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The BDCC celebrated in style with 2019’s International Beer Day taking place on Friday, 2^nd August.

As part of the celebrations, the Club offered all beers for Members at $7 per pint throughout the day.  Club Commercial Operations Manager, Ray Carey, said the Clubs Bar Staff  served over 2,500 pints of beer to 800 members and guests during the coveted event.

International Beer Day began as a celebration at the founders’ local bar, but has since expanded to become a worldwide event. Celebrations took place in over 40 countries and the Byford & Districts Country Club was proud to be one of the host venues.

‘We strive to offer our members something different and this fun and dynamic event does just that’ said Mr Carey.

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U.G.L.Y. stands for Understanding, Generous, Likeable, You!

The Leukaemia Foundation’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year fundraising competition is the biggest fundraiser in the Australian Hospitality Industry, and it’s back in 2019! The Byford & Districts Country Club are proudly participating this year’s U.G.L.Y aiming to help raise the profile and much-needed funds for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Spearheaded by one of the BDCCs Bartenders, Brooke Stubbs, Throughout September the Club will be hosting an array of fundraising events and initiatives.

With over $13 million raised since 2008, the campaign celebrates the community spirit of Australian bartenders. In 2019, bartenders will raise the bar in venues across the country, vying to become the top fundraising bartender and snare the title of U.G.L.Y Bartender of the Year.

Keep your eyes on our social media platforms to be kept up to date on our fundraising activities and promotions.

For further information on the Leukaemia Foundation, please visit www.leukaemia.org.au

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The Byford & Districts Country Club Inc (BDCC) is pleased to have taken out the prestigious 2019 Club of the Year (Large) Award at the 2019 Clubs WA Industry Awards for Excellence, held at Crown Perth on Saturday 29^th June 2019.

This award recognises strong performance across the club’s programs, administration, environmental, training & development, community and club initiatives.

Just a few years ago, the Club was on its knees with just a couple of hundred members, out of money, in a rundown clubhouse they could no longer afford to maintain and staring down the barrel of closing the doors for good after nearly 60 Years as a pillar of the Byford Community. The decision of the Clubs Members to overhaul and rejuvenate the club and give it a fresh start has seen the Club bounce back from almost certain closure to now, 2.5 years after completion of the project and weighing in at 18,500 New members, an extremely positive financial position and now the 2019 Club of The Year (Large) is testament to the Club’s vision is to create a diversified, vibrant and financially secure Club that is truly at the heart of the community. A place where families and friends meet, socialise and support one another. And importantly, a place that helps build a better community.

The Byford & Districts Country Club also took out the Clubs in the Community – Special Projects (Large) for its 2018 Christmas Appeal that included a free Christmas Luncheon for some of the most deserving and vulnerable community members who were struggling to be able to enjoy a Christmas lunch, its annual Christmas present drive for the communities less fortunate, which was supported with several hundred gifts, as well as its campaign to collect Handbags filled with personal care and sanitary items to provide women who were fleeing domestic violence with some of life’s necessities; alongside a host of other initiatives.

Renowned for creating unique and exciting member events, to complete the trio of wins the Club also took Best Club Members Event (Large). Chefs Anthony Wall and Avinash Ramjuttun were also named finalists in the WA’s Club Chef Challenge

“We’re absolutely stoked to have taken out these 3 incredible awards” the club’s Chairperson, Shana McKay said. “The Club has been absolutely embraced by everyone who visits, and we thank all of our members and the residents of the Serpentine Jarrahdale community for their continued support over this great journey. This is just the start of where we are heading and we’re really excited to be breaking new ground for clubs in Western Australia” she added.

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All that is old is now new, at least to Gen Y who are taking to the greens to take on the jack!

In March 2019 the Byford Bowling Club introduced an exciting participation event/program offering children the opportunity to engage in the game of bowls, learn new skills and have fun!

Bowls as a sport provides an opportunity for junior participants to partake physically and develop a wide variety of skills including; social skills, leadership, team work, concentration and strong ethics and values. The junior participants are introduced to the game format and competition rules as well as receiving one on one coaching from one of our fully qualified bowls coaches.

Fun is the major motivating factor for juniors to play sport, there are weekly competitions held at the end of each lesson with plenty of prizes to be won. The programme is held once a week on a Friday afternoon at 5pm, the cost is $2.50 and includes a sausage sizzle at the end of the lesson. All children under the age of 18 are welcome to attend.

The Byford Bowling Club hopes to encourage long term involvement and expand creating a junior bowling team, where the young adults can participate in competitions with other clubs. The Bowls Club also offers coaching and games for school classes during school hours. These can be a one off, as a reward excursion, or up to a four-week structured coaching booking.