NSW Veteran Golfers - Tournament Directors
NSWVGA Tournament Directors
Weeks of Golf started in the early 1990s. The following is a tribute to the Tournament Directors, who have put in so much effort in organising and providing a friendly welcome to veteran golfers from across the state and from interstate.
Group 1 Far South Coast
Far South Coast
| Max Gee | 2001 – 2003 | Alex Flack | 2004 | Mike Channon | 2005 |
| Declan Wood | 2006 | Mike Channon | 2007 | Bob Ward | 2008 – 2013 |
| Mike Channon | 2014 | Richard Vivien | 2015 | Norm Hamilton | 2016 – |
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Group 2 Mid-South Coast
Mid South Coast
| Guy Whittles | 1993 – 1995 | Keith Gray | 1996 – 2000 | Neville Mallory | 2001 – 2003 |
| John Buttle | 2004 – 2016 | Greg Tindall | 2017 | Gary Sawyer | 2018 |
| Brian Rowe | 2019 | Graeme Wearne | 2020 | Rick Wilkins | 2021 |
| Stu Dossiter | 2022 | Ian Brown | 2023 | Keith Pinkard | 2024 |
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Eurobodalla (Lower South Coast)
| Bob Sinclair | 2009 – 2015 | Peter Edwards | 2018 – 2021 |
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Group 3 Illawarra
Illawarra
| Doug Matthews | 1993 – 2001 | Trevor Bell | 2002 – 2010 | John Ebril | 2011 – 2015 |
| Chris Goodwin | 2016 – 2018 | Steve Wicks | 2019 – |
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Jamberoo
| Ian Boles | 2005 – 2013 |
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Kiama
| Alf Harvey | 1994 – 1997 | Alan O’Keefe | 1998 – 2003 | David Nickols | 2004 – 2008 |
| Brad Hungerford | 2009 | David Martin | 2010 | Russell Worth | 2011 – 2012 |
| Bob Smith | 2013 – 2023 |
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In 2014 Kiama and Jamberoo combined as the Seaside and Valley tournament
Seaside and Valley
| Bob Smith | 2014-2023 | Jeff Lynch | 2024 |
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Port Kembla
| Jim Phillips | 2006 – 2008 | Ian Finlay | 2011 – 2012 | Eddie Reeves | 2013 |
| Rod Robson | 2014 – 2016 |
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Group 4 Sydney
Sydney
| Rex Tate | 2002 | Max Ward | 2003 |
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St George Bank Tournament at Bankstown – later State Bank Tournament
| Reg Gardiner | 1992 – 1995 | Dick Farrant | 1996 |
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Group 5 Metropolitan
The Coast
| Bob Williams | 2009 – 2011 |
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Group 6 Brisbane Water
Toronto
| John Ducloss | 2006 – 2010 | Mal Flannery | 2011 | Ken Nutt | 2012 |
| Mal Ryan | 2013 | Mal Ryan | 2015 – 2018 | Narene Anniwell | 2019 – 2021 |
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Brisbane Water
| Steve Marsh | 2019 | Bob Byrne | 2020 – 2021 | Steve Mitchell | 2022 – 2023 |
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Group 8 Hunter River
Cessnock
| John Craft | 2000 – 2002 | Les Williams | 2003 – 2010 |
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Maitland
| Scott Drifield | 2008 – 2009 |
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Group 9 Port Stephens
Port Stephens
| Pat Fairweather | 1995 – 1997 | Terry Cook | 1998 – 1999 | Alan Wall | 2000 |
| Jeff Hawes | 2001 | Ted Purkiss | 2002 | Peter Coyle | 2003 |
| Terry Cook | 2004 – 2010 | Murray Black | 2011 – 2013 | Reg McGee | 2015 – 2019 |
| Bruce Day | 2020 | Terry Cook | 2021 | Gary Watt | 2022 – |
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AVGU Championships at Port Stephens
| Dave Flatt | 2018 |
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Muree
| Betty Ritchie | 2023 – |
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Group 10 Myall Coast
Myall Coast
| Geoff Fowler | 2001 – 2002 | Murray Thomas | 2003 – 2012 | Bob Macklinshaw | 2013 – 2019 |
| David Merryweather | 2020 | Ross Kirwan | 2021 – 2023 | Colin Clinch | 2024 |
| Peter Buttrey | 2025 |
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Group 11 Manning Valley
Manning Valley
| Ron James | 2001 | Graham Gibson | 2002 | Keith Gibbs | 2003 |
| Alan Lane | 2004 – 2006 | John Gerits | 2007 – 2009 | Peter Miller | 2010 |
| Gary Tucker | 2011 – 2012 | Charles McNeill | 2013 – 2015 | Dick Taylor | 2016 |
