Members are advised that the Gliding Australia AGM will be held as a Zoom webinar meeting, commencing at 7:30pm AEST.
Wednesday August 31st 2022
Register for your attendance by clicking on this link Register You will be sent a link to enable you to attend the meeting and you will need to be registered to be able to be able to vote at the meeting.
Details of the Agenda will be posted on the web page.
The Gliding Australia Awards & Trophies will be announced immediately following the conclusion of the AGM.
Election of President/Vice President/Treasurer
Any member is welcome to nominate for the Position of President, Vice President or Treasurer. These three appointments will be determined by the new Gliding Australia Board, at its first meeting following the AGM.
President Steve Pegler, VP Lindsay Mitchell and Treasurer Chris Bowman have all advised that they are willing to continue in their roles. However, all members are asked to consider if you have the interest and skills and experience to lead the Gliding Australia management team, and if so to nominate for any of these positions. If you would like to discuss what the role entails and the commitment required, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or contact Steve, Lindsay, or Chris directly – their contacts detail are on the web page under Contacts.
The nomination form can be found at this link and requires support from two current Board members. The nomination form should be submitted to the Gliding Australia Secretary by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by mail to the Gliding Australia office not less than 7 days before the day of the meeting, so by close of business on Tuesday 23rd August.
Appointment of the Gliding Australia Board and Executive
Members at the AGM vote to approve the Board members and Heads of Department/Executive who together comprise the Gliding Australia Board.
Regional Board members are nominated by their Regions, and Department heads by the various departments. If you wish to take on one of these positions you can work with your Regional committee or the Soaring Development, Operations, or Airworthiness panels, and convince them that you would be a good representative.
The members so appointed take on their role at the conclusion of the AGM.
Appointment of Regional and other officers.
Members at the AGM vote to approve the appointment of various regional and other officers. These positions are selected by the Regional committee or Gliding Australia Departments, or by nomination of the Gliding Australia Board following an application by the member.
Eligibility to vote/Proxy forms
All 12 month Flying Members , 12 month Junior Flying Members and Life Members of Gliding Australia are entitled to vote at the AGM.
In order to vote at the meeting you must either
1. Be present and registered on the web meeting; OR
2. Have submitted a proxy voting form and nominated who represents you at the meeting. Your nominee must be eligible to vote and must attend the meeting and must accept to act on your behalf. You may nominate the Gliding Australia Secretary as your proxy.
Proxy voting form
If you cannot attend in person then you may nominate a proxy using the Gliding Australia proxy form which is located on the web page. Click Docs/Forms then Forms/admin forms. Or use this link.
The proxy form should be submitted to the Gliding Australia Secretary by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by mail to the Gliding Australia office not less than 48 hours before the day of the meeting. If you wish to nominate the Gliding Australia Secretary as your proxy then you can send without the proxy signature and I will sign on receipt.
AGM Documents:
The AGM Agenda, Previous minutes, President’s, Treasurer’s and Auditor’s reports will be progressively available on the Gliding Australia web page. Click Docs/Forms then Documents/Minutes/AGM or via this Link.
Reports at the meeting.
The Treasurer will present his report along with the Auditor’s Report.
The President will present his report which will introduce details of proposed changes to the Gliding Australia Articles of Association and also our application for Part 149 with CASA. A formal motion to accept these proposals will be presented to an Extraordinary General Meeting of Gliding Australia in the near future.
Terry Cubley
Gliding Australia Secretary
ph. 04 0808 5988
