Country Weekend & General Meeting Friday 4 - Sunday 6 April 2014 WEST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION Northam Hosted by local Members Rob & Dianne Tinetti, Purslowe Tinetti Funerals Friday 4 April Casual Dinner: BBQ at Rob & Dianne Tine’s Home Saturday 5 April General Meeng & Open Forum Education session 1: Understanding Grief Presented by Charl Van Wyk, Private Consultant, Van Wyk and Associates Education session 2: Coroners Court – out with the old and in with the new Presented by Gary Cooper, Principal Registrar, Office of the State Coroner Afternoon Activity: Local a.racons tour with a0ernoon tea Country Weekend Dinner: Rivers Edge Café Restaurant Sunday 6 April Group Breakfast: Along the banks of the Avon River Attractions in Northam: ♦ Local markets at Bernard Park (Heaton Avenue, near river) on Saturday morning ♦ Hot air ballooning - Windward Balloon Adventures www.ballooning.net.au ♦ The Flying Fi0y’s - a vintage car race around Northam www.vsccwa.com.au For further details on Northam please visit www.visitnortham.com.au Planum Sponsor Naonal Corporate Partners Country Weekend & General Meeting WEST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION Friday 4 - Sunday 6 April 2014 Dress Code: Smart casual attire for all activities during the weekend. Silver Sponsors Friday 4 April 6.50pm Meet at Northam Motel for short transfer to dinner 7.00pm Casual BBQ Dinner at Rob & Dianne Tine’s Home Saturday 5 April Bronze Sponsors 8.40am Transfer from Northam Motel to Purslowe Tine Funerals 8.50am Registraon 9.00am WA Division General Meeng and Open Forum 10.30am Morning tea with site visit through funeral home 11.00am General Meeng connues 11.30am Understanding Grief Charl Van Wyk, Van Wyk and Associates 12.30pm Lunch 1.15pm Coroners Court – out with the old and in with the new Gary Cooper, Office of the State Coroner 2.15pm Program ends (transfer back to Northam Motel) 2.45pm Aernoon Acvity: Depart Northam Motel for visit to Avonbrook Winery and Spencers Brook Tavern 5.30pm Arrive back to Northam Motel 6.50pm Meet at Northam Motel for short walk to dinner 7.00pm Country Weekend Dinner at Rivers Edge Café Restaurant Sunday 6 April - Group Breakfast (see page 3 for details) Presentation Overviews and Speaker Biographies Charl Van Wyk, Private Consultant, Van Wyk and Associates Charl’s presentaon will address commonly experienced reacons to grief and loss. This session will look at the: emoonal; cognive; physical; spiritual and social reacons. Charl will provide helpful and praccal suggesons and will also include contemporary grief theories and a list of resources. Charl will be known to many people in the funeral industry of WA from his involvement with Purslowe Funeral Homes in the 1990’s and with InvoCare into the 2000’s where Charl ran bereavement counselling, grief support and community educaon services first for Mareena Purslowe and then the Purslowe Group of Funeral Companies. Later this developed into a training and management role and took Charl to Victoria. During Charl’s me with Purslowe’s he established what is believed to be Australia’s first Family Bereavement Support Program for Drug Related Deaths. Gary Cooper, Principal Registrar, Office of the State Coroner Gary’s presentaon will address the coronial process, what happens when someone dies and some of the problems encountered along the way. Gary will also provide an update on changes at the Coroner’s Court and proposed amendments to the legislaon. Gary has been at the Coroner's Court for the past 8 years, first as Manager and now as Principal Registrar. Before emigrang to WA in 1998 Gary served with disncon as a ‘bobby’ in the UK police for over 20 years. Gary is admi.ed as a Barrister and Solicitor in WA and has worked at the Ombudsman's Office, An-Corrupon Commission, Corrupon and Crime Commission, Legislave Council of the WA Parliament, Legal Aid and in private pracce. If you have specific quesons/examples for Gary to address, please email them to Gillian Manson at [email protected] by Friday 21 March 2014. WEST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION Country Weekend & General Meeting Accommodation & Social Program Accommodation Options Northam Motel, 13 John Street Northam 6401 (Short walk to main street & approx 10 min walk to Saturday dinner) Rate: Execuve Queen Unit $140 (rooms are simple, limited