Friends of Gulf St Vincent

Minutes of Annual General Meeting
Saturday 22 October 2005
SARDI (West Beach)

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Meeting started at 4:20pm.

Present: Pat Harbison (President) Jim Douglas (Vice President) Nick Crouch (Treasurer) Andrew Winkler (Website) Melanie Rees (Newsletter) Scoresby Shepherd (Publications) Ian Kirkegaard (Minute Secretary)

also - Heather Wright, George Wright, Erika Lawley, Kevin Phelan, Gintaras Kubilius.

Apologies came from David Freebairn, Margaret Freebairn, Kate Barrett, Marigold Francis, Barb Reid, Dean Reid, Tony Flaherty, Paul Caica and Susanne Montana Jones.

Minutes of previous AGM.

Minutes of previous AGM (at Normanville, September 19 2004) had been circulated by e-mail.
Moved Jim Douglas, Seconded George Wright those minutes be accepted.

President's Report.

Pat Harbison gave the following account of the year.

We have steadily pursued our aim to increase community awareness, knowledge, understanding of and concern for Gulf St Vincent.

Since the last AGM we have:

Made submissions to the Premier, Ministers and the Development Assessment Commission on the proposed disposal of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil from Outer Harbour to the middle of the Gulf. The proposal was approved, but as a result of our submission, a condition to manage the invasive weeds Caulerpa taxifolia and C. racemosa was attached to the approval.
Held a community forum, Get to know your Gulf, in April this year at the Port Vincent Institute, to involve community coastal groups on the western side of the Gulf. This was very well attended by an enthusiastic audience. Twelve expert speakers presented results of studies on shipwrecks, fisheries, seagrasses, marine habitats, and coastal ecology which certainly increased our understanding of the marine environment of Gulf St Vincent.
Subsequently a special edition of our newsletter, 'The Blue Swimmer', printed summaries of these talks.
We were invited to attend the EPA Round Table, which offers representatives of environmental groups to present their concerns on many aspects of environmental management to the Authority.
We are involved with a new publication in the Royal Society's Natural History Series, The Natural History of Gulf St Vincent, which is to be published next year.
Future events will include a Quiz Night to be held with the Henley and Grange Residents Association on November 18th;
and a special event as part of the South Australian Living Arts initiative, A Celebration of Gulf St Vincent!

Treasurer's Report.

Nick Crouch gave a two-part financial report.

In summary, the 2004-05 financial year saw income of $540 against expenses of $726.17, for a loss of $186.17, but cash on hand at 30/06/05 of $249.47.
Nick gave a further report on the year 2005-06 to date, noting that we had received grants from Department for Environment and Heritage for the Port Vincent Forum ($912.80); from the Commonwealth Small Equipment for Volunteers scheme of $1591 to buy a colour printer, and from Friends of Parks of $480 to develop our flags, banners and windsocks. This had given us total income of $2998.80, with expenses $2549.25 and no major outstandings. Our current balance is $700.02, which includes the still-unspent grant for flags.

Election.

As a non-member, Agravaine McLachlan graciously presided over election of officers. All offices were declared vacant.

President - Pat Harbison. Nominated Ian Kirkegaard, seconded Heather Wright
Vice president - Jim Douglas. Nominated Andrew Winkler, seconded Nick Crouch
Treasurer - Nick Crouch. Nominated Jim Douglas, seconded Ian Kirkegaard
Secretary - Ian Kirkegaard. Nominated Jim Douglas, seconded Pat Harbison
Website - Andrew Winkler. Nominated Pat Harbison, seconded Jim Douglas
Publications - Scoresby Shepherd. Nominated Ian Kirkegaard, seconded Pat Harbison
Newsletter - Melanie Rees. Nominated Jim Douglas, seconded Pat Harbison
Other member of committee - Gayle Grieger as Executive Officer, BIPEC. Nominated Jim Douglas, seconded Scoresby Shepherd.

All members of committee were elected.

General business.

Motion - At the Management Committee Meeting on Friday, July 15 2005, the Treasurer foreshadowed a motion for the AGM - proposing an increase in annual fee from $5 to $10, with renewal at July 1 of each year, and 3 calendar months carryover for new members. That is - those who joined after April 1 would continue as members into the next financial year.

Moved Jim Douglas, seconded Mel Rees, that this be put to the AGM. Carried.

This motion was circulated with the notice of the 2005 AGM on September 28. The text was also available at this AGM.

This motion was moved by Jim Douglas, seconded by Scoresby Shepherd, and carried.

There being no other business, meeting closed at 4:31pm.

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Friends of Gulf St Vincent

Minutes of Annual General Meeting Saturday 22 October 2005 SARDI (West Beach)

Minutes of Annual General Meeting
Saturday 22 October 2005
SARDI (West Beach)