A major item in our Strategic Plan is the revision of our Constitution to make it consistent with governance arrangements required by Ausport (the Australian Sports Commission), Sport and Recreation Tasmania, and Rowing Australia.

A proposed constitution has been developed by the Board based on the Tasmanian Government’s model constitution for community organisations, and incorporating the governance arrangement developed by Rowing Australia through their 2015 Governance Development Project.  That project incorporated the Ausport “Mandatory Governance Principles” for sporting organisations.

Information Forums –

• Launceston 30th April 
• Hobart 1st May

These forums provide members with an opportunity to be briefed on the contemporary environment in which sporting organisations are required to operate, and on the proposed constitution drafted to respond to this environment.

The forums will be facilitated by Community Sport and Recreation Tasmania with whom the Board has worked in preparing the proposed constitution.

Launceston  - Tuesday 30th April at 6.00pm, Tamar Rowing Club

Hobart – Wednesday 1st May at 6.00pm, New Town Bay Rowing Centre

I encourage all members 18 years and over to participate in these forums.

Special General Meeting Notice – Friday 21st June, 7.30pm, New Town Bay Rowing Centre Hobart

In accordance with Clauses 12 and 39 of the Rowing Tasmania Incorporated Constitution (2014) notice is given of a Special General Meeting of the Association to be held at 7.30pm on Friday 21st June 2019 at the New Town Bay Rowing Centre, Marine Esplanade, New Town Bay, Tasmania.  The business of the meeting is:

Special Resolution: “That the members of the Association adopt the Constitution recommended by the Committee of the Association”

Regards,

James S Gibson,

President.

Rowing Tasmania Inc.