SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HOMING PIGEON ASSOC. INC.
Incorporated Since 1929
     Agents for Belgium Alum Rings
Race Rubbers, Clock Tapes, Ribbons and all Pigeon Requisites
10 Baulderstone Road Gepps Cross.  S.A.  5094 – Telephone:  8262.3856

ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:  GENERAL SECRETARY
10 Baulderstone Road, Gepps Cross.  SA    5094
gensec@picknowl.com.au
cherylmyers@bigpond.com.au
MINUTES OF THE S.A.H.P.A. Inc.MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE S.A.H.P.A. Inc. HEADQUARTERS ON
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2008 7.30PM.

1.    Chairperson opened meeting at:       
    Attendance: Mr D. Thalbourne(Chairperson), Mr.G Hamilton, Mr W.Moyle ,Mr       K.Pridham, Mr D.Walker, Mr G Watson, Mrs C.Myers, General Secretary, Mr D.Cawte, Treasurer.

2. Apologies:  Mr G.Watson.
 

3. Minutes of previous Meeting:
Moved /Seconded /Carried


4.  BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES :    General Secretary to send out table to all clubs with interim decision for distance between landing boards.


5. TREASURERS MONTHLY REPORT :
The treasurer read out the monthly report for August , showing a profit so far for the year.


6. CORRESPONDENCE IN.
1.    Email A.Agar re:   Alan sent an email on behalf of Alex Hlebnikoff disqualified in the Glendambo 10 bird ( sa05 01440) asking the committee to reconsider the disqualification because it was an honest mistake.
      Action:  The general secretary to notify Alex that he has been disqualified according to S.A.H.P.A rules.



2.    V.F.P. INSURANCE: Insurance policy for 24 hour cover on satellite phone.
Action:  Secretary to file.


3.    Convoyers Report: Little Topar SAD,Little Topar 10 Bird and Glendambo Open.
                    Secretary to file.

4.    Email from Renea Eden: Minutes from bird management meetings and inviting a nominated member to attend their quarterly meetings.
Action:  Copy of minutes to be sent to members of the management committee , the Chairman Mr D Thalbourne to attend quarterly meetings for Bird Management as a nominated member.

5.    Email from the Hyde Park Club: Thanking the release panel for the decision to change the basketing night from Thursday to Friday night.
Secretary to file:

6.    Drug Test Result: Test results from Colin Walker show a negative result on all tests.

Secretary to file.


        7. CORRESPONDENCE OUT

1.    Letter to Renea Eden Environment Officer Adelaide Airport: Advising her of the management committee decision to handle the issue in house.


2.    Letter to Phil Squires: Thanking him for information on loading.


3.    Letter to Paul Aneric: Regards sponsorship from Scotts Transport.



8.GENERAL BUSINESS.
1.    INTERIM 2009 RACE PROGRAM.

                                 30TH MAY- STIRLING NORTH
                                 6TH JUNE – PETERBOROUGH
                                 13TH JUNE – STIRLING NORTH
                                 20TH JUNE – PETERBOROUGH
                                 27TH JUNE – HAWKER
                                 4TH JULY – YUNTA
                                 11TH JULY – PARACHILNA
                                 18TH JULY – OLARY
                                 25TH JULY – PARACHILNA
                                1ST AUGUST – OLARY
                                8TH AUGUST – LYNDHURST YBC-   10 BIRD
                                15TH  AUGUST - LITTLE TOPAR SAD -   10 BIRD
                                 20TH AUGUST - LYNDHURST OPEN
                                 29TH AUGUST -  LITTLE TOPAR OPEN
                                 5TH SEPTEMBER – LYNDHURST 2
                                 12TH SEPTEMBER – LITTLE TOPAR 2
                                 19TH SEPTEMBER – MARLA
                                 26TH SEPTEMBER – COBAR
                                 3RD OCTOBER – MT WILLOUGHBY
                                 10TH OCTOBER – NYNGEN.
                   

ALL MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND THEIR RELEVANT RACE POINT MEETINGS FOR THEIR SECTION :
                         HILLS GROUP – 29TH September 2008 S.A.H.P.A HEADQUARTERS 7.30PM
                         WESTERN GROUP- 16TH SEPTEMBER WEST TORRENS 7.30pm
                         SOUTHERN GROUP – 22ND SEPTEMBER
                         NORTHERN GROUP – 22ND SEPTEMBER PARA CLUB
                         CENTRAL GROUP –



APPRECIATION FOR B.MAHOMET: The management committee would like to thank Mr B.Mahamot for his efforts at Royal Show .It is appreciated by all members .


MR D.THALBOURNE – Spoke on grain sales and produst sales at the S.A.H.P.A. Headquarters – members to look at getting bulk food and product to sell to members of the association.

The management have called for a business plan from the membership for Grain store and product sales to be sent to the General Secretary and they will review the suggestion.

4.   MR D.WALKER: - Management committee to review code of   practice for next meeting.           Carried Over.

5.  ELECTRONIC CLOCKS-  Mr D.Walker spoke on rules and guidelines for electronic clocks and that the rules need to be reviewed.       Carried Over .

6. MR K. PRIDHAM – Spoke on having more communication between sub-committes and the management committee – 10,000 committee and the special races committee, to run through the guidelines of such committees.

7. BIRD OF THE YEAR – All nominations for bird of the year to be sent to General Secretary.


    9. MEETING CLOSED:     10.40 pm


       10.   DATE OF NEXT MEETING:     6th OCTOBER 2008