Minutes of the TUA Committee Meeting
17th March 2005, Shipwright’s Arms Hotel, Battery Point

Meeting open: 5:40pm

Present: Stew, Mike, Ashleigh, Joe, Jemery, Jeff, Shavawn, Dave, Tim J (6pm)

Apologies: Tim P

Confirmation of last minutes: Mike; seconded: Stew

Correspondence: 	OSR – 2 letters (grant application)
		Auditors Report

Business arising from the minutes:

1. League Organisers Manual
Stew: Still reading Jeff’s notes
2. Come & Try sessions before Autumn league
Shavawn: will use Wednesday night beginners training
3. Autumn League: venue + organiser
Shavawn: 6:30pm till 8:30pm; fee structure to be same as previous league, except add $5 for cash.
Joe: will organise
4. Summer League – how is it going?
Stew: league going well, but appear to be losing numbers. Finals + BBQ going ahead at Cornelian Bay despite losing light
5. Next tournament
Shavawn: 9th April, will be at Uni Oval; rego to open shortly
6. OSR grant
Shavawn: $3500 deposited into TUA account. TUA to write UTas club a check to transfer money.  2 new kit bags bought; new disc order, scoreboards and tents for two-hat discussed
7. Strategic Plan – progress
No report
8. Sponsorship
Joe: potential league sponsor; Tim P also enquiring
9. Launceston/Burnie group
Shavawn: LCC keen for us to come
10. AFDA coaching program
Mike: have finished my accreditation requirements, awaiting response from Piers. Tim P to take over Tig-gers training to finish his hours. Ash and Shavawn to coach beginners training and Uni/Mixed Nats teams to finish hours.
11. TUC report
Jeff: next TUC this weekend
12. AFDA business
Shavawn: stepping down from committee; change to AFDA insurance
13. Two-Hat VII
Jem: no business yet
14. Nats 2005 and Southern Regionals 2005
Mike: Tassie going to Nationals in Perth.
TUA approves $300 under “junior development” to fund getting Ashley Button to Nationals
Discussed possibility of hosting 2006 Southern Regionals
15. Mixed Nationals 2005
Shavawn: no news
16. NUFL
Mike: NL3 in 2 weekends time (Sydney)
17. Women’s Development
Shavawn: no news
18. Tas Uni report
Shavawn: meeting of Uni committee in the next week
19. CSIRO/Uni challenge
Uni won last game, next game sometime in May?

Financial Report including expenditure to approve

* See attached sheet

Other Business

1. Winter Indoor League: venue + organiser
Joe: offered to TD; will look into moving venue to Moonah. Possibly start league in mid-July
2. Tasmanian Individual Championships
Joe: run after Two-Hat
3. Grant Opportunities: VSEG, Sportscover
Jem: Sportscover.com offering $1000 sponsorship for clubs; look to apply for Tig-gers
4. Tas Juniors co-ordinator
Joe: PE teacher at Friends interested in Ultimate
5. Disc for Mamoru
Committee approves $10 for postage
6. Expenditure for food at future TUA meetings
Committee approves up to $50 per meeting for food

Next Meeting: 14th April 2005, Shippies

Meeting closed: 7:15pm