The NCCUA has elected a new leadership team for 2015. At its Annual General Meeting held in November 2014, Jake Lowe was elected as President with a changing of the guard to lead the umpiring group into a new era.
Jake joined the NCCUA in 2006 as a goal umpire and took a brief break from 2009 till 2011. He rejoined the Association in 2012 and in 2014 he joined the Committee to fill a casual vacancy as the vacant Assistant Secretary. He now looks forward to the challenge of leading the group as President and using his experience gained from being involved in local cricket in guiding the group in 2015.
The other new faces elected to the NCCUA Committee as the AGM were Nick Hickson (Vice President), Andy Baldwin (Secretary), Cameron Moore (Assistant Secretary) and Ashley Borg (Committee member).
Former President’s Darrel Luck and John Sullivan were re-elected as Committee members to help in giving advice and bring experience to the Committee. Neville Turner was re-elected as Treasurer to keep an eye on the books for his 16th year.
All those in attendance at the AGM thanked Roger Crowhurst (former President) and Richard Cornish (former Secretary) for their contributions to the Association and football after not seeking re-election.
Roger stepped down after retiring from umpiring at the end of the 2014 season. Roger started 2014 in the Vice Presidents position before taking up the vacant Presidency. He joined the Association in 2005 and was appointed as BDAFL Umpires Coach in 2007. In 2009 he was first elected as Vice President. Roger BDAFL career finishes with 227 BDAFL Games including 220 of those as a Premier Division Field Umpire.
Richard stood down as he is relocating to Sydney for work and personnel reasons. Richard has held the position of Secretary since 2006 and served 9 terms in that role. He joined the Association in 2003 and has held the role of Secretary and Goal Umpires Coach since 2007. Richard has umpired 267 BDAFL Games including 144 of those as a Premier Division Goal Umpire in the BDAFL competition.
We wish both Roger and Richard all the best in their future endeavours. We thank them for their contributions to the NCCUA and umpiring in our region and as Life Members of the NCCUA will forever be part of the group.
Last Modified on 29/12/2014 11:47