Annual General Meeting Well Attended

by Katherine Cummings

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The Annual General Meeting of the Gender Centre was held on Thursday, September 29, at the Petersham Town Hall.

As usual, the Annual Report of the Centre was distributed and comments invited from those present. In general the feeling was that the Centre continues to provide the services for which it has been funded and planned and the contributions of the staff and Management Committee of the Centre were recognised. New members of staff were welcomed and those members of staff who have left the Centre were thanked for their contribution. The Centre has undergone some restructuring of staff responsibilities and these will be reflected in procedures in the coming year. Sean Taylor has returned to the post of Social and Support Officer after a five year absence, and a part-time position of H.I.V. Outreach Officer has been established and filled by Daniel McKinley. The Gender Centre will also be undergoing an exhaustive accreditation procedure, as Elizabeth has mentioned in her column on page 4.

The audited balance sheet was included in the Annual Report.

Elections for the Management Committee were held and the following were elected, Col Eglington (President), Leslie Finlay, Kenn Robinson (Treasurer), norrie mAy welby (Secretary), Kooncha Brown, and Tanya Appleby. The election of Tanya was particularly gratifying since she lives in the Hunter Valley and it is good to see the Management Committee diversifying its membership and ceasing to be as Sydney-centric as it may have appeared to some. It is understood that it is not easy to attend committee meetings if one has to travel for several hours and the dedication required should be appreciated by Gender Centre members who live in regional or country areas. 

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