15 October 2026

Dear Biathlon Australia Family,

Call for nomination of candidates for election as Board members at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Pursuant to clause 16 of the Biathlon Australia (BA)Constitution (Constitution) the BA AGM will be held virtually (via Teams) on Monday 30 November 2026 at 6pm (AEDT).

Pursuant to clause 13.5 of the Constitution the BA Company Secretary or Executive Officer must give notice to members calling for nomination of candidates for election as Board members. These nominations must be received no later than 28 days prior to the AGM.

At the 2026 AGM three (3) Directors elected under clause 13.1 of the Constitution will retire. Any Member, Director or Committee may nominate a person to fill a vacancy in an Elected Director position that is to be the subject of an election at the next AGM. The nomination form and Director candidate experience and qualifications template are attached to this call for nominations.

Nomination for positions as Elected Directors for a period of four years from the 2026 AGM.

Three Elected Director positions under clause 13.1 of the Constitution will become vacant at the 2026 AGM. The three independent Directors who are required to retire but who may stand for re-election are set out below. Two will be standing for re-election at the 2026 AGM. 

David Windsor - (Independent male VIC)- will be standing for re-election at the 2026 AGM.

Sandra Willis (Independent female NSW)- will be standing for re-election at the 2026 AGM.

Brett Jones – (Independent male NSW)- will NOT be standing for re-election at the 2026 AGM.

Kate Allman (Independent female NSW) has resigned as a Director with effect from 9 October 2026 and her Elected Director position will cease to exist as the proportion of Elected Directors (4 or 5) and Appointed Directors (3) under the Constitution has recently changed. Kate has resigned due to increased work and family commitments. On behalf of BA and the Board I thank Kate for her excellent service and express our hearty congratulations on the birth of her first child.

All Voting Members who are Australian citizens and do not reside overseas are eligible for election.

A nomination for election of Director at the 2026 AGM must be:

• in writing and on the nomination form linked;
• signed by the proposer and nominee;
• delivered to the Executive Officer no later than Monday 2 November 2026, being at least 28 days prior to the AGM;
• accompanied by a completed Director candidate experience and qualifications template; and
• accompanied by a headshot photograph in JPEG or PNG format no larger than 5MB.

This completed form,completed Director candidate experience and qualifications template and photograph must be received by the BA Executive Officer at executiveofficer@biathlonaustralia.com.au by 6.00pm (AEDT) Monday 2 November 2026.

Under clause 13.3(f) of the Constitution, the Directors and Nominations Committee must use reasonable endeavours to ensure that:

     i.           no one gender constitutes more than 50% of the total number of Directors; and

    ii.           no more than 60% of the total number of Directors shall reside in the same State; and

   iii.           no Director co-habits with or is related to another Director; 

  iv.           no more than 45% of the Directors are related to or co-habiting with an athlete or coach in Biathlon and who represents the Company at any of the following IBU recognised events: Youth Winter Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games, Paralympic Winter Games, IBU World Championships, IBU World Cup, IBU Cup, IBU Open or Junior Open European Championships, IBU Junior Cup, IBU Youth and Junior World Championships or IBU endorsed Regional Cup; and

   v.           Director’s conflicts of interest are declared and a declared interest register placed on the Company’s website, enforced and independently audited.

The 4 Board positions that are not up for election currently comprise 2 female and 2 male with 2 from Victoria, 1 from NSW and 1 from the ACT.

It is highly recommended that nominees be able to demonstrate some of the core skills listed below:

• Business administration
• Board governance
• Leadership
• Strategic planning
• Stakeholder engagement
• Sport knowledge.

The BA Board are keen to receive nominations from people with lived experience in competitive Para Sports.

As required by the BA Constitution, the 2026 Nominations Committee will work closely with the Board to co-ordinate and provide candidate information on relevant Board skills, and to enable members to make informed selection decisions.

Note: Words capitalised in this document possess the same meaning as is defined in the Constitution.

Nomination form

Director Candidate Experience and Qualifications template

Kind regards

Brett Jones (Company Secretary)