John Chirio was at the door (for Ben Illes), Karen Holland was chairman and Ian Mayberry was Sergeant.
We had apologies from Neil Thurlow, Darrell Brown, Peter Morgan, Ben Illes and Geoff Croad.
President Mario Fairlie welcomed all members and our guests Darren Taylor (Division 10 candidate for the upcoming Council elections), YE Student Tom from France (hosted by Karen Holland) and our YE Student Ayana Sadaka, who also was our guest speaker (see story above). Mario elaborated on the recently held Board Meeting, and also strongly encouraged members to participate in the upcoming Excellence in Workmanship Awards dinner on 18th March.
Secretary Mitch Brown outlined the amendments to our Club Constitution in relation to Corporate Membership and proposed a motion to accept the amendments. After some discussions on an amendment to the amendment (!!), which was not carried, the original amendment was passed. In essence, this means that corporate members can have two full members in the club, with corresponding voting rights.
After Ayana's presentation, club business was discussed: Fundraising Director Angus Miller will run a 'Guess who is coming to Dinner?' event on Saturday 4th April (see story above), President Mario and Ray Higgs elaborated on the repair/replacement of the fence at the Project Shed (Ray has been given assurance from the Council that they will take care of it), and Larry Murray brought us up to date on what's happening at the Project Shed.
Finally, Sergeant Ian Mayberry extracted some cash (all in a good cause, going towards Christmas presents for Anglicare): Visitor Darren Taylor copped a general fine "for aspiring politicians", Franz Huber for putting the Sergeant on the Roster twice within 2 weeks... Paul Seymour "stole" the Sergeant's pen and didn't give it back, Chris Thurtell hadn't been seen for ages... Mitch Brown, were you a Maths Teacher before... ? Gerald East, burned any more Volvos lately...? Angus Miller for announcing a Guess who's coming to Dinner on the very weekend the Sergeant is interstate... and anyone who hasn't yet contributed: if you are not wearing your badge, pay up!