The Lambretta Club Of Australia is in the process of being formed. All Lambretta owners are invited to join the Yahoo group and have their say in the polls. These polls will help format the club in a way that pleases the majority so please join up and make your vote count.

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below is the draft of format options as posted by tireless volunteer Siobhan Ellis ......

• be able to generate revenue by such things as selling food, alcohol, advertising on a web site, and merchandise.
• be able to Register any LCA Logo's / Trademarks for the protection of I.P.
• Run a web site that would have:
  
  • a club shop
  • an “open to all” area
  • a members only area
  • a chat area
  • a technical advice area
  • Parts/scooters for sale
  • History of Lambretta, and some of the people involved, in Australia
  • news
    
• Need a formal selection of officers to run the club. These officers would be volunteers and elected by the voting membership (makeup of the board and membership options come later).
• have cast in stone that the club is about promoting Lambretta as a marque, preserving them and their history in Australia, and that any deviation from this means that the club is put on hold.
• Run Lambretta specific events.
• Negotiate discounts with dealers
• Negotiate with insurance companies to reduce overall insurance costs
• run a register of Lambrettas in Australia
• Create Merchandise, e.g.:
  
  • patches
  • t-shirts
  • leg shield banners
    

• Able to issue own rego plates (that would actually fit Lammy’s)
• Able to issue CTP in states where this is compulsory
• Issue a magazine (useful for people who do not have web access)
• negotiate with hotel chains, etc or have other social club style benefits.
• Set up a national or state, Lambretta museum(s)
• Sponsoring a Charity (Only makes real sense if a sporting club)
• Ability to buy own club meeting places (only possible if a sporting club)
  

• Social Club
  
  • Advantages
    
    • Laws that cover this style of club quite consistent across Aust covers any sort of registered public club.
    • can do all of the above
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • This Social Club structure Doesn't offer any real benefits in regards to avoiding Taxes,
    • Any public function held we will require to pay the cost of "Public Liability Insurance"
    • "Hire of Public / Council Park Land/s" - will incur their full charges.
    • "Hire of Venues & Equipment" - will incur their full charges.
      

• Sporting Club - Covers any sort of Sport/s or Competition based Sporting Club. First designed for Surf Life Saving Clubs & then lent to Sporting / Team Clubs to give them tax concessions to help them as they are seen to contribute to the betterment of society & the Community at large. To qualify we would have to hold one OR two competition/s per year Ie:- Slowest Race, Time Trials, etc. Points awarded for most attend, furthest travelled also counts as competition/s etc so easy to qualify as being a "Sporting based Club"
  
  • Advantages
    
    • Tax breaks (thus things such as merchandise is cheaper to produce) therefore more money in the kitty so can perform some of the required functions better.
    • Able to hire venues for club functions / parties - where there is a fund raising aspect also at cost minus a large percentage of tax.
    • Ability to obtain access to public park land for free - also as long as there is a Fund Raising aspect going towards our chosen charity aspect.
    • Ability to avoid paying for Any Public Liability Insurance as such described public fund raising day held on that council park land etc.
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • Laws that cover this style of club do vary A little from State to State But not that much. So a little more difficult to set up
      

• Full only
  
  • Advantages
    
    • easy to administer
    • Very democratic
    • Probably entice the most members (thus negotiating strength is good)
      
  • disadvantages
    
    • the club could be taken over by non-Lambretta owners (Thus the ability to suspend the club should that happen)
      
• Full and Associate (same price). The difference being that Associate does not get the right to vote. To be a Full member you MUST own a Lambretta and provide details to the register. Any level can sit on the board or volunteer to help.
  
  • Advantages
    
    • Only Lambretta owners are full members, thus only Lambretta owners have a vote and so club is less likely to be diverted from its purpose. Associate member still get all club benefits.
    • Still get large numbers of members (thus negotiating strength is good)
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • Slightly more difficult to administer
    • Not so democratic
      
• Multiple levels (Full, associate, family, junior), cheaper levels for life partners and children
  
  • Advantages
    
    • More inclusive, gets the family involved and so helps to encourage the continuity of the club.
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • Most difficult to administer.
      

• one price (including goody bag)
  
  • advantages
    
    • easy to administer
    • Everyone gets something every year
    • we can keep costs down on production as more items are produced.
      
  • disadvantages
    
    • pushes up the price of yearly membership
    • goody bag may not be what people want (although it was fairly certain what the 20 odd people who voted wanted)
      
• Joining fee and yearly membership
  
  • advantages
    
    • Yearly membership costs are lower
    • members can buy the merchandise they want
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • Harder to administer
    • amounts of merchandise produced may be lower, so each item costs more.
      

• Minimal board
  
  • Advantages
    
    • minimal overhead, much easier to find volunteers to do the work
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • Chance that a small bunch of people can easily dominate the club
    • may not be enough checks and balances on the financial side
      
• Larger board (other wise known as state reps)
  
  • Advantages
    
    • more checks and balances, less potential for fraud or political control by a small number of people
    • More federal approach so one state cannot dominate (See above points)
      
  • Disadvantages
    
    • more difficult to have board meetings
    • Harder to find enough volunteers
    • At what point does a geographical area get it’s own reps?
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