October 2022 Meeting is on tonight!

Just a quick note to let you all know that the MoB meets tonight.

7:30 PM at the Eastwood Leisure Centre.

 

February 2022 Meeting is on! Saturday 05 February, starting at 7:30 PM

Mark Pilbeam has advised that the inaugural meeting of 2022 for the MoB is on this coming Saturday, 05 February 2022.

The Room at the Eastwood Leisure Centre has been booked from 7:30 PM.

So far as Mark is aware, the same safety protocols as 2021 apply. Please see the text in italics below for details.

Mark may not be able to attend, in which case he has deputised former El Presidente ‘Zim’ to act in his place.

remember that we are limited in the numbers for the room.

Please contact Mark, in the first instance, to let him know if you are attending. As stated in 2021, this is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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After a long period of repeat closing and openings, we finally have some great news – Eastwood Leisure Complex is re-opening with groups able to return from Monday 1^st November.

Proof of vaccination or, proof of medical exemption, is a Victorian Government regulation and a condition of entry.

Noncompliance by any group puts the entire facility at risk of ongoing closures.

The opening of our facility is dependent on proof of vaccination for all staff and visitors.

The following requirements apply for meeting attendees:

1. All visitors to the complex are to check in with the QR Code system
2. Anyone attending the complex must be double vaccinated
3. Proof of vaccination is mandatory for all attendees over the age of 16
4. It is the responsibility of the meeting coordinator to check vaccination status.

Capacity limits for each room is set at 1 person per 4sq meters. Capacity limits for each room is shown below:

• Meeting room 3 = 10 persons,
• Meeting Room 2 = 4 persons,
• Meeting Room 4 = 12 persons,
• Training Rooms 1 & 2 = 12 persons,
• Main Hall = 32 persons,
• Activity room = 35 persons, and
• Multi-purpose room = 40 persons.

Groups attending the ELC should also remember that:

• All groups must still adhere to their Covid Safe plans.
• Please remember to ask the basic questions, and anyone who is not well is required to stay at home.
• Please ensure that hand sanitisers are used and that cleaning of high contact areas and equipment is undertaken at the end of each session.
• Face masks are still mandatory indoors.
• Please be aware of others in the facility and remember to maintain social distancing where possible.

 

 

Good News – November 6th meeting is on!

Short of an alien invasion, from Mars; more earthquakes; or a Zombie apocalypse, we can finally have a meeting this coming Saturday, November 6th.

Normally we are in Room 4 – and that will be capped at 12 Modellers due to the 4 square metre per-person rules in place.

To attend; we need you to provide advance notice of your attendance. To this please ring Mark on 0412 272 524 before this Thursday.

If we end up with more than 12 Mobster attendees we will have to use the main hall.

Woo-Hoo!

Before you attend could you please make yourself familiar with the details the Eastwood Leisure Centre has sent to us? It is important to be aware of this to make sure that we can continue to meet at the ELC.

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Eastwood Leisure Centre has sent us a good note to start November:

After a long period of repeat closing and openings, we finally have some great news – Eastwood Leisure Complex is re-opening with groups able to return from Monday 1^st November. Proof of vaccination or, proof of medical exemption, is a Victorian Government regulation and a condition of entry. Noncompliance by any group puts the entire facility at risk of ongoing closures.

The opening of our facility is dependent on proof of vaccination for all staff and visitors.

The following requirements apply for meeting attendees:

1. All visitors to the complex are to check in with the QR Code system
2. Anyone attending the complex must be double vaccinated
3. Proof of vaccination is mandatory for all attendees over the age of 16
4. It is the responsibility of the meeting coordinator to check vaccination status.

Capacity limits for each room is set at 1 person per 4sq meters. Capacity limits for each room is shown below:

• Meeting room 3 = 10 persons,
• Meeting Room 2 = 4 persons,
• Meeting Room 4 = 12 persons,
• Training Rooms 1 & 2 = 12 persons,
• Main Hall = 32 persons,
• Activity room = 35 persons, and
• Multi-purpose room = 40 persons.

Groups attending the ELC should also remember that:

• All groups must still adhere to their Covid Safe plans.
• Please remember to ask the basic questions, and anyone who is not well is required to stay at home.
• Please ensure that hand sanitisers are used and that cleaning of high contact areas and equipment is undertaken at the end of each session.
• Face masks are still mandatory indoors.
• Please be aware of others in the facility and remember to maintain social distancing where possible.

So, it looks like our meeting scheduled for Saturday, November 6th is a go. Until then spruce up those models and prepare your plastic for the meeting!

Regards

Andrew

 

September 4th Meeting cancelled

September 4th, 2021 Meeting Cancelled

Due to the continuation of the lockdown, the September meeting set for tonight (September 4th), has been cancelled in line with government regulations.

