My (FAILED) agenda for AP AGM 2016*

* not presented because I wasn't elected. 

FOCUS ON CIVICS

I'd like to put to next year's AGM these changes to the constitution:

a- a vote for a 5 year limit on time on executive. 

b-a vote to make it compulsory to have one woman on executive (my preference is half).

This is in line with modern standards and practice.

c-a vote to have at least:

one men’s team 

one woman’s team

club champs: men and women’s singles and doubles

and if we can’t field these teams then we ask members on the waiting list (in order of their application) to step up and play. These players have no other membership rights. They just play in these comps only if we need them to keep them going. 

d-Electronic Voting

in 2015 is physically getting to the club house really the best way to vote? For a start we don’t know the candidates or their agendas until the day of the elections.

We should introduce electronic voting for all members at the AGM as well as vacancies when committee members resign. Can also be used for straw polls on other issues and concerns. We now have the technology so we should use it.

e-Fixed dates for the AGM, Committee Meetings and Club Champs 

         

Introduce a fixed calendar of events which will be posted on a functional website at the beginning of every year.

f-If a committee member decides to run for executive and fails then they should still be able to run for the committee in the following ballot. 

COMPETITION

FOCUS ON COMPETITIVE TENNIS

Suggest we dedicate one night a week to competition tennis.

At present I play @ Port Melbourne regularly on Tuesdays in their comp. It’s successful, has a lot of players in a variety of age groups. We should also look at combining forces and have a comp with players from both clubs.

FOCUS ON BETTER COMMUNICATIONS

The club’s connection to the outside world needs to be updated.

Fix the web site and make it updatable and functional and entertaining.

Revamp the newsletters using MailChimp and a more elegant mailing list be established.

Connect the club with the times through Facebook, Blogger, Instagram or Twitter.

AND FINALLY

The club needs:

a drinking fountain on the far side of the court.

to get rid of all the signs on the fences. 

stop subsidising alcohol and spend the savings on on tennis balls.

Cease the use the outside heaters (for environmental reasons)

stop gifting alcohol for Club Champs (disconnect the link between sport and alcohol.)

and find a more elegant BBQ solution.

-I’d love to organize a yearly Noosa/ Albert Park-PM match (we have an apartment there) down the track.