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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#467886" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear life members <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Please see the below email from Jan Pike OAM PLY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>HON; Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Executive Officer/Grants Officer and Assistant communication<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">tracy.lucas@rdansw.org.au</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">Gemini.winsoft@bigpond.com</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/">WWW.rdansw.org.au</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_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB08F4.A9888320"><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_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DB08F4.A9888320"><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='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 style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> jan pike <janpike86@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Greg Urand <greg.urand@rdansw.org.au><br><b>Cc:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au; centres@rdansw.org.au; lifemember@rdansw.org.au; RDA NSW BOARD <board@rdansw.org.au><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lifemember] [Centres] Working Party<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Morning Greg,<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing this purely in my capacity as a Life Member of RDA(NSW),just a few points that I find a little confusing in your email to everyone.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t understand your accusation that the letter sent by the majority of Directors of the Board in no way reflects the opinion of this same Board. Surely if 5 out of 6 Directors have signed off on this and it appears that only yourself,as chairperson, has a different view then that clearly indicates the opinions expressed are those of the Board.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Directors are elected representatives of the members so are the primary governing body of the Association. I received an email the week before last with the Board’s proposal regarding the review and drafting of the State Constitution. I don’t remember seeing any contradiction to this by yourself. Yet when a Working Party , consisting of self appointed representatives who have not to my knowledge followed existing constitutional procedures in their formation, suggest a proposal to review the SC , you offer your support and actually denounce other Directors. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just as a footnote I don’t believe any of this is “funny” not when you’re discussing the future of our Association.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards ,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jan Pike OAM PLY <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Life Member RDA( NSW)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On 16 Sep 2024, at 10:08<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>PM, Greg Urand <<a href="mailto:greg.urand@rdansw.org.au">greg.urand@rdansw.org.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear RDA NSW Centres & Volunteers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>As the Chairperson of the RDA NSW Board, I was not consulted in anyway, shape or form in the drafting of the letter that went out this evening purporting to be from the RDA NSW Board (see below).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I would like to make it crystal clear that the below email is not the position of the RDA NSW Board, nor the RDA NSW organisation. It would appear that some members of the current Board have, funnily enough, set up their own Working Party.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>This, under any other circumstances, might appear to be amusing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>However, the individuals responsible for the attached email from the ‘Board Working Party’ may have, in my opinion, made some very serious accusations that could be defamatory.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I believe that this is a most unfortunate development, and extremely counterproductive to what appears to be a genuine attempt by the Constitutional Review Working Party to generate a constructive process, under the Constitution, to solve a number of problems with the Constitution that have remained unresolved for at least 6 years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I believe that in order to quickly deescalate the situation, we should offer the ‘Board Working Party’ the opportunity to withdraw their email immediately. If they do so by midday tomorrow, Tuesday 17 September 2024, then I would urge any parties mentioned in the withdrawn email to overlook some of the comments that may have been made in the heat of the moment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>So, with that issue squared away, let’s look to the future…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I have had time to review the proposal and requisition request of the Constitutional Review Working Party.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Having reviewed the Constitution, it appears that the Constitutional Review Working Party (Working Party) has submitted a compliant set of papers.<br>Given that the Working Party’s Requisition Letter appears to be compliant, it is my view the Board has no option but to facilitate and support the holding of the Special General Meetings (SGM) requested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I have already called a Board Meeting for Wednesday evening where I will make my understanding of the Constitutional compliance of the Requisition Letter clear. I will make it clear that the Board must follow the Constitution and do all that is necessary to ensure that the meetings go ahead as requisitioned.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I note that the Board came out with its suggested pathway forward on the Constitution last week. However, the only way to change the Constitution is a Special General Meeting. So, either way we need to have an SGM, where all points of view will be considered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greg</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greg Urand</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hon Director, Chairperson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NSW Justice of the Peace</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0400 858 190</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;font-size:pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Centres <<a href="mailto:centres-bounces@rdansw.org.au">centres-bounces@rdansw.org.au</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au">stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 16 September 2024 5:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Centres@rdansw.org.au">Centres@rdansw.org.au</a>; <a href="mailto:lifemember@rdansw.org.au">lifemember@rdansw.org.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Centres] Working Party<br><b>Importance:</b> High</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the email below and attached Minutes of the EGM held on 15 July 2001 referred to in this email below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the Board Members noted below<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To those with the self-appointed name of The RDA Constitutional Working Party.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><image001.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>We have perused the letters circulated around the centres and the organisation and believe that these unauthorised communications are from an unsupported Group with members in Centres who may not necessarily know of, nor condone their membership of, this Party. These<u> </u>centres have not submitted minutes that have proposed the establishment of this party nor advised their supposed members’ representation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>It is abysmal that, instead of assisting the Board in a positive manner, these Working Party are continuing to subject the present voluntary board members to constant harassment, denigration, and demonisation. The current Board are accused of being slow in dealing with matters however the continuing behaviour of a few means that time is taken away from everyone else and incurring ongoing legal expenses in actions resulting from their demands.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Whilst the current Board members want to represent <b>ALL</b> of the Centres, this current behaviour appears to be motivated by money and power struggles - it is abhorrent, does not correlate to RDA’s mission and value statements and should not be tolerated. This has been going on for some time and was addressed by Kerry Johnstone in the attached statement.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>For clarity, the following members of this party, who are attempting to demonise current Board Member behaviour, have the following history and current standing in our organisation: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Charles McClintock under suspension from RDA (NSW). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Anna Rimac is under suspension from the RDA (NSW); the legal proceedings are still pending.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Anna Rimac, Graeme Gulliver and Helen Fauske are from Ballina Centre (on RDA owned land) - which is under administration. Directors, CASP and the Regional Representative/Administrator’s attempt to attend the centre (to work on a pathway forward out of administration) have been denied access on many occasions and they have been treated with bullying, intimidation and legal threats to instil fear. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Note that Bruce Manefield is an external consultant in private business who <u>has not been given authority</u> by the current Board to formulate a new Constitution, nor to assist in preparing paperwork nor to conduct special general meetings in this regard.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>The actions of these people are in direct contradiction to the very principles behind RDA (NSW), an organisation that is supposed to have volunteers who have empathy towards others and who are expected to be here to help and assist people who have a disability, not as a means of showing how important these named people consider themselves to be while, at the same time, adversely affecting the operations of RDA (NSW) and denigrating others.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>We’d like to quote a very respected life member and former director Kerry Johnston.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'><image002.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'>For and on behalf of the majority of RDA(NSW) Directors</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'>Kind Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#215E99'>Olwen Smith,Linda Bower,Tracy Lucas,Allan Burton and James Van-Lane</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'>Email – <span style='color:#45B0E1'><a href="mailto:board@rdansw.org.au">board@rdansw.org.au</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'>WEB – <a href="http://WWW.rdansw.org.au">WWW.rdansw.org.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p 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