Hello all,
The ball is starting to roll; The new association will be called 'National Road Freighters Association'.
We are planning to hold the inaugural meeting in Toowoomba on the 2nd of November2008 at the Toowoomba City Golf Club at 10am everyone is welcome.
The newly appointed board will be endorsed at that meeting, we still need two delegates from W.A., S.A., Tas, and one from N.T. we have a good cross section of directors and the National executive is now in place.
They are, Kevin M Pattel,(Mick)( National President), Tom Desmond, (National Vice President), Sheridan Steinohrt (National Secretary), Peter Whytcross,(National Treasurer) Terrie Bradley, (Director) Donny Smith, (Director) Darryl Pederson (Director) Willie Davis,(Qld Delegate) Jimmy Oliver, (Qld Delegate) Rick Finning,(Vic Delegate ) Russell Borchard, (Vic Delegate) Leo Fardell, (NSW Delegate) Leeroy Shuttleworth (NSW Delegate) Wendy Georgetti-Remkes (N.T. Delegate) and of cause we can’t forget the wonderful Clare Mildren consultant to the Association.
Clare has been working on the registration of the new association and will be doing the ground work in conjunction with myself and the board in organising a new website, designing a letterhead, slogan and Logo, setting up the new bank account, and drawing up the new membership forms.
Membership will be our main focus in the early stages and the fee for full membership will be set at $100.00 per person per year, everyone will be a Membership Director, I am considering an award for the person who introduces the most members in a calendar year, and this will be awarded each year, we will also be planning to market merchandise using the association name and logo as a means of raising money for the development and fighting fund, donations to the association will be most welcome.
The 'National Road Freighters Association’ will be bound by a set of ‘Core Principals’ that will protect it against any attempt to hi-jack the direction and the intent of why it was formed in the first place, these will be set in concrete from the beginning and will ensure that we stay a grass roots organisation.
There is a lot to do and I will inform you of all the other areas we will be involved in at a later stage, the most important thing to remember is that the National Road Freighters Association will exist purely for the benefit of the road transport industry, we must never lose sight of that fact.
Until next time
Drive safely
Mick Pattel