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What Is Archery Australia? INFORMATION HANDBOOK ARCHERY AUSTRALIA The sport of archery was introduced to Australia by the European settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries and is known to have been a flourishing social activity in the mid 1800’s. However, it wasn't until the late 1930s that archery was organised on an Australia-wide basis and first proposed by Dudley Preston, a leading archer in Western Australia. After an enforced interruption due to the Second World War, his proposal came to fruition at a conference of State delegates held in Sydney on 17-18 January, 1948. After the normal preliminaries, the first major item on the agenda was the motion that: "The Archery Association of Australia be and is hereby formed." This motion was carried and therefore has to be regarded as the official date of birth of the Association. The meeting went on to consider matters of national and international associations and competitions, including a resolution to affiliate with FITA the International Archery Federation. The first Annual General Meeting of the Association was held in Sydney on the same weekend as the first National Championships - 3, 4 and 5 October 1948. In 1993, the Archery Association of Australia changed its name to Archery Australia. The Association was for many years governed by a Board comprised of eight societies (Archery Society of NSW, Archery ACT, Archery Victoria, Archery Society of Tasmania, Archery South Australia, Archery Society of Western Australia, Archery Society of North Queensland and Archery Society of South Queensland). The day to day affairs of the association were managed by a part time Executive Committee. In 2001 the Board dramatically changed the constitution, allowing for a more streamlined modern structure following Best Practice Governance Principles. The Archery Australia Board now comprises of four elected and up to three appointed Board members. The day to day affairs of the association are managed by a full time Chief Executive Officer. Annually Archery Australia conducts National Championships - Junior National Championships (Target Field and Clout), National Championships (Target, Field, Clout) in Open, Master and Veteran categories and Indoor National Championships. A wide variety of disciplines and equipment styles are catered for during National Championships. In 2008 Archery Australia introduced a new event “The Australian Open” which is an event modelled on the Olympic Games and World Championship Match Play Formats. This event is also open to any archer worldwide to enter and win. Australia first entered International Competition at the FITA World Target Championships in 1965 and its first international medals were won by Graeme Telford and Hans Wright in 1969 (bronze medals in the Target and Field Championships respectively). Australia was represented when Archery re-entered the Olympics in Munich in 1972 and has been represented at each Olympic Games since. Australia hosted the 29th FITA Target World Championships in Canberra in 1977 and the 34th FITA World Target Championships in Adelaide in 1987. In Adelaide the Grand FITA event was introduced, which was the first attempt at a progressive elimination competition and the forerunner of the current Match Play event conducted at National Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. In 2002 the FITA World Field Championships were conducted in Canberra. For a full list of Archery Australia medal winners go to the Archery Australia website www.archery.org.au and look under Hall of Fame Members Information 2012/13 Page 2 What Is Archery Australia? Archery Australia is a not for profit community and membership based organisation recognised by government at all levels as the National controlling body for the sport of archery in Australia. Archery Australia comprises of three levels on management, Archery Australia Office and Board, state based Recognised Governing Bodies (RGBs) and local Clubs. The National level of the sport provides standardised rules and regulations, policy and procedures, awards and classifications while delivering open and fair events and equity as well as participation at all levels of the sport. The National level also represents the interests of it members to government, other sporting organisations and the international archery federation. Archery Australia as well as Recognised Governing Bodies and Clubs are committed to the development and growth of the sport in all disciplines. Archery Australia is committed to the provision of the highest standard of instruction, coaching, officiating and sports management for all levels of the sport, Youth, Senior, Master, Veteran and elite levels. Archery Australia through Recognised Governing Bodies and Clubs will develop, foster and promote Archery as a recreation and competitive sport for all. Archery Australia achieves this through the BoarD anD National OFFice anD 1. Is the recognised governing body for the sport in Australia 2. Is an integrated sport federation with State associations and an extensive club network in all facets of the sport 3. Maintains a status as the National Governing