Committee

Mark Ferdinands - President. Mark Ferdinands, also known as Fonz, has been a member of RAVSTASS since 2015 and a Comrade Member since 2017. He has served as President of RAVSTASS since 2019 and was promoted to RAVSTASS Senior Member in 2022. Mark served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1992 to 2018, initially in the Permanent Navy before continuing his service in the Naval Reserve. Across 26 years of service, Mark fostered an enduring connection with the Navy, its traditions and, above all, the friendships and camaraderie that come with serving. He is a recipient of the Australian Defence Medal. Outside RAVSTASS, Mark is the Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Cinderella’s Commercial Cleaning, an Australian-owned and operated family business he founded in 1990. Over more than 36 years, Mark has grown Cinderella’s from its South Australian beginnings into a coast-to-coast commercial cleaning business operating across Australia, with a workforce of more than 200 people and JOSCAR accredited, enabling supply of services to Australian Defence Primes around the country. Today, Cinderella’s services clients across a diverse range of industries and locations throughout metropolitan and regional Australia. Mark holds a Diploma of Management and, prior to concentrating full-time on Cinderella’s, also spent 13 years working in hotel management. Mark has also had a long involvement with BNI (Business Networking International) and was the inaugural President of the BNI A-Team. BNI is a global professional business networking organisation built on trusted relationships, mutual accountability and the principle of generating business through genuine referrals. Long-term membership requires consistently maintaining the confidence of other business owners, accountability and building trust and goodwill. Mark was also the first BNI member in South Australia to generate more than $1 million in closed business for fellow members, an achievement reflecting his longstanding commitment to building relationships and helping other businesses succeed. Away from his corporate life, Mark and his wife Tracey are farmers in South Australia’s Barossa Valley through their company, Barossa Homestead. Together they share a passion for the land, farming and restoring and preserving their Barossa property for future generations. Mark and Tracey have five children, and family remains an important part of their lives. Mark is also a semi-professional musician and drummer who has performed with Adelaide party bands including Planet Square and The Beach House Boys. One of his musical highlights was performing before a crowd of more than 26,000 people at AAMI Stadium. He has a lifelong interest in sport and the outdoors, including soccer, AFL, tennis, golf, athletics, kayaking, table tennis and shooting. Among his endurance achievements, Mark has completed the Murray River Marathon five times.

What RAVSTASS means to Mark. For Mark, RAVSTASS is much more than an association. While his own connection to RAVSTASS comes from his 26 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy, RAVSTASS is an organisation open to everyone. What brings its members together is the quintessential Australian values of mateship, camaraderie, having-a-go and a shared respect for its traditions. Mark is particularly proud that RAVSTASS welcomes people from all walks of life, giving members the opportunity to participate in sports and administration and form lasting friendships, support one another, enjoy great social occasions and be part of a genuinely inclusive organisation.

Mark believes RAVSTASS also meets an important need in the community. As people move through different stages of life, it can become all too easy to become less socially connected, less active and less involved. RAVSTASS provides an opportunity to change that. It gives people somewhere to belong, a reason to get out and participate, opportunities to meet new people and maintain friendships, and a regular calendar of activities and social occasions to look forward to. For Mark, RAVSTASS is ultimately about people, friendships, getting involved, getting active and participating. It is about getting together, having a laugh, enjoying activities and events, contributing where you can and making the most of being part of a community. 

Mark is extremely proud to be President of RAVSTASS. Having served in the role since 2019, his focus is simple: keep RAVSTASS active, welcoming and enjoyable, encourage participation, continue to welcome new members from all walks of life, and ensure it remains an organisation people are proud to belong to.  (in)

Ben Trappel - Vice President. A passionate multi-sport amateur athlete, Ben brings a wealth of experience and leadership to RAVSTASS. During the late 90s, he represented UniSA in basketball at three UniGames and enjoyed a decade-long Australian rules football career with the Unley Mercedes Jets, captaining the A grade team, achieving an A grade Best and Fairest award, and earning recognition as the starting ruckman in the Jets’ Team of the Decade (2000s). After returning to basketball, Ben continued to represent UniSA and played Division 2 into his late 30s before injury led him to switch to golf. Success followed, with Ben winning an overall Club Champion title at West Croydon Golf Club. Never one to shy away from new challenges, he recently completed a season in the SA Amateur Soccer League, playing goalkeeper for Modbury Vista SC at Division 3 B-grade level, a remarkable achievement for a first-time soccer player. Now, as Vice President of RAVSTASS, Ben leverages his diverse athletic background, leadership skills and ICT background to drive engagement across multiple sports, with a special focus on expanding the Association’s charity initiatives. (in) 

