MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY OF
AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) HELD AT THE SAVAGE CLUB ON 16TH DECEMBER 2015.
1. Attendance
Present: Antara Mascarenhas (Chairperson), David Rees, Jeremy Platt, Peter Baines, David Rand, Peter
Adams, Ken Beadle, George Dixon, Ian Peterkin, Peter Hone, Andrew Caroe & Anthony Bailey.
Apologies were received from the following members. Chris Briggs, Janelle Ward, Quentin van Abbe,
Ronald Francis & Anona Armstrong.
A quorum of voting members was present, so the Chairperson opened the proceedings at 12H04.
2. Confirmation of Minutes of 2014 AGM.
The 2014 AGM Minutes were tabled and it was moved by Peter Adams and seconded by Antara
Mascarenhas that the Minutes should be adopted as written. The motion was accepted unanimously.
3. President’s Report.
The President briefly summarised her report for 2015 in which mention was made of the numerous social
events that had been held during the year and an acknowledgment made of the work of the committee in
improving the administration of the society and developing a new Web site. As this was her last year as
President, she thanked all members for their support during the last 3 years.
4. Treasurer’s Report.
The Treasurer’s report was tabled and discussed. The Society made a surplus of $13,589.16 in 2015 but
consideration needed to be given to an outstanding bill for the annual dinner which had been held much
later than usual after the end of the financial year. This would effectively lower the amount. The Members
Equity in terms of Assets less Liabilities was $7584.16 after allowing for the estimated annual dinner bill. It
was moved by Jerry Platt and seconded by Peter Baines that the report be adopted. The motion was
carried unanimously.
5. Honorary Auditor’s report.
The Treasurer advised that the Auditors Certificate & signed Financial Statement would be tabled after the
meeting.
6. Appointment of an Honorary Auditor
Prof Anthony Bailey accepted the offer to conduct audits of the Society’s books for the year 2016.
7. Level of Annual Subscriptions
It was proposed by the Treasurer that the Subscriptions for 2016 should be the same for members within
the Melbourne area but effectively reduced by 50% for country members (>100km from Melbourne), viz:
Melbourne $25 for 1 year,
$45 for 2 years,
$90 for 5 years
Country
$25 for 2 years,
$45 for 4 years,
$90 for 10 years
The proposal was adopted and accepted unanimously.
8. Election of Committee and Office Bearers.
The Nominations submitted for Committee Members were:
President
Chris Briggs
Vice President
Janelle Ward
Secretary
David Rees
Treasurer
Jerry Platt
Magister Prandii
Peter Baines
Committee members
Peter Adams, Ronald Francis, Tash Polyzos, William Usher,
Anona Armstrong AM, Fabrice Boucherat & Jane Farago
Past President
Antara Mascarenhas (ex officio)
David Rand proposed that all signed nominations be approved for the 2016 CSV Committee. The proposal
was declared accepted.
9. Any Other Business
A request was made by George Dixon that the Committee consider the benefits of everyone wearing name
badges at annual dinners. Peter Adams moved that a vote of thanks be given to Antara Mascarenhas for
her dedication and good work during her term as President. It was carried unanimously. The Chairperson
closed the meeting at 12H24.
Signed as being a true record by the Chairperson: 17th December 2015
Attachments A,B & C
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667D. ABN 82 869 550 988
secretary@cambridgesociety.org.au
www.cambridgesociety.org.au
Phone: 03 9596 1811
President: Mr Chris Briggs
Secretary: Mr David Rees
Treasurer: Mr Jeremy Platt
10 Village Close
MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934
Attachment A
Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria)
Balance Sheet 2014-15
31/10/2014
less:
31/10/2015
ASSETS
Cash and Bank Accounts
Westpac Cheque a/c
Westpac Cash Reserve a/c
Undeposited cheque
Trybooking
TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts
$3,073.92
$11,143.07
$14,216.99
$206.66
$27,505.19
$240.00
$250.41
$28,202.26
TOTAL ASSETS (Including surplus
for year of $13,589.16)
$14,216.99
$28,202.26
$
1,697.50
-
$
14,448.10
LIABILITIES
Outstanding accounts
Unpresented cheques
Pre-paid expenses
Subscriptions 2015
Subscriptions 2016
Subscriptions 2017
Subscriptions 2018
Subscriptions 2019
Subscriptions 2020
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$2,283.00
$1,098.00
$842.00
$378.00
$54.00
$6,352.50
$2,676.00
$1,640.00
$1,062.00
$738.00
$54.00
$20,618.10
NET ASSETS
$7,864.49
$7,584.16
Represented by Members' Equity
$7,864.49
$7,584.16
Note
1.
Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667
Note
1.
Due to the lateness of the Annual Dinner this year (Nov. 6) provision must
be made for the cost of this event. This is the actual cost of the function
from the invoice subsequently received from the Melbourne Club.
