2009 national convention

2009 national convention report

The 2009 Convention Organising Committee have found a great site for the 2009 SSPA Convention at Anglesea, on Victoria’s spectacular Great Ocean Road. The site is the YMCA Anglesea Recreation Camp and is situated on a beautiful stretch of natural bush property approximately a 90 minute drive from Melbourne. There is accommodation for up to 150 people with disability access to all rooms. The Camp website address is: http://www.camps.ymca.org.au/htm/htm_anglesea.asp

Recently twelve SSPA Victorian Branch members had a wonderful weekend away to explore the Campsite and the Anglesea area. There are two venues suitable for the Dinner Dance, one being the Anglesea Golf Club and the other is the function room at the Anglesea Hotel.

We have a draft program in place for the week which includes a trip down the Great Ocean Road through the scenic towns of Lorne and Apollo Bay to the Otway Fly in the Otway Ranges. Also a trip to Torquay to the famous Bells Beach and Surf Museum is planned. This day would also include a Surf morning with Surf school, similar to the one at Bonny Hills last year.

The dates of the Convention are 20^th-26^th September 2009. Unfortunately, this is the first week of the Victorian school holidays. Convention organisers attempt to book the second week each year to include each state’s school holidays.

At present the “Out of town” Convention Committee are desperately busy organising fundraising for this year’s Mount Tamborine Convention. Next year we will have our sights set on the Victorian Convention. Convention costs are becoming increasingly difficult to keep down hence we need the SSPA nationally to assist in the annual Convention fundraising challenge every year.

Rose Hobbs
On behalf of the 2009 Convention Organising Committee

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