We hope you are all well and safe and hope to see you at the next meeting, hopefully in October.

Kind regards

Andrew Martin

 

August 7th Meeting cancelled

Tonight’s Meeting Cancelled

Due to the current snap-lockdown, the August meeting set for tonight (August 7th), has been cancelled in line with government regulations.

We hope you are all well and safe and hope to see you at the next meeting in September.

Kind regards

Andrew Martin

 

July 2021 Newsletter uploaded

The July newsletter has been added to the 2021 Newsletter page.

These serve as a source should you not be receiving them from our esteemed editor, via email.

For those of you who are new to this site, Ballarat, or are visiting from Facebook and would like to access the newsletters, you must be a financial member of the club.

If you’d like to join the club, and we’d love to have you as a member, please use the contact page and we’ll follow up with you regarding membership

All the best.

Andrew

 

 

2021 Newsletters have been added

Apologies for the delay in getting these uploaded. It has been that sort of year, unfortunately.

Tonight I uploaded all of the current 2021 newsletters to the site for your reading pleasure, if you have not been receiving them from our esteemed editor, via email.

For those of you who are new to Ballarat or the site, and have expressed a desire to access the newsletters, you must be a financial member of the club. (More on that later on once we do a little back of house working out).

All the best on what would have been our June club night.

Andrew

 

 

June 5th Meeting cancelled

All;

Due to the current COVID outbreak in Victoria, the club has decided not to hold the June 2021 Monthly meeting, this Saturday, June 5th.

Our President, Mark Pilbeam, made the decision in the interests of everyone’s safety.

Kind regards

Andrew Martin

 

April Meeting is on – This Saturday April 3

Hey MoBsters!

Even though it is that time of year, when Rabbits make chocolate the national obsession, the MoB will be meeting at the Eastwood Liesure Centre as normal.

If you’ve nothing on, and want to spend a pleasing evening with some like-minded modellers, come along around 7:30 P.M.

Please make sure to read the requirements for attending during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All the best and hope to see you there.

 

Club meetings in a COVID-19 World

This post provides club members and guests with what is required by our venue before any meeting or event may begin. Please ensure that you have read this post in full before you attend any MoB event.

Overview

To hold meetings we must have a COVID Safe plan.

We have taken advice from the Eastwood Leisure Complex to form our COVID Safe Plan. This plan ensures that the club is in-line with DHHS, State Government and local (Eastwood Leisure Complex) policies.

Victorian State Government advice

Primarily, the advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer remains:

• If you are feeling unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms, get tested.
• Once you get tested stay at home until you receive a negative result.

Secondly, you must always comply with the following 3 basic preventive measures:

• Maintain at least 1.5 metre distance from others, and wear a mask if you cannot guarantee this distance
• Cover a sneeze or cough with a tissue or bent elbow, and immediately dispose of the tissue in a closed-lid bin. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or with a hand sanitiser

Eastwood Leisure Complex (local) requirements

1. Before entry to Eastwood Leisure Complex, all participants will be asked whether they feel unwell and if they have been in contact with a positive COVID19 diagnosed person
   1. Should a participant answer yes to either question they will not be permitted entry
2. Whenever masks are mandatory in the state of Victoria, they must be worn within the centre
3. We are currently using the QR code system for contact tracing within the centre which allows for a higher capacity
   1. Anyone who cannot access this must be kept on a paper contact register by the group for a minimum of 28 days
   2. The register must record the date of activity, name of participant and their contact telephone number
4. On entry to the room
   1. participants will be required to use hand sanitiser which will be provided by the group
5. Room Capacities must be followed, and safe distancing is required
6. Rooms to be set up with a minimum of 1.5 metres between tables and chairs.
7. At the end of the session, Groups must sanitise all touch surfaces including
   1. door handles,
   2. light switches and etc,. and
   3. tables, and chairs
8. No refreshments to be shared by groups
   1. Eastwood Leisure Complex kitchen facilities are not available for use by any Groups
9. Access to rooms is available no earlier than 10 minutes prior to commencement of activity or meeting
   1. Participants must exit the Centre promptly as there is no congregating in common areas

Meeting Procedure

The maximum number of people who may attend any MoB monthly meeting is: 20

All members attending a meeting must reserve a place. While we do not expect to exceed the room capacity, numbers of likely attendees must be managed so as not to breach room capacities. To reserve your place at a monthly meeting or event please contact: Mark Pilbeam (0412 272 524)

If you change your mind, or cannot otherwise attend, please advise Mark Pilbeam, on the contact number above. This ensures that other members who may be wanting to attend can do so.

Note:

• Once the capacity of the room is reached no further attendees will be allowed.
• If you attend without notifying (name of person) you may be turned away so as not to breach the room capacity.

Resources

• State of Victoria (DHHS Website – How to stay safe and well): https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/how-stay-safe-and-well-covid-19