Annual General Meeting
Date: 11am, Sunday 24th May 2009 (previously advertised as 23rd May)Venue: Project Lyttelton, 54 Oxford St, Lyttelton (beside the school, up the stairs)
All members and supporters welcome.
Please RSVP to National Office by Wednesday 20th May.
Main items on the agenda
- come and introductions
- Co-chair report
- Annual accounts
- Confirmation of National Council
- Report on campaigns, including a presentation from Steffan Browning, Co-chair and Spokesperson for Soil & Health, on the GE brassica trial and the success of having the trial shut down.
Speaker and Garden Tour
After the AGM, at approximately 12noon, you are invited to a presentation from Margaret Jefferies, Chair of Project Lyttelton and involved in community and Transition Town initiatives, followed by a guided tour of the Project Lyttelton Garden. At around 1pm a light lunch will be available.
Nominations for Soil & Health’s National Council
Nominations for the National Council (NC) were called for in the March/April 2009 issue of Organic NZ.National Council members are voted in for a two year term. This year five of the seven National Council members’ terms end; they are Steffan Browning, Elvira Dommisse, Alvina Murphy, Mike Palmers & Marion Thomson.
The National Council members elected for the term 2008-2010, and staying on, are Holger Kahl & Matt Morris.
Five NC members are needed to make up the seven NC positions. We have received seven nominations for the five positions available.
Soil & Health Association Elections
To function as an effective organisation we encourage you to vote. You can help choose the people best able to lead the Association towards its goal of an Organic New Zealand by 2020.Voting
All current Soil & Health members may vote. You can do this by posting in the ballot paper received with your magazine, or in person at the AGM.All members are entitled to one vote, except where you have joined under the ‘Family’ membership ($45 per year), in which case you are entitled to two votes.
If you’re not sure about your eligibility to vote or would like a copy of the Association Rules please contact us at:
Soil & Health National Office, PO Box 36170, Northcote, Auckland.
Phone 09 419 4536
Email info@organicnz.org
