Section 3 - Management & Accountability (continued)
Social Club
The Social Club has had another active year with both fund raising and social events. The Social Club and Mint staff are generous in their support of a number of charities and conduct fundraising activities.
Some activities during the year included:
A lunch time sausage sizzle to support the “Movember” men’s health charity. The event was well attended by staff with several Mint men growing moustaches or agreeing to shave off their existing moustaches. The bidding was fast and furious for the great shave off and $1,513 was raised for “Movember”.
The Mint Christmas Party was held at a local community club. In true Christmas spirit staff enjoyed the festivities and the raffle prizes were the best yet. The CEO presented long service and merit awards to staff. The CEO continues to use these events to highlight the benefits achieved from improvements to process, training and development, job rotation and new or refurbished equipment.
An Easter morning tea was held in the newly refurbished coining hall, with fun awards to deserving staff, with the main Easter raffle being described as “death by chocolate”.
Senior Managers baked ANZAC biscuits for a morning tea held prior to the ANZAC Day holiday. A select group of staff were asked to taste test the offerings and declare a winner. In the interest of harmonious working relationships there was no clear winner.
As the refurbishment project concludes there will be more space available in the Mint to hold social club functions on a more frequent basis. Such functions are strongly supported by staff as an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding achievements, socialise across all Branches. They are a great way to keep all staff well informed of progress across our many projects and their implications for the whole Mint.