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MAKE VOLUNTEERING YOUR 2022 RESOLUTION

Definition of volunteering

‘Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain’ 

It is also what our clubs, our riders and our sport depend on to make the sport we all love happen!

Put simply, without the thousands of volunteers around South Australia that put the time in to making the sport happen – it wouldn’t happen!

So, for 2022, Motorcycling SA’s catch cry will be;

Make Volunteering your 2022 Resolution!

Help out just once in 2022 at your Club, or at an event, and make a huge difference to our sport.

It doesn’t take much, and those who will benefit include your family members – like YOUR children – and your friends – so really, you’re just helping out your mates!

Here’s just some of the things you can offer to help out with;

• Serving in the canteen or cooking the BBQ
• As a flag marshal or as a sweep rider
• As a timekeeper or a lap scorer
• Running a control or a check-point
• As an observer
• Or assisting at sign on and/or scrutineering

Or ask your Club what you can do to make our great sport better in 2022!

None of the positions listed above require you to have an accredited officials licence, and all you need to do is sign on the Volunteers Sign On Sheet and you are covered under MAIL insurance for your time.

Make Volunteering your 2022 Resolution!

What is volunteering?

Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain. This definition was developed by Volunteering Australia to cover a range of activities that Australians take part in. The definition was expanded upon in a series of explanatory notes.

According to Volunteering Australia:

“The term ‘volunteering’ covers a wide diversity of activities in Australian society. It includes formal volunteering that takes place within organisations (including institutions and agencies) in a structured way, and informal volunteering, acts that take place outside the context of a formal organisation.

While the vast majority of volunteering is undertaken by individuals, entities also donate employee time and this is included within this definition of volunteering.

Volunteering should not be exploitative or be used to replace paid employment. While volunteering provides substantial benefits to society, importantly it also provides significant benefits to the volunteers themselves. The personal benefits of volunteering need to be recognised and fostered.” (Volunteering Australia)

THE LAST OF THE ORIGINALS – JOHN SONGAILO TO SIGN OFF AS RELIABILITY TRIAL SPORTS MANAGER

After about 13 years in the position, John Songailo has made the decision to step down as the Reliability Trials Sports Manager, a year earlier then expected, as his current term only expires at the end of 2022.

As such, Motorcycling SA has immediately opened nominations for the position, with the nominations to remain open until 5.00pm, Friday January 21st 2022. 

After speaking to John, even though he has enjoyed his time in the position and did give the position some serious thought about whether or not to carry on, he felt that the time was right to step down, and also that it was the time for some new blood to come in with new ideas and take the discipline to the next level.

Motorcycling SA would like to express its thanks to John for holding the position for so many years, and he definitely leaves the discipline in a strong position, with 7 great events making for a season long SA Championship, that certainly caters for all riders and machines, and by its very nature, is also our most unique discipline, which of course, features SA’s famous 24 Hour Trial each July.

With John’s current committee set-up, he is happy to stay on until the committee’s Annual General Meeting that will be held in February, but as per the Sports Manager’s guidelines, it will be up to the new Sports Manager as to how he/she will run the discipline, whilst under the guidelines as set down by Motorcycling SA.

In the short term, this will be a one (1) year appointment, in that the successful nominee will complete the current two (2) year term (2021/22) that John was in the middle of, and after that they will be able to re-nominate if they wish for a full two (2) term of 2023/24.

OTHER SPORTS MANAGER NOMINATIONS STILL OPEN – UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD 

Motorcycling SA still have open for nominations, the following Sports Managers positions;

Each appointment is for a two (2) year term – 2022/23, with all Sports Managers getting together for a meeting quarterly, and the MSA Sports Managers Guidelines are also available on request.

• Dirt Track
• Enduro
• Motocross

They will join the returning Sports Managers who’s current term is 2021/22;

• Road Race – Kym Bolto 
• Speedway – Adam Possingham

Nominations for these 3 positions will close on Friday, December 3rd at 5.00pm, with appointments to be decided on, and made official by the MSA Board at the December Sports Managers meeting.

An application form needs to be completed and returned to Motorcycling SA for a person to be considered for the position, and can be found here;