By: ALSO For All Of Us?

ALSO For All Of Us? — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:56:45 +0000

Not sure what you’re really getting at here Jason.
I was at the meeting and I see this as nothing more than a fair and accurate report of what took place.
Perhaps what you, the board and management really dislike is that people are being told what is really happening at ALSO, not just the sugar-coated spin generated from inside the building.
Bravo Southern Star – your journalistic integrity and independence is to be congratulated.
Such an improvement on the sycophant, arse-licking, out-of-date bullshit we are delivered from elsewhere.

By: Jason Rostant

Jason Rostant — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:29:15 +0000

It is interesting to note the double standard in reporting that seems to be readily accepted when it comes to the challenges faced by one organisation as against another.

On Nov 26, the Southern Star reported that JOY had “put a tough year behind it” when it managed, admirably, to reduce its 2009 loss of $106,000 to $49,000.

Today, the Southern Star reports that the {also} Foundation “faces a tough year ahead” even though it managed to reduce its previous year deficit by over $107,000 to $32,600.

Clearly organisational loss is not desirable unless it is planned for (as in fact it was for {also} Care).

Consistently falling reserves are equally undesirable, but again no mention here that the membership and global financial pressures named in the JOY article are the same pressures that beset {also}.

At {also} it’s about “smoke and mirrors” and betrayed trust, and yet despite the suggestion of impropriety {also}’s Treasurer was again re-elected unopposed.

Yours Sincerely,

Jason Rostant
out-going President

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