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In theory an Operational Advisory Council would be good but if all members of the existing 8 member board are not getting an equal say in the decision making process then what hope would another group of un-elected officials have? Brendan thanks for telling me that the Chairman is AWARE but my...

Not even an email yet acknowledging receipt of my 'LETTER' to the TBA which was delivered on Saturday. I suppose I shouldn't complain when the QLD staff weren't even acknowledged in the email announcing the relocation of the TBA office to Melbourne. I have also heard it was very difficult for...

Hi Daz, Happy limited freedom in this great state of ours. I think they might just be reading now. No they are certainly not bowlers but they must have egos to insert themselves into a game which they know little or nothing about. Enough questions have been asked on here over the past 30 days...

Great points Steve! 'Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne'. I would love to know the motivations of 5 blokes from Melbourne who in all fairness would possibly struggle to fill the back of a postage stamp with their knowledge of our game. Why would they even consider becoming involved in a sport...

Thanks Rob, I think the fact that there was no acknowledgement of the QLD based staff in the announcement speaks far louder than anything you or I could ever put down on paper. That really was an absolute disgrace. We need answers to a lot of questions not jingoistic garbage - 'Melbourne is the...

Welcome to the new all improved TBA sorry my mistake MBA (Melbourne Bowling Association). The CEO, the Chair, 2 GMs, and a Board appointed non-bowler director from Melbourne...... and there is more - No not a set of steak knives!!!! The TBA office is being relocated to Melbourne. Yes the 'sports...

I also found the figures quoted below. Either way it doesn't look good Terry. Sportaus.gov.au/grants (Tenpin Bowling Australia) 2019/20 National Sporting Organisation (NSO) $450,000 & Move it Australia Participation (PAR) $175,000 for Queensland 2020/21 National Sporting Organisation...

Was there a process for the selection of the new CEO at all? A Board of 8 is useless if 5 or 6 of the directors have little or no say in the decision making process. This is supposed to be Tenpin Bowling Australia not North Korea. If as I am led to believe a majority of the directors didn't even...

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CEO & ALL TBA BOARD MEMBERS This letter will also be posted on the Total Bowling website to enable the members with an interest in the sport to read it. I will open by saying that the Board’s role is to represent the members of the TBA and grow its membership. It is not...

Ok, I have been asked privately many times in the last 24 hours how I knew that the new CEO would have a sporting background but no prior connection to bowling. I actually knew this on the 19th but I didn't write about it until the 21st. That was 11 days before the official announcement. I will...

Obviously a simple co-incidence. Chairman - (Jerome Joseph)- Victorian, (non-bowler) Appointed Director (Hish Fernando) - Victorian (non-bowler) GM Industry - (Damien Smith) - Victorian. (non-bowler) CEO (Martin Stillman)- Victorian...

21 November 2020 I wrote the following: On the 'So where to now TBA' forum I wrote the following: "I believe the new CEO will have a sporting background but no previous connection to bowling. " Wow I didn't realise I was quite so intuitive. Nah it must have just been a good guess. Yeah sure...

On 21 November 2020 on this forum I wrote the following: "I believe the new CEO will have a sporting background but no previous connection to bowling. " Wow I didn't realise I was quite so intuitive. Nah it must have just been a good guess.

Thanks Steve, yes I acknowledge it is here to stay and it is less expensive to run. I look forward to running cost savings being passed on to the bowlers. I really do still hope that we never see major tournaments and big events like the Nationals being played in String centres unless there is...

Thanks Greig, Still waiting for a TBA response. It is only the most important integrity issue to hit the game since it commenced in Australia 60 years ago. I would imagine the non-bowling board members are busy doing some Google research. I would like to see the non-bowlers on the board...

Hello Tony and Steve, yes the 70's-90's were the golden years that I witnessed and from the stories I have heard over the years the 60's when everything began must be incredibly cherished memories for those around at that time. I am well but it has been an interesting few months living under...

I believe the new CEO will have a sporting background but no previous connection to bowling. I have walked around Westminster Abbey a couple of times and stood over the great Charles Darwin's grave. Maybe I could be the first evolutionist Archbishop of Canterbury? Who cares if my knowledge of...

Annual Report 2017 Board of 6 - none are still there. (5 resignations in that year) Annual Report 2018 Board of 6 - 3 are still there. (5 resignations in that year) Annual Report 2019 Board of 7 - 5 are still there. (3 resignations in that year) Since then 2 more have...

Hi Rob, That is the problem. It is obviously difficult to force the TBA to open the books but it would be seen in a very positive light if they made voluntarily disclosure to the membership. There is something fundamentally wrong when GRANTS are used to supplement the employee benefits. Surely...

I am waiting for these non-bowling TBA officials to articulate exactly what they are going to change about the game to grow membership. Have they set a membership projection to be held accountable to? I also have no idea how they were appointed. I want to know how employee benefits exceed...

Bowling has some great people and some with the talent to match. The sport is still here after 60 years albeit with a significantly reduced membership from its peak. BUT are we now a sport or solely a business??. We now have what I consider non-bowling people in all of the most senior decision...

Hi Steve, I am trying to find out the details in relation to possible remuneration being paid to Board members. I have been contacted by one member of the Board directly in the past 24 hours. That individual is not being remunerated. I have called for the books to be thrown open. With...

I remain a supporter of Cara Honeychurch because she is a good person. The attribute which puts Cara in rare company is that to the best of my knowledge she has not done one thing in her entire life that was not with the best of intentions. That does not mean she hasn't made mistakes or in...

Yes Andy, the Americans got it absolutely right. Hopefully more follow. America is thinking of the game and ensuring the continuation of its integrity. THE IBF is obviously focused on other unrelated matters. Below are a couple of quotes from the IBF website. ''We show bowling at its best. By...

So String Bowling has been given official recognition by the newly renamed International Bowling Federation. What intellectual giants thought that to be a good idea? Is it April 1st already? String bowling belongs in bowling bars / lounges for social play and an enjoyable night out. You don't...