number on hold for AFDA) Contact: Please call 08 9622 1755 and advise this is part of the AFDA group. Other options (no rooms on hold) Shamrock Hotel, 112 Fitzgerald Street Northam Liddelow on Avon B&B, 3 Broome Terrace Northam (Located on main street, rooms are average) (Good locaon, close to main street and Saturday dinner venue) Rate: $145 Standard Room or $175 Spa Room Contact: 08 9622 1092 Rate: $130 includes breakfast Contact: 0418 940 998 Please book accommodaon ASAP as there are other events in Northam at this me and room availability can’t be guaranteed. Social Program Casual BBQ Dinner at Rob & Dianne Tinetti’s Home Date: Time: Friday 4 April 2014 6.50pm Meet at Northam Motel for short transfer to dinner at 7.00pm Approx 10.00pm return transfers Inclusions: Return transfers, pre-dinner canapés, BBQ dinner with meats, salads, vegetables, accompaniments and desserts. All beverages, no spirits. Entertainment provided by local musician Mark SchelNout. Afternoon Activity: Visit to Avonbrook Winery and Spencers Brook Tavern Date: Time: Saturday 5 April 2014 2.45pm Depart Northam Motel 3.00pm Visit to Avonbrook Winery 4.15pm Visit to Spencers Brook Tavern for drinks in the garden 5.15pm Depart Tavern and return to Northam Motel by 5.30pm Inclusions: Return transfers, guided wine tasng with gourmet cheese boards at Avonbrook Winery followed by drinks at the renowned Spencers Brook Tavern with it’s shady beer garden and rusc bar area. A0ernoon tea and beverages included, no spirits. Country Weekend Dinner at Rivers Edge Café Restaurant Date: Saturday 5 April 2014 Locaon: 2 Gray Street Northam 6401 Time: 6.50pm Meet at Northam Motel for short walk to Restaurant 7.00pm Pre-dinner drinks and canapés 7.30pm Dinner, ending approx 11.00pm Inclusions: Variety of canapés, 3 course alternate drop dinner, all beverages including sparkling, red & white wine, beers, non alcoholic drinks, no spirits. Entertainment provided by Rum Jungle. Group Breakfast along the banks of the Avon River Date: Locaon: Time: Inclusions: Sunday 6 April 2014 Apex Park, cnr of Newcastle Road & Broome Tce, just before the bridge 8.30am Meet at Apex Park for breakfast, ending by 10.00am Selecon of buns, eggs, bacon, sausages, cereal, yoghurt, fruit, tea, coffee and juice Breakfast is being provided by the Apex Club of Northam Golf - Golf is not being arranged as part of the Country Weekend, however the El Caballo Golf Course is on the way to Northam, 88 Great Eastern Hwy, Wooroloo 6558. Call 08 9573 1288 to book directly with the course. Country Weekend & General Meeting REGISTRATION FORM WEST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION Friday 4 - Sunday 6 April 2014 - Northam Please RSVP by Monday 24 March 2014 by compleng and faxing this form back to Deanne Brown at AFDA on 03 9819 7390. Name:………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………. Company:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…... Ph:………………………………………... Email:………………………………………………...…………………………. The WA Division is subsidising the cost of the educaon session as a benefit to Members Name of A.endees Saturday Program $50.00pp Friday Dinner $60.00pp Please ck boxes to indicate your a.endance at each event. Beverages included Saturday A0ernoon Acvity $55.00pp All amounts include GST Saturday Dinner $105.00pp Sunday Breakfast $20.00pp Amount Due Beverages included Total Amount $ _______________ Dietary Requirements: ……………………………………………………………………………………. Payment Details: This document will be a tax invoice for GST when you make a payment with this form. Payment must be provided with registraon form to secure place. EFT: BSB: 013-345 Account Number: 300896531 Reference: WA GM 5.4.14 Cheque enclosed: $ _____________ Credit Card: $ ____________VISA / MASTERCARD Cardholder Name:_______________________________________________________________________ Credit Card No: __ __ __ __ / __ __ __ __ / __ __ __ __ / __ __ __ __ Expiry Date: ______ / ______ CCV No: __ __ __ Cardholder Signature:____________________________________________________________________ Cancellaons made on or a0er Tuesday 1 April 2014 cannot be refunded, however registraons may be transferred to another person. Please make cheques out to AFDA and post to PO Box 291, Kew East VIC 3102 Phone: 03 9859 9966 Fax: 03 9819 7390 Email: [email protected] ABN: 33 007 331 580
© Copyright 2024 ExpyDoc
