Owner Driver – August 2019

8 AUGUST 2019 ownerdriver.com.au

IN LANDMARK NEWS for the iconic Alice
Springs-based National Road Transport
Hall of Fame, the Northern Territory
Government has appointed a statutory
manager of the Road Transport Historical
Society (RTHS), which recently went into
administration.
NT Acting Director-General of Licensing
Sally Ozolins made the appointment,
stating that the association has failed
to act in accordance with the Northern
Territory Associations Act (2003) or its
Constitution.
As of July 22, the newly appointed
statutory manager is Rosey Batt of
South Australian legal firm Rosey Batt
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“We have sought to work with
the association’s management
committee since 2016 to help it meet

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its responsibilities, however, given the

on-going non-compliance and the

various governance issues acknowledged

by the association’s management

committee, it is in the best interest of the

members and the NT community for me

to appoint a statutory manager,” Ozolins

said in a media release.

“Members of the management

committee have ceased to hold office.”

Well-respected chief executive and

driving force behind the association’s

success, Liz Martin, has stepped down.

A new committee formed by the Alice

Springs business community consists of

Wayne Thompson, Jamie de Brenni, Grant

Whan and Brendan Heenan to ensure

that this year’s event, starting on August

23, goes ahead as planned.

Batt says she offered the RTHS general

manager’s position to well-known

Territorian Lester Hamilton, recent

past owner of the award-winning Alice

Springs business Brumby’s. Hamilton

accepted and commenced in the

position on August 6.

“Deloitte’s have been working hard

to ensure the financials of the RTHS

are brought up to date and to ensure

regulatory compliance,” Batt says.

However, Batt says she has received

assistance from Liz Martin, with the help

of the new committee, to formulate a

budget for the 2019 event which starts

on August 23.

“Sponsors have confirmed their

commitment to the event and I am very

pleased to confirm that the Reunion will

be taking place as planned,” Batt says.

“I am continuing to become

Above: Liz Martin has stepped down from

her position in Alice Springs’ Road Transport

Historical Society. Photo by Greg Bush

acquainted with the members of the

organisation from around Australia and

the amazing collection of assets that the

RTHS holds.”

Owner//Driver was unable to reach

Martin for comment.