• It would work more closely with Golf
Australia and the other peak bodies for
the betterment of golf.
• It would provide the financial means to
employ a full-time CEO and staff to ensure
policy and services delivery and support
for the state’s local events and the wider
membership.
• It would remove the current conflicts
in the sponsorship and membership
models, and in doing so, it’d allow the
industry to better negotiate and maintain
major sponsorship arrangements and
provide greater consistency and value for
sponsors.
• It would have a modern governance
structure which would allow the national
body to set policy and strategic objectives
with responsibility and accountability
resting with management rather than
a board that all have full time and
demanding jobs.
In order to continue to progress Vision
2020, the Board feels the time is now right
to engage some independent professional
assistance and as such have engaged the
services of Tony Sernack. Tony is based in
Sydney and is a management consultant who
has worked previously with GMA on several
projects including the strategic plan and the
Green Book as well as having been a keynote
speaker at conferences and GMA education
road shows. Tony has had significant
experience in working with NFP’s on these
types of reviews and we look forward to his
assistance and advice as we continue on this
journey.
I am very confident we will achieve some
very positive outcomes for GMA and our
wider membership well before 2020 with the
ongoing support of the states and members.
Stewart Fenton
A message to the golf industry from Stewart Fenton
I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Board of GMA for
their support over my past two years as President. We are indeed
fortunate to have such a wonderful group of people that are so
committed to serving the membership of GMA for the benefit of
golf. I would also like to thank current Executive Officer John Stamp
and former Executive Officer David Allen for their support and
friendship over many years. I would also like to thank our sponsors
(and in particular people like John Halliwell and Daniel Christie from
Schweppes, Peter Maddison and the team from MiClub, Kevin Gates
from Club Car, Arthur Antonellos and Steve Assimo from HostPlus,
Nick Thornton and the team from MSL) and also Golf Australia
(particularly Stephen Pitt, Cameron Wade and Paul Vardy) and the
PGA (particularly Gavin Kirkman) for without your support GMA
would not be in the strong position it is today and I am blessed to
call all of you friends.
To all of the members of GMA, I have very much appreciated your
ongoing support. I have so many great friends in golf and for that I
am very grateful. Whilst our jobs continue to be challenging I think
as an industry we have come a long way in the past few years.
Although I will no longer be working in golf, I certainly will be
continuing my association with GMA and will maintain my
membership through the former GMA category. I will look forward
to catching up with you all in Adelaide at the GMA conference.
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