Committees – Cairns City Kennel Club

The Cairns City Kennel Club Inc is run by a team of dedicated volunteers all of whom share their personal expertise to ensure the effective leadership and management of the club.

Election of all office bearers and committee members occurs at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held on the last Saturday of January each year. The Committee members for 2024 are listed below.

Management Committee

The Management Committee is responsible for the general control and management of club. This leadership team and maintains the integrity and good standing of the club and ensures club activities align with the club’s Rules of Association, values, vision and mission statements.

Always acting in the best interest of the club and all members, the Management Committee looks at the big picture, and discussions at meetings include, but not limited to, planning, risk, maintenance, financial management, publicity, compliance, safety, grants, and stakeholder engagement.

The Management Committee receives reports and updates from all sub-committees and has a duty to ensure these sub-committees function to the highest standards.

Members of the Management Committee are ambassadors for the club and all its members. Although a member of the committee may have an interest in a specific discipline or club activity, decisions are always made in the best interests of the entire club and all members.

The Management Committee has reporting responsibilities to Dogs Queensland and the Office of Fair Trading.

President: Gordon Mayne
Vice-President Dog Sports: Wayne Smith
Vice-President Dog Shows: Kym Reilly
Club Secretary: Alana Johnstone
Club Treasurer: Tricia Williams
Show Manager: Kerry Frame
Show Secretary: Simone Newman-Webster
Show Treasurer: Ashley Harwood
Head Instructor: Andrea Wohlhuter
Trial Secretary: Jessica Gillies
Dog Sports Treasurer: Meade Oswald

The President and Secretary are ex-officio members of all club committees.

Dog Show Committee

The Dog Show Sub-committee is responsible for the day to day running of dog show related activities including conformation dog shows. Key fundraising activities include Wednesday night show handling classes and Bunnings Sausage Sizzles.

The Dog Show Sub-committee reports to the Management Committee.

Membership of the Dog Show Sub-committee includes:

Vice-President Dog Shows: Kym Reilly
Show Manager: Kerry Frame
Show Secretary: Simone Newman-Webster
Show Treasurer: Ashley Harwood
Committee: Caroline Hill-Murray, Maddi Goldberg, Mark Mills, Sandra Stanley

Dog Sports Committee

The Dog Sports Sub-committee is responsible for the day to day running of dog sports related activities including dog sports trials. Key fundraising activities include Tuesday night dog training classes and regular dog sports training classes. Dog sports activities include Agility, Flyball, Obedience, Rally Scent Works and Tricks.

The Dog Sports Sub-committee reports to the Management Committee.

Membership of the Dog Sports Sub-committee includes:

Vice-President Dog Sports: Wayne Smith
Head Instructor: Andrea Wohlhuter
Trial Secretary: Jessica Gillies
Dog Sports Treasurer: Meade Oswald
Librarian: Tricia Williams
Committee: Silke Weyland, Alana Johnstone, Kayla James, Gabrielle Noack