TO ALL Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Australia ( WPCSA) members in Tasmania: All current Society members will have received a letter informing them that at present there is no Regional Promotional Group (RPG) in Tasmania. Earlier in 2014 some members of the RPG resigned, and, after running the Tasmanian All Welsh Show in December, the remaining members of the RPG informed the WPCSA Committee of Management of their resignations. Therefore the Tasmanian RPG is currently in recess. The Committee of Management felt it was very important that all Society members in Tasmania were informed of the situation and are encouraged to respond with their interest in reforming the RPG. As the letter forwarded to each current Society member by mail and also via the Society facebook page states – ‘If any members of Tasmania feel that in the future you would be interested in being a part of a Regional Group .... your expressions of interest should be put in writing and submitted to the Committee of Management for consideration.’ A summary of the current situation – • The Committee of Management would be very pleased to receive expressions of interest from any Society members in Tasmania who are interested in re-forming the RPG, or who would like more information on the function of RPGs • The funds from the Tasmanian RPG are being held by the WPCSA National Office until such time a new RPG is formed • Members of the Committee of Management will visit Tasmania to hold an open meeting for members. It would assist with the planned meeting if members who are interested in being part of an RPG provide this information early in the New Year when the National Office on the 12th January 2015. • The next meeting of the COM is for the Workshop / COM Meeting on February 8th & 9th 2015. The Committee of Management sincerely thanks all members who were involved in the RPG in Tasmania. Being on an RPG entails a lot of time and effort to ensure the administrative requirements are met, as well as the organisation of events for members. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR Regional Promotional Groups: (Refer to the WPCSA Green Guide for further information – available on the WPCSA website) Under the authority invested in it by the COM the role of the RPG and other sub committee unless otherwise specified in writing by the COM is to: • encourage the breeding and improvement of the Welsh Breeds • advance public education within their region • by publicising and promoting the breeding, development, and exhibition of the Welsh Breeds • by making promotional contributions to any newspaper, journal or other publications to advertise and publicise the Welsh Breeds • promote and conduct talks and demonstrations on the Welsh Breeds and horses in general • organise exhibitions, shows and other activities of the Welsh Breeds and other horses • offer prizes and make awards at any show and to contribute to show funds at which show the Welsh Breeds and other horses are to be exhibited • supply show secretaries with the current list of judges approved by the COM • submit to the COM all show programs prior to advertising the Show • hold judges seminars to promote uniformity of judging Regional Promotional Groups must hold an Annual General Meeting each year and general meetings a minimum of three times per year. Members are encouraged to contact National Office, the Chairman or other members of the Committee of Management with any queries. *Contact details are on the Society website wpcs.au and in the Action magazine.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:40:30 +0000
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