In a post to the group's mailing list, AUUG member Greg 'Groggy' Lehey, openly questioned whether it was "time to pull the plug" and dissolve the organization.

"It looks to me as if AUUG is dead and just doesn't know it," Lehey said. "On the other hand, last time the treasurer presented a report, we had significant funds. Maybe it's time to do something else with them."

Lehey was particularly critical of the organization of this year's AUUG national conference, scheduled for Melbourne next month.

"There are a whole lot of things I haven't seen," he said, referring to membership renewal, details of the new AUUG board, conference sponsorship information, the conference program, and conference registration.

"From what I can see from my vantage point, the conference is a nonstarter."