This is mainly of interest to Sydney members: I need to form an Association, primarily to administer the funds that have been raised via donations to this blog (and also www.keenwalk.com.au).
Donations have totalled over A$10,000 so far, and while I had thought this raised no income liability for me, I have been informed that it could be regarded as income by taxation authorities. Forming an Association to manage the funds will overcome this difficulty.
A minimum of 5 people are needed to form an Association, and given the model rules for Associations that we will adopt on the night, I need 7 or more people join me for dinner one evening next week. We will adopt the model rules, and also simple rules for the Association (mainly to support my research into financial instability), elect office bearers, etc.
I’d like to make this an enjoyable event, so I’ll book a cheap but good restaurant in inner city Sydney for the occasion. I hope to start at about 6.30pm and have it all finalised by 8pm (including having dinner). I will make it either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening next week (March 8, 9 or 10) depending on which is most convenient for the largest number. I hope those who attend enjoy putting faces to the names they’ve seen regularly on the blog.
Could Sydney-based blog members therefore please email me at my usual address (debunking at gmail dot com) if you are able to come along on one or more of those nights? I’ll then let you know via return email what restaurant we’ll use, and on which date. We need to elect at least the following office bearers for its Committee–a president (yes I’ll stand for that election!), a vice president, a treasurer, a secretary and three ordinary members–so also please consider which role you’d like to take.
I am a great non-fan of meetings–I reckon they are where work doesn’t get done–so I hope we will keep formal meetings to the bare minimum, which is one meeting per year. The laws governing Associations in NSW are laid out here by the Office of Fair Trading.
