1. AccordionJill Adams
2. Yvette Amaral
3. John Bell
4. Kay Blue
5. Karl Chamberlain
6. Pam Core
7. Llois Cutts
8. Sue Gage
9. Jack Gault
10. Jenny Gault
11. Dianne Goodman
12. Carol Guida
13. Rami Greiss
14. Dorothy Holt
15. Martin Jennings
16. Di Johnstone
17. Cleopatra Kosmas
18. Brian Leonard
19. Suzanne Leonard
20. Peter Longland
21. Lochie MacLean
22. Dennis Martin
23. Robin Miller
24. Kay Newman
25. Mark Rebentrost
26. Judy Shalders
27. Margaret Simmonds
28. Rebecca Vavic
29. Phil Waite
30. George Wilson
31. Lyn Wilson
32. Brigitta Wimmer Sample Description

1. Ann-Mari Jordens
2. Peter Pharoah
3. Fiona Carrick
4. Denis Taylor
5. John Edquist
6. Deborah Price
7. Keith Mountain
8. Maryanne Mountain
9. Ian Elsom
10. Robyn Tegart
11. Margaret Barclay
12. Terry Hodge
13. Annalisa Koeman
14. Graham O’Loghlin
15. Denise Rawling
16. Tony Stewart
17. Marea Fatseas
18. Bill Magee
19. Adele Sinclair
20. Kate Dawson
21. Sally Chandler
22. Sue Hart
23. Thomas Emerson
24. Denby Angus
25. Julie Stuart
26. Jim Stuart
27. Richard Hart
28. Lincoln Magee
29. Nerelle Poroch
30. Benjamin Stau
31. Jacob Stau
32. John Lamb
33. Zhiwen Zheng

1. Helen Allnutt
2. Krystyna Fitzgerald
3. Hal Leaver
4. Marion Leaver
5. Brian Heaney
6. Jacqueline Elliot
7. Margaret Bowen
8. Gabrielle Tryon
9. Jenny Bramley
10. Mary Bau
11. Jim Bain

Also Canberra Federal MP Alicia Payne.

• Proxies – Nil
• Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting of 9 November 2022

Confirmed

Moved: Sue Gage

Seconded: Mark Rebentrost

President’s Report

The President read his report to the meeting; this is attached as an appendix.

He thanked the outgoing committee and in particualr di Johnstone for her role over 20 years in support of DRA.

He proposed that the report be accepted.

Accepted

Moved: Mark Rebentrost

Seconded: Di Johnstone

Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer presented his report. This is attached as an appendix.

He proposed that his report be accepted.

Accepted

Moved: Martin Jennings

Seconded: Rebecca Vavic

• Election of Committee Members and Office Bearers for 2024.

As insufficient nominations were received to fill all vacancies on the committee, all the above nominations were deemed to be elected, in accordance with Rule 14.4.

*Krystyna Fitzgerald was absent, but gave written consent to her nomination.

• Marea Fatseas, ISCCC Chair thanked John Bell for his service and contributions to ISCCC.
• George Wilson extended thanks to Di Johnstone for her service to DRA.
• Deakin Heritage project: John Bell indicated that DRA had been successful in obtaining a grant of $14,780 for Discovering and valuing Deakin’s heritage. This was fully described in a DRA media release dated 14 September 2023. A historian, Ann-Mari Torrens, has been engaged to assist with the project. Ann-Mari described the stages of the history: Aboriginal history; European occupation 1828-1912; Old Deakin; Central Deakin and West Deakin. Di Johnstone appealed for photos of old Deakin, preferably out of copyright. The final product will be informative signboards, to be unveiled in Heritage week 2024.
• Incoming President, Mark Rebentrost thanked John Bell for his service, saying he has big shoes to fill. He stated that he wants to spend less time in ACAT and that Deakin is the best place for a family to live.
• John Bell raised the matter of a membership fee. He stated that we receive a grant from ISCCC, for communications. However, we need funding for 3^rdparty appeals.
• George Wilson: noted that we do not know who our members are, as many members leave without informing DRA. He also discussed a project in which the DRA is supporting The Woden School. 
• A speaker from the floor: indicated that he endorsed a membership fee and asked whether DRA could open a Facebook account.