The AGM is your opportunity to learn more about Permaculture Tasmania. It also is an opportunity to play a formal role in Permaculture Tasmania by standing for a committee position.
Meeting details:
WHEN: Saturday 26 September 2026
TIME: starts at 1:00pm
WHERE: Online
JOINING DETAILS:
Online Microsoft team meeting link
Meeting ID: 358 697 461 056 720
Passcode: e64bH3gw
Agenda
- welcome and First Nations acknowledgement
- attendance, apologies and proxies and quorum
- acceptance of previous minutes of the AGM 2025
- Presidents report
- Financial report
- election of office bearers
- elect a Returning Officer
- committee member positions declared vacant
- Returning Officer calls for nomination for the committee and checks
- all nominations are financial members
- they are nominated by two financial members or Proxy
- Proxy Form that assign a vote if a financial member is unable to attend the AGM.
- thanks to outgoing committee members, and welcome the new committee
- Resolution: To accept the updated Rules of Association
- Resolution: To accept lifetime membership nominations
- the close of AGM.
How can I nominate someone or myself for the committee?
To participate in the AGM and/or stand for a position, you must be a financial member of Permaculture Tasmania.
You are entitled to vote if:
- you are a current financial member
- you are a lifetime member
- your membership rights have not been suspended for any reason.
Nominations must be completed by Friday 25 September, 5pm AEST.
What is a proxy vote?
You can complete a Proxy Form, which allows you a member, to appoint another person to vote on your behalf at the AGM if you are unable to attend but would still like to have a voice in the decision making process.
Proxies must be completed by Friday 25 September, 5:30pm AEST.
Summary of committee member roles
- President — facilitates committee meetings and communications among members, represents the association, makes sure the organisation operates according to the rules
- Secretary — mantaining records of meetings, managing correspondence
- Treasurer — manages payments and receipts of moneys and issues receipts, keep financial records and prepare financial statement prior to AGM
- Membership officer — leads membership team, seeks member benefit discounts, maintain membership database
- Ordinary member — has voting rights on key decisions, participates in meetings
- Public Officer — official legal contact, document management, lodge annual return with Consumer, Building and Occupational Services.
Our 2025-26 committee
- President — John Kane
- Secretary — Loretta Leary
- Treasurer — Bruce Jackson
- Ordinary member — Membership Officer vacant
- Ordinary member — Tania Brookes
- Ordinary member — Karen Hewitt
- Ordinary member — Patrick Casey
- Ordinary member — Will Hu
- Public Officer — Elaine Lincolne
