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Candidates National Committee 2021

Ken Eaton #51189 DM#67 Black Dog and I Ride With Chloe Dementia Charites, I
nominated and was accepted to be your representative as part
Position Sought: National of the National Committee at the 2021 Orange Rally. It has
Committee Member been a pleasure to give back something to the Club.
The 2022 Warwick National Rally My duties on the Nation Committee has been the role of
in April coincides with my 14 committee minute taker and Club Plate Scheme liaison. A steep
years of returning to motorcycle learning curve for me but I have enjoyed the involvement and
riding after an extended lapse of learning what is involved in running this great club. In this
several years. Two months after strange year of Covid, the NatCom has accepted the challenge
nervously remounting a bike, I was of implementing changes to enhance the management and
a member of the Ulysses Club, an future functioning of the Club and it’s Branches. I’m proud to be
organization that has become part part of that passionate team but realise there is still and always
of my Life over those 14 years. will be work to do.
Not only did I safely regain the skills of motorcycle riding, the
members associated with the Joondalup Branch gave me that I have always encouraged younger membership and new ideas
wonderful feeling of social involvement and enjoyment of being into the Ulysses and now ask for your continued support for
part of a fantastic group of likeminded people from all over the next Committee Year, especially with an aim to help our
Australia interested only in motorcycles, fun and charity. This is Branches develop and keep the Club a fun organisation in line
why I am a Ulysses Member. with our ideals and motto.
After involvement as a committee member with the Joondalup I urge all members to vote for your preferred candidate, either
Branch, including several years as President, involvement in at the rally or by postal vote, to keep a strong, united and
WestOZ Ulysses Branch activities, the UCARF Patch Campaign, relevant Ulysses Club into the future.

Name: - John Osborne #41785 and is ineligible for the role.
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my role as Treasurer for two years payments etc. which run to a rigid schedule.
now since my term was to end in
accordance with the three (3) year I joined the Club in 2005 and immediately associated with the
rule in our Constitution. Up until now I have been unsuccessful (Sydney) Northern Beaches Branch where I have been active
in my search but this year there has appeared interested in Branch ride activities and Sydney Thursday rides. I intend to
members to take on the role. There is however a problem with continue these activities as they are an important way to ensure
the nominees; neither nominee resides in NSW and hence one stays in touch with the concerns of grass roots members
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Associations Act, the Act under which the Club is registered.
Our constitution nominates the National Secretary as the Public John Osborne #41785
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Nomination for National Secretary and then Branch president for a number of years.
I would like to nominate to continue After the transition to National Committee in 2019, I held the
in the role of National Secretary for role of MAOTY Liaison and Historic Plate Scheme Liaison for two
the Ulysses Club Inc., a position years, before accepting the position of National Secretary at
that I have held for the last twelve Orange in 2021.
months.
Over the past year I have more or less settled into the role
I joined the Ulysses Club in 2004 but, being 2021, it has been a challenging year and certainly
after much cajoling by a friend who wasn’t what I, and indeed others, expected. But now we are
was a member, and while I was looking forward to the continued easing of restrictions and the
initially hesitant about joining I am re-opening of borders so we can attend and enjoy more rallies,
very glad that I did. The people more Branch visits, and more riding and of course more cafes.
I have met and the friends I have made in the club have
reinforced my belief that the Ulysses Club is a fantastic social My time as Secretary has been very rewarding and I would
club. welcome your support in serving for another year as National
Secretary for 2022.
At Branch level I have served as treasurer, editor, webmaster

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