The Sutherland District Basketball Association has conducted the 37th Annual General Meeting for the Association and would like to provide members and the wider SDBA community with a summary of events.

Results of the 37th SDBA Annual General Meeting:

Elected Members

· Lyndal Punch

· George Gooding (re-elected)

· Rhett McGillicuddy

· Andrew McNamara

· Shaun Stevens

The Sutherland Basketball Association welcomes all the new and re-elected board members who will join Loretta Passerini and Vanessa Hutchison as existing board members for the 2025/26 year.

The President position for 25/26 will be held by George Gooding who actively coaches within our representative program and has extensive knowledge of facilities and facility management.

George will be joined by long-term board member Loretta Passerini in a vice president role. Loretta a long-standing member of the SDBA community has extensive experience in customer relations and governance and has also been an active representative coach and player within SDBA for many years.

To complete the formal positions on the SDBA board for 25/26 we welcome new member Lyndal Punch as treasurer. Lyndal brings strategic and leadership experience to the position having held multiple CFO and CEO roles throughout her career.

Summary of Positions for 2025/26:

· George Gooding (President)

· Loretta Passerini (Vice President)

· Lyndal Punch (Treasurer)

· Rhett McGillicuddy (Committee member)

· Andrew Macnamara (Committee Member

· Shaun Stevens (Committee Member)

· Vanessa Hutchinson (Committee Member)

Outgoing Board Members:

The Sutherland District Basketball Association would like to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of outgoing President Mr Tim Cavanagh and committee members Brad Garland, Warren Phillip Clark and Mark Phillips.

Tim has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to develop and grow the corporate and sponsorship structure and has been a pivotal point of leadership within SDBA over the last 12 months. We wish Tim all the best with his exciting new business ventures.

Warren Phillip Clarke has stepped away from the board after 3 terms of serving the SDBA community. Warren, a familiar figure around the stadium has dedicated an immense amount of time to the Association and we thank him for his outstanding contribution.

Another familiar face also stepping away from the SDBA board is long-standing committee member Brad Garland. Brad has served multiple terms on the board including a role as Treasurer in 2023 and has been a key figure in the growth and development of the Association over the last 5 years.

Mark Phillips will also step down from the board after serving a 2-year term and we would like to take this opportunity to thank Mark for his contribution to the Association.

Any media enquiries regarding the 37th AGM can be directed to General Manager Adrian Dark: adriand@sutherlandbasketball.net.au

CLICK HERE to view the Sutherland District Basketball Associations Strategic Plan 2024

CLICK HERE to view Financial Statements for year ending December 2024

All current registered association members are entitled to vote in person 

As per the Constitution 

34. VOTING (1) On any question arising at a general meeting of the Association a member has one vote only. (2) All votes must be given personally. (3) In the case of equality of votes on a question at a general meeting, the vote is lost. (4) A member is not entitled to vote at any general meeting of the Association unless all money due and payable by the member to the Association has been paid. (5) A life member will have one vote.

If you would like to become a voting member (non-player), you must 

(1) Sign up for an account via: sutherlandbasketball.com.au/members/member#

(2) Email competitions@sutherlandbasketball.net.au to advise that you would like to register as a voting member

(3) You will receive an invoice of $20. This must be paid in full before being eligible to vote

Note: Registration is renewable yearly

Election of Life Members:

Life members may be elected at each annual general meeting of the Association on the following basis:

(a) Life membership is restricted to those who have contributed to the control, promotion, integration, or fostering of participation and development of basketball by their participation in activities of Sutherland District Basketball Association Incorporated for a total period of ten (10) years and who are nominated by a member for election at an annual general meeting of the Association;

(b) Names of the nominees for life membership shall be submitted to the Association Manager at least twenty one (21) days prior to the annual general meeting at which such nominees are to be proposed as life members;

(c) Nominees for election as life members to be elected must obtain the votes of at least three-fourths of those members attending and eligible to vote at the annual general meeting;

(d) Not more than two life members shall be elected at any one annual general meeting;

(e) A history of the service of each nominee for election as a life member shall accompany the application/s;

(f) Life members will be awarded a badge of a design to be approved; and

(g) Life members will be entitled to attend and to vote at all general meetings of the Association.

Reference: page 8: SDBA Constitution

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Note: 2024 Life Member Nominations must be received by 5pm on Monday 3rd June 2024

If you have any further queries feel free to email Adrian Dark (Association Manager) via adriand@sutherlandbasketball.net.au