At the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Weightlifting Federation held on 6^th November 2024, Sam Coffa was returned as the President of the federation for a third consecutive term.

In accordance with the AWF Constitution, at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the AGM, the Directors will vote to appoint the President. Sam will continue to hold the position of President in the meantime and, if the Directors so desire, for the next three years.

Jessica Edge was also elected as an AWF Director at the AGM on November 6^th. Jessica will step down from her position as Secretary of the South Australian Weightlifting Association to take her place on the national board.

AWF Board of Directors

Sam Coffa

Lilly Coffa

Jessica Edge

Mary Macken

Coral Quinell

Luke Borreggine

Boris Kayser

In other news from the 2024 AGM, the members voted unanimously to establish an AWF Athletes’ Commission by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

And there was unanimous support to amend the AWF Constitution to extend the mandatory hiatus period of a Director who has served the maximum number of consecutive terms. The one-year period of ineligibility will become three years once the required change to the constitution is registered. The maximum length of consecutive service remains at three terms.

The members at the AGM also recommended that the AWF canvass State Associations to gauge the viability of establishing a committee to:

• Recognise and promote awareness of past members’ contributions to the sport
• Mark important historical occasions
• Take responsibility for historical record keeping
• Assist state and national administrators to establish and maintain contact with former National Team members