| Peter Miller | 2017 | Bob Brownsmith | 2018 | Peter Stephenson | 2019 |
| Martin Salt | 2020 |
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Tuncurry, Forster
| Martin Salt | 2021 – 2024 | Jo Richardson | 2025 |
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Taree, Tallwoods
| Alan Hobbs | 2021 – |
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Gloucester
| Bill Murray | 2004 – 2010 | Derek Bardwell | 2011 – 2017 | Peter Buettel | 2018 – |
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Group 12 Lower North Coast
Wauchope/Kempsey
| Max Livingstone | 1994 – 1997 | Peter Kime | 1998 – 2001 | Max Livingstone | 2002 |
| Peter Kime | 2005 | Peter Kime | 2007 – 2008 |
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Wauchope
| Peter Kime | 2009 – 2012 | John Uncle | 2013 – 2017 | Greg Stewart | 2018 – 2020 |
| Bill Studeman | 2021 – |
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Port Macquarie
| Don Bulgin | 1993 – 1997 | John Dalton | 1998 – 1999 | Ken Smith | 2000 |
| Keith Dalton | 2001 | Garry Attewel | 2002 – 2006 | Graham Austin | 2007 – 2010 |
| David Neville | 2011 – 2017 | Greg Johnson | 2018 | John Tracey | 2019 – |
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South West Rocks
| Jerry Proudfoot | 1996 – 1998 | Ray Clinch | 1999 – 2002 | Paul Sheridan | 2003 – 2008 |
| Ray McDonagh | 2011 – 2012 | John Fitzsimmons | 2013 – 2017 | Frank Ryan | 2018 – |
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Camden Haven (Kew)
| Jim Middleton | 2013 – 2015 | Laurie Hamilton | 2016 – 2018 | Col Voss | 2019 – 2024 |
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AVGU Championships held at Port Macquarie
| Bill Perry | 1994 |
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AVGU Championships held at Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Kew
| Greg Christie | 2010 |
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Group 13 Mid North Coast
Coffs Harbour
| Brian Casey | 1993 | Col Inglis | 1994 | Chris Stone | 1995 |
| Graham Clarkson | 1996 – 1997 | Col Inglis | 1998 | Alan Hawkins | 1999 |
| Col Inglis | 2000 – 2001 | Alan Hawkins | 2002 – 2007 | Frank Ryan | 2008 |
| John Plummer | 2009 – 2012 | Jack Welsh | 2013 | John Plummer | 2014 – 2019 |
| Peter Vernon | 2020 – 2021 |
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Sawtell
| Terry Rapley | 2017 – 2018 | Rachel Jacobsen | 2019 – |
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Nambucca Heads
| Peter Coutman | 2009 – 2010 | Kerry McCoy | 2011 – 2012 | Alvin Rapley | 2014 – 2015 |
| Ian Vidler | 2016 – 2021 | Geoff McCann | 2022 – |
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AVGU championships at Coffs Harbour
| Alan Hawkins | 2002 |
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Group 14 Northern Rivers
Coolangatta/Tweed
| Peter Berriman | 2002 | Merv Ryman | 2003 – 2005 | Brian Wilson | 2006 – 2009 |
| Ray Mullins | 2010 – 2013 | Ross Lever | 2014 – 2022 | Grant Evans | 2023 – 2024 |
| Garry Waugh | 2025 |
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Murwillumbah
| John Mitchell | 2004 | Rick Rattray | 2009 – 2010 | Gary Thorburn | 2011 – 2013 |
| Rob Bradford | 2014 – 2016 | Ray Kent | 2017 – 2023 | Ian Yarrol | 2024 |
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Ballina
| Kel Pearce | 2010 – 2015 | Rod Fayle | 2016 – 2021 | Jim Poulos | 2022 – 2023 |
| Rob Orchard | 2024 |
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Yamba/Maclean
| Barry Latham | 2000 – 2004 | Paul Millett | 2005 – 2010 |
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Yamba
| Paul Millett | 2013 | John Daley | 2014 – 2019 | Greg Starr | 2020 – 2021 |
| Mike Grills | 2022 – 2023 |
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Maclean
| Bruce Walsh | 2014 – 2016 | Geoff Grayson | 2017 – 2023 | Kate & Mark Hemmey | 2024 |
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Casino
| John Weaver | 2019 – 2021 |
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Group 15 New England
New England
| Ken Greenwood | 1993 | Doug Johnstone | 1994 | Mike Lyne | 1996 |
| Dick Keatinge | 1997 – 1998 | Terry Crofts | 1999 – 2000 | Harold Green | 2001 – 2002 |
