{"id":867,"date":"2020-10-22T02:52:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengesh.org.au\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2021-09-09T01:04:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T01:04:13","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.challengesh.org.au\/old\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"867\" class=\"elementor elementor-867\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e8ea5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5b5e8ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf1796e\" data-id=\"3bf1796e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543afd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"543afd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-171c9317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"171c9317\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e520775\" data-id=\"4e520775\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e782c02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2e782c02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-547602d\" data-id=\"547602d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd541f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd541f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge Southern Highlands is a company limited by guarantee. The Association is governed by a constitution that is administered by a volunteer Committee of Management.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb72d61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6fb72d61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d36f2c5\" data-id=\"6d36f2c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aee662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_accordion\" data-id=\"9aee662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"qode-accordion-holder clearfix qode-accordion qode-initial \">\n            <h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-tab-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"qode-icon-kiko kikol kiko-users \" ><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        Our Committee    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content \" style=\"background-image: url()\">\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        <p>The Committee of Management is drawn from the membership of the Association. Membership is by subscription. Only financial members of the Association have the right to nominate and or be nominated for positions on the Committee of Management. Only financial members have the right to vote at general meetings of the Association and to elect the members of the Committee of Management.<\/p><p>The eight member Committee of Management is comprised of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and four committee members. Under the rules of the Association, the annual accounts must be audited by a Registered Company Auditor and presented to the Annual General Meeting of the membership of the Association. The AGM is typically held in October each year.<\/p><p>Reporting to the Committee of Management is the General Manager who has Business Unit managers reporting to that position.\u00a0 There are currently six business units: Training, Retail Nursery, Wholesale Nursery, Fundraising, Work Crews and Light Packaging.<\/p><p><strong>Committee<br \/><\/strong>Rod Aistrope \u2014 President<br \/>Denise Layton \u2014 Hon. Secretary<br \/>Mark Pepping<br \/>Simon Green<br \/>Dr. John Hewson<br \/>Keian Barnard<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div><h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-tab-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"qode-icon-kiko kikol kiko-user \" ><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        Our Patron    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content \" style=\"background-image: url()\">\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        <p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-870 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesh.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/JRowell-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Jai Rowell MP<\/strong><br \/>We are honoured to have Jai Rowell MP Member for Wollondilly as our patron.<\/p><p>Website Link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.nsw.gov.au\/members\/Pages\/profiles\/rowell_jai-travers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jai Rowell MP<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div><h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-tab-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"qode-icon-kiko kikol kiko-gear \" ><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        Our Management    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content \" style=\"background-image: url()\">\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        <p><strong>General Manager \u2013 Tony McElhinney JP B.Com (Acc)<\/strong><\/p><p>As a fully qualified accountant, Tony has over 30 years experience in senior management in the commercial and charitable sector.<\/p><p>Tony McElhinney joined Challenge Southern Highlands as the General Manager in September 2002. Prior to joining Challenge, Tony was employed as the General Manager \u2013 Commercial Service for the Paraplegic Quadriplegic Association of NSW for three years.<\/p><p>You can contact Tony at t.mcelhinney@challengesh.org.au<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-680460b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"680460b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb3ff4b\" data-id=\"2bb3ff4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18059575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"18059575\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea1916\" data-id=\"7ea1916\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4777a160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4777a160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out more about how you or your organisation can benefit from involvement.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ca937\" data-id=\"d1ca937\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4289c2b8 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4289c2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sponsorship\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Sponsor<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d10455 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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The Association is governed by a constitution that is administered by a volunteer Committee of Management. Our Committee The Committee of Management is drawn from the membership of the Association. Membership is by subscription. 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