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Australian Championship Invitation 2014 (REV)

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Communiqué To Taekwondo Members

Dear Taekwondo Member

I am happy to advise you that the unified Board of Sports Taekwondo Australia Ltd met in

Melbourne for the first time on Sunday, 21 September, 2014. As Chairman, I am pleased to report

that the meeting was very positive with a strong spirit of cooperation and strong focus on the

future of Australian Taekwondo, and particularly you the members.

It is clear that members have been concerned about what was happening with the unification

process over a long period. We wish to thank you for your perseverance and support over this

time and we now we look forward to engaging with you as we build the organisation together.

I would like to take this opportunity to briefly outline what we will be doing in the weeks ahead to

get the new STA underway.

Communications with our members, and their views of the association, is very important and we

will be seeking your input so that together we can build the organisation around the needs of our

members. We will be seeking your involvement through an online survey that is currently being

designed and should be available in a few weeks. We will be communicating with you about these

and other initiatives through our web page, eNews and social media services such as Facebook

and Twitter, which will also provide you with the opportunity to input your comments and views.

We have also put together an interim management team whose job is to bring together all of the

member service processes to ensure that you have ongoing support as we build STA.

I am also pleased to advise that planning is well underway for the 2014 Australian National

Championships, which will be staged as the first unified competition in Adelaide from 5?7

December 2014. This event represents your chance to show our community that Taekwondo is

well and truly one as we all come together to share our passion for Taekwondo, whether it is as a

competitor, coach, referee, judge, volunteer or spectator.

I am excited at the prospect of our organisation coming to fruition and I am sure that together we

will build an organisation that the Australian Taekwondo community will embrace and make

Taekwondo the martial art and sport of choice. I ask that we all work together and support each

other on this journey of positive change.

John Walker, AM

Chairman

STA and TA are pleased to make the following announcements:

The Australian Sports Commission has now formally recognised the merged STA as the National Sporting Organisation.

The Board members are happy to announce the appointment of Mr John Walker as the independent chairperson of the merged Board. John Walker comes from very distinguished business background and currently occupies the following positions:

Chairman, Macquarie Group of Companies, Korea
Chairman, Australia Korea Business Council
Executive Chairman of Infrastructure, Utilities and Renewables Asia for Macquarie Capital
Director, Macquarie Japan Limited & Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Limited

The first meeting of the unified Board will take place in Melbourne on 21st September 2014.

The 2014 National Championships will be jointly run by STA and TA and will be open to all members. The championships will be held in Adelaide , 5th – 7th December at the Super-Drome. Details of entry and other relevant information will soon be released to all members.

Details of the 2015 membership packages are being finalised and will be approved by the merged Board at its meeting on 21st September 2014. Once approved the membership package details will be released to members.

Sundays Grading at Shepparton proved to be bigger and better then the last one with some 80 Students  being graded
for Yellow to Red Belt.
As usual Head Instructor Sammy Rachele and Instructor George Moutafis did a great job organising the grading.
Both Claudia and Isabella
(Sammys Daughters) prepare all the grading application forms so well that it made GM Russell Wood job so easy.