| Garry Coote | 2003 – 2005 | John Shannon | 2006 | Les Sinclair | 2007 – 2008 |
| Jim Shadlow | 2009 | Gerry Wissink | 2010 | Jim Shadlow | 2011 |
| Gerry Wissink | 2012 | Jim Shadlow | 2013 | John Garner | 2014 |
| Jim Shadlow | 2015 | John Maher | 2016 | Jim Shadlow | 2017 |
| John Maher | 2018 | Jim Shadlow | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Jim Shadlow | 2021 – 2024 | Simon Smith | 2024 |
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Sapphire City (Inverell)
| Jim Shadlow | 2010 – 2016 | 2017 | Jim Shadlow | 2018 | |
| 2019 | Jim Shadlow | 2020 |
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Armidale
| Bernie Perkins | 2019 – 2020 | Greg Constantine | 2021 – 2022 | David Toppin | 2023 |
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Tenterfield (x2 till 2020)
| Ashley Harrison | 1997 – 1999 | Jack Parker | 2000 – 2004 | Phil Ainsworth | 2005 – 2007 |
| Frank Quinn | 2008 – 2010 | Ashley Harrison | 2011 (April) | Phil Ainsworth | 2011 (October) |
| Phil Ainsworth | 2012 | Bill Eastgate | 2013 – 2021 | Bruce Norris | 2022 – 2024 |
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Uralla
| Loraine Glock | 2015 – 2016 | Rowan Chandler | 2017 – |
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Glen Innes
| Ken Kempton | 2022 – 2024 |
Graham Price |
2025 |
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Group 16 Central North
Tamworth
| Adrian Derham | 2001 – 2006 | Mandy Siebels | 2007 | Rick Watt | 2008 – 2010 |
| Gary Smith | 2011 – 2013 | Arthur Ruttley | 2014 – 2015 | Paul McDougall | 2016 – 2024 |
| Brian Haworth | 2025 |
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Narrabri
| Nola McNamara | 2006 – 2011 | Robyn Spence | 2012 – 2018 | Loretta Bell | 2019 – 2020 |
| Robyn Spence | 2021 | Lyn Shearer | 2022 – 2024 | Louise Penberthy | 2025 |
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Boggabri
| Milton Scaysbrook | 2022 – 2024 |
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Group 17 Upper Hunter
Muswellbrook
| Len Prowse | 2003 – 2005 | Graham Guest | 2006 – 2010 | Peter Ingram | 2011 – 2014 |
| Bruce Robinson | 2015 – 2019 | Paul Gorman | 2020 – 2023 | Bruce Robinson | 2024 |
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Group 18 Mudgee District
Mudgee
| David Lester | 2000 – 2003 | Brian Insull | 2004 | David McLean | 2005 |
| Ewan Bergman | 2006 – 2010 | Tom Cooke | 2011 | Gerry Bartyn | 2012 – 2013 |
| David Halpin | 2014 – 2020 | Bob Colley | 2021 – 2022 | Jeff Williamson | 2023 – |
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Group 19 Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains
| Tom Lever | 1994 | John Dulihanty | 1995 – 2001 | Paul Horton | 2002 – 2010 |
| Geoff Brooks | 2012 – 2013 | Godfrey Lucas | 2014 – 2018 | Richard Ledden-Cooper | 2019 – 2022 |
| Brian Giblett | 2023 – |
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Group 20 Nepean
Nepean
| Henry Fawkes | 1996 – 2006 |
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Group 21 Southern Highlands
Southern Highlands
| Bryan Fryer | 1993 – 1994 | Henry Tuppe | 1995 – 1996 | Harry Wilsher | 1997 – 2001 |
| Don Moore | 2002 – 2007 | Kevin Hall | 2008 | S.H. Committee | 2009 – 2015 |
| John Bowes | 2016 – 2022 | Dennis Harelle | 2023 – |
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Group 22 Central West
Central West
| Jim McArdle | 1998 | Harold Percival | 1999 – 2007 | David Gunner | 2008 – 2018 |
| Brian Kellett | 2019 – 2020 | John Dalton | 2021 – |
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Macquarie Challenge
| Paul Horton | 2004 – 2005 | Hans Jeuken | 2006 | Dick O’Donnell | 2007 – 2011 |
| Manuel Pro | 2012 – 2018 |
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Group 23 South Western
Young
| Maurice Penson | 2000 | Joe Phelan | 2001 – 2002 | Maurice Penson | 2003 – 2008 |
| Bill Kearney | 2009 – 2020 | Phil Mitchell | 2021 | Craig Watson | 2022 |
| Phil Mitchell | 2023 | Craig Watson | 2024 |
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Wagga
| Hugh Gladman and Norm McLennan | 2006 – 2009 | Scott Lennox | 2010 – 2011 | Kevin Jacobsen | 2012 – 2016 |
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Cootamundra
