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e   | committeemember@ulysses.org.au            National Committee Member
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                                When I came over from Western   only sit and watch safely from the other side of the country.
                                Australia in May for the Orange
                                AGM, NSW had just come out of   The Joondalup Branch which I ride with has recently celebrated
                                mask wearing after a period of   LWV   WK DQQLYHUVDU\ DQG , ZDV DVNHG WR WDNH SDUW LQ D ¿YH
                                Covid alert. I was looking forward   minute morning radio programme about the branch and the
                                to returning to the east to attend   Ulysses Club. It was a bit of fun to do but one thing I did to
                                the August National Committee   prepare for the interview was buy ‘The Ulysses Story’ book by
                                meeting in Sydney and inspect the   Stephen Dearnley to have my facts about the history of the
                                new Ulysses Club Administration   club.  I must admit to not reading it before and had just relied
                                2໥FH  8QIRUWXQDWHO\  WKH -XO\   on listening to others regarding part stories over the years and
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                                on hold and another Zoom meeting   history and proud development. In 2023 it will be forty years. I
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                                                               to the radio announcer, who rides a 300cc scooter, with the
                                One of my portfolio positions is   invitation to come join us.  I would recommend the book as a
                                that of minute taker for the NatCom   great read to members and also to branches as an interesting
         meetings. It is a big step up from the monthly branch committee   loan book, branch prize or fact check book for their members.
         meeting minutes I am used to, but it is giving me an insight to   Currently on a sale price in the Gear Shop.
         how much work is done by the National Committee team on a
         day to day basis, forward planning, recommendations and future   Stay safe
         development decisions on the club to be made.
         Another portfolio position is to co-ordinate feedback from   Ken Eaton
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         at the moment along with the aim to expand to Tasmania.   #51189 DM#67
         Enquiries and applications have been fairly quiet over the past   National Committee Member
         few months. Victoria now has over 500 registrations. With an
         expected change to accepted age of eligible vehicles to 30 years
         in Victoria, a modest increase in enquiries has occurred. Phil
         Whitton, NSW’s administrator sent me a great article on the
         background of the commencement of the Ulysses Club Historical
         Plate scheme. I will get the interesting article published in the
         Summer edition of the Riding On.
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         Osborne being able to carry out the challenging and hard work
         of shifting equipment and services from the old administration
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