COVID-19 Update and Other News
/Hi Everyone,
We hope you have all stayed safe over the last few months through the COVID-19 period. No doubt a lot of people are itching to get back to the Snooker and Billiards tables and compete in the second half of this year. This disruption has certainly been disruptive for all sports and like you Snooker and Billiards NSW is also keen to get back to normality. In the mean time here is a quick update from the Board.
COVID-19
The Chairman of Snooker and Billiards NSW - Alex Render has been attending weekly updates with the NSW Government. Minister Lee addresses all Sports generally on a weekly basis. The last meeting on Friday 5th of June unfortunately did not provide too much more certainty on when Snooker and Billiards State run events will be able to continue. In addition to the NSW Government, we are also subject to any rules and regulations set by Clubs in NSW.and the Public Health Authorities.
Below are a few recent links for your reference around COVID-19.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/news/gyms-and-kids-sports-to-reopen-across-nsw
Snooker and Billiards NSW had made a submission in April 2020 to counteract any financial impacts from COVID-19. According to NSW Government there is no further information at this stage around stimulus funding for our Sport. We will continue to pursue this and update our membership accordingly.
Together with the ABSC each State is starting to plan what the second half of 2020 will look like. Any events that will be run in NSW will be primarily focused on National Titles and NSW State Events. Unfortunately there will be gaps in our history of results due to COVID-19.
Other News
At our last Board meeting Director, Bill Chan resigned from the Board after several years of great contributions. Bill had been assisting us with NSW grant submissions, AGM and meeting administration and the role of Public Officer. We would like to thank Bill for his assistance. On a positive note, Greg Jenkins has officially come onboard as a Director of the Board and when things return to normal will be focusing developing NSW Coaches.
The current Board for Snooker and Billiards NSW consists of Alex Render, Carlie Tait, David Waller, Jeff Farrugia and Greg Jenkins. The constitution allows for extra people to join the Board. If you are interested in joining and have a some ideas on how you can help, please contact Alex on rendersnooker@gmail.com. You don’t have to actually join as a Director, there are numerous sub-committees that are just looking for some extra assistance. These include, Governance, Coaching, Refereeing, Juniors, Women’s, Events and Media.
2007 Central Coast Classic - Look Back In Time
Over the coming months Snooker and Billiards NSW will start to look back into the archives and post interesting stuff on the website. Here’s a good one, the results of the 2007 Central Coast Leagues Classic which used to be one of the premier National Ranking Snooker events in Australia, The event was played on the 7-8 July and look at the winner!
