WICEN (Vic.) Inc. Committee of Management

November 7th 2002 Meeting Minutes

Thursday November 7th 2002, 8:00 pm,
Venue: WIA Rooms, Victory Blvd Ashburton

  1. Attendance & Apologies
    • Attendance: VK3s JM, GER, BAF (Chair), XMU, FGC
    • Apologies: Nil

  2. Minutes of previous meeting
    • Minutes of the previous meeting not available as 3ML overseas

  3. Business Arising from Minutes
    1. Publicity Brochure - 3XMU
      • Brochures have been mailed to coordinators

    2. Asset Register - 3JM
      • Review of Asset Register completed.

    3. New Event Form - 3XMU
      • Not yet done.

    4. Constitution Changes - 3XMU
      • 3JM to email most recent version of constitution to 3XMU

    5. Visits to Regions - 3FGC
      • Visit to Geelong meeting still to be arranged

    6. Field day - 3AHD, 3BAF
      • Reasonable response. Will go ahead
      • 3XDE to speak on setting up repeaters
      • 3XMU to speak on WICEN digipeater
      • 3BAF to conduct call in on 147.300 MHz

    7. UHF Repeaters - 3XMU
      • Each Region has nominated a suitable keeper
      • Email from R5 requesting repeater in time for fire season
      • 3BAF to contact 3XDE

    8. Admin Procedures - 3BAF, 3FGC, 3JM
      • Ongoing

    9. Oxfam Trailwalker - 3XMU
      • WICEN logo files supplied to Oxfam for publicity
      • 3ZNT & 3BAF to meet with Oxfam 08-11-2002

    10. B. Ackerly Windscreen Damage - 3XMU
      • Cost of repairs requested from Bryan twice
      • Awaiting response.

  4. Correspondence
    1. Incoming
      1. Email from 3CMC re porvisional date for MAD Bike Ride: 06-04-2003 (07-10-2002)
      2. Event Application for Mt Tarrengower Hill Climb. (08-10-2002)
      3. $50 Cheque from Bendigo Canoe Club (08-10-2002)
      4. Casual Emergency Worker Registration Form for Lloyd Morrisey for RoM (08-10-2002)
      5. Email from 3JFK of minutes and other material from GIS users group (08-10-2002)
      6. Event Application for Bruthen Challenge. (15-10-2002)
      7. Email from C. Tremellen re event reports (17-10-2002)
      8. Email from 3ZNT re Trailwalker offer (17-10-2002)
      9. Email from 2GBZ via 3ZNT re Emergency Co-ordination Centre Management Course (21-10-2002)
      10. Emergency Co-ordination Centre Management Course info (22-10-2002)
      11. Email from 3JJB re Nunawading Police Station Installation (02-11-2002)
      12. Email from C. Tremellen re Anglia Memorial Rally possibly not running (05-11-2002)
      13. Confirmation of MAD Bike Ride Date of 06-04-2003 from C. Tremellen (05-11-2002)
      14. Enquiry re R5 UHF repeater from 3DPW via 3KME (06-11-2002)
    2. Outgoing
      1. Publicity Brochures to Coordinators (08-10-2002)
      2. Sympathy card to family of Peter Perkins
      3. Email to 3CMC re clash of Oxfam Trailwalker & provisional MAD Bike Ride Dates (23-10-2002)

    Moved: 3XMU, Seconded: 3BAF, Carried
    That the incoming correspondence be received and the outgoing be confirmed.

  5. Reports
    1. Treasurer - 3JM
      • Rally of Melbourne & North Eastern Rall donations outstanding
      • Moved: 3JM, Seconded: 3FGC, Carried
        That the Treasurer's Report be received.
      • Radio - 3XDE - No Report
      • Data - 3XMU
        • Current Data Operator Training almost complete
        • Will probably run another course early 2003

      • Publications - 3HCE - No Report
      • Training - 3GPT - No Report
      • Property - 3GPT - No Report
      • Membership - Carol Tremellen - No Report
  6. General Business
    1. New Event R5D1 - Tyabb Air Show
      • 10 - 12 fixed UHF stations
      • 2 - 3 Mobile UHF stations
      • R5D1 will coordinate

    2. Insurance
      • Slight increase in premium to $532.40
      • 3XMU to enquire of WIA Vic. Div. where WIA NSW Div get their insurance

    3. Leo Van Der Tooren now Deputy Comissioner of Emergency Services

  7. Next Meeting
    Dinner, Friday November 29th 2002
    3BAF to email venue & time.