Committee News - December 2008
MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2008
Junior Rugby
The Senior Club has developed an initiative to increase the number of junior rugby players in the Valley. Essentially, the initiative involves supporting the formation of rugby clubs based in Primary Schools. The initiative does not change the continuing support provided by the Senior Club to the Vikings Junior Club.
Through it's President, Steve Rollings, the Junior Club made representations to the Committee registering their specific concerns about the initiative. The matter was left to be resolved once the Seniors' Club President gained a full appreciation of all the facts.
Player Registration Fees
The Committee determined that for season 2009, the registration fee be halved to $80.00 per year. They also determined that the membership year be from 1 October to 30 September. Players who have not plaid their registration fee by the commencement of the competition proper, likely to be 18 April 2009, will not be selected in any team. In addition, they will not receive shorts, socks and registered player's kit. They will be unable to receive subsidized beverages etc at Club run events or gym membership - no exceptions will be made.
The Registration fee will be waived if any individual player coaches a junior team or introduces a new sponsor to the Club.
Non Playing Members
It was resolved that the membership fee would remain at $20.00 per year. The by-law records that the membership year would be the same as players, ie 1 October through to 30 September. This means that to be eligible to vote in the current year's Annual General Meeting, members must renew their membership by 30 September each year.
The Committee also resolved that the Club will send out membership renewal notices to the last known address 6 weeks before the 30th of September.
Members who allow their financial membership to lapse for one year or more will be required to pay a $50.00 nomination fee plus the normal annual membership fee by 30 September each year.
New non playing members will also be required to pay a nomination fee of $50.00 plus the $20.00 membership fee when they lodge their application for membership. The Committee may waive the nomination fee in special circumstances, eg new sponsors, former members returning to Canberra etc. All applications for new membership must be lodged for consideration by the date of the normal monthly Committee meeting in September.
Club Development Tour
As indicated at the last AGM, the Club will partially fund a Development Tour to the North Island of New Zealand. The tour will be over eight days (5 working days) and include 5 games against 3 Clubs. The Squad will fly from Canberra to Auckland on 8 March and return on 15 March. It was agreed that the number of invited players would be limited to 35 and selection would center around them being likely 1st and Colts grade players.
All selected players will be required to contribute $750.00.
Geoff Adam has been appointed Tour Manager and Fund Raising Coordinator. In an effort to defray the cost to players Geoff will be developing a range of fund raising activities. The profits from these will be credited to player's tour accounts on a pro rata basis depending on the assistance they provide.
Rugby Manager
Denzil Fox, our much valued Rugby Manager has decided to take up a teaching contract with St Edmunds commencing in January next year. Denzil will be sorely missed - more on this later.
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