WICEN (Vic.) Inc. Committee of Management

June 1st 2006 Minutes

Thursday June 1st 2006, 8:00 pm,
Venue: WIA Rooms, 40G Victory Blvd Ashburton

  1. Attendance and Apologies

In attendance: John VK3BAF, Gordon VK3FGC, Paul VK3YYF and Gerard VK3GER. Apologies: Mark 3XMU and Bruce 3UV

  1. Minutes of previous meeting. Accepted as presented. Moved Paul 3YYG. Seconded Gordon 3FGC.

  2. Business Arising from Minutes

    1. Arm Bands - XMU – CF (carried forward)

    2. Name Badge Distribution – GER, 12 left to distribute.

    3. Y2K Equipment upgrade application - XDE - CF

    4. 6m Radio Bulk Purchase - XDE - CF

    5. Phone callout system - XDE - CF

    6. HF Antenna for MITS tower - BAF – John 3KER has made an NVIS dipole, to remain with the MITS tower trailer.

    7. WIA Affiliation - XMU - CF

    8. Station at ARV Rooms - 3XMU - CF

    9. WICEN Caravan - 3FGC – To go to Ballarat from next meeting. XMU to contact FGC to make arrangements, ie next meeting?

    10. Antennas for Seymour Police Station - 3FGC – Not yet been in contact with Rod Collins.

    11. Slingshots for hoisting antennas – 3BAF to organise

    12. Reflective vests - 3YYF - Waiting for response from supplier on pricing and available sizes. Also placed a request for pricing on uniform items.

    13. Activation Exercise - 3XMU – Glitches in the mass XMS and Voice mail system. Situation is being addressed. Discussion about the possible need for a questionnaire.

    14. Moving Web Server - 3XMU - CF

    15. Tents proposal - 3XMU – CF (3GER: Have since spoken with Carol at the Mallee Rally about the tent used there. Could well be the solution. It came from a supplier of market tents in Bayswater. Would be nice if all divisions had one.)

    16. Mt St Leonard Digipeater - 3XMU & 3XDE – CF.(Very low usage)

  1. Correspondence

    1. Incoming

      • Invoice from ACMA for Repeater Licenses

      • Registration for Caravan E89228 (not seen)

      • Receipt from Red Cros for $240 Hall Hire

      • 4 x EMA Australian Safer Communities Awards brochures

      • Australian Journal of Emergency Management May 2006

      • Repeater licence certificates from ACMA

      • MDRC Newsletter

      • Cheque for the MARS Challenge

    2. Outgoing

  2. Reports

    1. Treasurer – presented by Paul 3YYF. $15361.54 balance. Seconded 4FGC

    2. Radio - CF

    3. Data - CF

    4. Publications - CF

    5. Training - CF

    6. Property - CF

    7. Membership - CF

    8. Emergency Management Meetings. John 3BAF has received minutes from meeting held late April. 3FGC attended the meeting.

  3. General Business

3GER: check records available of Quick Response Group against our Database.

Gordon: Can we screen print WICEN on the back of the vests? Paul 3YYG to make enquiries.

  1. Next Meeting - Thursday June 1st 2006

Sop 4 to be discussed.

Meeting Closed 20.55