THE looming decision to sell Wodonga Country Club will be made by an SS & A board of management made up largely of Wodonga-based directors including president Eddie Dunlop.
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The board has been reduced to seven with the death of former president Ron Cummins, who was the only member with more than a year’s experience to survive last year’s election clean-out.
Five existing directors were voted out to be replaced by Mr Dunlop, vice-president David Broad, Mark Leman and John Walpole from Wod- onga, and Dominic Mahaffey, with Albury RSL officials Colin Darts and Mick Fowler.
Terry James was re-elected, but Mr Mahaffey resigned earlier this year and the death of Mr Cummins has seen the board left with just seven members.
Since the election, the SS & A board decided to go ahead with plans to sell Wodonga Country Club where Mr Broad played bowls and Mr Leman was a former golf club captain.
The SS & A Club is in advanced discussions with RSL Victoria and developers to purchase the country club.
The board will consider appointing board members to fill the vacancies to ensure meetings can go ahead with a minimum five directors required for a quorum.
At one stage last year the SS & A board was reduced to five members with the resignations of Gary Little and David Iverson and the earlier departures of former president Lindsay Poy and Max Jolly.
Mr James and former school principal Michael Chapman were appointed to fill the vacancies.
Club rules allow the board to appoint people to fill casual vacancies until normal elections are held.
Mr Chapman was voted off at the annual meeting last October along with Paul Packham, Rob Unsworth, Wayne Matsinos and Gary Holt.
Voting is not compulsory in SS & A elections, but a large voter turnout by Wodonga members was credited with the board carnage.
Elections will be held next year when the SS&A Club has been able to sell the country club.
