NSWBA Transition

What’s New - A Recap

It’s been a while since the last update on how we are moving forward with the restructure of the NSWBA. We aim to strengthen the future of Bridge across NSW with the objective of setting up two new focussed organisations for success. The proposed plan is to:

Create an independent club in inner Sydney. Its members will be both the social and competitive players of the current NSWBA.

The new club would be similar to the current SBC with the board focussed on its members’ needs, without the complexities and distractions of the current structure.

A board of directors for the new club is currently being set up and we will be sharing more detail on this soon.
Create a new State peak body for Bridge in NSW. Its members will be the 158 NSW Bridge Clubs that are currently affiliated to the NSWBA.

The new NSW peak body would assume all responsibilities of the NSWBA, including evolving bridge in the state, running competitive events, selecting and supporting representative teams, and support services to clubs across NSW.

A board of directors for the new NSW peak body and a Council to provide guidance are being set up and we will also be sharing more detail on this soon.

To manage this process, a Transition Committee has been established to work through the many issues required to set up these two new organisations for success. This committee will oversee the restructure of the NSWBA to form the two new organisations outlined above, and implement governance over the strategic, legal and financial aspects of the restructure.

The initial members of Transition Committee are:

1.	Dagmar Neumann	NSWBA Councillor, Project Leader
2.	Glenda Parmenter	Founding Chair of the NSW bridge peak body
3.	Mary Anne Loveridge	Founding Chair of the new bridge club
4.	Jake Andrew	Program Manager

We will be providing regular email updates on the progress of the restructure. Our upcoming updates will go into additional detail about the purpose and objectives of these two new organisations. We will also introduce the members making up the new boards and their roles, so please keep your eye out for further updates – in your inbox and on the NSWBA website.

Thank you for your continued help and support.

Kind regards,

Jake Andrew
NSWBA Transition Project Manager
10 July 2023