WICEN (Vic.) Inc. Committee of Management
March 8th, 2007 Minutes
Thursday March 8th 2007, 8:00 pm,
Venue: WIA Rooms, 40G Victory Blvd Ashburton
- Attendance & Apologies
- Attendance: VK3s BAF (Chair), FGC, GER, XMU, YYF
- Apologies: VK3UV
- Minutes of previous meetings
Moved: VK3FGC, Seconded: VK3GER, Carried:
That the minutes of the previous meeting are a true and correct record of that meeting
- Business Arising from Minutes
- Y2K Equipment upgrade application - Deferred in the absence of 3XDE
- 6m Radio Bulk Purchase - Deferred in the absence of 3XDE
- Phone callout system - Deferred in the absence of 3XDE
- WIA Affiliation - 3XMU reported no response from Ewan McLeod VK4ERM
- Station at ARV Rooms - 3XMU reported no response from Peter Mill
- WICEN Caravan - 3FGC reported no further progress at present
- Slingshots for hoisting antennas - 3FGC to email details to 3XMU
- Reflective vests - 3YYF reported distribution continuing
- Tents proposal - 3GER reported awaiting delivery
- Badges for Esteemed and Long Serving Members - 3XMU reported Done.
- Fires activation claims - 3XMU reported still to be done.
- 'Maintain Safety at an Incident' training
- 3BAF to set date with CFA
- 3XMU to publicise when 3BAF supplies date
- WICEN mobile phone plan - 3BAF to review
- Training in conjunction with EMDRC
- 3XMU to speak to EMDRC re WICEN on April 6th
- Eumeralla Scout Camp Tower - 3XMU reported agreed with John Collins 3TKH that tower should be sold for scrap
- Liaison with DSE - 3FGC reported continuing
- OH&S Procedures for plant & equip
- Formalising roles performed for 2003 & 2007 fires
- Providing assistance for DSE radio contractors
- Admin location - 3XMU reported verbal agreement to use ITAC Board Room. To be formalised.
- SMS system
- April meeting to be held at ITAC where SMS recharge to be demonstrated
- Recruiting non-members who volunteered - 3XMU reported still to be done.
- Centre Victoria Radiofest
- April 22nd, Kyneton
- WICEN to provide display: Tent, photo boards, MITS tower, Portable voice and packet repeaters
- 3XMU to do 'mini presentation'
- Fires Debrief - 3XMU to arrange
- Correspondence
- Incoming
- Public Liability Insurance renewal forms from WIA by email
- Public Liability Insurance renewal cost from WIA by email: $227.04
- Email from Roger Baker re Esteemed Member badge
- Letters re Esteemed Member/Long Service badges from Leigh Baker, Leyland Sawyer & Bruce Kidgell
- Post Office Box renewal $65.00 to Treasurer
- Fires activation travel expense claim from Don Braden VK3DON: 1153 Km, 3.0 litre, 6 cyl diesel engine
- License certificates & $0 invoice from ACMA
- Event application for Mars Challenge from John Collins 3TKH to 3BAF
- Membership Application from Arnold Put VK3YAP
Moved: VK3XMU, Seconded: VK3BAF, Carried:
That Arnold Put VK3YAP be admitted to membership of WICEN (Vic.) Inc.
- Outgoing
- Email to Ewan McLeod re National WIA. Copied to WIA President
- Email to Peter Mill re station at ARV rooms. Copied to ARV President
- Public Liability Insurance renewal declaration
- Reports
- Treasurer - 3YYF
- YTD Income: $11,563,31
- YTD Expenses: 12,386.18
- YTD Loss: $822.87
- Balance at Bank: $14,616.27
Moved: VK3BAF, Seconded: VK3FGC, Carried:
That the Treasurer's be accepted
- Radio - XDE
- Data - 3XMU
- Publications - 3XDE
- Training - 3XDE
- Property - 3GPT
- Membership - 3FCLT
- Emergency Management Meetings
- 3BAF Reported Pakenham keen to have WICEN involved in an exercise
- General Business
- Claus Salger 3AZE Injury at Pajero Challenge
- 3XMU to get Claus to make a stat. dec.
- WICEN Badges
- Agreed both circular and rectangular badges to be sold at $5/pair
- 3XMU to send Carol a diagram of how badges should be worn
- 3XMU to add web based event application form to database
- Next Meeting - Thursday April 12th, 2006, ITAC 7/475 Blackburn Rd, Mount Waverley