News
Player Memo - Tuesday 5th September 2023
Tuesday Evening Session - CLOSED
Hi All
With the TTSA Winter Competition commitment on Tuesday evenings is now finished however the Club is
UNABLE to re-open on Tuesday night as Xiao has returned home for the short term.
The Club will be open until 8.00pm on Tuesdays, then CLOSED.
The last Monday evening of TTSA Winter Competition will be Monday 11th September then the Club will re-
open to members on weekly basis from 7.00pm.
Thanks,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Tuesday 5th September 2023
Player Memo #2 – Tuesday 5th September 2023
Congratulations to Brian Howard on being awarded Life Membership
At the Clubs recent AGM, Brian Howard was awarded Life Membership in
acknowledgement for the years of service given to Payneham Table Tennis Academy.
In proposing the motion to the floor, Life Member Ken Granfiled highlighted the years of service
to Payneham in various roles on the Management Committee since 2013, mostly as Secretary,
but other roles including Treasurer, Acting Chairperson and Group Leader.
For many years Brian was the Club’s TTSA match night co-ordinator during the Winter TTSA Competition.
Brian has previously been awarded Life Membership of the now defunct Torrens Table Tennis
Club and is one of only two Payneham members to have been awarded Life Membership of
Table Tennis SA (TTSA) – the other being Bill Oatey OAM.
Congratulations, Brian the vote at the AGM was supported unanimously!
for,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee,
Tuesday 5th September 2023
Player Memo #1 - Tuesday 5th September 2023
Hi All
Confirming the Finals Draw for the NEHTTA Winter Competition, all matches at Houghton / East Adelaide.
A Grade - 6th September 2023
(a) HNT 1 v TTG 3
(b) TTG 1 v PG 1
B Grade - 6th September 2023
(a) PG 2 v PG 3
(b) TTG 5 v ATH 2
C Grade - 6th September 2023
(a) PG 4 v HTH 4
(b) TTG 8 v HNT 5
D Grade - 6th September 2023
(a) ATH 5 v GG 5
(b) ATH 4 v HTN 8
All Grades Week 2 - Preliminary Finals - 13th September 2023
(c) Loser (a) v Winner (b)
Grand Final - All Grades - 20th September 2023
Winner (a) v Winner (c)
Good luck to all the approx. 40 Payneham members who play across the six NEHTTA clubs.
Thanks,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Tuesday 5th September 2023
AGM - Voting on 2 MOTIONS - VOID Result
Hi All
The five members of the PTTA Inc. Management Committee held an 'Extraordinary Committee
Meeting' on Thursday 31st August 2023 to discuss some irregularities in the voting of the two
MOTIONS from the AGM held at the Club last Sunday, 27th August 2023.
As you are aware the voting for both MOTIONS had very close outcomes.
MOTION #1 - for full Club TTSA Affiliation - was NO with 33 votes and YES with 29 votes,
NO MOTION was carried.
MOTION #2 - for Installation of Taraflex Flooring Courts 1-5 - was YES with 30 votes and
NO with 29 votes, YES MOTION was carried (noting that 1 person departed after the first
vote and two people abstained).
It has been confirmed that 62 people completed the AGM Attendance Sheet provided and this
has been confirmed by the voting on MOTION #1, with ALL persons attending the AGM casting
a vote.
- Firstly, to confirm that AGM was valid as a quorum of 5% of members was achieved.
- Secondly, as per the PTTA Inc. Constitution, Section 2 DEFINITIONS part e) - Member
- means a current financial member of the association and / or a Life Member.
The Management Committee have matched the names from the AGM Attendance Sheet with
Club's Registered Member List (as of 27th August 2023), and it has been discovered that six (6)
people that voted on MOTION #1 were not current financial members, that is renewed their
membership since 1st July 2023.
We cannot ascertain how many non-financial persons voted on the second MOTION #2 but it
would be at least three (3) and up to six (6) persons.
