Governance

Bushwalking NSW, formerly known as the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW, represents the interests of over 11,000 bushwalkers from 67 bushwalking and hiking clubs in NSW and ACT.

Bushwalking NSW is a not-for-profit, incorporated organisation run by an Executive Officer and a dedicated band of volunteers. Our funds are generally derived from membership fees.

Bushwalking clubs pay an annual fee to Bushwalking NSW each July, based on club membership numbers. The fee includes accident and liability insurance, which is arranged through Bushwalking Australia.

Bushwalking NSW is governed by a constitution. Its Members are bushwalking clubs affiliated with Bushwalking NSW. Each affiliated bushwalking club appoints one or more Delegates to represent their interests. The number of Delegates is stipulated in the Constitution, with larger clubs appointing more delegates.

The Bushwalking NSW Management Committee is an annually elected body consisting of 7 to 10 people. It consists of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, a minimum of 3 ordinary members and other positions as created for specific needs. Only Delegates from Bushwalking NSW member clubs are entitled to vote for the Management Committee nominees.

Management Committee Members and others are appointed to sub-committees as required. The President of Bushwalking NSW is a delegate to national body Bushwalking Australia.

Management Committee meetings are scheduled approximately monthly. A quorum of Half the Management Committee members is required for meetings and a majority vote is required to make a decision.

General Meetings are held quarterly. Bushwalking NSW Members (club delegates) are invited to attend the General Meetings and to propose matters for discussion. A General Meeting quorum is 7 Members from 7 member clubs. A majority vote is required to make a decision.

The Management Committee is assisted by an Executive Officer, who provides a strategic focus to the organisation, manages the office, and works to build strong relationships with government, land managers, conservation groups, and industry.

The Annual General Meeting is held in August.  Annual reports can be found on the Meetings page.

Read our Strategic Plan

Committee Members
President	David Bell (Sydney Bush Walkers)
Vice President	vacant
Secretary	Trevor Caldwell (NPA of NSW)
Treasurer	Peter Jack (Illawarra Ramblers)
Ordinary Committee Members	Margaret Covi (Watagan Wanderers)
	Jon Gray (Bankstown Bushwalking Club)
	John Flint (Sydney Bush Walkers)
	Lionel Sonntag (The Bush Club)
Appointed Positions
Executive Officer	Kirsten Mayer
Public Officer	Margaret Covi (Watagan Wanderers)
Conservation Officer	David Bell (Sydney Bush Walkers)
Tracks and Access Officer	John Flint (Sydney Bush Walkers)
Risk Management Officer	Margaret Covi (Watagan Wanderers)
YPIC Working Group Officer	Jon Gray (Bankstown Bushwalking Club)
Media Officer	Vacant
Training Officer	Vacant
Website Content Editor	Leonie Bell (Sutherland Bushwalkers)
Webmaster	Yvonne Everett (Coffs Hikers)
Newsletter Sub-Editor	Justine Thomas (Northern Rivers Bushwalking Club)
Admin Officer	Justine Thomas (Northern Rivers Bushwalking Club)
Historian	Keith Maxwell (Cumberland Plains Walkers)
Social Media	David Morrison (Newcastle Ramblers Bushwalking club)
Digital Marketing Officer	Vacant
Delegates to other organisations
Bushwalking Australia Delegate (ex-officio)	Vice-President & Executive Officer
NSW Conservation Council Delegate (ex-officio)	Conservation Officer

Bushwalking NSW Committee Honour Roll

The following list of committee members is currently incomplete. More names will be added once they become known. AGMs are held in August each year.

The size and composition of the committee has changed regularly since 1932 (when Bushwalking NSW was formed as the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW), according to the needs of the day e.g. Tracks and Access, Conservation, Publications, Communications, Search and Rescue, Assistant Secretary. Additionally there are the Ordinary Committee Officers. Over time, some positions became non-committee positions, while others were promoted to committee status. The following table does not therefore cover all committee positions.

