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As we approach the holiday season we thought we’d let you know briefly where we are at in terms of the separation project for NSWBA.
After the Extraordinary General Meeting on 6 November 2023, we are now back on track to continue our preparations for the separation of the NSWBA into two new organisations.
The State Open Teams Finals were held online on November 24-26. Congratulations to the CURRIE team representing the Western Zone, the winners of the State Open and Country Teams Championships.
State Open Teams Winners
John McMahon, Charles McMahon, John Currie, Philip Glover
The State Open and Country Pairs Championships were held at the NSW Bridge Association on November 18-19.
State Open Pairs Winners
Hui Li and Patrick Jiang
State Country Pairs Winners
Kevin Tant and Lauri Perino
The State Novice and Restricted Teams was held at the Central Coast Bridge Club on November 11-12.
State Novice Teams Winners
Dave Havyatt, B Rewers, Julie Rollinson, Margaret Havyatt and Alan Bustany (Director)
State Restricted Teams Winners
David Purkiss (President), Gail McKenzie, Lisa Rush, Martin Brown, Michael Hogan and Alan Bustany (Director)
Motion One failed with 74 votes in favour and 107 votes against.
The Amendment to Motion Two to replace "special resolution" with "ordinary resolution" failed with 73 votes in favour and 97 votes against.
Motion Two (unamended) failed with 65 votes in favour and 114 votes against.
I would like to thank the members who attended, both in person and via ZOOM for their patience with the protracted counting of each vote.
John Scudder
Chairman
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the NSWBA will be held on November 6, 2023.
The Council has decided to increase some of the prices paid by players in most of the events organised by the SBC and the Events Committee from 1 November, 2023. (Updated 17 October, 2023)
There is a lot going on at NSW Bridge Association (NSWBA) and you might ask yourself, “What does this all mean? And how is this going to affect me?”
The NSW Bridge Association (NSWBA) is going through a restructure that will result in the separation of its two functions, that of being the state body for bridge in NSW and a large Sydney based Bridge Club.
These changes, and the tasks needed to create two independent bridge bodies, have given rise to a number of questions. Follow the link below for answers to some of the most frequently asked ones (FAQs).
Notice is hereby given to all voting members of the New South Wales Bridge Association Limited (the "Company") of an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Monday 6th November at 6:00pm at Level 1, 162 Goulburn Street, East Sydney and remotely by ZOOM.
- Notice of EGM
Clause 15(1) of the Constitution states:
(1) The management of the Company shall be vested in the Council which may exercise all such powers of the Company in pursuance of its objects as are not, by the constitution, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting, subject nevertheless to any provision of the constitution and to the provisions of the Act and to such directions, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid constitution or Act, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting; but no direction to Council made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of Council which would have been valid if that direction had not been made.
- Proxy Form
