| Wed | 18-Mar-09 | Gold Medal | |
| Thu | 19-Mar-09 | Gold Medal | |
| Fri | 20-Mar-09 | Gold Medal | |
| Sat | 21-Mar-09 | Men's & Women's | |
| Sun | 22-Mar-09 | Men's & Women's | |
| Mon | 23-Mar-09 | Men's & Women's | Player's Meeting |
| Tue | 24-Mar-09 | Men's & Women's | Civic Reception |
| Wed | 25-Mar-09 | Eire Cup | |
| Thu | 26-Mar-09 | Eire Cup | |
| Fri | 27-Mar-09 | Eire Cup | |
| Sat | 28-Mar-09 | Eire Cup | |
| Sun | 29-Mar-09 | Eire Cup | Presentation Dinner |
| Mon | 30-Mar-09 | ACA Plenary Session and AGM |
Venue: Tempe
The gold medal will be played over 3 days at NSW Croquet Headquarters at Tempe. See regulations for playing times and schedule.
The Women's event will be centred on two 3-lawn venues North of Sydney : Chatswood for the X event and Manly for the Y event. In addition some day 1 matches will be played at Hunter's Hill and Warrawee, and the plates will be played on days 2 & 3 at Cammeray and Killara, with the finals series to be played at Warrawee on day 4.
The Men's event will be centred on two 3-lawn venues South of Sydney : Tempe for the X event and Sutherland for the Y event. In addition some day 1 matches will be played at Port Hacking and Epping, and the plates will be played on days 2 & 3 at Strathfield, Eastwood, Cheltenham and Hunters Hill plus Epping (these last two are single lawn venues, but the draw will be arranged to minimise travel). The finals series will be played at Cheltenham on day 4.
See regulations and pro forma draw for playing times and more details of the schedule.
The Eire Cup will be played over 5 days at 2 4-lawn venues (Mosman and Royal Sydney Golf Club) and 2 2-lawn venues (Tempe and Sutherland).
RSGC is a private member's club and there will be some requirements for visitors attending their facility. We consider the requirements are not onerous and we will notify the ACA, each State, local croquet clubs, and all entering players of the requirements in due time.
Players Meeting, Monday 23rd March 2009
In anticipation that a players meeting will be held in Sydney, we have booked a private function room at the Oaks Hotel, Military Road, Neutral Bay. This is a good quality relaxed hotel about 10 minutes north of the Harbour Bridge. The hotel will provide an upstairs function room from 6.30pm to 8.00pm free of charge. From 8.00pm players will be able to purchase dinner downstairs from an extensive menu ranging from steaks to pizzas and salads.
Civic Reception, Tuesday 24th March 2009
A civic reception to present the Eire Cup teams will be held on Tuesday 24th March from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Chatswood Bowling Club, Chatswood. Attendance is by invitation only. The Chatswood Bowling Club is adjacent to the Chatswood Croquet Club. Access is a laneway off Gordon Avenue, Chatswood (turn left into Gordon Avenue heading South down Pacific Highway, then left into the laneway). There is plenty of car parking at the Bowling Club.
Presentation Dinner, Sunday 29th March 2009
The presentation dinner will be held at Nick’s Bar & Grill, King Street Wharf, Darling Harbour. This is a quality venue on the water front. The evening will be drinks from 7.00pm and dinner at 7.30pm. The cost is $40 per head and includes an alternative main course of char grilled sirloin steak and corn fed chicken breast, followed by dessert and coffee. Drinks are to be purchased and paid for at the bar on purchase.
ACA Plenary Session and AGM, Monday 30th March 2009
The ACA Plenary session and AGM will be held at the Master Builders Association of NSW, 52 Parramatta Road, Forrest Lodge 2037. Catering for a light lunch will be arranged.