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}