As you are aware, at the request of numerous members prior to the AGM and again on the day
voting for both MOTIONS was conducted by secret ballot, in accordance with the Club's
Constitution, Section 22.2 Procedures at Annual General Meeting,
item b) - A Secret ballot shall be conducted if at least three members present at an AGM
and who are over the age of eighteen (18) years make a request.
The non-financial people should not have cast a vote and have potentially influenced the
outcome of both MOTION #1 and MOTION #2.
As the voting on both MOTIONS was by secret ballot the PTTA Inc. Management Committee
have no way of properly validating the voting preferences of the six (6) people.
To validate the claim the Management Committee has advised the Public Officer, Gary Stiliano
of the six (6) names, but requested they be kept confidential and not for general knowledge.
Gary has received a formal signed letter advising of the discovery and the outcome from the
committee meeting held on Thursday, with Chris Phung acting as Interim Chairperson.
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee have consistently advised since the AGM was announced that voting can only be:
- by financial members (refer definition),
- in attendance at the AGM and
- over the age of eighteen years (18).
This advice has appeared on the Player Memo's issued via the Mailchimp database mailouts,
on the Club's web page, on the signage on the front door, the Club's notice board, the Group
Leaders desk and it has also been reiterated at various sessions by Group Leaders. On the day
of the AGM prior to the voting it was also reaffirmed by the Chairperson, John Cox.
This is consistent with the Clubs Constitution, Section 22.3 - Voting Rights at Annual
General Meeting
- a) With the exception of the following rule, each member over the age of eighteen (18)
years present at an Annual General Meeting shall be entitled to one vote. No member
shall be entitled to have either a postal vote or proxy vote.
As a result of the voting irregularities outlined by the PTTA Inc. Management Committee at its
meeting today proposed the following motion for a vote by the five (5) Management Committee
members:
'Due the outcome of voting on both MOTIONS being influenced by six (6) persons
on the first MOTION and potentially up to six (6) persons on the second MOTION
the PTTA Inc. Management Committee declares both MOTION outcomes VOID.'
And
'For the interim no further decision will be taken on the Club's Affiliation with
TTSA or on the laying of Taraflex Flooring on Courts 1-5.'
The above two-part motion was carried unanimously at Thursday's (31st August 2023)
Management Committee meeting.
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee have sought the support of the Public Officer to uphold
the decision taken by the PTTA Inc. Management Committee at the Thursday 31st August 2023
meeting.
Thanks,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Monday 4th September 2023
Player Memo - Saturday 2nd September 2023
TTSA Winter 2023 Competition Finals
Hi All
The 2023 Winter Pennant minor rounds have concluded, and the following teams have made the finals!
Semi-finals - held on regular night of play, either Monday or Tuesday night.
Payneham will have six teams participate in the finals of the Winter 2023 TTSA Competition - Good Luck!
MONDAY NIGHT- 4th September 2023
|
Teams |
Venue |
| State League |
(1) Adelaide 2 v (2) Brighton 1 |
Adelaide |
| (3) Brighton 2 v (4) Payneham |
| Division 1 |
(1) Brighton v (2) Adelaide 1 |
Adelaide |
| (3) Payneham 2 v (4) East Adelaide |
| Division 3 |
(1) Adelaide-East Adelaide v (2) East Adelaide |
Adelaide |
| (3) Brighton v (4) Adelaide |
| Division 5 |
(1) Payneham v (2) Brighton 1 |
Brighton |
| (3) Brighton 2 v (4) East Adelaide |
| Division 7 |
(1) Woodville v (2) Payneham 1 |
Brighton |
| (3) Payneham 2 v (4) Brighton 2 |
TUESDAY NIGHT - 5th September 2023
|
Teams |
Venue |
| Division 2 |
(1) Brighton 2 v (2) Payneham 1 |
Adelaide |
| (3) Adelaide v (4) German |
| Division 4 |
(1) Brighton 1 v (2) Brighton 2 |
Woodville |
| (3) East Adelaide v (4) Woodville 1 |
| Division 6 |
(1) Brighton 1 v (2) East Adel 2 |
Woodville |
| (3) Adel-Payneham v (4) East Adel 3 |
| Division 8 |
(1) East Adelaide 1 v (2) Brighton |
Woodville |
| (3) Adelaide 2 v (4) Adelaide 1 |
The winners of the (1) v (2) semis will progress straight to the Super Saturday Grand Finals (16th
September 2023) and the losers will play the winners of the (3) v (4) semis in the preliminary finals!
