PREPARING FOR THE future Dear Members,

As I stated in my inaugural speech: I am not alone in this journey – I have the support of a capable Council, hard-working IWMSA staff, and dedicated volunteers at the branches.

There is a lot of work that goes on in the background to keep the organisation running.

When I joined the Council in July 2020, the organisation had rebranded and rolled out the IWMSA Strategy 2025 to guide the organisation through the next five years. At the time, the whole world was going through what became a disruptive three years.

We are working hard to overcome those setbacks. We are in our second year – the anchor leg – as Council, and will be sitting at the end of May in a facilitated strategy session to reflect on our past year and plan the future. We intend to prepare for