M.A. Assertion
Message to Motorcycling Victoria members
December 13, 2024
Expensive members,
We’re contacting you to ask to your help.
We realise that your curiosity, as a motorcyclist, is sort of definitely NOT within the construction or politics of operating Motorcycling Victoria (MV) as a part of Motorcycling Australia (MA). Nevertheless, the game in Victoria is now at a crossroads that would see all motorcycling occasions and competitors in Victoria stop if motion shouldn’t be taken by you – the members.
You’re in all probability conscious of the problems surrounding securing insurance coverage cowl for the game in Victoria over the previous 18 months. Most lately, that has resulted in MA having to step in to difficulty permits in Victoria within the face of delegation of authority beforehand given to MV being withdrawn by our insurer. It is a momentary association that’s not sustainable.
The first justification for withdrawal of that delegation has been the style wherein the game has been managed in Victoria. We now have beforehand been in contact with you to elucidate the continuing makes an attempt made to attain an amicable final result with the MV Board, which is answerable for managing the game in Victoria.
Over the previous few years, all State Controlling Our bodies (these managing the game in every State) have been concerned in a Administration Enchancment Initiative (MII), designed to create higher effectivity and easier administration of bike sport in Australia. This work has been funded – and supported – by the Australian Sports activities Fee (ASC).
All SCBs agreed to place collectively a brand new, fashionable Structure for MA as a core final result of the MII and work has been undertaken all through this yr to attain this. This Structure course of, which is an initiative of the ASC, is to allow MA to fulfill the ASC’s Finest Governance ideas in addition to being compliant with the Firms Act.
On the eleventh hour, it seems that MV has determined to not help the adoption of the brand new Structure. It will lead to Sport Australia withdrawing its help – and present indications are that our insurer could subsequently withdraw cowl from Victoria.
The deadline for adoption of the brand new Structure is a gathering to be held on Thursday, December 19. If the Structure shouldn’t be unanimously adopted, all of the work accomplished over the previous three years shall be deserted. As well as, it’s nearly sure that no permits for bike sport shall be issued (or present permitted occasions be allowed to proceed) any later than Christmas this yr.
We all know it’s a busy time of yr and that you simply in all probability really feel such as you shouldn’t need to become involved with these items. However at this stage, the distinction between having viable bike sport in Victoria – and never – for 2025, could be the motion you are ready to take.
Please converse along with your mates and your Membership and just remember to and your Membership contact MV Board members to make it clear that they should help the vote subsequent week, within the pursuits of seeing the game proceed in Victoria.
When you’ve got any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the MA Board. One of the best ways to try this is simply to ship us a message at [email protected]. We’ll get again to you as a matter of precedence.
Roy Chamberlain
President
Motorcycling Australia
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