009 (Next newsletter - Last Week in October2009) A.N.A.R.E. CLUB Incorporated (Queensland Branch) Midwinter Dinner 2009 And Annual General Meeting. Friday 26th June 2009 Email contact can be made to: Graham Pryde -Qld VP E-mail Address: gcp@brenclosures.com.au Or Richard Unwin - Qld President. E-mail Address: runwin@gmail.com Phone: 0432 887 590   Members in North Queensland should contact Andrew Hucker, 2 Musa Court, Annandale, Townsville, Q 4814 Telephone 07 4779 8674 Email KILWINNING@bigpond.com.au     2009 Midwinter Dinner Response (RSVP) Form, reply by 19th June 2009 Please mail all responses to the ANARE Club, PO Box 323, Fortitude Valley Q 4006 to arrive before 19th June 2009. Make all cheques or money orders payable to ANARE Club Queensland. Name Postal Address Email Address Telephone number/s H W I will / will not (please record my apology) be attending the AGM and Expeditioner's Mid winter Dinner at, Brisbane on 26th June 2009 I will bring and pay for (print name of persons for nametags) Interested guests I forward the $70.00 for the meal & drinks payment per diner herewith. ……………… Signature AGM Business, Nomination of office bearers I nominate the person/s named for the position/s listed President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Committee Member (5 positions) and Regional representatives (4 positions) Nominee's Signatures Respondent Signature Urban Brisbane (formerly the Terraces on Wickham), 345 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, this is the same venue as last year, is the location for the 2009 Queensland Midwinter Dinner and Annual General Meeting. Freecall: 1800 777 789 Phone: +61 7 3831 6177 E:STAY@URBANBRISBANE.COM.AU The Midwinter Dinner is for Expeditioners and "Interested Persons" as Guests, and is not a family dinner. Expeditioners are invited and encouraged to bring their partners, friends and families to all other functions the Queensland Branch organises. There will be a cash bar before and after the dinner. Some drinks will be included in the dinner cost. The programme is: Start Time AGM 6:00 PM Pre-Dinner Drinks 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Cost per person, inclusive of a one-hour drink period. $70.00 prepaid Mid Winter Dinner Queensland Midwinter Dinner, on Friday 26th June 2009, will follow the format of the successful and well attended 2008 Dinner at the "URBAN BRISBANE" . Web page address - www.urbanbrisbane.com.au Calling the Years Calling the Years is a Queensland Midwinter tradition. Once again expeditioners will be called upon to introduce themselves, and their guest, and may then talk for up to 153 seconds. It is not obligatory to do more than state your name & Station. Stories are encouraged expeditioners standing more than once should keep their total time to 2 minutes 33 seconds. Repeats can be stopped on a "Point of Order" from any Expeditioner. Extensions of time have been granted. Displaying our History Do you have something worth showing the group? Bring along photos or other Antarctic Memorabilia for display on the night. Make sure your name is on each item so it goes home with the right people. Club Raffle This year in addition to our standard club raffle of articles there will be an auction held for some selected articles of Antarctic Memorabilia. Please contact Richard Unwin if you would like to donate any items that can be used as part of the nights raffle and auction. Club News Midwinter Dinner 2008. The arrangements for Midwinter Dinner last year were interrupted with the venue undergoing major renovations to the building. This saw the ANARE group moved to a less favourable position for the dinner. The night was a success however due to the members enjoying the evening and especially the stories of each others experiences when down south. The night was well attended by fellow Qld Anare members and a sprinkling of interstate guests. Fifty-one attended the Dinner. Mail out was 224 Newsletters. There were 12 "Return to Sender" letters. Costs were covered and a profit made from the Raffle. Christmas Function. It was planned that the traditional Christmas Function be held in February 2009, to avoid the busy time before Christmas. This, and the November Newsletter did not occur due to other commitments of the Club Council at the time. Please register your interest for a Christmas function so that we can decide if one will be held this year. The Websites are commended to all Members for new and old information of interest to Club Members. The Queensland and the Federal Websites are now linked and great work has been done on both web pages to offer the latest news to members. The Federal Website has the Membership Database accessible to Members with the capacity to pay subscriptions on line, change and update personal details (and search financial status). The Club continues to arrange for speakers on requests from schools and Clubs. Financial Status Please check your financial status. This is shown on the cover sheet of AURORA. If you have not received AURORA you are considered unfinancial. The Annual Subscription is $35.00. Send your remittance to: - The Treasurer, ANARE Club, PO Box 2534 Melbourne Vic 3001.   CLUB WEBSITE For all this information and more check out the club web site, this great site is designed by Robyn Downey, and is maintained by Andrew Brooks. See www.qldanare.org for contact details. Andrew is always on the lookout for new material for the web site and would be happy to post pictures or news worthy events on the web for all to see. Registrations for Midwinter Dinner are posted on the Website as they are received. Antarctic Funding - May 13th 2009 Press Release Australia's leadership in Antarctic science and research has been reinforced with the commitment today of an extra $25.2 million over two years for the Australian Antarctic Division and funding of $11.7 million in 2009-10 to continue the Airlink program, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said today. "We have been a world leader in Antarctica for nearly 100 years since Australia's Douglas Mawson led expeditions south. "Ever since then we have been at the forefront of global efforts to ensure Antarctica's protection and instrumental in driving international research efforts, helping the world understand both the region as well as the potential impacts of climate change globally. "This funding will underpin those efforts, confirming our commitment to scientific research, ensuring the maintenance of infrastructure at our 3 Antarctic stations, our aerodrome and our station at Macquarie Island, and continuing the Government's commitment to the Airlink program with $11.7 million in 2009-10," Mr Garrett said. "The Antarctic support industry is one of the largest industries in Tasmania, contributing around $150 million annually to its economy. "This total commitment of $36.9 million over the next two years therefore not only underlines our commitment to the principles of the Antarctic Treaty and our international responsibilities, but will also provide a welcome boost to the Tasmanian economy."   AirBus A319 Landing at Wilkins Runway - Casey. and another picture showing Unloading gear from the AirBus A319.   Hagg Rescue Training at Mawson in preparation for the sea ice travel, which is due to open May 13th.