GC Board on the ropes?

Sylvester wrote: the writers of drama in Hollywood could not come up with story lines similar to the drama that Phumelela/NHRA/RA/GC/Kenilworth racing executives manage to ensconce them selves in on a daily weekly monthly yearly and ongoing basis.

The last 10-15 and the last 2-3 years are tearing racing SA apart, with seemingly no quick solution in site.
We have seen TAB turnover get ripped to shreds post lock-down. instead of trying to get the bread and butter punter back. the boardroom dramas are just driving racing SA further into the ground.

what will be left when the dusts settles.

a few big penis' feeling aggrieved and a another group feeling vindicated

but just like the lock down. the operation was a success but the patient is dead.

Tigershark wrote: I agree there is a proper way of doing things and the board of GC shouldn't be applying for the use of R200m at the 11th hour. Where is all the communication to members leading up to this decision? Where are the financial reports verifying how, when, why?

Another last minute decision that will leave members wondering how GC ended up ion this situation. I fully support a challenge of the board and management. The names in the annual reports for the last 10 years have largely remained the same, just some musical chairs in terms of positions.

I sincerely hope that this challenge will lead to some questions being answered that go beyond the simple annual report. Where are the management accounts that show all earnings by management, board members and contractors as well as the bad debt that has been written off?

There are people within GC that hold various positions on various committees while earning multiple revenue streams from GC. I have always contended that the conflict of interest cannot deliver the right result, maybe time to re-examine this?

I wonder where the restaurant Ile Maurice got the GC members contact list from? They targeted only GC members in the mail i received which i took exception to however GC at the time had no idea how that came to be an never took any action. Why so hot under the collar now?

I was told as a member that the decision to construct the Poly track at Greyville was presented in a Roadshow to members and agreed upon by members. I was promised proof that this happened and have still not received this? I was never extended an invitation to a roadshow or was ever asked to vote on such. These are the answers you get as a member post a major event.

The auditing of the voting process in my opinion falls short of being transparent if an auditor is checking a name and signature only. How many proxy votes are there and how many proxy votes is one individual allowed to submit? Are Tab outlet owners who have a license from GC members and do they vote? If so how many vote via proxy? When last was there any vote that required members to attend in person? 5 years/10 years?

There are many, many more questions that remain unanswered from my past dealings with the GC management and board however I believe my time is better spent on other interests.