WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB LTD
ACN 000 154 736
2026 Election of Directors, Election Notice
Members are advised that the Club’s election of Directors will be conducted in the manner set out in this notice and in accordance with the Club’s Constitution and by-laws.
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 10.00am on Saturday, 21 March 2026. A separate Notice of the Annual General Meeting will be sent to members eligible to attend the AGM. The AGM will be held at the Club’s premises at 115 Liverpool Street, Ashfield.
Nominations and forms
For the purposes of rule 54(b) of the Club’s Constitution, nominations for the positions on the Board referred to below will close at 6pm on Friday, 20 February 2026 and must be received by the CEO/Secretary by that date and time. Nominations received after that date and time will not be accepted.
The Board is elected pursuant to the Triennial Rule (i.e. where a third of the Board is elected each year on a rotating basis). The following nominations are called for:
- Two positions to be filled by members nominated by non-Debenture holders created by casual vacancies on the Board.
Nomination forms are available from the office of the Chief Executive Officer.
Debenture holder nominees
The 3 Debenture Holder nominees are Stephen Montgomery, Peter Di Michiel and Leo Epifania.
Non-debenture holder nominees (created by casual vacancies on the Board)
The successful candidates for the 2 positions to be filled by the non-Debenture holder nominees will hold office until the conclusion of the 2027 AGM. These positions arise from 2 casual vacancies on the Board.
In 2025 the casual vacancy positions were not filled because of a pending court case by a former director.
Pursuant to the Triennial Rule, the persons elected or appointed to these 2 positions will hold office until the conclusion of the 2027 AGM, being the balance of the term which would have been held by 2 former directors who ceased to hold office prior to the expiry of their terms in 2027, being Messrs Rick Wade and Tony Andreacchio. In 2027 there will be another election for those two positions, following which the successful candidates will, in accordance with the Triennial Rule, hold office until the conclusion of the 2030 AGM.
Eligibility for nomination and publication of candidates and their proposers
The elections are conducted in accordance with Rule 54 of the Club’s Constitution and the Club’s By-Law dealing with elections. Members should review the Nomination and Consent forms, the Club’s Constitution and the by-laws to determine whether or not they can stand for and be elected to the Board.
Nominees must be financial General Members or Life Members. Nominations shall be made on the nomination form and shall be signed by 2 General Members or Life Members and by the nominee, who thereby signifies their consent to the nomination.
A statutory declaration attached to the nomination form is part of the form and must be completed, and the candidate must complete the ClubsNSW Mandatory Director Training Program or equivalent. A certificate of completion of the training must be attached to the nomination form and statutory declaration.
A nomination cannot be withdrawn after the close of nominations and any anomalies contained in the nomination form must be rectified before this time. Members are responsible for ensuring their nomination form has been correctly completed and that their proposers and seconders are eligible to nominate members for election to the Board.
Names of candidates and their proposers will be posted on the Club’s notice boards in accordance with rule 54(d) of the Club’s Constitution.
Ballot
In the event that a ballot is required, those members entitled to vote upon the election of Directors are Life members, General members and Social members with not less than three (3) years continuous membership of the Club. In the event that a ballot is required, it will be conducted as follows:
- The ballot shall be conducted by a Returning Officer to be appointed by the Board of Directors.
- The ballot shall be conducted between the hours of 12 noon and 8:00pm on Thursday, 19 March 2026 and Friday, 20 March 2026.
- The ballot shall be conducted at the Club in the designated area. Members should go to the foyer and will be directed to the voting area.
- After the close of nominations, the Returning Officer shall determine the order of names of candidates on the ballot paper by drawing lots.
- The voter shall mark his or her voting paper by striking out the names of the candidates for whom he or she does not wish to vote and thus leave the name or names of the candidate or candidates for whom he or she votes.
- Each candidate for election shall have the right to nominate one scrutineer to act during the progress of and at the counting of the ballot.
- At the closing of the poll, the Returning Officer or other authorised person, assisted by the scrutineers, shall proceed with the examination of the voting papers. The result of the poll shall be advised to the Secretary and the presiding Chairman, who shall then declare at the Annual General Meeting such candidate or candidates who received the greatest number of votes to be duly elected.
- Any voting paper upon which the votes are not recorded for the exact number of candidates to be elected shall be rejected as informal.
- In any case of doubt as to the formality of the voting paper, the matter shall be referred to the Returning Officer whose decision shall be final.
- In the event of an equality of votes in favour of 2 or more candidates for the last position to be filled, then the names of those candidates who received the same number of votes shall be placed in a vessel and the one name drawn out by the Returning Officer shall be declared duly elected.
Any enquiries concerning this election should be directed to the Club’s Chief Executive Officer.
Daniel Paton
Chief Executive Officer
