The AGM is your opportunity to learn more about our amazing national community garden movement and to engage in shaping CGA’s future direction. It is also an opportunity to play a formal role in CGA by standing for a Director position.
WHEN: Sunday 27 October 2024 — 4:00 pm AEDT
WHERE: The teleconference will be held via Zoom:
Agenda
- Welcome and First Nations acknowledgement
- Attendance, Apologies and Proxies and Quorum
- present in person:
- present online:
- apologies:
- proxies:
- Acceptance of minutes of the previous AGM 2023 [PDF 255kB]
- President’s report
- Treasurer’s/auditor’s report
- Annual Report 2024 [PDF 3.9MB]
- Election of Board of Directors *
- Elect a Returning Officer
- Board positions declared vacant
- Returning Officer calls for nominations for the board
- all nominees must be current financial Community Garden, Individual Members and/or a State/ Regional Coordinator and
- nominated by two other current financial Community Garden Members and/or State/Regional Coordinator or Proxy
- complete a proxy form to assign your vote if you are unable to attend the AGM
- Election of the new Board
- Welcome the new Board
- Appointment of an Auditor if needed
- Resolution: To increase the cost of Corporate Membership from $100 to $150 a year (no other increases proposed)
- Meeting close
- The chair thanks the returning officer and the departing board and congratulates the new board
- Chair, Vice-chair, Treasurer and Secretary will be filled from within the elected Directors at the first meeting of the new Board.
* Notes on the election of the Board of Directors for 2024/25
Under the Articles of the Company, a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 9 Directors shall be elected.
Our 2023-24 Board
- Chair: Naomi Lacey
- Secretary: Janet Aitchison
- Treasurer: Sajai Samuel
- Director: Jo Dean
- Director: Jane Mowbray
- Director: Sharlene Cohen
How can I nominate someone or myself for the BOARD?
To stand/nominate for the Board, you must be a current financial Community Garden or Individual Member (not an associate member, ie. corporate member, as these do not have voting rights).
All State and Regional Coordinators are eligible to vote/nominate for the Board.
NOMINATION FORM TO JOIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Need more information?
If you have any queries please contact CGA’s Secretary, Janet Aitchison on the form below…
