Note that club meetings are now being held at the Great Northern Hotel on the corner of Flinders and Blackwood Sts in the city, 7.30 the first Tuesday of each month. 

Tony Humphries who has put in as the Secretary over the last couple of years has resigned due to job commitments. We would have to thank Tony for his efforts particularly in putting the newsletter together over that time and the fantastic photos that have accompanied the stories . Sorry to see you go. 

 Fees.Membership fees are due and both TSC and AUF fees can be paid online.TSC $40, AUF$55.Alan Banister can advise the TSC details, the AUF can be done via their website. Our last meeting was not well attended and the AGM and election of office bearers has been put off until the September meeting. Contact Tony Morrison if you would like to help out in some manner. New thoughts on how we go about things are always appreciated - maybe you could run for President, put the newsletter together, whatever.

 Aussie Titles.TSC together with Mackay Down Under Club have agreed to host this year’s Australian Underwater Titles which are to be held from the 9^th -14^th December at Cape Gloucester Eco Resort just south of Bowen. A working group has started to put together an action plan for the titles and the draft invitation, rules and scoresheet are currently being circulated to all state spearfishing chairs and will be made public as soon as details are finalised.The resort is set right on the beachfront and divers will be transported to the reefs Faith, Hope and Charity each day in small boats provided by MDUSC members. These events where all the competitors are staying together are a lot of fun and I would urge you to attend if you can. 

Presentation Night.The club recently held its presentation night at the Great Northern Hotel. Several members soldiered on late into the night and said they had a good time. For those who didn’t make it or haven’t heard, the award winners for 2009/10 follow. 

Note: there were 6 competitions held over the last financial year including the North Queensland Champs.To be eligible to win the trophies you have to have competed in at least 3 comps, and your score is the total of the diver’s best results in 2/3 of the comps held, in this case that is 4 comps. 

A-Grade:        Winner – Jake Boyd; Runner up – Adam Smith  

B-Grade:        Winner – Dave Williams; Runner up – John Picard 

Handicap        Winner – John Picard; Runner up – Dave Williams 

Biggest Fish Awards: 

Biggest Spanish          22.6kg Spanish Mackerel                   Dave Welch 

Biggest Fish                56kg Dog Tooth Tuna                        Matt Ludbrooke 

Biggest Tuskfish        7.8kg                                                   Shane Hanran 

Biggest Snapper         10.1kg L.M.Nannygai                        Mick de Rooy  

Biggest Trout              5.7kg                                                  Adam Smith 

Biggest Barra              15.98kg                                               Paul Liotis

 Biggest Crayfish         3.5kg                                                   Tony Morrison 

Most meritorious entries: 

56kg Dog Tooth Tuna            Matt Ludbrooke           

20.8kg Black Jew                   Mick de Rooy 

15.98kg Barra                         Paul Liotis 

Best Photo:Dave Welch – trout in Tahiti 

Congratulations to all award winners. 

 Club dives. Everbody knows the weather has been too windy on most weekends for diving and I would suggest you all make an offering to the weather gods so that we might be allowed out this weekend.

Weather. Is still awful although we may get lucky next weekend for the club dive. 

Top 10 species contest for 2010.