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Subject: Affiliated Clubs Presidents' Webinar Draws Strong National
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Affiliated Clubs Presidents' Webinar Draws Strong National Participation
Date : 17 / 07 / 2026
Author : WIA Board
A Wireless Institute of Australia's Affiliated Clubs Presidents' Webinar was held on Sunday 12 July 2026,
attracting a peak attendance of around 40 participants from affiliated clubs across Australia.
These webinars continue to provide an important opportunity for club leaders to hear directly from the WIA Board,
exchange ideas and discuss practical ways to strengthen amateur radio at the grassroots level.
The meeting covered a broad range of topics including a very positive ACMA regulatory update, significant progress
on the Radio and Electronics School and WIA educational partnership, the WIA membership hardship applications,
a report from the recent NZART AGM, the development of the WIA 5 MHz Land Mobile Usage policy for affiliated
emergency communications and WICEN groups and the continuing expansion of support services for affiliated clubs.
There was a reminder that the WIA Grants Program also remains open, and clubs were encouraged to take advantage
of the funding opportunities available.
There was an outline of the Affiliated Clubs support program with work progressing on partnering with an organisation
who specialises in supporting Associations through the provision of a comprehensive resource library covering governance,
constitutions, model rules, policies, finance, membership systems and ACNC compliance.
The emphasis is on a practical knowledge base for clubs and this will involve the establishment of a Discord server
for affiliated club executives as a way of encouraging collaboration and sharing ideas between club leadership teams
and this is currently underway.
Presidents also received updates on several important WIA initiatives, including the continuing redevelopment of the
VK Callbook, Distance Records and Repeater and Beacon Register, along with new dashboard capabilities.
The Board acknowledged the outstanding work being undertaken by Hillary (VK2AZ) and Tim (VK2XAX) on this project.
Other topics included progress on making the Foundation Licence Manual available as a PDF while continuing to offer
printed copies via print-on-demand services, the release of the new WIA publicity brochures, and the incorporation of
the remarkable project by VK6UU to digitise AR Magazine archives dating back to 1933 into the new WIA Website.
The next Affiliated Clubs Presidents' Webinars will be held on 20 September and 6 December, continuing the WIA's commitment
to regular communication and stronger support for Australia's amateur radio clubs.
Page Last Updated: Thursday, 16 Jul 2026 at 20:29 hours by Justin Giles-clark
(Sourced from https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2026/20260717-1/index.php)
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(Posted to the packet radio network on behalf of WIA courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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