Here’s a summary of the things that the HRA committee is working on from the last Committee meeting.
Update on the new membership system
The committee voted to implement a new membership management system from Australian based tech company, Member Jungle. Steve Hollowood has been evaluating the system as well as comparing it to a couple of competitor offerings and recommended the Member Jungle system.
Club members can expect to see more information in the coming months about how this system will be implemented and the positive impacts it will have on how we both manage our memberships and communicate with our members. The first step for now though will be a re-launch of the club website within this new system.
This is a big project and will take a lot of work to implement but it will be well worth the effort. Have a look at some info from Member Jungle here:
https://www.memberjungle.com.au/carclubmembership
HRA Constitution
The committee has started a review process of the constitution of both the HRA Inc and HRA Special Events Inc, this review will be led by our treasurer Kerril Maloney. This review was prompted by a number of changes that were required by the ATO as well as the Victorian Government.
We are taking this opportunity to also review the whole of the constitution to modernise it as this hasn’t been looked at since the club’s inauguration. Once the process is complete we will distribute a new draft for members to review and then it will be put to the membership to accept at the next AGM in February 2025.
HRA Magazine
The future of the HRA magazine was discussed in some detail as to it’s ongoing viability both in a financial sense as well as it’s relevance to members. Current editor Jeff Cameron is feeling frustrated at what he sees as a lack of interest from members both in feedback and in the fact he is not getting any articles. There is also the issue of social media rapidly replacing the relevance of a club magazine.
There are a number of options being looked at currently for the magazine and this will be an ongoing topic of both discussion and research over coming months.
In the meantime I would encourage any member who feels like writing an article for the magazine to please do so and send it to editor@hra.org.au
HRA Events for 2025
The Committee is still trying to finalise a list of events and the people who are running them for 2025. If you are planning on putting an event together for next year please let Matt DeVaus know as soon as possible.
Social Media Review
The HRA Committee has instituted a review of how we communicate with the community and our members and in particular how we use social media.
This review, led by Jess Pigot, will look at how we use social media, what platforms we use and how we create content that is both relevant and useful. This review will take into account the new membership management system and how that will add to the communication landscape for our members.
Championship Scores
The current competition season is well underway and club championship scores are about to be published but one issue is the very low number of club members who have registered for the championship, particularly navigators.
Please register if haven’t already, here’s the link to the registration form https://form.jotform.com/233439035265860
Owen Polanski
President HRA