Nominations for the Equestrian Queensland (EQ) Board and the Sport Committees closed on Friday 10 February 2023.  Elections are only held for the EQ Board and/or Sport Committees where the number of eligible nominations exceeds the number of vacancies.

Nominations for Show Horse Queensland exceeded the vacancies available and will be subject to an election.

Where there were insufficient nominations for the EQ Board and Sport Committees, appointments may be made to fill casual vacancies through consultation with the EQ Board and the relevant Sport Committees.

EQ Sport Committee Elections

Current members who are entitled to vote for Show Horse Queensland, as nominated at the time of their annual membership renewal are invited to vote for the elections of sport committees through the "Digital Ballot Paper" (please refer to EQ Constitution 46.2(b)).

Please indicate your selection, listing numerically in order of preference, for all nominees.

If you do not list a preference for all candidates your ballot will be deemed invalid.

i.e.  1 for your first preference, 2 for your second preference, 3 for your third preference and 4 for your fourth preference.

Show Horse Queensland Election

The following members have been nominated for election to be a representative of Show Horse Queensland (listed alphabetically).  For each nominee's biography, click on the links below.

1. Diana Bradley
2. Melanie Rennie
3. Rebecca Fedrick
4. Toni Harper-Purcell

Voting for the Show Horse Queensland election will close at 4:30pm on Monday 20 March 2023.

Further details on the Voting Process are available below.

Elections Unopposed

Equestrian Queensland Board

The following member has been nominated to be a Director on the Board of Equestrian Queensland and will be elected unopposed at the AGM.

1. Karim Cham

EQ Sport Committees

DRIVING QUEENSLAND

The following members have been nominated to be a representative of Driving Queensland and will be elected unopposed at the AGM.

1. Corby Cunnington
2. Fiona Strachan

DRESSAGE QUEENSLAND

The following members have been nominated to be a representative of Dressage Queensland and will be elected unopposed at the AGM.

1. Kristy Battista
2. Sally Devlin

EVENTING QUEENSLAND

The following member has been nominated to be a representative of Eventing Queensland and will be elected unopposed at the AGM.

1. Kirani Heeremans

VAULTING QUEENSLAND

The following members have been nominated to be a representative of Vaulting Queensland and will be elected unopposed at the AGM.

1. Karen Foran
2. Lily Tamai

JUMPING QUEENSLAND

The following members have been nominated to be a representative of Jumping Queensland.

1. Hayley Somerset
2. Lyndal Roos
3. Terri Langdon

In consultation with nominees, the Jumping Queensland committee and the Board of Equestrian Queensland the following appointments will be ratified at the EQ AGM.

Hayley Somerset will be appointed to Jumping Queensland to fill a casual vacancy for a two year term.

Lyndal Roos will be elected to Jumping Queensland at the AGM for three year term.

Terri Langdon will be elected to Jumping Queensland at the AGM for a three year term. 

INTERSCHOOL QUEENSLAND  

The following members have been nominated to be a representative of Interschool Queensland.

1. Nicole Doogue
2. Patrick Lowe
3. Sarah Hoolihan

In consultation with nominees, the Interschool Queensland committee and the Board of Equestrian Queensland the following appointments will be ratified at the EQ AGM.

Nicole Doogue will be elected to Interschool Queensland at the AGM for a three year term. 

Patrick Lowe will be elected to Interschool Queensland at the AGM for three year term.

Sarah Hoolihan will be appointed to Interschool Queensland to fill a casual vacancy for a two year term.

AGM Special Resolution

The EQ AGM Agenda includes a Special Resolution with recommendation by the Board of Equestrian Queensland to confer Honorary Life Membership to any member of Equestrian Queensland that has represented Australia at a World Equestrian Games/Championships who is not already recognised as an Honorary Life Member of the association.

Voting on the Special Resolution will be conducted by ‘’Digital Ballot Paper” at the AGM on 22 March 2023.

AGM Details & Register to Attend

The EQ AGM will be held:

Date:         Wednesday 22 March 2023

Time:         6:30pm

Venue:      Sports House, Cnr Caxton and Castlemaine Street, Milton and via Zoom (link to be provided prior to AGM)

All members wishing to attend the AGM must register to attend either in person or via Zoom.

Register to Attend AGM

Members who are unable to attend the AGM are permitted to appoint a proxy to vote on the Special Resolution by completing the form below:

EQ Appointment of Proxy Form

The form must be received by 4:30pm Monday 20 March 2023 via [email protected] or by post Sports House, Suite 1.05, 150 Caxton Street, Milton QLD 4064.  

If you do not have access to the internet and would like to vote, please contact the office on (07) 3891 6611 or email [email protected] and this will be provided to you.

All information including the EQ AGM Agenda and the voting process can be found below.

EQ AGM AGENDA

Show Horse Queensland Election

Voting Process via your MyEA Member Portal login

Voting will be conducted through a ‘Digital Ballot Paper’ through the MyEA Member Portal using your unique EA member number and password.

Please indicate your selection, listing numerically in order of preference, for all nominees.

If you do not list a preference for all candidates your ballot will be deemed invalid.

i.e.  1 for your first preference, 2 for your second preference, 3 for your third preference and 4 for your fourth preference.

Voting and Closing Date

Members have until 4.30pm Monday 20 March 2023 to submit their vote/s in preparation for the AGM.

VOTE NOW

TO RE-SET YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORD

1. Access the MyEA Member Portal by clicking on the link or button above.
2. Enter your EA Member Number 
3. Then click on Forgot your password?
4. An email with your password will be sent to your registered email address with EQ
5. If your email address has changed or you don't receive the email with your password, please contact the EQ team on 07 3891 6611 or email [email protected]