BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Australia/Brisbane X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@whitsundaycoastchamber.com.au DTSTART:20231018T213000Z DTEND:20231018T230000Z DTSTAMP:20231018T070949Z URL:https://www.whitsundaycoastchamber.com.au/events/october/ SUMMARY:AGM & Chamber Connect DESCRIPTION:\nThe Chamber's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Chamber Connec t event will be held 7:30am-9:00am Thursday 19 October at the Whitsunday G reen Club\, 1 Regatta Bvd\, Cannon Valley.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\n\n\n\nThe AGM will commence 7:30am Thursday 19 Oct ober. \n\n\n\nThe AGM is open to all\, and eligible members (Business Basi cs\, Advanced and Premium) have voting rights. \n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\nGener al Business\n\n\n\n1. Accept minutes of 2022 Annual General Meeting \; \n\n\n\n2. Submit President's Report \;\n\n\n\n3. Receive Treasurer's Report \n\n\n\n4. Receive Auditor's Report \n\n\n\n5. Present the audited financial statement for adoption\n\n\n\n6. Appoint auditor for 2023-24\n \n\n\n7. Election of Office Bearers for 2023-24: Candidates are listed alp habetically below. \;Consideration may be given to late nominations.\n \n\n\n\nJannah Baker (Scallywag Fabrication) for Board member [proposed An nette Neil\, seconded Allan Milostic]\n\n\n\nMelinda Louise Hutchings (Mel inda Louise Media) for Board member [proposed Allan Milostic\, seconded An nette Neil]\n\n\n\nAllan Milostic (LiveLife Pharmacy) \;for President [proposed Gus Walsgott\, seconded Annette Neil]\n\n\n\nAnnette Neil (PRD W hitsunday Real Estate) for Treasurer [proposed Kim Porter\, seconded Gus W alsgott]\n\n\n\nAnthony Nobilia (Airlie Beach Executive Services) for Boar d member [proposed Annette Neil\, seconded Allan Milostic]\n\n\n\nKim Port er (Hummingbird Refrigeration\, Electrical &\; Air Conditioning) for Bo ard member [proposed Gus Walsgott\, seconded Annette Neil]\n\n\n\nMegan Ta ylor (Kapow Interactive) for Secretary [proposed Gus Walsgott\, seconded A nnette Neil]\n\n\n\nGus Walsgott (Bendigo Community Bank Cannonvale-Proser pine) for Vice President [proposed Annette Neil\, seconded Kim Porter]\n\n \n\n\nExtraordinary Business \;\n\n\n\nSpecial resolution 1: Change th e name of the \;Whitsundays Chamber of Commerce and Industry. \;In light of the merger with the Proserpine Chamber of Commerce and the Chamb er's future plans\, a name change is proposed to be more inclusive of (1) the region we serve and (2) the region's business community of trades\, sm all businesses\, commerce\, and industry. \;\n\n\n\nSpecial resolution 2: Accept the new Constitution. \;The draft Constitution follows the Model Rules set by the Queensland Government Office of Fair Trading and ai ms to provide a new\, modernised governing instrument that establishes&nbs p\;autonomy\, future flexibility\, and simplicity. Major changes include:\ n\n\n\n\nRule 2 Name – The proposed new Chamber name\, Whitsundays Chamb er of Commerce and Industry\n\n\n\nRule 3a(i) Objects – The focus of the Chamber to be inclusive of trade\, small business\, commerce and industry .\n\n\n\nRule 9 Admission and rejection of new members – Proposed new st andard model rule process of approving membership at regular Board meeting s. \n\n\n\nRule 18(2) Membership of the Board – Board members are to be current financial members at all times.\n\n\n\nRule 18(3) Membership of th e Board – Board member term of office \;is two years.\n\n\n\nRule 18 (4) Membership of the Board – At each annual general meeting of the asso ciation\, fifty (50%) per cent of members of the Board who have served a t wo (2) year term must retire from office\, but are eligible\, on nominatio n\, for re-election for another two (2) year term.\n\n\n\n\nConsideration of any additional special resolutions presented to the Board.\n\n\n\nPROXI ES\n\n\n\nIf you are unable to attend the AGM and wish to vote on the reso lutions\, please complete the proxy form and return to it the Cahmber via email by 5pm Wednesday 18 October.  \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CHAMBER CONNECT\n\n\n\nFollowing the AGM\, will be two keynote presentatio ns.\n\n\n\nThe first presentation will be from Amanda Camm MP\, Queensland Member for Whitsunday\, on business and industry issues being explored by State Government and preview of 2024 priorities. \n\n\n\nThe second prese ntation will be by Rob Cocco\, CEO \;Regional Development Australia Gr eater Whitsundays\, on the following:\n\n\n\n\nDesignated Area Migration A greement (DAMA) – where we are at and what next?\n\n\n\nHousing crisis&n bsp\;– update on the region’s housing action plan.\n\n\n\nDecarbonisat ion – what is happening in this space regarding regional planning and tr ansformation?\n\n\n\nFederal Grants – update on some key grants in play and available.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrations are now open !\n\n\n\n\nTime and date: \;7:30am-9:00am Thursday 19 October 2023\n\n \n\nLocation: \;Whitsunday Green Club\, Cannon Valley\n\n\n\n\nTickets :\n\n\n\n\nMembers FREE: \;Chamber members using new unique event code .\n\n\n\nTourism Whitsunday\, Bowen Chamber of Commerce and Bowen Gumlu Gr owers Association members: \;$18.75\n\n\n\nNon-members: $25\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n[sharethis-inline-buttons]\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.whitsundaycoastchamber.com.au/wp-con tent/uploads/2023/06/board-room-3.jpg LOCATION:Whitsunday Green Club\, 1 Regatta Bvd\, Cannon Valley\, QLD\, 4802 \, Australia X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Regatta Bvd\, Cannon Vall ey\, QLD\, 4802\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Whitsunday Green Cl ub:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR