An open letter to all members & potential members of RCToysTasmania

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All existing members should have received this in an email dated 7th March 2025, if you didn’t then maybe you have changed your email address but failed to notify me. If that is the case please rectify ASAP.

This is important AND it affects YOU

As I age (not necessarily gracefully) I am getting less tolerant of people that make my life far more complicated than it needs to be and whilst the majority of RCToysTas members always do the right thing there are many (especially newer & prospective members) who do not.

Starting today (7th March 2025) the following changes will be implemented.

1) Due to so many potential new members NOT PAYING their subscriptions without numerous chase ups, new member applications will no longer be activated on a temporary basis, pending payment of fees, as of now your account will only be activated once your subscription payment is in the bank and cleared. After submitting your application form you will receive (in due course) one notice stating your application to join has been approved and providing details for payment. There will no longer be any follow up, you pay when you receive your approval or your details simply get deleted from our member register.

2) As you are all aware annual renewal subscriptions are due mid June each year. This allows me time to process payments & forward said payments to the MMACA before the 1st of July as required under our affiliation arrangements.

A couple of years ago I stopped issuing second & final reminder notices & this will continue. You will receive your notice of payment in the second week of June for immediate payment.

 

Any members whose renewal payments are NOT received by the cut off date (last week of June at the latest) will find their membership (and Public Liability Insurance cover) expired as of 1st July and from this year on there will be a $50.00 fee on top of your membership to reactivate your expired account & process your late payments.

All this is easily avoided if you pay promptly but from now if you don’t it is your problem and NOT mine.

As RCToysTas operates as a dictatorship there will be no discussions on these changes entered into, that is of course unless you wish to nominate to take over the running of RCToysTas.

Just remember you need to be President, Secretary, Treasurer & website system operator as well as setting up a bank account to handle all the ongoing monthly payments for the website etc.

Oh, and by the way you don’t get paid for any of it as current RCToysTas memberships just cover what needs to be paid to the MMACA (for Public Liability Insurance) and the ongoing costs of the website.

Mike Holbrook

Administrator – RC Toys Tasmania

email: RCToysTas.Adm@gmail.com

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Mob: 0400 596962

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