What an action packed day!

Before the thrills and spills of slopestyle yesterday, WAMBA redefined its role and elected a new committee for 2015/ 2016 during its annual general meeting.

In line with a new strategic direction, WAMBA is now recognised as the state representative body for the West Australian mountain biking community. This change of role, from simply being a trail advocacy group to the state representative body, will provide a more strategic direction for the Association and allow it to remain relevant to members, stakeholders and the WA mountain biking community.

Passion, hard work (lots of it!) and commitment to this new strategic role has led to the re-election of Louise Wallace as WAMBA President. Also re-elected were Marilena Stimpfl (Vice President), Jodie Stembridge (Secretary), and Alex Wade and Margaret McIlroy (general committee).

New faces on the committee include Mike Young (Government Engagement Coordinator), Ben Pruden (Chairperson - Management Council for Trails Access), Tony Tucknott (Chairperson – Management Council for Racing, Graeme Adams (Junior Development Coordinator), and Amy Chapple (general committee).

Welcome to everyone – it’s going to be an exciting year ahead!

The 2015 WAMBA Annual General Meeting will be held @ 11:30am this Sunday (26^th April) at Edward Millen House, Edward Millen Reserve in Victoria Park, Perth. All are welcome to attend.

Agenda:

The agenda will be:

1. Welcome
2. Attendance & Apologies
3. Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting
4. President’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report – Presentation of Annual Report & Audited Financial Statements
6. Notices of Motion
7. Election of Positions
8. General Business
9. Close of Meeting

 Last year’s AGM minutes are available here - http://www.wamba.org.au/docs/WAMBA_AGM_minutes_2014.pdf

Apologies:

The following apologies have been received:

• John Wallace
• Bec Swan
• Jake Hannah
• Tony Tucknott
• Sam Russell

Please email any further apologies to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Notices of Motion:

The following Notices of Motion are being voted on at the meeting. That:

1. West Australian Mountain Bike Association (WAMBA) is recognised as the state representative body for the WA mountain bike community.
2. An interim Committee is formed at the AGM and remains in place until such time as the Constitution of WAMBA is changed to reflect a new governance model and a new WAMBA Board of Governance is established.

Nominations:

The following nominations have been received for positions on the WAMBA interim committee:

• President – Louise Wallace
• Vice President – Marilena Stimpfl
• Secretary – Jodie Stembridge
• Treasurer – no nominations as yet
• Club Engagement Coordinator – no nominations as yet
• Government Engagement Coordinator – Mike Young
• Management Council for Sport Development Chairperson – no nominations as yet
  • Junior Development Coordinator – Graeme Adams
• Management Council for Trails Access Chairperson – Ben Pruden
• Management Council for Racing Chairperson – Tony Tucknott

General committee nominations received so far:

• Amy Chapple

Thank you to all those who have already put their names forward for consideration. If you’re attending the AGM on Sunday, you can still nominate for a position.

Proxy Voting:

Proxy forms are only required for committee and affiliated club members who are unable to attend the AGM and wish to vote. At this stage it looks like no voting will be required, as there is only one nomination for each position.

However, people can still nominate for positions during the meeting, so the proxy vote may still be a consideration - the person being nominated at the meeting isn’t entitled to receive any proxy votes.

If you wish to submit a proxy vote, please email Jodie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a form.

After AGM:

Lots happening at Edward Millen Reserve on Sunday 26^th!

Join us afterwards for lunch at the TGIF Victoria Park Hawkers Market, and then watch all the excitement of the John Hughes Slopestyle event. Head to the John Hughes Slopestyle Facebook page for more information.

Have a passion for mountain biking and want to be a part of WAMBA's new future? 

Nominations for the 2015/ 2016 WAMBA Committee are now being called. As per WAMBA’s Constitution, all current committee members cease to be committee members at the AGM and are eligible for re-election.

Assuming the Notice of Motion is passed at the AGM, an interim committee is being appointed until such time as WAMBA can change its constitution to allow for a new governance structure to be established. This change of constitution will take approx. 4-6 months. However, to allow for a successful transition from governance by a committee to WAMBA being governed by a Board and CEO, input from committee members will be required for a period after the change of constitution. Committee members will be eligible for election to the new WAMBA Board.

Positions available for election in the 2015/ 2016 Interim Committee are:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Club Engagement and Community Relations Coordinator
• Government Engagement Coordinator
• Management Council for Sport Development Chairperson
• Management Council for Trails Access Chairperson
• Management Council for Racing Chairperson

How to Nominate

Please email the WAMBA Secretary, Jodie Stembridge (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with your nomination by 7pm Thursday 23^rd April.

Thank you to those who have already submitted nominations.

Treasurer role – if anyone is interested in this role and would like to know a bit more about how much work is involved, feel free to email our current Treasurer, Nigel Wade (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

If you are would like to join the general committee or have any questions about the positions or process, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Jodie on 0422 9011 75.

Organisation Chart & Position Descriptions

Available from the Secretary is an organisational chart with the position descriptions and some of the responsibilities listed – in line with WAMBA’s top 5 priorities for 2015/ 16:

• Long term organisational financial sustainability
• Relationships with clubs & groups
• Agreements with main stakeholders
• Trail development projects
• Sport development (including junior development, high performance and state level events)

All roles will be well supported by the WAMBA committee itself, as well as the many shared services available through Westcycle.

If you’re not interested in one of the above positions, but still have an interest in and skills/ experience relevant to the development of mountain biking, trails development projects or racing events, you can nominate to be part of the general committee and join one of the management councils. Alternatively, you can elect to provide support for any of the other official positions.

There is also the potential for other sub-committees to be formed by interested members - provided they align with WAMBA strategic objectives within the key result areas of Leadership, Governance and Management; Participation; Trails, Facilities and Infrastructure; Capacity Building.

The 2015 WAMBA Annual General Meeting will be held at 11:30am on Sunday 26th April at Edward Millen House, Edward Millen Reserve in Victoria Park, Perth. All are welcome to attend, and join us afterwards at the TGIF Victoria Park Hawkers Market for lunch and the John Hughes Slopestyle event – the first of its kind in Perth!

The agenda will be:

1. Welcome
2. Attendance & Apologies
3. Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting
4. President’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report 
6. Notices of Motion
7. Election of Positions
8. General Business
9. Close of Meeting

Two Notices of Motion have been submitted for voting on by members:

1. WAMBA is recognised as the state representative body for the WA mountain bike community.
2. An interim Committee is formed at the AGM and remains in place until such time as the Constitution of WAMBA is changed to reflect a new governance model and a new WAMBA Board of Governance is established.

All positions are up for election – more information about nominations will be sent out shortly. 

All members of WAMBA, and of all affiliated mountain bike clubs, are eligible to vote and thus have a say in shaping mountain biking in Western Australia. 

For those members unable to attend the meeting in person and wish to vote, you may submit a proxy form which will be emailed out a week prior to the meeting.

More information on the John Hughes Slopestyle event can be found on the Event Calendar of WAMBA’s website.