| Gail Lynch | 2008 – 2010 | Phil Moon | 2011 | Brian Phillips | 2012 – 2015 |
| Gary Mason | 2016 – 2019 | Kate White | 2020 – 2022 | Daryl Gehrig | 2023 – |
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Tumut
| David Bacon | 2012 – 2014 | Nathon Brown | 2015 | David Bacon | 2016 |
| Robin Read | 2017 | Helen Pearce | 2018 – 2022 | Warwick Butler | 2023 – |
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Gundagai
| Mick Wells | 2013 – 2018 | Garry Begg | 2019 – 2020 | Bronson Beattie | 2021 – 2022 |
| Jarrod Harding | 2023 – 2024 | Helen Pearse | 2024 |
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Harden
| Don Maling | 2023 – |
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Group 25 Murray River
Corowa/Howlong
| Keith Alsopp and Graham Andrew | 2007 | Wayne Delaney | 2013 – 2014 | Chris Redecci | 2015 |
| Rob Forrest | 2016 | John Cannon | 2017 | Tim Cameron | 2018 – 2021 |
| Paul Steiner | 2022 – |
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Howlong
| Rob Forrest | 2020 – 2021 | Paul Steiner | 2022 – 2023 |
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Group 26 Southern Riverina
Cobram/Barooga
| Justin Speirani | 2008 – 2012 |
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Tocumwal
| Graham Sharp | 2013 | Mike Keen | 2016 – 2019 | Rod Booth | 2020 – 2021 |
| Marty Walsh | 2022 – |
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Toc/Cob.Barooga
| Doug Perrett | 2014 – 2015 |
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Group 27 Western Riverina
Griffith
| Noel Carrol | 1998 – 2000 | Colin Sell | 2001 – 2004 | Gerry Cox | 2005 – 2006 |
| Dennis Moran | 2007 – 2008 | Graeme Gifford | 2009 – 2015 | Gerry Cox | 2016 – 2020 |
| Rob Trembath | 2021 – |
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Leeton/Narrandera
| Matthew Stapleton | 2006 | Jason Mimmo and Greg Collins | 2007 – 2011 | Jason Mimmo and Brett Dwyer | 2012 – 2013 |
| Jason Mimmo | 2014 – 2016 |
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Leeton
| Jason Mimmo | 2017 – |
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Deniliquin
| Graeme Willoughby | 2018 – 2020 | Margaret Radeski | 2021 – |
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Barham
| Sienna Voglis | 2023 | Dallas Bibby | 2024 |
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Rich River
| Terry Goninan | 2014 – 2015 | Richard Caiolfa | 2016 – 2022 | Rosalie Drill | 2023 – |
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Group 28 Lachlan Valley
Lachlan
| Bob Parsons | 1993 – 2001 | Ray Wyatt | 2002 | Lyn Roberts | 2003 – |
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Parkes
| Robert Lea | 2017 – 2018 |
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Group 29 Western Districts
Dubbo
| Frank Murphy | 1997 – 2004 | John Dixon | 2005 – 2019 | Phil Osborne | 2020 |
| Phil Halpin | 2021 – 2022 | John Dixon | 2023 – 2024 |
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Group 30 North West
Moree
| John Gourlay | 2004 – 2016 | Paul Wilde | 2017 – 2024 |
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Fossikers Way
| Mac Dufty | 1995 – 2001 | Harold Taylor | 2002 – 2006 | Brian Drewitt | 2007 – 2013 |
| Jenny Hawkins | 2014 – 2015 | Tim Cox | 2016 | Judy Northcott | 2018 |
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Group 32 Albury & District
Thurgoona
| Adam Browne | 2004 | Mike Fenton | 2005 – 2006 |
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Wodonga
| Ron O’Connell | 2007 – 2008 | Max Mueller | 2009 – 2010 | Nic Fothergill | 2011 – 2014 |
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Group 33 Far West Broken Hill
Far West Broken Hill
| Stan Goodman | 2006 – 2007 | Denis Martin | 2008 – 2024 | John Coffey | 2025 – |
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Group 34 Grafton & District
Grafton
| John Tibbs | 2008 – 2013 | Bill Dudgeon | 2014 – 2015 | Trevor Townsend | 2016 – 2018 |
| Jeff Hackett | 2020 |
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Big River (Grafton with Yamba)
| Pat Ryan | 2003 – 2004 | John Tibbs | 2005 – 2013 | Bill Dudgeon (Grafton only) | 2014 |
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