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There will be no more general meetings until further advised.</div> <div>  Capalaba, hopefully, to resume racing on 06/02/10. </div> <div> Trialling will be after that date.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990033 WIDTH="180"><div> <B><U><IMG SRC="17aaf320.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>NOTICE</U></B></div> <div> The Capalaba Greyhound Club's last meeting for 2009 will be on </div> <div> <B>Saturday 19.12.2009 </B></div> <div> and re-commencing racing on <B>Saturday 06.02.2010</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#660000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="795"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="795" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 1627 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="798" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1586 WIDTH="792"><div> <B><U>"MERGER MEETING - STEPHANIE'S ADDRESS"</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Firstly I do not intend to respond to Kerry Watson's remarks about me, playing the blame game is fraught with danger and it only highlights the flaws in your character.</div> <bR> <div> I have been accused of trying to influence the decision making process in this industry you could also include Kerry Watson in that statement I regard you people here today as intelligent people able to assess what you think is a right fit and desperately want for this industry and will do so.</div> <bR> <div> I would like to take this opportunity to thank the majority of my committee members for their support and help in arranging this meeting to-day.</div> <bR> <div> The industry has a right to know and understand what this proposed change will mean to them.  We are the people who breed, rear and produce the product to allow racing and it's off shoot betting to be enjoyed by the public in this state.</div> <bR> <div> Amalgamation in itself is a mixed bag, if you look at what has happened in NSW greyhounds and harness amalgamated some three or four years ago, today they are busily trying to turn the clock back and unwind a terrible mistake.</div> <bR> <div> Both entities have lost a considerable amount of money as assets were sold up and have now disappeared.  The speed with which this matter in Queensland is being moved forward with no consultation or input from the industry frightens me.</div> <bR> <div> I am finding it difficult to do my sums in regard to the $80m being promised over four years.  Ms. Watson was quoted in the courier mail on 14 January as follows: `greyhound racing will get its full product code distribution of 9.5% out of the $80m ($7.6m) up front so Logan go ahead quickly” further she stated “we should exit Albion Park in about eighteen months, the trots will keep going there and in time its future will be decided by the new racing board.”</div> <bR> <div> Gallops are saying Gold Coast gallops need $75m for their upgrade Mackay has also been promised $35m for their upgrade (this information is available on internet) this adds up to $110m add greyhounds $7.6m  to the total and we now have reached $117.6m</div> <bR> <div> In order to obtain this money all assets currently held by your club has to be handed over to the new board who will establish a trust and the club will pay rent to use what was already owned by your industry</div> <bR> <div> For  example:  our half share in Albion Park has been traded for  $7.6m dollars with the intent of building a replacement  greyhound facility at Logan which we will never own  and will end up paying rent to the trust to occupy</div> <bR> <div> I certainly do not endorse this proposal the industry volunteers it time and assistance to help its club only to have its accumulated assets hived off to a trust.  Each codes asset should be preserved for their use.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.letsgohorseracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488:queensland-racing-answers-some-contentious-industry-questions&catid=37:horsing-around&Itemid=53" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.letsgohorseracing.com.au/inde"><B>QUEENSLAND Racing answers some contentious questions</B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.letsgohorseracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488:queensland-racing-answers-some-contentious-industry-questions&catid=37:horsing-around&Itemid=53" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.letsgohorseracing.com.au/inde"><B> </B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> ______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B>COMMITTEE MEETING 18 JANUARY 2010</B></div> <div> <B>THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTION EXPLANATION WAS ADOPTED.</B></div> <bR> <div> The Constitution of the QGBOTA is based on management by a Committee elected at the Annual General Meeting.  The rights and functions of the Committee are listed under Section 14 of the Constitution.</div> <bR> <div> This Section gives the Committee control of the Association's</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Assets and Funds</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The right to interpret the rules and Constitution</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Borrow Money</B></div> <bR> <div> The Committee may exercise all the powers of the Association, being the power to borrow money, mortgage assets, and lodge funds in approved investments. There is no mention or suggestion that any other body may be involved in these decisions.</div> <div> i</div> <div> Under Section 16 only the Committee may appoint and deal with sub-committees. These aspects of the Constitution are in place so that any democratically elected committee can arrange the affairs of the association.</div> <bR> <div> To protect members and to give the Committee the option of placing matters before the full membership, there is a provision to call a General Meeting. These Special General Meetings can only be called under  Section 21(a) and (b) when approved by the Committee.</div> <bR> <div> In this financial year the Committee has not approved the holding of any properly convened meeting.  The other protection Members have is that the Committee will call a General Meeting if requested by 10 members.  The request must state:</div> <bR> <div> <B>The reason why the meeting is to be held</B></div> <div> <B>The nature of the business to be transacted, i.e. the motion to be moved</B></div> <bR> <div> Section 23 provides that all Members must be advised of the meeting and the motion of business to be moved.  The committee may decide how the notice is to be given but all Members must be advised.  As only approx. one third of members are on line a notice on the web would not qualify as a notice to all members.  Mail would appear to be the only way of meeting this requirement.</div> <bR> <div> There is no provision for General Meetings to conduct general business or to discuss motions that have not been advised under Section 23.  The Constitution may be changed at a properly constituted General Meeting.  The conditions of a General Meeting still have to be met.  The meeting would have to be called by the Committee who agreed to place the motion on the agenda, or at the request of 10 members. It would also be necessary to advise all members of the meeting and advise them the proposed motion. All members then have the opportunity to attend or vote by proxy on the proposed motion.</div> <bR> <div> These are rules to protect members interests from splinter groups sneaking through important changes to the Constitution or have motions passed with the full knowledge of all members or the support of the democratically elected committee.  We currently have such a group trying to take control of the Association by means outside the Constitution,</div> <bR> <div> The Association has conducted some meetings that have not met these requirements and that are clearly unconstitutional.  These meetings do not have any authority at all and the Committee will review the minutes of these meetings and consider regularising decisions made. </div> <bR> <div> There is nothing wrong with a group seeking to control the Association; however they must do so with the knowledge of members and the only way to do so is gain a majority of positions on the Management Committee.</div> <bR> <div> I Ralph Chandler move this explanation of the Constitution be confirmed by the Committee and forwarded to all members together with a copy of Standing Orders also adopted by the Committee.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1007" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 327 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="13fe8410.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>