Thanks,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Saturday 2nd September 2023
PLAYER MEMO - 26th August 2023
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee advises the recent passing of John Geovanovich a respected Payneham social player, former Group Leader, Committee Member, Chairperson and Life Member.
On behalf of all involved at Payneham the Club passes on deepest sympathies to the family and friends of John.
Vale - John Geovanovich
After a long illness, John Geovanovich, affectionally known to everyone as John Geo passed away on Wednesday 23rd August 2023.
John was actively involved and a driving force in the running of our Club for over a decade, mostly while he was dealing with his own health issues at the same time.
John's initial involvement commenced in 2008 when he joined the Club's Management Committee as a member, and from 2012 as the Chairperson, a role which he would admirably perform until retiring at the 2019 AGM.
John was also actively involved as a Group Leader in several weekday social sessions, and for many years prepared the Club's Newsletter.
He was awarded Life Membership of the Payneham Table Tennis Academy Inc. in 2016, an honour thoroughly deserved for tireless efforts over many years.
In the words of one other long time Payneham member - "John Geo willingly gave up a lot of his time, and dedicated a lot of effort to the Club, always placing an emphasis on the needs of the members and the success of the Club".
Today, Payneham is a strong Club because of the efforts of people like John Geo, other Life Members, and volunteers who selflessly put countless hours and effort into the Club's success.
for
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Saturday 26th August 2023
Player Memo - Thursday 24th August 2023
AGM Reminder - Sunday 27th August 2023 commencing at 2.00pm
The Payneham Table Tennis Academy Incorporated will hold its Annual General Meeting in the
Clubrooms
Sunday, 27th August 2023 at 2.00pm
There will be 2 motions for members to vote on.
Motion #1 to be voted is YES or NO:
'It is proposed that from 1st January 2024 that Payneham Table Tennis Academy Inc. fully
affiliate ALL social and competition players with Table Tennis South Australia / Table
Tennis Australia.'
Motion #2 to be voted is YES or NO:
'The Club will upgrade the stadium flooring for Courts 1-5 using the Taraflex flooring
material.'
To vote you must be:
- A financial member for 2023-24
- Present at the AGM Our Constitution does not allow for proxy or postal voting)
- Over 18 years of age.
Voting on each Motion will be separate and by secret ballot.
Comments prepared by the Management Committee on the Motions for Voting
We have prepared dot points on both Motions, however as the current Management Committee have
different views on the merits of each Motion, we are providing ONLY factual, non-bias dot points. The
TTSA Affiliation is much more complex, and we do not expect to be able to provide definitive answers to
membership fees past the current period ending 31st December 2023 if the outcome of the Motion is YES.
Motion 1 - TTSA Affiliation Motion
- Our Club has participated in Winter Competition since the 1960's.
- The Club is currently affiliated with TTSA via the competition players only.
- This is no longer acceptable to TTSA and other TTSA Winter Competition Clubs, who affiliate ALL
their social and competition players.
- TTSA has advised the current TTSA Affiliation fees are Social Players - $25.00 and Competition
Players - $65.00 - in addition to the annual Payneham membership of $10.00 (for everyone).
- Competition Players reimburse the Club partly for their team nomination fees, pay their own $65.00
TTSA affiliation fee, and pay the Payneham annual membership of $10.00. The Club subsidises the
junior competition players, except their Payneham annual membership of $10.00.
- Social members only pay the Payneham annual membership of $10.00, and the Club does not
submit the list of our social players or pay any contribution to TTSA.
