Thursday July 7th 2005, 8:00 pm,
Venue:
VK3XMU Home
1 Attendance Gordon FGC. Mark 3XMU, Bruce 3UV, Paul 3XDE, Gerard 3GER and Alan 3ML
2 Apologies – nil
3 Minutes
Motion:That the minutes of the meeting of May 2005 be received as a true record.
Moved Mark, 3XMU and seconded 3UV. Carried
4 Business Arising from Minutes
4.1QRG Minimum equipment list – XMU – list tabled. BAF to be informed XDE/XMU to replace existing list on web site.
4.2 Arm Bands - XMU – Adopt yellow band.
Training Exercise/Field Day – UV coordinating. November 13th.
Insurance - FGC – to continue
CoM Attendance at Regional/Divisional meetings - XMU – covered except Gipsland. Await Chris' return.
FGC to ascertain availability of Avon Street Depot.
Name Badges - UV – GER to make enquiries.
Region 3 Meeting – XMU
First Aid Kits - FGC – to be called “medicine kits” 2 or 3 to go with trailers etc.
R5D1 portable repeater – In hands of KMG. Still to be tested.
Falls Ck to Mt Buffalo bike event - XMU – Being after Murray Marathon and unacceptable conditions requested – declined.
5 Correspondence
Incoming
Framed Certificate of Appreciation from Oxfam for our participation in Trailwalker 2005
Emergency Management Manuals x 5 supplied
Expense Claim from Mark T. Dods VK3ZR for R5D1 Repeater ($336.45) – to Treasurer
Letter from Dept of Human Services re centralised contact number for Emergency Management contact 1300790733
Letter of resignation from WICEN due to deteriorating health from Denis Babore VK3BGS – Letter of appreciation from XMU + 1.
EMA 2005 Australian Safer Communities Awards brochure and covering letter from Emergency Services Commissioner
Cheque for $400 from Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club for MAD Bike Ride.
Membership Application from Ian Ampt VK3IV – see Membership
Cheque for $1008 from Department of Justice for damage to Fred Storey's van annexe during the Murray Marathon
Cheque from Sunraysia Radio Group Inc for $505 for International Balloon Fiesta
Cheque from Oxfam for $2000 for Oxfam Trailwalker
May 2005 Issue of The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Letter from ACA re organisational changes
July/August 2005 M&DRC Newsletter
Expense claim for AGM notices mailout from Mark A. Dods VK3XMU for $164.12
Annual NAB volunteer awards
Emergency Services
18 responses database questionaire.
Outgoing
Letter of thanks for Blue Rock Classic donation Notices of AGM and database review
questionaires to all financial members
Contact information for John Bell VK3JJB (DCO) and Simon Griffith VK3ZNT (RCO) to Elie Touloupis
Whitehorse MERO
Motion That the incoming correspondence be received and outgoing mail be accepted. Moved 3XMU and seconded 3GER - Carried
6 Reports
Treasurer - HFT – held over
Radio - XDE – BPL WIA lodged submission for WICEN
NERGS – others to be encouraged to write submissions.
RoM Safety Officer to be accompanied WICEN personnel in own vehicle.
Data - XMU - 25th May meeting. Tabled report
MITS tower to John Bell.
Publications - XDE – Equipment list to web site
Training – XDE - nil
Property - GPT nil – FGC to contact
Emergency Management Meetings – Minutes from BXG re EM meeting.
Membership - Carol Tremellen
Applications received from:
Geoffrey Robison VK3VFL
Ian Ampt VK3IV
Michael Ampt VK3BBA/VK3CH
Motion That these applications be accepted and Membership records adjusted accordingly
Moved XDE/UV - carried
7 General Business
Document storage – National Storage, Box Hill @ $39/month. XMU to ask JJB re storage at Rooms.
Esteemed Member? One name agreed.
Meeting closed 21.31
Next Meeting - Thursday August 4th 2005