Simone Bush GAICD - Secretary. Biography to follow shortly. (in) 

Tim Muehlberg - Treasurer. Founder of RAVSTASS, Tim's first passion was Basketball in which he developed clubs and associations in the Community and Military. As a Business and Management student, he also served as the Head Men’s Coach and President of UniSA Basketball. His contributions evolved into a position as Finance Manager for the UniSA Student Association, where he developed systems for shared services administering over 100 clubs. Upon returning from Air Force service overseas in the Middle-East and later South Sudan with the UN, he laid the foundations for RAVSTASS as an Independent Multi-Sport Association, in order to channel everyone's contributions into a single enduring entity. Also a passionate Motorcyclist, since forming RAVSTASS Tim has become a Competitive Skydiver and Coach; while also enjoying Archery, Go Karting, Golf, Hiking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Scuba Diving, Slacklining, and Snow Skiing. He is currently developing the long term plan to establish truly Multi-Sport Facilities. (in) 

Affiliations: State Rep SADB (2009-2011); President UniSA Basketball (2009-2013); President 3BallSA (2010-2012); Committee Mbr EHBA (2015-2017); Justice of the Peace, SA (2016-2025); Public Officer RAVSTASS (2015-Present); MM. EofZ No. 231 (2016-Present); Mbr Air Force Assoc SA Div (2019-Present), Web Mgr ADF Parachuting Association (2021-Present), Chairman NSW Parachute Council (2025-2026). Academics: Studied Bach Mgt IT & DBIB, UniSA, (2006-2013); Cert IV in Workplace & Business Coaching (2019); Diploma of Management (2012); Diploma of Government (2022); Diploma of Leadership & Management (2022); and Certificate B Skydiving Coach (2023); Child Safe Offr (2025); MPIO (2026) Awards: Major Greg John “Frenchie” McDougall Award (2011) for services to the ADFBA; Hall of Fame Inductee for SADB (2012) and UniSA Basketball (2013); & Grand Master’s Australian Medal (2022) from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) for Meritorious Contribution to Aviation in Australia. 

  

COMMITTEE DUTIES 

 

MILESTONES  

21 May 2025 - RAVSTASS is 10 Years Old. 

27 Feb 2024 - RAVSTASS Crest: Certificate of Trade Mark Registration (#2372965) issued by IP Australia. 
 
29 Oct 2023 - 1st Appointment of Sub-Committee: "RAVSTASS MBBA Basketball Club" and issue of MoA with "Adelaide Social Golf". 
 
27 Nov 2022 - 1st External Finance Audit. 
 
30 Oct 2020 - 1st Senior Member promotion.  
  
24 Aug 2020 - RAVSTASS Business Name is registered with ASIC (renewed every +3 years). 
 
30 Jul 2020 - MoU transferred Hardwood Sports (HDWD) Apparel brand to RAVSTASS. 
 
21 May 2020 - RAVSTASS is 5 Years Old. 
 
09 Jul 2015 - ABN 84 391 163 868 for RAVSTASS is amended with the ATO to the full-entity title RAVSTASS MULTI-SPORT ASSOCIATION INC. 
 
21 May 2015 - RAVSTASS MULTI-SPORT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED is issued Certificate of Incorporation in the state of South Australia under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (South Australia). 
 
10 Apr 2015 - RAVSTASS Formation General Meeting is held, Rules of Association adopted and the 1st Committee is Installed. 
 
01 Jan 2015 - ABN 84 391 163 868 for RAVSTASS is activated with the ATO. 

17 May 2014 - RAVSTASS first team uniforms are delivered. 
 
04 Mar 2014 - RAVSTASS first team uniform design is completed. 
 
26 Nov 2013 - RAVSTASS concept is created.