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Bicycle Qld election
Hi everyone.
I'm not sure how many of you are members of Bicycle Queensland http://www.bq.org.au (if you aren't, you should be) but for those who are members, I'd like to recommend that you vote for Jenny Attreed for Secretary and Ben Dalton for Treasurer in the election that is coming up soon. I have been involved in BQ since 1989. When I joined there were only four other members, today there are 6000 and the organisation is the fastest growing bicycle group in Australia. BQ has been very able in lobbying for construction of new facilities for cyclists, especially in south-east Queensland. The success of BQ can be attributed to its fantastic management by a team of very committed people. BQ plans to become more representative of cyclists throughout Queensland during the coming year by appointing new staff to encourage membership of regional bicycle user groups. During the past year, BQ has faced some challenging situations with some members questioning the scruples of those running the organisation. I suggest that you put forward a vote of confidence in the current management team by voting for Jenny and Ben for the two positions that are subject to election. Please fill in your voting form and post it today. Regards Peter McCallum __ |
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On Mar 21, 6:26 pm, (Peter) wrote:
Hi everyone. I'm not sure how many of you are members of Bicycle Queensland http://www.bq.org.au (if you aren't, you should be) but for those who are members, I'd like to recommend that you vote for Jenny Attreed for Secretary and Ben Dalton for Treasurer in the election that is coming up soon. I have been involved in BQ since 1989. When I joined there were only four other members, today there are 6000 and the organisation is the fastest growing bicycle group in Australia. BQ has been very able in lobbying for construction of new facilities for cyclists, especially in south-east Queensland. The success of BQ can be attributed to its fantastic management by a team of very committed people. BQ plans to become more representative of cyclists throughout Queensland during the coming year by appointing new staff to encourage membership of regional bicycle user groups. During the past year, BQ has faced some challenging situations with some members questioning the scruples of those running the organisation. I suggest that you put forward a vote of confidence in the current management team by voting for Jenny and Ben for the two positions that are subject to election. Please fill in your voting form and post it today. Regards Peter McCallum __ Gee Peter, do you really want to have this debate in public? I guess you started it. I trust your judgement, because I've read your contributions on this list. I also fully agree on the commitment of the current management. However, your memo is polemical and misleading. If BQ is opening up, it's only because of the intense and sustained pressure being put on it by people who have been appalled at some of the actions of BQ, and by regional and local BUGs that feel totally left out of the loop (evidently not Mackay), and by people who wonder where is all this success you speak of (maybe it's happening, but the consultation has been so opaque that we couldn't be sure). Maybe the votes of confidence should come after the changes, otherwise they are votes of hopeful anticipation. That's my stance, hopeful - but vigilant. And yes, you should be a member, and you should vote, for the person you think will best represent you (candidate statements made well in advance would be helpful). Some of the last candidates won't be standing (resigned to defeat by proxy). Donga |
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Donga wrote:
Gee Peter, do you really want to have this debate in public? I guess you started it. I trust your judgement, because I've read your contributions on this list. I also fully agree on the commitment of the current management. However, your memo is polemical and misleading. If BQ is opening up, it's only because of the intense and sustained pressure being put on it by people who have been appalled at some of the actions of BQ, and by regional and local BUGs that feel totally left out of the loop (evidently not Mackay), and by people who wonder where is all this success you speak of (maybe it's happening, but the consultation has been so opaque that we couldn't be sure). Maybe the votes of confidence should come after the changes, otherwise they are votes of hopeful anticipation. That's my stance, hopeful - but vigilant. And yes, you should be a member, and you should vote, for the person you think will best represent you (candidate statements made well in advance would be helpful). Some of the last candidates won't be standing (resigned to defeat by proxy). Donga I guess it will only be you and I reading this stuff anyway, so what does it matter. It's obvious to me that BQ has been very successful in Brissy and the surrounding areas over the past ten years. When I was involved down there, we couldn't convince Main Roads or Brisbane City Council to provide any on-road treatments. Since then, there have been a number of significant changes, culminating in the Main Roads policy that mandates provisions for cyclists in all new works and upgrades statewide. BQ has also lobbied successfully for the establishment of the State Cycle Committee and its secretariat. There are a whole swag of individual wins I could list. I know that last year out of the blue a BQ member emailed me criticising the behaviour of the current management committee. I understand that there have been issues, but I don't think people realise how difficult it can be to organise a community group. There apprears to be an expectation that BQ will provide the same level of service as the RACQ or Bicycle Victoria, both of which are far more mature organisations with much greater assets. Bicycle Queensland was established (in its current form) more than a decade after many of the other state advocacy groups and has a lot of catching up to do. Fortunately it has had a competant manager like Ben Wilson in place for most of the past decade. He has taken hold of an club that was full of infighting and turned it a robust and confident lobbying organisation. I don't agree with everything BQ does, and often I wish there was someone from Brisbane who could make there way up here from time to time to show lobby on our behalf. But I do understand that often people are working very long hours for the love of it and the luxury of having an executive member in town is something we may have to do without for a while. Peter |
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Ah, I dunno. You seem to care and that's good. Personally, I can do
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On Mar 21, 9:48 pm, (Peter) wrote:
Donga wrote: Gee Peter, do you really want to have this debate in public? I guess you started it. I trust your judgement, because I've read your contributions on this list. I also fully agree on the commitment of the current management. However, your memo is polemical and misleading. If BQ is opening up, it's only because of the intense and sustained pressure being put on it by people who have been appalled at some of the actions of BQ, and by regional and local BUGs that feel totally left out of the loop (evidently not Mackay), and by people who wonder where is all this success you speak of (maybe it's happening, but the consultation has been so opaque that we couldn't be sure). Maybe the votes of confidence should come after the changes, otherwise they are votes of hopeful anticipation. That's my stance, hopeful - but vigilant. And yes, you should be a member, and you should vote, for the person you think will best represent you (candidate statements made well in advance would be helpful). Some of the last candidates won't be standing (resigned to defeat by proxy). Donga I guess it will only be you and I reading this stuff anyway, so what does it matter. It's obvious to me that BQ has been very successful in Brissy and the surrounding areas over the past ten years. When I was involved down there, we couldn't convince Main Roads or Brisbane City Council to provide any on-road treatments. Since then, there have been a number of significant changes, culminating in the Main Roads policy that mandates provisions for cyclists in all new works and upgrades statewide. BQ has also lobbied successfully for the establishment of the State Cycle Committee and its secretariat. There are a whole swag of individual wins I could list. I know that last year out of the blue a BQ member emailed me criticising the behaviour of the current management committee. I understand that there have been issues, but I don't think people realise how difficult it can be to organise a community group. There apprears to be an expectation that BQ will provide the same level of service as the RACQ or Bicycle Victoria, both of which are far more mature organisations with much greater assets. Bicycle Queensland was established (in its current form) more than a decade after many of the other state advocacy groups and has a lot of catching up to do. Fortunately it has had a competant manager like Ben Wilson in place for most of the past decade. He has taken hold of an club that was full of infighting and turned it a robust and confident lobbying organisation. I don't agree with everything BQ does, and often I wish there was someone from Brisbane who could make there way up here from time to time to show lobby on our behalf. But I do understand that often people are working very long hours for the love of it and the luxury of having an executive member in town is something we may have to do without for a while. Peter- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - All fair points, but you still steer around the valid concerns people have. There are some positive signs of change at the moment and I hope they turn into reality. Donga |
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