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I’m not suggesting that members are actively being discouraged to upgrade to the General level. It may be disinterest. However it is making participation in governance complex. I think if someone has been a member for three years and wants to be involved - great!

Yes. On my reading, it says that Social Members may, after three years, apply to the Board to be transferred to General Membership. So the Board has control of that process, and currently there is less than 200 General Members.

He has decades of radio experience. I remember him on (I think) 2SM back in the day. He’s very comfortable with a microphone.

I concur with the sentiment, but I’d still like to see HB run democratically… and perhaps finally see a new Balmain Leagues venue on the Rozelle site.

Social Members cannot vote to change the Constitution; only General Members.

The wider problem (see the Constitution) is that Social Members are ineligible to either nominate a Director or stand for election. This is restricted to General Members, of which there are less than 200. So the debenture system is only the “tip of the iceberg.” Social Members of three or more...