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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Good Evening, Juliet,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank you for your email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Phew, lucky one of the centres has forwarded it to me, and I was able to share it with my fellow Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Board and Centres</span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>, - The Board was not included in your email so that makes it hard for us to respond.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Please note your email has been received and it will be answered in due course. – By the Directors once discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>What I would like to confirm with you is that – Ron Marton did solo approve to the motion ( at the AGM) - Get rid of Joe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>My suggestion is that you chat with the motion makers as to why Ryde stepped back from this agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Proxy -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting. Young asked Helen Strasser – so you put your faith in another person as you chose not to attend. I am aware there are many emails to and froing on this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We are excited to see the centres receive their share of The GE win, and truly appreciate that the centres in their own time will acknowledge The Directors in due course.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Happy to share that this is from me personally not as the Board. I do also note that not all centres are included in your email Juliet. WHY ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks Juliet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I have included all centres for transparency as per requests from centres. I do apologise to those that simply want to just do what RDA does …………………….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><img width=296 height=381 style='width:3.0833in;height:3.9722in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image003.png@01DAAA26.1A3DAE20"></span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id="geom_inter_1702327882522_35_178"><div id="geom_inter_1702327905540_80_185"><div id="geom_inter_1702327911547_32_186"><div id="geom_inter_1702327920563_41_187"><div id="geom_inter_1702327921559_6_188"><div id="geom_inter_1702327927570_99_189"><div id="geom_inter_1702327993655_78_190"><div id="geom_inter_1703046247459_4_13"><div><div id="geom_inter_1702327882522_35_178"><div id="geom_inter_1702327905540_80_185"><div id="geom_inter_1702327911547_32_186"><div id="geom_inter_1702327920563_41_187"><div id="geom_inter_1702327921559_6_188"><div id="geom_inter_1702327927570_99_189"><div id="geom_inter_1702327993655_78_190"><div id="geom_inter_1703046247459_4_13"><div><div id="geom_inter_1702327882522_35_178"><div id="geom_inter_1702327905540_80_185"><div id="geom_inter_1702327911547_32_186"><div id="geom_inter_1702327920563_41_187"><div id="geom_inter_1702327921559_6_188"><div id="geom_inter_1702327927570_99_189"><div id="geom_inter_1702327993655_78_190"><div id="geom_inter_1703046247459_4_13"><div><div id="geom_inter_1702327882522_35_178"><div id="geom_inter_1702327905540_80_185"><div id="geom_inter_1702327911547_32_186"><div id="geom_inter_1702327920563_41_187"><div id="geom_inter_1702327921559_6_188"><div id="geom_inter_1702327927570_99_189"><div id="geom_inter_1702327993655_78_190"><div id="geom_inter_1703046247459_4_13"><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#45B0E1;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Tracy Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#FB9FFD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>0488727085<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Email – </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:tracy.lucas@rdansw.org.au"><span style='color:#467886'>tracy.lucas@rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <a href="mailto:Gemini.winsoft@bigpond.com"><span style='color:#467886'>Gemini.winsoft@bigpond.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Web - </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='color:#467886'>WWW.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#0070C0'><img border=0 width=99 height=165 style='width:1.0277in;height:1.7222in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01DAAA22.EB7FEB50"><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#0070C0'><img border=0 width=602 height=76 style='width:6.2708in;height:.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.png@01DAAA22.EB7FEB50"><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> RDA NSW Mudgee Centre <mudgee.rda@hotmail.com> <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Juliet McFarlane <<a href="mailto:julietmcfarlane@bigpond.com">julietmcfarlane@bigpond.