Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting

This is to notify all Members of Deakin Residents’ Association Inc of the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Association on Wednesday 24 November 2021 at 6:45 pm at the Canberra Bridge Club, Duff Place, Deakin ACT.

Doors will be open from 5.30 pm to enable the sign and observation of COVID-19 precautions. We encourage attendees to arrive early.

The meeting will be accessible by Zoom and will be recorded.

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A Public Meeting will precede the AGM with a talk by a guest speaker Senate Candidate, Kim Rubenstein

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This Notice attaches the following documents:

  •  The agenda and draft Minutes from the previous AGM;
  •  A nomination form for candidates for election to the Committee
  •  A proxy form for any members unable to attend;
  •  An RSVP form –- the capacity of the venue is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions;  so we request that attendees advise of the intention to attend. Seating will be reserved at the meeting for those who RSVP in a timely manner.
  • Treasurers report

Due to COVID restriction, it is not possible to serve refreshments and attendees are welcome to bring a bottle of water. There will be a very limited opportunity to meet Committee members or other DRA members before or after the meeting.

Nominations for Committee positions:

All committee positions are open for election and members are strongly encouraged to nominate. The DRA can only serve its membership and the community to the extent that individual members are willing to contribute time, effort and ideas to taking the association forward.

We are a happy group that does most of it work by email.  We need 10 committee positions and welcome nominations.

Members considering nomination are welcome to contact the Secretary, secretary@deakinresidents.asn.au to discuss how you might contribute to help the DRA function at its best. 

Public meeting 24 Nov 2021

Bridge Club, Duff Place, Deakin

6 00 pm  Kim Rubenstein, Independent ACT candidate for the Senate is a law professor, author, citizenship expert, human rights advocate. Kim will share her view that the Australian Constitution is out of date, our Parliament is unrepresentative, there are much needed policy changes on climate, on childcare, on gender sensitive budgeting, on where, when and how we work, on inclusion and reconciliation, on moving toward a republic.

She says she is running for the Senate to help foster and encourage a different style of politics.

Annual General Meeting

1.  Welcome and apologies
2. Declaration of conflict of interest.
3. Proxies
4. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting of 18 November 2020
5. Reports 

  • DRA President, John Bell – President’s report, to include an update on the Light Rail Stage 2 and·       the proposed densification of the light rail corridor.
  •  Treasurer’s Report

6. Election of Committee Members and Office Bearers. All positions are vacant. A
nomination form is below.
7. Other Business
8. Close of Meeting

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Nomination for Office Bearers & Other Committee Members

Note: The Rules of the Deakin Residents’ Association Inc require that nominations for candidates for election to the Committee or specific Offices of the Association should be received by COB 23 November 2021 by the Secretary, (secretary@deakinresidents.asn.au) . However, if insufficient nominations have been received to fill all the positions, further nominations can be accepted at the Annual General Meeting.

Committee positions comprise the four named Office Bearers, plus up to six other Ordinary Committee Members

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We the undersigned members of the Deakin Residents’ Association Inc nominate the following Member for election to a Committee position:

Name of Member nominated ………………………………………………………………(please print)

Position for which Member is nominated (please circle):

President   |  Vice-President  |  Treasurer  |  Secretary  | Other Committee member

Names and signatures of two Members nominating candidate (nominations need to be signed by two current Members of the Deakin Residents’ Association Inc ):

Name 1: …………………………..……… (print)    Signature 1: …………………………….………Date:       /    /2021

Name 2: …………………………………. (print)     Signature 2: ……………………………………..Date:     /     /2021

I consent to the above nomination:

Signature of Member nominated: ………………………………….. …………..Date:    /     /2021

Please return nomination by email (attach a photograph, PDF or scan showing signatures) to secretary@deakinresidents.asn.au.

Nominations can also be sent to PO Box 9056, Deakin, ACT, 2600.

 PROXY FORM – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021

Deakin Residents’ Association Inc

Reg No: A05199

I (name)……………………………………………………………………………

of (address) ………………………………………………..……………………….

being a member of the Deakin Residents’ Association Inc hereby appoint

[A]

(name)………..……………………………of (address)………………………………….

as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Deakin Residents’ Association Inc to be held on 24 November 2021 and at any adjournment thereof

OR

[B]

the Chair of the meeting to vote on my behalf

[strike out or delete whichever of the above does not apply]

Signed…………………………………………………………………………………….….

this…………………………..….…..day of ………………………….…….…..2021

WWW.DEAKINRESIDENTS.ASN.AU

 

On 21 June  2016, University of the Third Age (U3A) held a public seminar on the subject  “Are McMansions eating up our Garden City? ” at the Hughes Community Centre.

The seminar was co-sponsored by the ACT Council on the Aging (COTA).

The seminar heard from two highly qualified speakers:

  • Dr Leo Dobes (Adjunct Associate Professor Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU) and
  • Patrick Troy AO (Emeritus professor ANU ((Human ecology and urban environment, ANU)

The event was part of a  series of U3A/COTA lunchtime forums, held every Tuesday from June to October in the Hughes Community Centre Hall, 12.30 to around 1.45.

More details a from U3A on their website. https://www.u3acanberra.org.au/

We know that the population of Deakin includes a wide range of age groups and economic circumstances. We also know that Deakin residents have relatively high levels of professional skills and varied life experience. Some of us are able and motivated to contribute more to our community.

Southside Community Services is a non-profit association that provides a range of services including child-care and services to the ageing, across all the suburbs of Canberra’s Inner South.

They are current conducting a survey audit of the reservoir of skills and social assets that Southside residents might be able to contribute to community service programs of many kinds.

If you have skills or experience to offer, or would like to know more about this project, please download the Inner South Canberra Community Asset & Skills Audit.