At the AGM in 2005 Richard Gallimore was granted Life Membership.
At the time of his appointment, Richard had served for 10 years on the Committee. Richard was Club Captain in 1996 and 1997.
Between 1996 and 1998, Richard was deeply involved in the Club’s protracted negotiations with the Canberra YMCA. regarding the Club’s relationship with the YMCA This resulted in the Club’s break with the YMCA in 1997 and it formally becoming the Brindabella Ski Club in May 1998.
Richard was primarily responsible for the drafting of the 1997 Club Rules, seeing them adopted by the Club and approved by the Registrar of Incorporated Associations, the NPWS and Kosciuszko Thredbo.
From 1997 to 2004 Richard acted as Legal Officer during the Club’s compensation case against the NSW Government for Carinya’s loss in the Thredbo landslide in July 1997 and in negotiations with Kosciuszko Thredbo for a new lodge site.
Richard was President in 1998 and 1999 and again between 2001 and 2004, and VP Thredbo in 2005. Richard played a significant role in the planning, associated with the construction of the Club’s new lodge at Thredbo.