Consideration of the Hon. Treasurer’s Report and Balance Sheet

member of the Association and a valuable asset with his hard work and dedication. Also, on a special note, one of our own was recognized by the wider rugby league community for his volunteer services to the Game. Glenn Jeffcoat was awarded the AAMI Service to Refereeing Award for his commitment to refereeing over many years. Glenn beat other finalists including David Manson, Brisbane RLFA and Anthony Fletcher, Group 9 RAO, CRL.

We again conducted the exchange program where Reg Marks and Joe Attard represented the Association in Perth and Nathan Loveday and Dave Turvey travelled north to the Sunshine Coast. The program is important to the development of our members and provides a different perspective to refereeing day in and day out within the district. Reg gave an enlightened overview of their activities whilst in Perth and it would appear that the off field activities were more memorable than the real purpose of the trip…

The Association can only be as successful as the members who contribute to its success. We have been very fortunate for many years to rely upon members who have donated their time and inspiration to the Committee and other roles. The times, they are a changing and a few of these members have decided to not seek reelection for varying reasons.

Chris Cafarelli has taken up employment in Europe in 2011 and I would like to wish him well during his time away from us and thank him for his assistance as Vice President as well as being our Training Coordinator. Chris worked hard to make training entertaining and varied and I’m sure that the members who participated were fitter and better for the experience. Warren Gee will be spending more time on the Central Coast and after 6 years as Assistant Secretary will not be seeking re-election. Warren has been a great asset to the Committee in keeping the minutes, managing the best and fairest awards and providing ideas. Finally, as many of you will know Mario Cafarelli will not be seeking re-election to the role of Secretary, a role that he has held for the past 6 years and has held positions on the Committee for a further 3 years. Mario has shown enthusiasm and diligence in conducting the duties in this demanding role. The Association has enjoyed a smooth running for many years and this is in no small part due to the efforts of Mario. I wish him well and look forward to having Mario being a contributor to the Association in the years ahead.

My thanks also to Brad Zarb for his contribution in keeping the books of the Association and to Gavin Beecroft and his partner Rachel who both work very hard in ensuring that all our social events were well prepared and enjoyable for all the guests.

There are also a number of other members who have contributed to the Association in all facets of its functioning to allow the members to develop and grow and achieve their goals. I would like to specifically acknowledge and thank the following - George Elias, Kim Archer and Joe Attard for their roles as Director