NEW Group 11 president Derrick Hoe believes his charter in the job will be to continue the good work done by the previous committee.
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Despite being in Queensland with family, Hoe assumed the role at last Sunday's annual general meeting after former president Ross McDermott stepped back to fill the secretary role vacated by the resignation of Bob Walsh.
Hoe has been involved with rugby league, both on and off the field, for a number of decades and said the opportunity to continue to put into the game was what inspired him to accept the nomination.
"I've got a lot out of rugby league and the game has opened a lot of doors for me, so I'm really keen to keep putting back in and trying to help Group 11 and football in the western region improve," he said.
"I'm a little bit nervous about it, it's a big job, but it's something I've always wanted to do and the good thing is I have good people around me to help me settle into the role.
"Even though Bob isn't there any more in an official role he is one of the 'godfathers' of Group 11 and we'll still be calling on all his knowledge and experience to help us with different things."
Hoe will be joined on the new committee by vice-presidents Alister Quarmby (Nyngan) and John Claus (Cobar), treasurer Tony Barlow (Narromine) and McDermott (Dubbo).
One of the first items on his agenda will be to try and further negotiations with the Manly Sea Eagles with a view to playing a National Rugby League (NRL) match in Dubbo at some point in the future.
"That's been a bit of a work in progress for a while but it's stalled a bit," Hoe said.
"Our negotiations with Manly have gone to a certain point but stopped. Hopefully if it's not them it will be another club and we've been in contact with a couple, we'll just have to see what comes of it."
