Minutes of Annual General Meeting
Saturday 25 November 2006
Maslin Community Hall, Maslin Beach
Meeting opened at 3:10 pm, with Jim Douglas in the chair, Ian Kirkegaard taking minutes.
Present: Paul Hastings, Neville Forde, Bob Giles, John Caldecott, Angela
Gackle, Janine Baker, Peter Laffan, David Turner, Alison Eaton, Andrew Winkler, Tony Flaherty, John Cugley, Lesley Cann, Robert Campbell, Lorraine Rosenberg, Rex Manson, George Apap, Trevor Woods,
Peter Moore, Peter Close, John Houlahan, Jim Douglas and Ian Kirkegaard signed attendance sheets.
Apologies included President Pat Harbison, Heather and George Wright, Claire Petherick, Minister John Hill, Lee Grigg, John and Erika Lawley, Wendy Fowler, Kym Richardson MP, Barb and Dean Reid, Linda-Marie McDowell, Sue Poulton and Cathy McMahon.
Moved Tony Flaherty, seconded John Houlahan, that these be accepted. Carried
Minutes of previous AGM.
Minutes of the AGM at West Beach on October 22 2005 had been circulated, and were tabled.
They were taken as read, without alteration.
President's Report.
Vice President Jim Douglas read the President's report, prepared by Pat Harbison.
Moved Andrew Winkler, seconded Angela Gackle, that this report be accepted. Carried.
Nick Crouch gave a summary financial statement, and undertook to print the full statement in the next issue of 'Blue Swimmer'.
Election.
John Houlahan assumed the Chair and declared all positions vacant.
President - Pat Harbison was the only nominee for President - moved Jim Douglas,
seconded Andrew Winkler. Pat had indicated she would serve another term, and was confirmed.
Vice president - Jim Douglas, nominated Andrew Winkler, seconded Ian Kirkegaard, was confirmed as vice President.
Secretary - Ian Kirkegaard, nominated Jim Douglas, seconded Neville Forde, was
confirmed secretary.
Treasurer - Nick Crouch, nominated John Cugley, seconded Jim Douglas, was
confirmed treasurer.
Other members of committee - For the rest of Committee, a list had circulated, nominating Angela Gackle, Paul Hastings, John Cugley, Peter Laffan, Robert Browne (nominee for Inshore Fish Group) to join the committee.
Scoresby Shepherd, Melanie Rees, Andrew Winkler were nominated to continue on committee, with Gayle Grieger to continue as a corresponding member
and link with the NRM Board.
Jim Douglas moved, Lesley Cann seconded, that this group be voted as a block. Motion carried. Motion put, and all nominees were elected to Committee.
General business.
Motion - Andrew Winkler had foreshadowed a motion on liaison with Friends of Patawalonga Creek.
Seconded Ian Kirkegaard, so the motion could be discussed.
Andrew spoke to the motion that Friends of Patawalonga Creek be accepted as a sub-group of Friends of Gulf St Vincent. He mentioned discussions with Dene Cordes of the 'Friends' office to check that
this was consistent with constitution and rules, and there seemed no impediment. Andrew indicated that there had been joint fund raising, including the 'Curry Nights', which could be of financial benefit to Friends of Gulf St Vincent, and the two groups could have common interest in servicing an environmental information service in the Port Adelaide area; perhaps at Glanville Hall, with the renascent Port of Adelaide Branch of the National Trust.
On the same motion, this meeting endorsed that the Friends of Patawalonga Creek be invited to become a sub-group of the Friends of Gulf St Vincent. Carried - none against.
There being no further business for the AGM, Angela Gackle moved a vote of thanks to the several sponsors of the forum, and the caterers.
This was seconded by Paul Hastings, and carried by acclamation.
The meeting closed at 3:50 pm
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