Some news from the HRA Committee meeting held in October 2024
President’s Report
- The safety and first aid training program has been postponed due to lack of numbers. The sessions will be moved to February 22nd and 23rd.
- The Licence & Equipment proposal has been forwarded to State Council and MA staff for comment and feedback prior to being formally submitted to ARCOM.
- The Rally in the Valley which was to run in April next year has been postponed to 2026 due to a number of issues in securing the roads that we want. Hopefully these issues will be sorted in the next few months.
New Club Website
Work continues on developing the new website. We’ve created a draft version of the new site and this is undergoing review and testing, especially the Member Self-Service functions. Looking very good for this site to go live before Christmas. Watch your email inboxes.
Club Permit Scheme
All club members who have a vehicle on the club Permit Scheme are being asked to participate in an audit to ensure that we have all the correct details of those people and the cars that they have on the scheme.
This will help us in a number of ways, not least of which, will be to kick off the club membership system with information that is as accurate as possible. If you have a club permit car and have not received this survey, please contact Tim Shepherd as soon as possible.
HRA Youth Program
The HRA is working on ways to attract more younger people to the club and our sport. Tim Shepherd, Alan Chambers and Jess Pigot are working on a couple of exciting initiatives around youth and developing a specific youth program.
Update from Competition Secretary – Peter Canals
The Victorian Rally Season Launch and Presentation is confirmed for February 8th at the Manningham Hotel in Bulleen. Bigger room than last time. Tickets will be $60/head including food and a drink on arrival. Possibility of a couple of the winning cars being on display. More news as it comes to hand.
Owen Polanski
President, HRA