Science, fun and fine food: our 2018 AGM and Threatened Species Forum!
Posted on 15 November, 2018 by Tanya Loos
On Saturday 10 November 2018, some 60 people gathered at Campbells Creek Community Centre to enjoy an afternoon of science, fun and delicious food. The event combined Connecting Country’s Annual General Meeting for the 2017-2018 year with a threatened species forum to launch our new ‘Habitat health check’ project. We celebrated the findings and achievements of Connecting Country’s long term monitoring programs with presentations by two very special scientists who directly support these programs: Professor Andrew Bennett and PhD Candidate Jess Lawton.
We would like to thank the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust for generously supporting ‘Habitat health check’, and to our presenters and all the committee members, staff and volunteers who assisted with the event.
Our AGM was short and sweet, and all but one of our committee members have re-elected for another year! The hard-working Connecting Country committee must be thanked for their considerable contribution to our organisation.
Elected members of Connecting Country’s 2018-19 committee of management are:
President: Brendan Sydes
Vice President: Saide Gray
Treasurer: Max Kay
Secretary: Marie Jones
Ordinary member: Karoline Klein
Ordinary member: Malcolm Trainor
Ordinary member: Christine Brooke
For minutes from the AGM and forum, please click here. A more detailed review of Andrew and Jess’ presentations will be shared next week.
If you would like a copy of our Annual Report for 2017-18, click here. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the report (especially Jacqui for making it look beautiful).
Please enjoy this gallery of some of the smiling faces at our AGM and Threatened Species Forum. (Photos by Tanya Loos and Frances Howe.)
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Andrew and Jess, our wonderful scientists!
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Albert and Eleanor enjoy the delicious food
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Tanya and Chris. Chris played a huge role in the careful delivery of our monitoring programs whilst he was director at Connecting Country.
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Our illustrious President Brendan, and Jane, Convenor of Castlemaine District BirdLife
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Andrew and Eliza look closely at Eliza’s amazing painting of our landscape
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Sharing nature items with one another
Fabulous quick and efficient AGM, followed by excellent presentations, group eco activity, and yummy food!! Many thanks to the CC Team, E t
It was a super fast and efficient meeting and the two presentations were excellent- so informative.
And yummy food to top it all off.
Thankyou all.