Werribee Bears Rugby League Sports Club Inc

Notice to Members

The Annual General Meeting was adjourned due to inappropriate behaviour from some members, which prevented the meeting from proceeding in an orderly manner.

Although discussions continued informally, the AGM cannot be conducted or decisions made without the presence of the Club Secretary, as required under the Club’s governance framework.

The Club will reconvene the AGM at a later date, which will be communicated to all members in due course.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Afternoon, Bears Fam!

Just a reminder for our AGM tomorrow at 2pm at Club Tarneit.

All nominations for committee have been collated, and closed as of Sunday 2 November 2025.

All proxy votes have been collated & under review for verification as we speak. Cut-off was 2pm today.

See you all tomorrow 🐻

Huge Congratulations to Mel Nonu on signing with the Newcastle Knights! Always been a talent, now we look forward to watching you on the big stage!

Congratulations to Ipswich State High School Rugby League Excellence Program graduate Mel on signing with the

⚡️💪What incredible team line-ups!

👏Congrats to all the talented young ladies selected for the Lisa Fiaola & Tasha Gale Squads 2026.

🔊 Massive shout out to our Bears Ladies crushing it!
Anaviela Weatherby
Anillia Heather-Marsters
Calais Kaho-Wynyard 👀
Leisi Kirirua-Gill
Pearl Potesio

Akeelah Coffin
Alexis Fenton
Carolina Cook
Eleksia Finau-Fotu
Gyziah Faye-Apera
Mahlia Davys
Shelby Kohunui

**NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING**

Sunday 9 November 2025, 2:00pm
Club Tarneit, Leakes Road, Tarneit.

Official notice & documents were sent via email on Monday 20 October 2025 to all financial member's registered email addresses. Any instance of non-receipt may be the result of external factors outside the Club’s control, such as spam filtering, full inboxes, or changes to email addresses not advised to the Club - whatever the case may be.

If you have NOT received notice, simply reach out to email [email protected] so we can verify your details & resend. This is a very straight forward process & an easy fix.

Thanks to those that have already notified us 🙏

🌺🐻 From Your Bears Family 🐻🌺

We’re so incredibly proud to see our very own Porche Samson-John making her international debut for the Cook Islands in the Pacific Championship! 🇨🇰💚

Porche, you’ve always carried yourself with strength, heart, and humility — on and off the field. From your first game in Bears colours to playing Queensland Cup for the U19s Brisbane Tigers and now representing your heritage on the world stage, your journey is an inspiration to every young player in our club, especially our young ladies coming through.

Your Bears whānau are behind you every step of the way — cheering loud, smiling wide, and bursting with pride. Go out there and do what you do best: running it straight, playing with passion & pride, and know that we’re all standing with you.

Once a Bear, always a Bear. 🐻💚🇨🇰

Good morning, Bears Fam!

We'd like to thank our members for their nominations for our upcoming 2026 Committee.

We are pleased to announce that the Club has received some great submissions for Executive & General Committee, and thought we'd share who is returning & who will be new to the crew in 2026 (subject to change), ahead of the AGM to encourage more nominations:

RETURNING MEMBERS:
Kylie Uhatafe
Fatima Al Bazzal
Jarrod Buchanan
Sarah Janetzki
Courtney Cedelland
Timo Tofete
William Uhatafe
Kylee Sciascia-Tumataroa
Chloe Teao
Sina Rangitakatu
Rudi Tofete
Lara Merritt
Terewiti Tawa

NEW MEMBERS:
Tara Iredale
Penny Kaulave

We'd love to see more NEW members join this amazing group of dedicated volunteers - please don't be shy, there's still time - email [email protected] 🙏

Nominations for the Office BEARer's (President, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer) will be presented at our AGM for election. Agenda & details will be sent out via email early next week, make sure you check your junk mail just in case 😉

Have a good weekend, Bears Fam 🐻

In loving memory of Tajlitha Carmen George

Tangihanga arrangements for Porky & Carmen daughter:
Tajlitha Carmen George

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Friday 10th October
Tajlitha will arrive home at 13 MacRobertsons way, Hoppers Crossing

To support the whanau the first night will be closed off to the whanau pani.

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Saturday 11th October 2025
Whakaeke time for Ope paying respects to our daughter Tajlitha George are as follows: 10am through to 4pm

Kaihakari: 5pm
Karakia Service: 7:pm

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Sunday 12th October 2025
Whakaeke times are as follows:
From 10am

Karakia Service: 7pm
Poroporoaki: Following the service

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Monday 13th October 2025
Final Service day: To be confirmed (tcb)

🤸‍♀️ R O U N D 9 - G E T A C T I V E K I D S 🤸

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program is opening at 10am on 15 October 2025 for voucher applications!

Applications will be closing 13 November or earlier if the budget allocation is fully exhausted.

Eligible members can apply for a $200 voucher to use until the voucher expires on 31 December 2025 - registrations will open early December.

Members will need to select our club when applying for a voucher. We are unable to cancel or reissue vouchers to a different activity provider once the voucher has been issued.

The following code will help you find our club when you apply - 2931335.

To be eligible, a child/dependant must be aged 0 to 18 years old, live in Victoria, and one of the below:
• Named on a Health Care Card and Medicare Card.
• Named on a Pensioner Concession Card and Medicare Card.
• Hold either a temporary, provisional or student visa, or be an undocumented migrant.
• Reside in Victorian Care Services.

Save the date 📅 🐻

The Werribee Bears Family would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to our George whanau on their recent loss.

Porky, Carmen, Vada, Akoija & family have long been part of our Bears community, and we want them to know that our thoughts, love, and support are with them during this difficult time.

Once a Bear, always a Bear ❤️🐻🖤

🐻❤️🖤 𝕋ℍ𝔸𝕋'𝕊 𝔸 𝕎ℝ𝔸ℙ 𝕆ℕ 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝! 🖤❤️🐻

This season threw plenty of challenges our way, but our Bears family were steadfast 💪

A massive THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers – the real heart of our club. Your commitment, dedication and countless hours kept us going week after week 🙌

To our players & coaches – we’re proud of your growth, spirit and hard work. And to our award winners 🏆 congratulations on showing excellence, leadership and what it truly means to be a Bear. Presentation photos can be found on Nia Media 😊

Here’s to the memories made in 2025 and the excitement of what’s to come in 2026 👇

ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕄𝕀𝕋𝕋𝔼𝔼 ℕ𝕆𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝕊 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞

We are now accepting nominations for the General Committee for the 2026 season.

Commitment and dedication are essential. As a committee member, your duties will include (but are not limited to):
• Attending general committee meetings.
• Supporting and assisting at club events.
• Contributing at home games.

Please note:
• Executive roles will be considered based on previous experience and are only available to members who have held a position on our General Committee or similar for 12–24 months (as resolved & minuted at last year’s AGM).
• Shadowing and delegation of members will be encouraged to help develop future committee leaders.
• Members who have previously abandoned roles will not be considered.

👉 Please forward all committee nominations to [email protected] no later than 5:00pm, Wednesday 15 October 2025.

A formal Notice of Meeting & Agenda will be circulated following the close of nominations.

Thank you,
Your Executive Committee 🐻