Body of the sport by Federal, State and local governments 4. Maintains a status as the recognised governing body of the sport of Archery by the Australian Sports Commission and AIS 5. Is a Member of World Archery (formerly FITA), Member of the Oceania Archery Federation and Asian Archery Federation 6. Is the governing body for Archery with the World Masters Games Association and Australian Masters Games 7. Is a founding and active member of the Archery Alliance of Australia 8. Is a member of the Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Paralympic Committee, Australian Commonwealth Games Association, Australian University Sports, Outdoor Recreation Industry Council 9. Maintains a fulltime National Office providing a visible presence for the sport 10. Acts as an effective communications channel with International Federations 11. Acts as an effective communications channel with Federal, State and local governments 12. Provides administrative support for RGBs and Clubs, including when they are applying for grants 13. Is responsible for selection and support of National Teams to World Archery Championships, World Games, Para Championships, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games 14. Is the voice of archery at the national level in the Media 15. Maintains a National Member Database to provide improved member management and communications at all levels 16. Maintain policies and procedures, which provide consistency and transparency to all Members Information 2012/13 Page 3 17. Provides clear and consistent Rules and Regulations by and under which the sport operates in Australia Nationally or through RGB and Clubs, Archery Australia proviDes or Facilitates: 1. Event registration and recognition 2. National Archery Championships 3. Registration of events with World Archery 4. National and Australian Records 5. National Rankings, some RGBs also provide State Ranking 6. Standardised rules and regulations and policies and procedures 7. Australian based Performance Awards and Classifications 8. International Performance Awards 9. Ability to compete on the world stage in archery and represent Australia at World Championships, World Cups, World Games and Olympic Games (recurve) 10. Insurance policy including Public Liability, Personal Accident, Professional Indemnity and Association Liability 11. Ability to visit and shoot on a reciprocal basis at over 130 clubs within Australia 12. Ability to shoot in events and at clubs in up to 150 World Archery member countries 13. Ability to shoot at Archery Alliance Clubs and compete at Archery Alliance events 14. Training and accreditation for Judges 15. Training and accreditation for instructors and coaches How is Archery Australia FunDed? Archery Australia is funded from individual subscriptions paid annually. These funds are used to manage the day-to- day operation of the sport. Without such income the sport could not operate and archery and the interests of its members could not be represented to government and the sporting industry. The High Performance Program is partly funded from annual subscriptions although the majority of funding comes from the sponsorship of the Australian Sports Commission. Archery Australia principal sponsor. Australian Sports Commission RGB Throughout this booklet you will have noticed the term RGB. It stands for Recognised Governing Body which is the regional divisions of Archery Australia although some people refer to it as Regional Governing Body. Members Information 2012/13 Page 4 In short it relates to the eight state governing bodies that make up Archery Australia. It was identified some time ago that the term “state body” was not appropriate such as with North and South Queensland in particular as South Queensland extends into northern NSW so RGB is used. Each RGB have an elected Committee of Management who manage the day to day affairs of the sport at a local level as well as conduct tournaments and carry out activities and programs for the growth and development of the sport in their state. Importantly the RGB is the channel of communications with clubs and individual members. REGISTRATION FEES Each year you pay fees to your club, you should be fully aware of how these fees are distributed. The fee you pay is split between your Club, RGB and Archery Australia. The club component, which is usually the majority of the fee, is used to manage the day-to-day operations of your club. The club sends a portion of your fees to the RGB; the RGB retains their portion of the fees and then sends the remainder onto Archery Australia unless of course if you have paid by Credit Card (through IMG) where the payments are split automatically, this fee formally registers you with the RGB and Archery Australia Inc. The RGB component of the fees is used to manage the day-to-day affairs of the RGB as well as carry out activities and programs, for the growth and development of the sport in the state. Importantly the RGB is the channel of communications between Archery Australia, clubs and individual members. The Archery Australia component of the fee is used to manage the sport as detailed in the previous section.
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