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 19 May 2024 at 2:44:51 PM AEST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au">stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</a><br><b>Cc:</b> RDA Ballina <<a href="mailto:rdaballina@gmail.com">rdaballina@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:lburywodonga@rdansw.org.au">lburywodonga@rdansw.org.au</a>, Rda Armidale <<a href="mailto:armidaleandnewengland@rdansw.org.au">armidaleandnewengland@rdansw.org.au</a>>, <a href="mailto:bathurst@rdansw.org.au">bathurst@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:bluemountains@rdansw.org.au">bluemountains@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:centralcoast@rdansw.org.au">centralcoast@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:coffsharbour@rdansw.org.au">coffsharbour@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:coonabarabran@rdansw.org.au">coonabarabran@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:cowra@rdansw.org.au">cowra@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:forbes@rdansw.org.au">forbes@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:goulburn@rdansw.org.au">goulburn@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:griffith@rdansw.org.au">griffith@rdansw.org.au</a>, Rda Gunnedah <<a href="mailto:gunnedah@rdansw.org.au">gunnedah@rdansw.org.au</a>>, <a href="mailto:Illawarra@rdansw.org.au">Illawarra@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:kempsey@rdansw.org.au">kempsey@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:kendall@rdansw.org.au">kendall@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:manning@rdansw.org.au">manning@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:mossvale@rdansw.org.au">mossvale@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:mudgee@rdansw.org.au">mudgee@rdansw.org.au</a>, Rda Narrabri Kylie <<a href="mailto:narrabri@rdansw.org.au">narrabri@rdansw.org.au</a>>, <a href="mailto:orange@rdansw.org.au">orange@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:raymondterrace@rdansw.org.au">raymondterrace@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:Richmond@rdansw.org.au">Richmond@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:ryde@rdansw.org.au">ryde@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:tamworth@rdansw.org.au">tamworth@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:tumut@rdansw.org.au">tumut@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:tweedvalley@rdansw.org.au">tweedvalley@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:upperhunter@rdansw.org.au">upperhunter@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:waggawagga@rdansw.org.au">waggawagga@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:wauchopeportmacquarie@rdansw.org.au">wauchopeportmacquarie@rdansw.org.au</a>, <a href="mailto:young@rdansw.org.au">young@rdansw.org.au</a>, Andrew Herden - TheLateralist <<a href="mailto:tafedroid@gmail.com">tafedroid@gmail.com</a>>, Sheryl Dorey <<a href="mailto:threebs2@bigpond.com">threebs2@bigpond.com</a>>, Leah Boyd <<a href="mailto:boydie1314@gmail.com">boydie1314@gmail.com</a>>, Alisha Lee <<a href="mailto:a.dancer@live.com">a.dancer@live.com</a>>, Lynette Kime <<a href="mailto:lynettekime60@outlook.com">lynettekime60@outlook.com</a>>, Graeme Gulliver <<a href="mailto:gradeb15@hotmail.com">gradeb15@hotmail.com</a>>, Anne Shaw <<a href="mailto:anneirene2887@yahoo.com.au">anneirene2887@yahoo.com.au</a>>, Jayne Connell <<a href="mailto:jaycon57@gmail.com">jaycon57@gmail.com</a>>, Anna Rimac <<a href="mailto:rdasaturdaycoach@gmail.com">rdasaturdaycoach@gmail.com</a>>, Margo Morris <<a href="mailto:margolynn161@hotmail.com">margolynn161@hotmail.com</a>>, Danielle Gulliver <<a href="mailto:danielle.gulliver@gmail.com">danielle.gulliver@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Special General Meeting</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Board and Centres,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Firstly, thank you Lucy for the minutes and attendance sheet from the AGM.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Last week, Ryde and Young wrote an email to the Board and Centres regarding the incorrect information from Joseph Orland’s email of the 9<sup>th</sup> May. Specifically that Young Centre had moved, seconded by Ryde Centre, to have Joseph dismissed as a Director. We can now all see this is untrue and it did not happen. Could the Board please explain why there has been no clarification, no apology and no follow up letter?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It is also proposed that a Special General Meeting be held on the 30<sup>th</sup> May. This is unconstitutional is it not? If the Board accepts and proceeds with this date, all of us can quite rightly say that any motion would not be valid. Please could the Board clear up this very important point. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>There is no record in the minutes as to why the Financial Report was not adopted. If they are to be re presented , surely there needs to be an explanation on any changes made and arguments for their adoption. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Young Centre has received $15,000 from RDA NSW. Thank you. It is important that all Centres know that money is coming and that all Centres acknowledge receipt. I would ask the Board attend to this please.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Yours sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Juliet McFarlane</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Young RDA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>