We were welcomed by President Elect Dan who started with an Acknowledgement of Country.
Dan
- Next meeting, 26 April, John Mullan will talk on what ANZAC Day means to him.
- Changeover is planned for Saturday 25 June, most likely at Mistelle. Cost is expected to be $75 a head for a 3 course meal.
- A visit to Perth Observatory is planned for 31 May.
President Liam
The club has committed $5,000 to support Ukraine – the question is how best to use the $$. Dee can help with appropriate use of the funds. There was discussion on whether we could go through the local Ukraine Foundation which in turn would be supporting a family or families who have been displaced and are living in WA. More information is needed but there was broad support for using the funds locally.
Krys
The Perth Observatory visit is on Tuesday 31 May. It is booked for 40 people, but not just our club. There will not be food on the night, and we are asked to be there by 7.00 pm. It will be a great opportunity to see the Aboriginal art on display. Cost is $15 a head, payable to the club account with the reference – Observatory x1, x2, etc.
Sheryl
- The May market will be at Stirk Park.
- The June market is cancelled.
- We are looking at what we can do moving forward and hopefully we will have a market in the Mall in July.
- There has been a great deal of frustration at the lack of support from the City.
- The question was asked – are we able to get any councillors on side? Maybe we should all talk to our local members about the issue.
Kaye
We had an insurance refund recently. We were expecting $4,300 but instead received
$430,000. Only 2 decimal points out! Kaye has contacted the company to arrange getting the excess funds back to them.
Dan
With respect to the Retravision site, Lisa Passmore from Community Gardens is looking at a scheme to beautify the plot which is something of an eyesore. It will probably be a garden and we are asked to supply some labour rather than money.
Bill
There are new LED lights in the soundshell. Brian will look to cleaning the plaque with Brasso.
Dan
Dan is looking at a video for changeover. Could members please send any photos or videos to Dan please – email is fine.
Thank You
A huge thank you to Franziska for the beautiful pizzas we enjoyed tonight. Yum!