- If a YES vote for the Motion for TTSA Affiliation (social & competition players) the Club would be
responsible for either collecting or paying the TTSA social player fee for those social players who
play and register at Payneham.
- If a NO vote for the Motion for TTSA Affiliation, it is unlikely that Payneham will be permitted to
continue to play in TTSA Winter Competition from the 2024 season as it is only partly affiliated, and
this would not be satisfactory to TTSA or several other TTSA Winter Competition Clubs.
- If a NO vote, nothing changes for the social players.
- If a YES vote, Payneham will participate in TTSA Winter Competition in 2024, it will continue to
receive approx. $1,600 venue hire for the Monday and Tuesday evenings the stadium is used for
competition, and be eligible for TTSA grants, usually $1,000-1,500 for specific equipment items.
- If a YES vote, the Club will drop one or maybe two of its current insurance policies (duplicated with
TTSA) as we would partly come under the TTSA Umbrella Policy, a saving likely to be in the vicinity
of $600-800 annually.
- On the outcome of the Vote, if YES it is likely that the Payneham annual membership will be $35.00
(1st Jan to 31st December 2024, reviewed each year thereafter) for everyone - social and
competition players, the Management Committee would then need to factor how to rebate the
competition players (season starts May 2024) as they would have part paid ($25.00) their payment
and competition teams are not formalised until after we are required to submitted our complete
membership database to TTSA.
- If a YES vote the Management Committee would need time to understand the mechanism of what is
fair for all Payneham members, which may result in everyone (likely) paying the $35.00 annual
membership fee and TTSA sorting the duplications (you only pay the TTSA social or competition fee
once per year, no matter how many clubs / venues you play).
- TTSA issues ALL registered competition and social players with a Player ID, TTSA would confirm if
a duplication of fee has been paid and then sort reimbursement - we are unsure how this works.
- All social players would be liable for paying the $25.00, if you pay at any other Club(s), it is likely
you have paid that amount and the Payneham would not reimburse you. If you play socially at
Payneham only, then either you or the Club would need to collect or pay the $25.00 - this has not
been decided by the Management Committee. The $25.00 (TTSA) is in addition to the $10.00
membership fee for Payneham which is unlikely to be increased in coming years due to the financial
position of the Club.
- If a YES vote the Management Committee would need to decide whether it subsidises the
Payneham only social players or requests that they pay the additional $25.00 (above the $10.00
annual membership to Payneham). We will not have an answer at this AGM.
- All social players would come under TTSA Player Insurance; however, we are unsure of how
effective that is as we are unaware of any claims.
- While the Club can afford to subsidise Payneham only social players, the mechanism, the fairness
etc. is something the current Management Committee cannot commit to or assess right now,
therefore we make NO commitment of Payneham annual membership fees past the current period,
ending 31st December 2023, if a YES vote is the outcome.
- It is likely that the outcome of this Motion (Yes and No) will have an influence on the composition of
the PTTA Inc. Management Committee going forward.
Motion 2 - Taraflex Flooring - Courts 1-5
- The NPSP Council who own the building have previously granted approval to upgrade the floor on
the condition that if the Club ever left the premises the flooring was to be returned to the original
condition.
- The cost was initially thought to be in the vicinity of $16,000, however we have indicative quotes of
$5,500 for supply and $1,000 for installation, so total cost of approx. $6,500.
- A future grant may be available, but this in not confirmed and would only partly contribute, however
if a YES vote was achieved and the flooring was to be installed in the short term the Club would foot
the bill.
- Payneham is the only competition club in Winter TTSA that has not upgraded its flooring, most are
using the proposed Taraflex.
- It is suggested that it is easier on impact for joints and any falls providing more absorption, assists
with grip for taking off and less slippery.
- No special requirements for cleaning, neutral detergent is fine and then regular / usual sweeping.
- Balls do not bounce as much on Taraflex as the wooden flooring.
- Taraflex flooring may appeal aesthetically, however the current wooden floor is also having timeless
appeal and is in very good condition.
