Give a good account of yourself! At last the 2020 Annual Report! If you haven’t got yours, ring Kathleen Grogan (0492 902 850) and ask her for a hard copy. It’s no use ringing the Club Secretary if you want something. And a lovely summary it is too, covering virtually every Australian Irish activity in …
Merry Christmas?
At midway through December and no word from the President, we can safely assume that the Club will not be hosting Christmas this year – the first time in 132 years that the previously convivial Club’s doors have been shut to celebrations. The 2020 AGM has gone missing too. Yes. It’s supposed to happen in …
Record of Annual General Meeting 2019
Have you noticed that Celtic Club members are expected to pass the Minutes of the previous AGM without having read them? Members who give proxies don’t see any Minutes. This does not happen in other Clubs for a very good reason: members of Clubs have the right to see the AGM minutes before the meeting. …
Who’s minding the store?
Another resignation from the Committee! So who is now in charge of day to day operations? There are now only three of the original crew who sold off our old building. The Terrible Triumvirate. Not surprising really, most who try find they cannot work with the President. Inevitably they join the endless merry go round …
The Mystery of the Reappearing Lifts
How astonishing that lifts can suddenly be provided for customers with big pockets, but not for the Celtic Club. What is really going on?
The more things change….
President Brian Shanahan’s latest letter shows continuity and change going hand in hand. Starting with the constants in Brian’s rule; we have had an ongoing parade of colourful characters. Now we have Carl Walsh, currently President of the Irish-Australian Chamber of Commerce – as a new Committee member. Carl Walsh has accomplished many things including …
Why are Committee members resigning?
The rate of loss of Secretaries and Treasurers has been phenomenal. Now the rot is spreading to the Committtee.
It’s a long, long way from there to here
In 2016, the Club was in a strong position due to the work and sacrifice of members over 130 years. The Committee was handed a Club that had: Total capital assets of approximately $28 million, A brilliant location in the CBD, A profitable enterprise, A growing membership base steadily attracting younger people, Annual income of …
Witch hunt at the Celtic Club
Surprising how many members have been hounded out of the Club as a result of one witch hunt or another. If you’ve been to recent meetings, the AGM or any Special meetings, President Brian Shanahan will have delighted in telling you that ‘the Secretary and the Treasurer’ are responsible for all the Club’s woes. Losing …
Suddenly it all collapsed…
As we know, the President admitted in March what has been obvious for some time – the Club is not returning to Queen St. So the ‘no-sale’ group were absolutely right. But what on earth happened? To refresh your memories, the Buy Back option was first proffered during after the no sale vote in 2016, …
