<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>South Yarra Events</title><description>The latest events from the SportzVault website of South Yarra at http://www.yarras.com</description><language>en-au</language><copyright>South Yarra 2008</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:24:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>ResultsVault</generator><item><title>Umpires' Pre-Season Seminar</title><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.yarras.com/pageitem.aspx?id=16009</link><description disable-output-escaping="yes">&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0033ff size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Umpires' Seminar in the Park, Sunday 28 September 2008&lt;IMG height=198 alt=Lynn src="/files/2/images/lynn-mg-burn.jpg" width=200 align=right&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;This year the Mercantile Cricket Umpires Association will again be conducting a comprehensive pre-season seminar for cricket umpires, on Sunday 28 September 2008, from 10.30 am until 4.00 pm, at the northern pavilion &lt;A href="http://mercantile.cricketvault.com/common/pages/public/rv/venue.aspx?popup=1&amp;amp;venueid=8803"&gt;Fawkner Park, South Yarra. &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;Umpires, scorers, club officials, captains, players and friends&amp;nbsp;are most welcome. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;N&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;o experience is necessary.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;The&amp;nbsp;day is funded by the Mercantile Cricket Association.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;The seminar will consist of several sessions.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;- An examination of your knowledge of the laws of cricket.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Comprehensive field-craft instruction, practicing on-field techniques in match scenarios. These sessions will be conducted by&amp;nbsp;senior&amp;nbsp;State&amp;nbsp;umpires.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;- Pre-match and post-match duties and responsibilities.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;All intending Mercantile umpires are required to attend. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;Please contact Simon Phillips or Paul Baleisa if you would like to attend, or if you would like to have some input into the format of the day.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=tblTxtSummary&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=2&gt;Lunch and refreshments and a bit of a sip will be provided.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</description></item><item><title>MCA 82nd Annual General Meeting</title><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.yarras.com/pageitem.aspx?id=15020</link><description disable-output-escaping="yes">&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;Mercantile Cricket Association&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;82nd Annual General Meeting&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;and Special General Meeting&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;for 2008/09 season&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;  &lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Held At:&lt;/STRONG&gt; Canterbury Sports Ground, &lt;BR&gt;Chatham Road and Guildford Road, &lt;BR&gt;Surrey Hills, Melways 46 F10&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Starting At:&lt;/STRONG&gt; 7:30pm&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Nomination to Executive Committee&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;UL&gt;  &lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;All nominations for Executive Committee positions shall be made in writing to the Secretary one week prior to the Annual General Meeting&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;  &lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=2&gt;A club that has fielded an A grade side and at least one other for three successive years shall nominate one of its members for election to the Executive Committee to be eligible to continue in A grade.&amp;nbsp; The club shall be fined if its Executive Committee member is absent from more than two Executive meetings in the season.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;IMG src="/files/2/images/pdf_icon.gif" border=0&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A onclick="return launchWindow('/files/2/files/mca_agm_agenda_2008.pdf');" href="javascript:;" target=_media&gt;SGM and AGM Agenda&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="/files/2/images/pdf_icon.gif" border=0&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A onclick="return launchWindow('/files/2/files/mca_sgm_rule_changes_2008.pdf');" href="javascript:;"&gt;Proposed Rule Changes&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;IMG src="/files/2/images/word_icon.gif" border=0&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A onclick="return launchWindow('/files/2/files/mca_sgm_rule_changes_2008.doc');" href="javascript:;"&gt;Proposed Rule Changes&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;IMG src="/files/2/images/pdf_icon.gif" border=0&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="javascript:;" onclick="return launchWindow('/files/2/files/20twentyslam.pdf');"&gt;20TwentySlam Proposed Expansion&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING</title><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.yarras.com/pageitem.aspx?id=15828</link><description disable-output-escaping="yes">&lt;P&gt;The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at BENTLEIGH RSL on Monday 28th. July at 7.30pm &lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;(&lt;A href="javascript:;" onclick="return launchWindow('/files/1/files/nomination - executive 08-09.pdf');"&gt;Executive Council Nomination Form&lt;/A&gt;)&amp;nbsp;(&lt;A href="javascript:;" onclick="return launchWindow('/files/1/files/nomination match committee 08-09.pdf');"&gt;Match Committee Representative Nomination Form&lt;/A&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;  &lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>