Thanks,
The PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Thursday 24th August 2023
Player Memo – Monday 24th July 2023
2023 AGM Agenda & Motions for Voting
Hi All
Please find attached the 2023 AGM Agenda, confirming two MOTIONS for Voting that will be raised at the AGM.
Supplementary notes are attached.
If you would prefer that voting for the MOTIONS is conducted by ‘Secret Ballot’ rather than a ‘Show of
Hands’, please advise a Management Committee member before the AGM. If three requests are received
the voting will be conducted by ‘Secret Ballot’. Your request will remain anonymous.
You must be present, a financial member and over the age of 18 years to vote on the MOTIONS.
The Club’s Constitution does not allow for proxy voting.
AGM NOTICE
Payneham Table Tennis Academy Incorporated will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Clubrooms on:
Sunday, 27th August 2023 at 2.00pm
2023 AGM AGENDA
- Welcome & Opening of Meeting – 2.00pm
- Attendance Record
- Apologies
- Previous Minutes – AGM 2022 – held Sunday 28th August 2022
- Chairperson’s Report – 2022-2023
- Treasurer’s Report / Presentation of Audited Accounts – 2022-2023
- Nomination for Life Membership
- Nominations for Management Committee – 2023-2024
- Nominations for Public Officer
-
Special Agenda Items
Prior to a vote being held there will be a general discussion, time for Q & A, comments etc. This will occur separately for each Special Agenda Item (in the respective order).
Motion #1 to be voted is YES or NO:
‘It is proposed that from 1st January 2024 that Payneham Table Tennis Academy Inc. fully
affiliate ALL social and competition players with Table Tennis South Australia / Table
Tennis Australia.’
Motion #2 to be voted is YES or NO:
‘The Club will upgrade the stadium flooring for Courts 1-5 using the Taraflex flooring
material.’
- Any Other Business
- Close of Meeting
AGM Voting Notes
To vote on the Special Agenda Items – Motion #1 and Motion #2 you must be present, complete
the AGM attendance sheet and be a financial member of the Club (prior to 27th August 2023) –
refer Section 22.3 Voting Rights at Annual General Meetings
Voting will be a show of hands for a ‘YES’ and a ‘NO’ for each motion, however if requested by 3
or more members voting will be by a secret ballot – refer Constitution Section 22.2 Procedures at
Annual general Meeting Item B).
In anticipation that a ‘secret ballot’ is requested the PTTA Inc, Management Committee will have
prepared separate Voting Slips for each motion.
It is not compulsory to vote for either or both motions.
To ensure that the AGM is concluded within a reasonable time, there will be a maximum of 30
minutes allocated for discussion to each motion before the Chairperson will call for a vote.
At the conclusion of voting for each motion the outcome will be declared.
A copy of the Club’s Constitution is available, located in the Group Leaders desk.
It is a given that if a ‘YES’ vote for Motion #1 is achieved that the Club will need to update the
Constitution to reflect the motion.
‘Taraflex’ flooring is the same material that is currently on the training room floor.
Thanks,
for - PTTA Inc. Management Committee
Monday 24th July 2023
PLAYER MEMO –15th July 2023
Congratulations – Emily Wu
Payneham junior, Emily Wu was selected for the SA Girls U13 A-Team and participated in the National Championships recently held in Sydney.
Congratulations to Emily for all the hard work attending regular training and coaching sessions with Xiao and achieving selection in the SA State team.
Her Mum, Wei also attended the Sydney event as a support person for Emily and the SA State team.
Payneham Table Tennis Academy awarded Emily a sponsorship of $500.00 to assist with her uniform, travel, and accommodation to participate.
She currently plays for Payneham in TTSA Winter Competition.
Emily with SA State Tracksuit 2023 Nationals in Sydney
Emily receiving $500 sponsorship form Payneham Table Tennis Academy from Management Committee member, Chris Phung.
Emily in action in U13 Mixed Doubles with partner Lawrence Fan, went deep into the draw.