NHGC Meeting, Bar Beach Bowlo, 25/5/2022 meeting start 7:30pm
Attendees: Adriaan, Frans, Craig, Jamie, John Dingle, Ken Harris, Ward, Harry Daniels, JOD, Rod, Gary Herman, Andreas, Glen Selmes.
Zoom: Ian Ladyman, Royce, Patto
Apologies: Kieran, Billo, Craig Hand
Last Minutes accepted – Ken 1st, John Dingle 2nd
Business arising from Last Minutes – John Harriot’s NSWHPA brainstorming weekend is happening next weekend. Deadline for ideas on how to spend NSWHPA money please email to Adriaan (President NHGC nhgcpresident@gmail.com) before Wednesday 1st of June please. Main emphasis will be on getting more members into the sport and retaining members. Unfortunately Gary Herman could not attend. So it will be John Dingle and Craig Hand attending for NHGC.
Flying – Some good flying on the coast. John and Craig getting 900ft above Strezzi in bubbles of lift. Jamie has had some good flying at Blueys Beach.
Safety – No incidents
Sites
Ward and Jason have been working on East broken back launch. It is 4-5ft higher and a 3m run. Ready for spring and is a morning site. Road to launch is not in good shape, 4wd required.
Carmels LZ has been slashed. Paid for by NHGC ($880) and re-imbursed by NSWHPA.
Request for Hickson st launch to be referred to Merewether launch.
Request for club website update to site guide. Patto has already built site guides for NPGC. Could steal his work.
Rod met landowners at bottom of Hunter launch. Possible new/expanded landing area. Rod will give contact phone number to Adriaan for chase-up.
Lake st Claire now has the bottom access gate padlocked. John Harriot chasing up with landowner/farmer who has put the padlock on the gate. Some confusion as to who is the custodian of this site. Discussion needed between NPGC, NHGC and Central Coast Skysailers.
Hooley Dooleys – final permission to fly here is being held up CASA legal team. Patto will update us soon as there is any progress. Fortunately, this is a summer site and we are not going to lose any flying over winter.
Comps – BBT dates are now up on the website.
Treasurers Report
Main account - $20,161.91
Secondary account - $379.45
Paypal - $1352.26
Total - $21893.62
28 Members have renewed.
Meeting closed 8:10pm