Year	President	Vice-President	Secretary	Treasurer
2023-2024	David Bell	Jon Gray	Trevor Caldwell	Peter Jack
2022-2023	David Bell	Jon Gray	Trevor Caldwell	Peter Jack
2021-2022	Bill Boyd	David Bell	Bruce Lyman	Peter Jack
2020-2021	Bill Boyd	Margaret Covi	Bruce Lyman	Peter Jack
2019-2020	Alexander Allchin	Margaret Covi	Bruce Lyman	Peter Jack
2018-2019	Alexander Allchin	Mitchell Isaacs	George Quinn	John Flint
2017-2018	Alexander Allchin	Mitchell Isaacs	Sierra Classen	John Flint
2016-2017	Alexander Allchin	Mitchell Isaacs	Sierra Classen	Edward Fraser Hesket Youds
2015-2016	Mitchell Isaacs	Alexander Allchin Sierra Classen	Margaret Covi	Alexander Allchin Isabel Riana Sofia Yersin
2014-2015	David Morrison	Mitchell Isaacs	Margaret Covi	vacant
2013-2014	David Trinder	Mitchell Isaacs	Margaret Covi	vacant
2012-2013	David Trinder	Mitchell Isaacs	Margaret Covi	Peter Stebbing
2011-2012	Dodie Green	vacant	Margaret Covi	Peter Stebbing
2010-2011	Dodie Green	Denise Kruze	Margaret Covi	Barbara Mitchell
2009-2010	Dodie Green	Denise Kruze	Margaret Covi	Barbara Mitchell
2008-2009	Wilf Hilder	Jim Callaway	Dodie Green	Barbara Mitchell
2007-2008	Wilf Hilder	Jim Callaway	Dodie Green	Barbara Mitchell
2006-2007	Margaret Covi	Jim Callaway	Len Sharp	Barbara Mitchell
2005-2006	Margaret Covi	Jim Callaway	Brian Morgan	Barbara Mitchell
2004-2005	Margaret Covi	Jim Callaway	Brian Morgan	Diana Peters
2003-2004	Margaret Covi	Jim Callaway	vacant	Maurice Smith
2002 - 2003	Wilf Hilder	Jim Callaway	Prudence Tucker	Maurice Smith
2001-2002	Wilf Hilder	Jim Callaway	Prudence Tucker	Maurice Smith
2000 - 2001	Wilf Hilder	Jim Callaway	Prudence Tucker	Prudence Tucker
1996 - 1997	Brian Walker	Don Brooks	Bill Holland	Ken Pickering
1995 - 1996	Andy (Andrew) Macqueen	David Sheppard Don Brooks	Maurice Smith	Diana Peters Ken Pickering
1994 - 1995	Andy Macqueen	Tim Fischer Simon Knight	Maurice Smith	Diana Peters
1993 - 1994	Robyn Cox (Nee Arthur)	Tony Parr David Sheppard	Roger Lembit	Diana Peters
1992 - 1993	Robyn Arthur	Tony Parr Don Brooks	Roger Lembit	Diana Peters
1991 - 1992	Michael Maack	Brian Walker Tony Parr	Gary Phillpott	Diana Peters
1990 - 1991	Gordon Lee	John Porter Gary Phillpott	Bob Cavill	Rosemary Maxwell
1989 - 1990	Gordon Lee		Maureen Cavill	Rosemary Maxwell
1988 - 1989	Gordon Lee	Jan Wooters Michael Maak	Maureen Cavill	Rosemary Maxwell
1987 - 1988	Gordon Lee	Jan Wooters Andrew Krensell	Herb Lippman	Jim Callaway
1986-1987	Gordon Lee	Brad Phillips Hugh Patterson	John Berry	Jim Callaway
1983 - 1984	Gordon Lee	Roger Lembit Keith Maxwell	Spiro Hajinakitas	Jim Callaway
1982-1983	Gordon Lee	Beth Streatfield Roger Lembit	Spiro Hajinakitas	Jim Callaway
1980 - 1981	Murray Scott	Beth Mees Peter Tuft	Spiro Hajinakitas	Jim Callaway
1979 - 1980	David Noble	Murray Scott Beth Mees	Warwick Blayden	Jim Callaway
1978 - 1979	Peter Harris	David Noble Ed Hanvin	Keith Maxwell	Jim Callaway
1976 - 1977	Bruce Vote	Nick Bendeli Keith Maxwell	Warwick Blayden	Ray Alsop
1975 - 1976	Bruce Vote	Keith Maxwell Nick Bendelli	Warwick Blaydon	Prudence Tucker
1974 - 1975			Phil L Butt
1963 - 1964	Paul Driver	Ninnian Melville Stan Cottier	Graham Mitchell	Dick Higgin
1960 - 1961	Ken Stewart	Stan Cottier David Brown	Max Rosentool	Colin Watson
1950				Dennis Robinson
1949				Dennis Robinson
1948	Stan Cottier OAM
1947			R T Compagnoni
1946	John B Blom		Marie B Byles
1945	W S Watson	Dorothy Lawry	Marie B Byles	Oliver H Wyndham
1943	W S Watson	Dorothy Lawry	Marie B Byles	Oliver H Wyndham
1942	Oliver H Wyndham	W Roots	Dorothy Song	R Watson
1941	Oliver H Wyndham	Dorothy Lawry	Dorothy Song	R Watson
1940	W A Holesgrove	Oliver H Wydham	Merle Hamilton	H S Freeman
1939	W A Holesgrove	Oliver H Wyndham	A Miller	C D A Roberts
1938	T A Herbert	W A Holesgrove	C D A Roberts	H S Freeman
1937	T A Herbert	W A Holesgrove	T B Atkinson	H S Freeman
1934	Walter J Roots
1932			Harold Chardon