FIT had their Annual General Meeting on Thursday afternoon which was open to members of FIT and all displaced commercial farmers. The meeting was well attended with a turnout of excess of 75 people.
After some discussion and a vote, it was decided to change the name of FIT to ARAC – Agricultural Recovery and Compensation. It was acknowledged that the organization has been largely ineffective in representing farmers off the land. It was felt that it was essential to rebrand and restructure FIT in order to ensure that it achieves its aims effectively.
There was also election of Office Bearers and the new Committee Members are:
Peter Steyl
Richard Brooker
Ian Gibson
Richard Harvey
Jim Barker
Dave Bouma
Rod Swales
Wynand Hart
Barry Munro
Chris Shepherd
There will be a Committee Meeting next week to vote the Chairman in and discuss the structure that was agreed on at the AGM.
Mr Graham Mullett from Valcon gave a presentation updating us on the work of the Valuation Consortium. He mentioned that the Valcon data base now included some 3800 properties. If you are a dispossessed farmer and have not registered your property please get in touch with the Valuation Consortium and explore options.
If you have any queries or comments please do not hesitate to contact Shayne Wells at the ARAC Offices in the CFU Building, on tel: 309800 – 19 ext 249