In my opinion Robert and the Gliding Qld are to be congratulated for their
attempt to prompt some change. (Not without considerable risk, I reckon, of
being overtly or covertly attacked by a dinosaur or two down the track).
It is however clear that the other States have opted to maintain the status quo
........ as is their right.
So the sport of Soaring (or probably more correctly termed under it's main
activity of club based local gliding) will continue on the same way it has for
years, asking itself the same old questions and kidding itself that it is
addressing the key issues ......... just like a tired old company that has run
out of ideas and is going out backwards.
However if the membership do want to make the changes mentioned in previous
posts, then this needs to be started immediately at Club & State levels, then
taken to a future AGM.
BUT .... can anyone here give me some convincing reasons why the President,
Treasurer and VP (as a minimum) should not be subjected to direct election from
the membership?
Regards Geoff
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Hart
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 60, Issue 10
David Lawley wrote:
Well said Barry, problem is the GFA has its fingers in it's ears and is
saying "lalalalalalalalala I can't hear you".
Only a change to the board electoral system is going to save gliding, but
the electoral system is rigged so that cannot happen. Pity eh?
Which is exactly why it's not going to happen until the membership gets off
it's collective rear end!!! The GFA is the members' organisation and if enough
members get up and say "change" then it will happen. Whilst people sit around
doing nothing, nothing will change.
In the lead up to the GFA AGM this weekend, I wrote to the other regional
Board members asking them to raise the issue of direct elections by the
membership to the positions of President, Treasurer and Vice President - would
they support changes to the articles that would give effect to this? This was
after discussion in Gliding Queensland, in which we decided that we were
prepared to push the barrow on this issue provided at least one other region
was prepared to come on board and help.
Guess what - no other region was prepared to do so.
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Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au
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