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667D. ABN 82 869 550 988
secretary@cambridgesociety.org.au
www.cambridgesociety.org.au
Phone: 03 9596 1811
President: Ms Antara Mascarenhas
Secretary: Mr David Rees
Treasurer: Mr Jeremy Platt
10 Village Close
MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934
Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria)
Income and Expenses 2014-15
1/11/201331/10/2014
1/11/201431/10/2015
INCOME
Annual subscriptions
2014
2015
2016
2017
5y 2014-2018
5y 2015-2019
5y 2016-2020
TOTAL Ann subs
Functions
AGM
Annual dinner
Dinners
VC/other functions
Lunches
TOTAL Functions
Interest income
Muscat sales
$3,310.00
$3,150.00
$270.00
$5,675.00
$1,045.00
$18,786.24
$4,652.23
$2,163.47
$8,480.00
$35,126.94
$262.29
$75.00
$1,155.00
$14,134.00
$10,725.10
$0.00
$8,281.50
$34,295.60
$271.79
$0.00
TOTAL INCOME
$38,774.23
$40,242.39
$157.91
$1,673.70
$925.00
$585.00
$1,530.00
$270.00
$1,325.00
$870.00
$60.00
EXPENSES
Membership expenses
Miscellaneous
Postage/Printing/Stationery
Web site development
TOTAL Membership expenses
Function costs
AGM
Annual dinner
Dinners
VC/other functions
Lunches
DVD purchases
TOTAL Function costs
Government fees
Muscat costs
$1,831.61
$74.99
$1,231.98
$1,450.00
$2,756.97
$1,000.00
$18,257.60
$4,976.00
$2,366.70
$6,689.15
$74.82
$33,364.27
$128.35
$0.00
$1,069.19
$241.00
$11,849.58
$0.00
$10,680.49
$0.00
$23,840.26
$56.00
$0.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
$35,324.23
$26,653.23
$3,450.00
$13,589.16
TOTAL INCOME - EXPENSES
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667D. ABN 82 869 550 988
secretary@cambridgesociety.org.au
www.cambridgesociety.org.au
Phone: 03 9596 1811
President: Ms Antara Mascarenhas
Secretary: Mr David Rees
Treasurer: Mr Jeremy Platt
10 Village Close
MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934
Attachment B
President’s Report, December 2015
The Society has had another busy year, bringing you a range of events
– including our usual mix of lunches, after-work drinks and sporting
activities.
Our usual eclectic collection of lunch speakers has included historian
Robin Adams, Infrastructure Australia’s Colin Duffield and the
Cambridge Eco-racing team who, on most occasions, have filled the
room at the Savage Club.
After-work drinks continue to provide Cambridge and Oxford alumni the
opportunity to mix and network, and we hope to see some new faces at
these drinks next year.
ANZ CEO, Mike Smith, was the keynote speaker at our Business Dinner
in August, which attracted a large number of alumni from the business
community.
Turning to sport, we held the Annual Boat Race Dinner and the usual
biannual golf meetings with Oxford alumni. The Henry Gordon-Clark
Trophy for the best team performance has remained firmly in
Cambridge hands since its inauguration.
Professor Patrick McGorry was our guest speaker at the Annual Dinner,
held this year in November. His talk on mental health highlighted the
disparity between how Australian society regards mental and physical
illnesses, and how this disparity is reflected in unequal levels of
government funding.
We welcomed many new faces to the dinner this year and had a record
number of people stay for the after party, lasting until the early hours of
the following morning. We even took an obligatory Cambridge
‘survivors’ photo’.
I would like to acknowledge the Committee’s continued dedication
towards organising a wide range of interesting events for our diverse
membership. This year our Secretary, David Rees, and Treasurer, Jerry
Platt, also consolidated some of our administrative processes and
identified budgetary savings.
We are in the process of launching a new website – my thanks go to
Fabrice Boucherat for so efficiently project managing this website
overhaul. Fabrice, along with William Usher, are the Committee’s most
recent additions.
As I sign off as President, I would like to thank you for your support
and continued involvement in the Society over the past three years. On
behalf of the Committee, I wish you a very happy festive season.
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667D. ABN 82 869 550 988
secretary@cambridgesociety.org.au
www.cambridgesociety.org.au
Phone: 03 9596 1811
President: Ms Antara Mascarenhas
Secretary: Mr David Rees
Treasurer: Mr Jeremy Platt
10 Village Close
MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
A0030667D. ABN 82 869 550 988
secretary@cambridgesociety.org.au
www.cambridgesociety.org.au
Phone: 03 9596 1811
President: Ms Antara Mascarenhas
Secretary: Mr David Rees
Treasurer: Mr Jeremy Platt
10 Village Close
MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934