Annual General Meeting 2010
WACOL SAT 16TH October, 2010. The Association AGM was held at the Chapel in the Wacol precinct on the above date. About 20 members attended.
Prior to the meeting an enjoyable BBQ was held and any members who had not previously visited the Museum were invited to have a browse.
The meeting commenced at 1.00 pm with the usual Agenda – Welcome, Apologies, Minutes, Business Arising, Correspondence,, Treasurer’s Report, Museum Curator’s Report, President’s Report and Election of Office Bearers for the coming year. All reports were positive, with the Assn being in a sound financial position. The President’s Report covered the various activities the Assn is involved in at present. One of the features of this report was the acknowledgment that, with the advancing years of both Executive Committee members and members generally, the Association is fast headed down the track to eventual extinction. He stressed the need to find younger persons from the wider community who are capable of, and young enough still, to take over various activities such as the Museum. If this is not done then the Museum faces closure in the coming years. The Curator of the Museum, John Holland, emphasized this by announcing that, at next year’s AGM he would not be seeking re-election due to failing health.
Election of Office Bearers created no surprise with the existing committee of:
Patron – Maj Gen John Pearn
President – Phil Ainsworth
Vice President – Bob Collins
Secretary – Colin Gould
Treasurer – Douglas Ng
Museum Curator – John Holland
Committee – John Mudge, Tom Dowling, Mal Zimmerman, Jesse Chee, Bruce Crawford, Paul Brown, Tony Boulter, Mike Griffin. being re-elected.
Bruce Crawford was appointed as Hon Solicitor and Paul Brown appointed Welfare Officer.
Prior to the meeting an enjoyable BBQ was held and any members who had not previously visited the Museum were invited to have a browse.
The meeting commenced at 1.00 pm with the usual Agenda – Welcome, Apologies, Minutes, Business Arising, Correspondence,, Treasurer’s Report, Museum Curator’s Report, President’s Report and Election of Office Bearers for the coming year. All reports were positive, with the Assn being in a sound financial position. The President’s Report covered the various activities the Assn is involved in at present. One of the features of this report was the acknowledgment that, with the advancing years of both Executive Committee members and members generally, the Association is fast headed down the track to eventual extinction. He stressed the need to find younger persons from the wider community who are capable of, and young enough still, to take over various activities such as the Museum. If this is not done then the Museum faces closure in the coming years. The Curator of the Museum, John Holland, emphasized this by announcing that, at next year’s AGM he would not be seeking re-election due to failing health.
Election of Office Bearers created no surprise with the existing committee of:
Patron – Maj Gen John Pearn
President – Phil Ainsworth
Vice President – Bob Collins
Secretary – Colin Gould
Treasurer – Douglas Ng
Museum Curator – John Holland
Committee – John Mudge, Tom Dowling, Mal Zimmerman, Jesse Chee, Bruce Crawford, Paul Brown, Tony Boulter, Mike Griffin. being re-elected.
Bruce Crawford was appointed as Hon Solicitor and Paul Brown appointed Welfare Officer.
Paul Brown, Phil Ainsworth, Joe Hall, Mike Griffin, Leigh Eastwood.
Front. Bruce Crawford. Next seat. John Winterbotham, Gerry McGrade, Jesse Chee. Next seat. Douglas Ng. Next seat. Les Irwin (ANGAU)
Bob Collins & Bruce Crawford front seat.