2025 AUSTRALIAN RANGELAND SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

May 5, 2025

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NOTICE OF THE 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (#306) OF THE AUSTRALIAN RANGELAND SOCIETY 

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Australian Rangeland Society will be held on:

Wednesday 21^st May 2025

at 6 pm (QLD time)

by “Google Meet” 

or in-person at 

67 Estate Avenue 

Charters Towers, Qld 4820

Australia

‘Google Meet’ joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fxr-eund-wxz
Or dial: ‪(AU) +61 2 9051 3669 PIN: ‪511 787 436#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/fxr-eund-wxz?pin=5927834764582

Topic: Australian Rangeland Society Council Annual General Meeting

Time: Wednesday 21^st May, 2025 06:00 pm (Qld time)

Meeting agenda:

1. Open Meeting
2. Present
3. Apologies (please send to Bob Shepherd boblee.sheperd@bigpond.com or call/SMS 0467 802 430) 
4. Minutes of the 2024 Annual General Meeting 
5. Receive the President’s report
6. Receive the Financial Report
7. Motions on notice* 
8. Election of Council members**
9. General business pertaining to the AGM
10. Meeting close

NB: Attendance at the 2025 AGM will be on-line.

*Motions on notice are set out in this notice.
Any financial member wishing to place a motion on notice before the Annual General Meeting must ensure that the signed motion is lodged with the Secretary Bob Shepherd by 7^th May 2025 boblee.sheperd@bigpond.com

Motions on Notice

Motion 1

Solvency resolution

“That the Directors have reason to believe that the Australian Rangeland Society Ltd will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.”

Motion 2

Appointment of Auditors

“That Lee Green & Co be appointed as The ARS auditors for 2025.”

**Elections for office bearers of the Society
Section 16 of the Articles of Association of the Society provide for elections in each alternate year beginning in 1983 commencing at the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Positions are held for four years and Members of Council may not serve more than two four-year terms (eight consecutive years) on Council.  The Officers of the Society are President, Finance and Audit Officer and Secretary. Up to five General Council Members complete the eight-member Council. 

There will be two (2) vacancies on Council as at the 2025 AGM, due to the resignation of one General Council member (Garbiel Crowley) and the retirement of the Secretary/Director (Bob Shepherd) after completing 2 x 4 year terms on Council. 

Therefore, at the 2025 AGM, nominations are invited for two (2) council positions for a four (4) year term each.

For the 2024 AGM the name is shown with an expression of their intention to nominate.

President & Director	Pieter Conradie	Nominated for President and Director for second 4-year term
Finance & Audit and Director	John Brisbin	Continuing member (Director Audit & Finance)
General Council Member	Matt Fletcher	Continuing member (Membership Officer)
General Council Member	Warwick Badgery	Continuing member
General Council Member	Kate Forrest	Continuing member
General Council Member	Jaidyn Eastaughffe	Continuing member

Nominations for Council

Nominations for the position of Secretary & Director (1 position) and General Council Member (1 position) must be received by the Secretary by Wednesday the 21^st of May 2025. 

Nomination forms are available here, or from the Secretary boblee.sheperd@bigpond.com or call/SMS 0467 802 430 

For reference, the Minutes of the 2024 AGM can be read here.