[CAMWEST-discuss] RE: future of Camwest

[Mark Robson]

Here Here,

I agree with the honorable member from Baulkham Hills.
Even if it's just the minimum of an email group with a website
we need to stay as 'representatives' of all cyclists.

I get a decent hearing at Councils and RTA because I am from Camwest.
Without Camwest, I am just a lone individual that can be easily ingnored.

Mark R

-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Hannan [mailto:danny_hannan at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2005 6:04 AM
To: Robert Catford; CAMWEST Discuss; Rob Kemp; Peter Gilbert; Paul
Bowyer; Michael Elgood; Marty Olmos; Martin Holmes; Mark Robson; Leanne
Rylands; John Gumieniuk; Graham Heap; Doug Bathersby;
dformosa at dformosa.zeta.org.au; Nick
Cc: Sharon and Richard McCarthy & Ferguson; Roland Boer; Ian Macindoe
Subject: Re: future of Camwest


CAMWESTIES,
I cannot believe the negative thoughts of those that
met.

That they are more recent members may explain their
negativity.  CAMWEST has gone through several periods
of inactivity.  Almost always when there was not an
active president.  The cause and so the "reason to be"
of CAMWEST is based on being driven or pushed by
individual/s who have a passion or mission to achieve.

A fourth option is to leave CAMWEST dormant until
someone pops up to push it along.

Bicycle NSW cannot manage it's own funds successfully
so I strongly object to handing the money over to
them.  If CAMWEST stays dormant the funds can be
invested in a Conservative investment so that CAMWEST
can be like the Phoenix and reemerge a financially
sound organisation.

If you are going to bury CAMWEST the funds belong to
the members and so should be returned to the members.

I think old CAMWESTERS should unite,  don't let these
youngsters bury CAMWEST yet.

CAMWEST is in a doldrum at the moment.  Cycleways are
well planned for most of our region, most people are
fighting for their own/family survival and are time
poor but there are many things on the future horizon
that CAMWEST will need to become involved in.

Dan


 --- Robert Catford <droftac at ozemail.com.au> wrote: 
> Dear Camwesties,
> 
> Graham Heap, Rob Kemp, Nick Urbanik, Peter Gilbert
> and myself met at the Thai Pagoda last night for our
> AGM. It was more of an informal chat. There was some
> discussion regarding the future of Camwest including
> some feeling that disbanding it was a real option. 
> 
> It was decided that before an ultimate decison was
> made that we give members at least 21 days notice
> that we will meet again to decide one of 3 (at this
> stage) options for the future of Camwest: 1)
> continue on as normal; 2) split the group into a
> Parramatta/Holroyd group and a further west group;
> and 3) disband the organisation altogether.
> 
> If the decision is to disband then we also need to
> make a decision on what to do with the $3,000 +
> still in our account. Members last night seem to
> agree that most of this money would probably be
> donated to Bicycle NSW. 
> 
> If the meeting decides to disband Camwest, it was
> then suggested that we use a small portion of the
> money to hold an official 'wake' for the
> organisation and we invite all past members and
> celebrate the achievements of the organisation. This
> would have to be better than the slow death
> currently taking place. I'm suggesting a dinner at a
> modest place but perhaps the kitty could pick up the
> tab and we invite those older members of Camwest we
> remain in contact with. 
> 
> I propose that the next meeting in which we make the
> decision be held on 19th April at 7pm at Thai
> Pagoda, 5/112 Main St, Blacktown. If you cant attend
> the meeting you can send your vote by email to me
> and the rest of the group.
>  

danny_hannan at yahoo.com

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