Rejuvenating Hardys Bay RSL

Hardys Bay RSL Club is currently undergoing a rejuvenation process, a move which is hoped to increase community support for the club.

Club board member Ms Margaret Berry said that the newly formed, five member club board was currently coordinating a campaign to bring a "new, fresher look" to the club, with emphasis on improving amenities and increasing community spirit.

"While the physical surrounds provide the initial attraction for visitors and residents to the area, it is the local groups and meeting places that provide the real sense of community.

"Some of these places include the local shops and cafes, Killcare Surf Club, Wagstaffe Hall and, of course, the Hardys Bay RSL," said Ms Berry.

Already, several improvements to the club have been made by volunteers from various local community groups.

Inside the club the bar area is undergoing renewal, with volunteers recovering bar stools and notice boards.

Volunteers have recently renewed the Rouges Gallery and have painted flooring and toilet walls.

The Garden Club cleaned the cenotaph prior to Anzac Day and attended to bush clearing in and around the club.

The Men's Shed at Kincumber is currently constructing a new bookcase for the club's Members Library.

"The Club board would sincerely like to thank those people in the community who have also assisted with this rejuvenation," said Ms Berry.

"While patronage at the club has improved, the club is keen to extend an invitation to all in our community to come down and revisit our local.

"We would like them to gather and enjoy the facilities on offer at their club," said Ms Berry.

Hardys Bay RSL has joined with other local groups to organise a Back to Hardys Bay Weekend event, to be held on August 25 and 26.

The event will include activities across a number of locations.

Pretty Beach Public School will host a morning tea in several original classrooms on the Saturday, from 10am to 12pm.

The Hardys Bay RSL will host a Back to Hardys Bay Weekend dinner on the Saturday night.

The Hardys Bay Surf Club will open between 11am and 2pm on Sunday, with surf life saving demonstrations, a photographic memorabilia display and the christening of a new surfboat.

Email, 3 July 2012

Allan Wilson, Hardys Bay Residents Group

Photo: Alan Wilson