Report by Richard Moore
SWAN held its Annual General Meeting in the Anglican Church hall in Toodyay on Saturday 26 August. It was a delightful early spring day and about 30 people had gathered for the combined SWAN/Master TreeGrower course field day.
Annual General Meeting 2017
Nine AFG members attended the AGM. They were Clare Kent, Connie Winch-Buist, David Gardner, Des Donnelly, Duncan Beggs, Marty Winch-Buist, Peter Huf, Richard Moore and Ruth Gardner. In addition there were proxy forms from David Humphreys, Gary Brennan, Ian Hall and Peter Beatty. The following matters were dealt with:
AGM 2016 minutes. The minutes of SWAN’s AGM held at Halls Head on 19 August 2016 were adopted.
Election of office bearers 2017. Nominations were called for and the following members were elected to the SWAN Committee:
President – Duncan Beggs
Secretary/Treasurer – Gary Brennan
Committee members – Clare Kent, Peter Beatty, Bob Hingston, David Humphreys, Greg Hodgson, Tim Mitchell, Marty Winch-Buist, Connie Winch-Buist, Alan Briggs and Ian Hall.
President’s report. Duncan Beggs had distributed his report to members prior to the meeting. In his report he:
The meeting adopted the President’s report which will be attached to the Minutes of the meeting, and circulated to all financial members.
SWAN held its Annual General Meeting in the Anglican Church hall in Toodyay on Saturday 26 August. It was a delightful early spring day and about 30 people had gathered for the combined SWAN/Master TreeGrower course field day.
Annual General Meeting 2017
Nine AFG members attended the AGM. They were Clare Kent, Connie Winch-Buist, David Gardner, Des Donnelly, Duncan Beggs, Marty Winch-Buist, Peter Huf, Richard Moore and Ruth Gardner. In addition there were proxy forms from David Humphreys, Gary Brennan, Ian Hall and Peter Beatty. The following matters were dealt with:
AGM 2016 minutes. The minutes of SWAN’s AGM held at Halls Head on 19 August 2016 were adopted.
Election of office bearers 2017. Nominations were called for and the following members were elected to the SWAN Committee:
President – Duncan Beggs
Secretary/Treasurer – Gary Brennan
Committee members – Clare Kent, Peter Beatty, Bob Hingston, David Humphreys, Greg Hodgson, Tim Mitchell, Marty Winch-Buist, Connie Winch-Buist, Alan Briggs and Ian Hall.
President’s report. Duncan Beggs had distributed his report to members prior to the meeting. In his report he:
- Thanked the various contributors to SWAN individually.
- Reported that he was pleased with progress over the year.
- Highlighted the current FPC consultancy looking at the Royalty for Regions funding allocated to the Forest Industries Working Group.
- Underscored the lack of funding SWAN is likely to be facing by the end of the year.
The meeting adopted the President’s report which will be attached to the Minutes of the meeting, and circulated to all financial members.
