Former TBQA President, Bob Frappell, has been bestowed with Life Membership of the Association.
President, Basil Nolan made the announcement and presentation at the TBQA raceday on Saturday.
Bob Frappell was bestowed life member of the TBQA (Stacey Silver photo).
Bob resigned after sixteen years with the TBQA, including serving as President from September 2001 until he resigned from that position in 2010.
Mr Frappell was due for re-election for the 2013-14 TBQA Committee, but made the decision not to nominate for a position.
“The workload as the Chairman of the Toowoomba Turf Club is preventing me from contributing to the degree that is necessary on the TBQA,” said Mr Frappell.
“I’m sorry to be leaving, I’ve enjoyed my time with the TBQA, but I believe with the mix of youth and experienced committee members the TBQA is in good hands and will continue to do a fantastic job for the industry.”
The Frappell family celebrating Bob’s life membership (Stacey Silver photo).
TBQA Membership grew substantially under Mr Frappell’s leadership and now boasts the second largest membership base in Australia.
Mr Frappell also played an integral role in the Equine Influenza crisis, including lobbying for an EI vaccine and better quarantine facilities.
He was also at the forefront during negotiations with Biosecurity Queensland during the initial Hendra Virus outbreaks and has lobbied State and Federal Government’s extensively over the years for funding and improvements for all sections of the breeding and racing industries.
But Bob believes his greatest achievements were the modernisation of the constitution and implementation of the rotational voting system for the committee, and the management of the Queensland Stallions Directory, which is the TBQA’s primary revenue raiser.
TBQA President, Basil Nolan says Bob’s resignation is a real loss to the breeding industry.
“Bob’s input has been great for the thoroughbred industry,” said Mr Nolan.
“He has taken us a long way through his understanding of both breeding and racing and during his time with the TBQA he has brought a lot of talents to the table in both his role as Chairman and committee member.
“We hope the TBQA will still be able to call on Bob’s ideas and suggestions in his future.
“The Toowoomba Turf Club is lucky to have him and I’m sure it will thrive under his leadership.”
Mr Nolan, and all of the TBQA Committee, would like to thank Bob for his invaluable contribution over the years and wish him all the best for his future endeavours.