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1.7.18

National RAR Executive Committee Priorities





NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
VISION
  • RAR ten point plan (see post below)
GOALS
  • Build RAR to be a pre-eminent voice for refugees in rural and regional Australia.
  • Develop and maintain key political and sector relationships to help progress the influence of RAR member groups.
  • Maintain and foster the community based ‘grass roots’ nature of the RAR network.
  • Ensure high standards of administration, accountability and transparency in the operation of the national structure.
  • Build a solid base to resource activities.
PRIORITIES
  • Defined strategy and priorities.
  • Current policies for governance, finance and risk, volunteers, fundraising, campaigning and advocacy, communication within the committee and with members, external relationships, project management.
  • Increased membership numerically and wider geographic spread.
  • Committee activities complement members work and are informed by membership input.
  • Sound administration to meet accountability requirements.
MEMBERSHIP
  • Queensland and Western Australia development a priority
  • Young people through schools and universities engaged
  • Membership development: media training, campaign technologies, networking at regional levels.
  • Resourcing RAR National and Member Groups Priorities
  • ?Emergency Fund
  • ?Designated Gift Recipient Status
  • Donations
  • Resourcing through strategic relationships.
COMMUNICATION
  • Sharp and purposeful information and network development.
  • Refugee Week an information and media priority.
  • Website, current RAR information national and local
  • Social media for promoting RAR campaigns and information by strategic use of mainstream media in local communities and nationally.
  • Mainstream media to build profile, recognition of RAR local and national.
ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS
  • Advocacy policy articulates RAR influencing principles and long term and short term priorities
  • Approach distinguishes between what happens at community level and what happens nationally and how they relate.
  • Campaign approach builds on RAR strengths of wide membership, and ability to influence at a local level.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
FINANCE
Phil and Chris Buttner
RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
Penny Vine
ADVOCACY
Margaret Rasa, Gerry Gillespie,
Kathie Herbert, Helen Merrick, Marie Sellstrom
RURAL RESETTLEMENT
Margaret Rasa, Penny Vine, Gerry Gillespie
COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
Margaret Rasa
EXTERNAL SECTOR LIAISON
Margaret Rasa, Penny Vine
MEMBERSHIP LIAISON, CAMPAIGN, COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Marie Sellstrom, Helen Merrick, Kathie Herbert
HOME HOSTING
Ruth Fluhr
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Helen Merrick
ONSHORE DETENTION
Kathie Herbert


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