Your Committee

Office Bearers

Position Name Email Phone
PRESIDENT Lynn Klecka klecka@ncable.net.au (03) 5282 3986
VICE PRESIDENT Peter Miller   (03) 9741 4129
SECRETARY Helen den Hartog hdenhartog@bigpond.com (03) 5265 1135
TREASURER Kim Houlden kim.houlden@bigpond.com (03) 5978 6844

General Committee

Andrea Sciberras Robert Tester Gary Fainges
Jill Spencer Tony Wileman Dawn Howard

Correspondence & Membership Fees to:
The Secretary
Post Office Inverleigh 3321
hdenhartog@bigpond.com
Treasurer & Webmaster
Kim Houlden
131 Tyabb Tooradin Road
Somerville VIC 3912
kim.houlden@bigpond.com
All Newsletter items to:
The Editor, Deb Hamilton
PO Box 719
Belmont VIC 3216
Debra.Hamilton@csiro.au 		Club Librarian:
Andrea Sciberras
Telephone: (03) 9877 1528

A0026595M
STATEMENT OF PURPOSES

(a) To promote and encourage the sport of tracking in the state of Victoria for registered dogs.
(b) To promote and raise the standards of tracking by providing:-
  1. General Tracking Information.
  2. Assistance to Clubs and Newcomers to find Tracking Groups.
  3. Organised Practical Training Sessions to include handlers, dogs, instructors, tracklayers and officials.
(c) To promote the usefulness of tracking dogs in the preservation of human life and to demonstrate their fitness to a place in the community.
(d) To be affiliated with the Victorian Canine Association Inc.
(e) To promote and support competitions in all practical ways and to hold such exhibitions as are permitted by the constitution of this association, or the A.N.K.C. in accordance therewith.
(f) To foster, promote, and protect the interests of exhibitors of dogs at exhibitions.
(g) To collect verify and make available information relating to tracking.
(h) To educate and encourage members, handlers, tracklayers, and officials to abide by the requirements and standards approved by the V.C.A. Inc. for the conduct of exhibitors.
(i) To promote good fellowship and sportsmanship amongst members, other clubs and those interested in training and working dogs.
(j) To promote responsible dog ownership.
(k) To hold functions and lectures relating to dogs and to the purpose of the club generally.
(l) To provide or donate awards for competition at exhibitions.
(m) To foster relations with other clubs and bodies having similar aims.
(n) To promote and assist worthy causes, as agreed at a general meeting of members of the club.
(o) To invest the funds of the club not immediately required in such manner as the members or the committee in lieu thereof shall determine.
(p) To locate and negotiate new tracking grounds.


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