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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Please see the email below from Kerry Johnston in </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Jan Pike's email to Life Members.</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Lucy Pentony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Office Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Quad 1, Level 2, 8 Parkview Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ph: (02) 8736 1256<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Email: <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Web: <a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=279 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.9062in' id="Picture_x0020_1201842394" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB0A76.A3E3B6F0"><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=99 height=71 style='width:1.0312in;height:.7395in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:2gPATGQoZkRGvfRp8tma"> <img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_2131824111" src="cid:egTGD6GnIrGXSDvRAsNW" alt="ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo - small"> </span><img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_325243441" src="cid:DBqCbnXNC5VuLUGxE2RB"> <img border=0 width=133 height=75 style='width:1.3854in;height:.7812in' id="Picture_x0020_615236719" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DB0A76.A3E3B6F0"><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></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>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Kerry Johnston <kerrymj@ymail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 19 September 2024 7:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lifemember] Working Party<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>This is my reply to Jan Pike's email to Life Members.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I think Maureen Turner and Bev Amery’s reply contains everything needed to be said about this sad and destructive course RDANSW seems to be on created by the negative energy, angst and power over tactics of some individuals with no ability to be team members. RDANSW seems to be imploding itself. I just shake my head and wonder what will become of RDANSW, its centres, riders, volunteers and horses.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>It certainly seems that what I wrote so many years ago is still relevant.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> ‘To those who called this EGM and those who worked so hard to create confusion, concern and doubt amongst everyone I feel you need to consider very carefully if you are prepared to stay as part of this organisation. If you are not then I suggest you organise your committee and centre and resign - keeping in mind that the assets of your Centre will remain with RDA(NSW). If you wish to stay part of this organisation then I suggest you tune into some positive energy, stop your destructive criticism and power games, accept the decisions made by the Centres voting and get on with it. ‘ </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kerry Johnston</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Life Member RDANSW</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Life Member Ballina and District RDA Centre</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Kerry Johnston<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydpeb62addyahoo_quoted_6846753668"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Monday 16 September 2024 at 05:14:44 pm AEST, <<a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au">stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935><div><div><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From the Board Members noted below<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>To those with the self-appointed name of The RDA Constitutional Working Party.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><img border=0 width=519 height=259 style='width:5.4062in;height:2.6979in' id="ydpeb62addyiv0772024935Picture_x0020_976288582" src="cid:MqQ3nBieBVX1W1ZPmG4e"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msolistparagraph style='color:#26282A;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Charles McClintock under suspension from RDA (NSW). </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msolistparagraph style='color:#26282A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Anna Rimac is under suspension from the RDA (NSW); the legal proceedings are still pending.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msolistparagraph style='color:#26282A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>We’d like to quote a very respected life member and former director Kerry Johnston.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#26282A'><img border=0 width=602 height=386 style='width:6.2708in;height:4.0208in' id="ydpeb62addyiv0772024935_x005f_x0000_i1030" src="cid:pvAVDsMW25ub2MkEWMzQ"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#26282A'>For and on behalf of the majority of RDA(NSW) Directors</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpeb62addyiv0772024935msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#26282A'>Kind Regards</span><span 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