M.A. Assertion
Message to Motorcycling Victoria members
December 13, 2024
Expensive members,
We’re contacting you to ask in your assist.
We realise that your curiosity, as a motorcyclist, is sort of actually 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to step in to challenge permits in Victoria within the face of delegation of authority beforehand given to MV being withdrawn by our insurer. This can be a momentary association that isn’t sustainable.
The first justification for withdrawal of that delegation has been the way by which the game has been managed in Victoria. We have now beforehand been in contact with you to clarify the continuing makes an attempt made to realize an amicable end result with the MV Board, which is liable 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 less complicated 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 end result of the MII and work has been undertaken all through this 12 months to realize this. This Structure course of, which is an initiative of the ASC, is to allow MA to satisfy the ASC’s Greatest Governance ideas in addition to being compliant with the Firms Act.
On the eleventh hour, it seems that MV has determined to not assist the adoption of the brand new Structure. This can lead to Sport Australia withdrawing its assist – 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 finished over the previous three years will likely be deserted. As well as, it’s virtually sure that no permits for motorbike sport will likely be issued (or present permitted occasions be allowed to proceed) any later than Christmas this 12 months.
We all know it’s a busy time of 12 months and that you simply in all probability really feel such as you shouldn’t must become involved with these things. However at this stage, the distinction between having viable motorbike sport in Victoria – and never – for 2025, could be the motion you are ready to take.
Please converse together with your mates and your Membership and just be sure you and your Membership contact MV Board members to make it clear that they should assist the vote subsequent week, within the pursuits of seeing the game proceed in Victoria.
If in case you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the MA Board. The easiest way 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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