HUNTER WILDLIFE RESCUE (NATF)
MINUTES (REDACTED) FOR COMMITTEE MEETING
10:00 am Tuesday 5th August 2014
Venue – Edgeworth Sport and Recreation Club
Present:
Jill Dean
Judith Hopper
Joan Jones
Bev Marsh
Ann Morgan
Teresa Purnell
Judith Fielsen (minutes)
Apologies:
Anne Williams
Meeting commenced 10.15 am.
Minutes of previous Committee meeting (30th June 2014) accepted.
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Business Arising:
1.1
Confidential Session
1.2
Legal Registers have been set up.
1.3
Redaction of meeting minutes for publication on the website.
The redacted version should list what was discussed and the outcome; and where
there was extended discussion, should give a summary.
Action: Judith F
1.4
New portfolio holders: future minutes should specify who is going to inform them.
2.
Secretary's Report:
Correspondence In:
Westpac - changes to online banking
Food subsidy cheque from J Valler
Lorraine Yudaeff, WINC Concerns
Lorraine Yudaeff, WINC Draft MOU
Lorraine Yudaeff, WINC Notes to meeting 15.07.2014, Draft MOU
Bruce Mulligan, Wildlife Aid. Current MOU satisfactory
Helen Mallam, Terramycin
Roger Yeo, Port Stephens Holiday Park Corellas
Murray Black, HKPS Koala Data Base & future of Koalas
Invoices and receipts from Margaret Howley from Cooinda Downs and Cardiff
Produce for feed
Invoice from WIRES for bird course in December 2013.
Invoice for training notes for Introductory Course.
Media Animal TV (story on M Howley) asking for contact number for possible
donations when story aired.
Email from Kellie Warren re Facebook
Invoice from Bev Marsh for printing of notes for Training Course.
Fair trading receipt of Annual report.
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Correspondence Out:
Ken Conway re Draft Licence to Occupy Agreement
Environment & Land Care Award. Greg Piper nomination for NATF
Regional Service Award. Greg Piper nomination for A Koosmen
Fair Trading Annual Report and change of address
Secretary’s Report moved and accepted
3.
Treasurer's Report:
July report tabled.
Treasurer's Report moved and accepted
Jill: We should send a letter to OEH thanking them for their grant of $2000.
4.
Memberships:
New Members
Meg Wright (Bulga) (refer to Wildlife Aid)
Meg Anschau (Nords Wharf)
Kerrie Ditz (Rutherford)
Gary Ditz (Rutherford)
Liz Crane (Kilaben Bay)
Julie Meyers (Lambton)
Dennis Lentfer (Lambton/Kotara)
Linda Smythe (Cessnock)
Jean Zweck (Coal Point)
Ty Culbert (Aberglasslyn)
Rachael Sheather (Thornton)
Chloe Blanch (Anna Bay) Refer to WINC
Paid 2013 for two years
Paul Kane
Renewals
Maggie Love
Marilyn Maddocks
Catherine Wroe
Kelly Bradley
Jan Hughes
Dearne Miller
Chris Neville
Elizabeth Neville
Michael Anderson
Julianne Foster
Kelly Bradley
Bev Allan
Geoffrey Hodgson
Chrissy Cabot
Teresa Purnell
Renewals
Fiona Brennan
Bev Allan
Trudi Cook
David Cook
Gail Parsons
Jillian Dempsey
Jarn Hodgson
Julie Hodge
Ian McKenzie
Roz Holmes
Judith Fielsen
Charmian Eckseley
Garth Cooksley
Discussion
The 3 out of area membership applications have been referred on.
Action: Joan is to bank and refund Chloe Blanch's cheque.
Ty Culbert has a reptile keeping licence, Check with NPWS. Snake Rescue will still
require NATF training.
JudyH suggests we ask NPWS if the necessity to check.
Action: Jill
Applications for New and Renewal of Memberships: moved and accepted
Membership Officer’s Report moved and accepted
5.
Other Reports:
Building Working Party
We can't move ahead until we have a construction certificate and we can't get that until
we have a place to put the footings. AGL is chasing this up.
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6.
General Business:
6.1
Chrissy Cabot request to have a donation tin at a coffee stall at Vacy fair.
Approved.
6.2
Strategic Planning
Meeting moved to Tuesday 19th August at 2pm at Edgeworth.
Session to include address by Audrey, SWOT analysis, and setting the vision.
6.3
WINC-NATF MOU
WINC-NATF draft MOU discussed: Item 4: “That all wildlife rescued by, or in care with,
NATF in the Area will be notified to WINC’s Species Co-ordinators so that its optimal
placement can be negotiated” be rejected as logistically unfeasible and not in the best
interest of the immediate response to assist fauna.
Concerns raised by WINC have been investigated and were unfound.
Issues Resolution section be included in MOU. All allegations must be in writing and of
substance with supporting evidence provided and forwarded to the President. Outside or
community member, vet or other Group concerns to go directly to the President, not via
a third party.
Privacy statement may be required and names and numbers not given out.
Communication issues: Monitoring of an animal, NATF request contact directly to the
phone coordinator, not the hotline.
An NATF Draft was tabled. Discussion of amendments to NATF draft.
Action: Jill to make amendments to NATF-WINC Draft MOU and pass the phone coordinator's
number to WINC.
6.4
Constitution
JudyH: draft Constitution on website combines model rules and current Constitution.
Action: AnnM and JudyH to review the existing draft and produce an updated version.
6.5 [Confidential Discussion]
Meeting concluded: 1.10pm.
Next meeting:
2nd September.
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