Great news – the contract for the redevelopment has been awarded and works will commence on 3 February. The current plan is that the boathouse will be completed in September, ready for next season.
It has been a busy few weeks:
– Works were tendered in November / December and shortlisted prior to Christmas. Lloyd group was awarded the contract in early January
– We had to work really hard to get DEPI and City of Melbourne to give the RRC-MLC Lease priority and sign it off. They finally did so and we received our fully executed documents and DEPI letter of approval on 22 December.
– We obtained Ministerial Approval for the building works, again getting the DEPI letter of approval on 22 December.
– Together with MLC we have finalised an agreement between RRC, MLC and the builder that governs how the building project will be managed and the novation of the architects contract to MLC.
Current plan is for the building contract to be signed on Tuesday 28 January. MLC will be the signatory to this contract as they are providing the full funding for the next stage of the project. Until now, RRC and MLC have funded the preliminary work 50:50 and RRC has held the contract with the architects.
The broad program of works is now drafted and will be published after the committee meeting on Thursday. The plan is broadly to do the front stairs first, then build the 2 new boat bays and then do the works to join the 2 halves together.
Access is likely to be maintained almost throughout the program. There will be a period of a few weeks in winter when there will be no access (and alternative plans will be provided) while the building is finished as the builder needs access to the hall and changerooms to do this.
Our thanks to the RRC team and the MLC team who have worked tirelessly together to make this happen. Thanks also to our City of Melbourne counterparts for their support and FMSA Architects for their dedication to the project.
Look for weekly updates on the building works and any implications for access / training here on the blog.
Redevelopment works commence 3 February
Great news – the contract for the redevelopment has been awarded and works will commence on 3 February. The current plan is that the boathouse will be completed in September, ready for next season. Continue reading “Redevelopment works commence 3 February”
Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January
At the RRC coaches’ presentation to rowers last Sunday, plans for the club’s sprint season campaign were revealed!
As detailed at the meeting, if your goal is to represent RRC at the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March, with almost all RRC events likely to be on the Sunday), you must now nominate for the event or events in which you want to represent the club. Continue reading “Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January”
Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January
At the RRC coaches’ presentation to rowers last Sunday, plans for the club’s sprint season campaign were revealed!
As detailed at the meeting, if your goal is to represent RRC at the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March, with almost all RRC events likely to be on the Sunday), you must now nominate for the event or events in which you want to represent the club.
How you do this is set out below.
In nominating for an event, you need to keep the following in mind: Continue reading “Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January”
Red Hot Rutherglen
On the weekend Richmond rowers and coxes braced the heat in Rutherglen. What an amazing weekend had by all. Once again the Richmond tigers had a strong showing across multiple races, with success in both sculling and sweep, masters and grade racing. Continue reading “Red Hot Rutherglen”
RRC's 2014 Sprint Season Launch: This Sunday 19 January
This year RRC’s sprint season goal regattas are the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March) and NSW State Grade Championships (SIRC, Penrith NSW, 12-13 April).
At 10am sharp this coming Sunday, 19 January 2014, the RRC coaching group will be presenting the club’s plans for these regattas.
If your goal is to represent RRC at these regattas, it will be very important that you attend the meeting. Please come to the meeting with some idea of the event or events in which you want to represent the club.
As part of the meeting we will be detailing:
- RRC priority events
- Coaching resources and times
- The club’s requirements for selection
The meeting should not take longer than about 30 minutes.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Barry, Dave M, Derek, Justin, Lindsey, Rachael, Simon, Tom
RRC's 2014 Sprint Season Launch: This Sunday 19th January
This year RRC’s sprint season goal regattas are the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March) and NSW State Grade Championships (SIRC, Penrith NSW, 12-13 April). Continue reading “RRC's 2014 Sprint Season Launch: This Sunday 19th January”
Training cancelled due to extreme heat: Tuesday 14 January – Friday 17 January 2014
With the expected heatwave this week and the prospect of daily maximums exceeding 40 degrees, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has issued a Heat Warning. Continue reading “Training cancelled due to extreme heat: Tuesday 14 January – Friday 17 January 2014”
Training cancelled due to extreme heat: Tuesday 14 January – Friday 17 January 2014
With the expected heatwave this week and the prospect of daily maximums exceeding 40 degrees, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has issued a Heat Warning.
Full details can be found at http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/Heat-Health-Alert-Monday-13-to-Friday-17-January-2014
In these extreme conditions, the following training will not be permitted on Tuesday – Friday this week:
- on-water training after 10am
- all off-water training at the clubhouse or outdoors
In the interests of personal safety, I look forward to everyone’s cooperation.
For health information on heat stress or heat related injury, click through to http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Heat_stress_and_heat-related_illness
Derek Begg
Head of Rowing
2013-2014 Season
Happy New Year RRC
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year break and is looking forward to another exciting year at RRC.
2013 was a fantastic year with our sesquicentennial (150 years) celebrations and a strong contingent of members training, competing and hopefully having fun all year.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed and helped organise our end of year party especially Jemma Evans, Vikki Brennan, Racheal Button and Ben Soraghan and also congratulate our Christmas choir who put on a great performance on the night.
2014 promises to be another busy and exciting year in the life of RRC, not least because we plan to start the building works on our club house redevelopment very soon! More details will follow to keep everyone up to date with the latest plans but for now we are busy organising and preparing for the start of building works. Last Saturday and Sunday we had working bees at the club and the yard was almost completely cleared. Amongst other tasks, the shed was swept, boat gear updated, labeled and sorted, rubbish chucked, the trailer cleaned and oars were prepped for new foam handles and sanded for painting. Thanks to Michael C, Virginie, Ray D, Sally, Leonie, Michelle, PJ, Jemma, Dave M, Charlie C, Charlie B, Sandrine, Karin B, Kathy, and JL for assisting.
However we still have a few more tasks to complete so if you fancy yourself as the Rembrandt of RRC, then contact Barry on [email protected] to organise a mutually suitable time to do some oar painting. Bring a fellow crew member – it’s much more fun doing it with someone else! Friday 10th – Sunday 12th January are times Barry knows that he will be available. Also a few able bodied helpers to load the trailer with scrap metal on Saturday 11th at 10am would be appreciated.
I look forward to seeing everyone soon in 2014 for another action packed year at RRC!
Karen Doggett, RRC President