Management Committee
2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Association (2RARA) is an incorporated Association that is guided by its own Incorporated rules. The Association is run by a volunteer Management Committee that is voted in by the current financial members of the Association on a yearly basis at the Annual General Meeting. Members may nominate candidates and/or they may self-nominate.
ORGANISATION:
The committee is largely centered in NQLD where the committee meets six times annually with the AGM being held in Townsville on the last weekend of October. The committee meetings include zoom/teams so that state and territory reps can be involved. Any member can ask to be invited to these meetings on a case-by-case basis.
Roles and Composition
The Committee’s role is to manage the activities of the Association. It gives direction to the Association and takes full responsibility for its management.
It does this by:
- Arranging specific activities and monitoring all actions of the Association,
- Acting on feedback from the members
- Developing and adopting an annual budget for the responsible management of the Association’s finances,
- Conducting regular Committee meetings, and
- Ensuring that risk management systems are in place.

Current Committee:
The Association’s management committee consists of the following members:
Patron:
MAJGEN Mick Slater, DSO, DSC, CSC (retd)
President: Malcolm Gray Treasurer: Brendan Martin
Secretary: Robert Althofer Membership Member: Troy McGill
Social Member: Anthony Duroux Welfare Member: Merv Dicton
Merchandise Member: Martyn Struhs
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The Association’s State Representation consists of the following members:
2RAR Btn Rep: XO – Wayne Gough
ACT Rep: Robert Pickersgill & Michael Kruger
VIC Rep: Shaun Hughes
SA Rep: Mal Allen
WA Rep: Alexander Nie
NT Rep: Wayne Woodhouse
Legal Advisor: Pat Savage