WICEN (Vic.) Inc. Committee of Management

April 7th 2005 Meeting Minutes

Thursday April 7th 2005, 8:00 pm,
Venue: WIA Rooms, 40G Victory Blvd, Ashburton

  1. Attendance & Apologies
    • Attendance: VK3s FGC (Chair), HFT, XDE, UV, ZR, GER, XMU

  2. Minutes of previous meeting
    Moved: VK3XMU, Seconded: VK3HFT, Carried.
    That the minutes of the previous meeting are a true and correct record of that meeting.

  3. Business Arising from Minutes

    1. QRG Minimum equipment list
      • XMU rxd list from 3XDE and will put on website

    2. Arm Bands
      • XMU to look for people willing & able to sew stretch material

    3. Training Exercise/Field Day
      • Cancelled due to lack of notice for members

    4. Insurance
      • FGC to pursue

    5. CoM Attendance at Regional/Divisional meetings
      • XMU to draw up list
      • FGC will attend Geelong

    6. Name Badges
      • UV reported no progress

    7. Region 3 Meeting
      • XMU reported no progress

    8. First Aid Kits
      • FGC reported John Hazeldine away - will follow up

  4. Correspondence

    1. Incoming
      • Revised Tax Invoice for $0 from ACA for repeater licenses
      • Letter re funding from Minister for Police & Emergency Services
      • Registration for trailed reg# PO6528
      • FAMPARC News Mar-Apr 2005
      • Repeater Licences from ACA
      • Aust. Journal of Emergency Management Feb 2005
      • EMA Education & Training Bulletin Summer/Autumn 2005
      • MDRC Newsletter March/April 2005
      • Oxfam Trailwalker Breakfast invitations for Mark Dods & Simon Griffith
      • Cheque & Operator list for Geelong Otway Challenge from John Collins
      • Submission & clarifying information for R5D1 portable repeater
        Moved: VK3XDE, Seconded: VK3UV, Carried:
        That $350 be made avaialble for the completion of the prototype R5D1 portable repeater

    2. Outgoing
      • Letter to ACA re exemption from repeater licensing fees
      • Acceptance of Oxfam Trailwalker breakfast invitations by Mark Dods & John Brown (email)

  5. Reports

    1. Treasurer Moved: VK3HFT, Seconded: VK3GER, Carried:
      That the financial report be accepted

    2. Radio - Nil

    3. Data - Nil

    4. Publications - Nil

    5. Training
      • Next SMR training to be at Geelong with Packet offered also.

    6. Property - Nil

    7. Membership - Nil

    8. Municipal Emergency Management Meetings
      • 3XMU to chase Whitehorse
      • 3FGC attended Health subcommittee & Geelong Division meetings.

  6. General Business

    • Field Day postponed due to lack of notice for members.

    • Falls Ck to Mt Buffalo bike event - 3XMU to look for event coord.

  7. Next Meeting - Thursday May 5th 2005