Annual General Meeting s2

Annual General Meeting

19 March 2011

HEIA(Q) INC.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

19 March 2011

CONTENTS

AGENDA 1

MINUTES OF 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 5

SECRETARY’S REPORT 7

TREASURER’S REPORT 8

AUDITOR’S REPORT 9

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 14

DELEGATE’S REPORT 15

NEWSLETTER REPORT 17

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 18

Date: 19 March 2011

Time: 9:45 am–10.15 am

Venue: The Landing at Dockside

44 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane

AGENDA

1.  Welcome and apologies

2.  Correspondence

3.  Confirmation of minutes of previous Annual General Meeting

4.  Business arising from minutes

5.  President’s Report

6.  Secretary’s Report

7.  Treasurer’s Report

8.  Auditor’s Report

9.  Appointment of auditor

10. Membership report

11. Delegate’s Report

12. Newsletter Report

13. Professional Development Report

14. Appointment of Committee of Management

15. Confirmation of the address of the registered office

16. General business

a.  Presentation of gifts of appreciation

17. Closure

Minutes of 2010 Annual General Meeting

Date 20 March 2010

Time 12.30 pm

Venue The Landing at Dockside,
44 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD

Chairperson Vicki Potter

Minutes Secretary Aileen Lockhart

1.  Welcome and apologies

Vicki Potter welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Present: Louise Borg, Cheryl Conroy, Fiona Gunthorpe, Marion Holland, Kylie King, Aileen Lockhart, Denise McManus, Julie Nash, Vicki Potter, Janet Reynolds, Yvonne Rutch, Rosemarie Sciacca

Apologies: Erin Cleary, Debbie Cain, Naomi Holley, Andrew McVittie, Kaitlyn Traise

2.  Correspondence

No items of correspondence were tabled.

3.  Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting

Minutes of 2009 Annual General Meeting tabled by Vicki Potter

Motion: That the minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting be accepted as a true and accurate record of the meeting.

Moved: Rosemarie Sciacca

Seconded: Yvonne Rutch

Carried

4.  Business arising from minutes

No business arising

5.  President’s Report

Report tabled by Kylie King

6.  Secretary’s Report

Report tabled by Rosemarie Sciacca

7.  Treasurer’s Report

Report tabled by Janet Reynolds for Debbie Cain

8.  Appointment of Auditor

Motion: That Arabon Certified Practising Accountants, PO Box 100, Sherwood QLD, 4075, be appointed as auditor for 2010.

Moved: Janet Reynolds for Debbie Cain

Seconded: Kylie King

Carried

9.  Membership Report

Report tabled by Janet Reynolds

10.  Delegate’s Report

Report tabled by Aileen Lockhart

11.  Newsletter Report

Report tabled by Janet Reynolds

12.  Professional Development Committee Report

Report tabled by Yvonne Rutch

Motion: That all reports tabled are accepted as true and accurate

Moved: Kylie King

Seconded: Aileen Lockhart

Carried

13.  Appointment of Committee of Management

The following nominations for Executive Officers were received:

President Kylie King

Vice President Vicki Potter

Treasurer Debbie Cain

Secretary Rosemarie Sciacca

National Delegate Aileen Lockhart

Motion of Election of Executive Officers:

As the nominations received equalled the positions available, there was no need for a ballot and those nominated be declared elected.

Moved: Kylie King

Seconded: Aileen Lockhart

Carried

Nominations for Membership of the Committee of Management:

Louise Borg, Erin Cleary, Fiona Gunthorpe, Naomi Holley, Denise McManus, Janet Reynolds, Yvonne Rutch, Kaitlyn Traise

Motion of Election of Membership of the Committee of Management—Ballot conducted and those declared elected include:

Louise Borg, Erin Cleary, Fiona Gunthorpe, Naomi Holley, Denise McManus, Janet Reynolds, Yvonne Rutch

Moved: Cheryl Conroy

Seconded: Kylie King

Carried

14.  Confirmation of the address of the registered office

Motion: The residential address of the 2010 HEIA(Q) Secretary be used as the HEIA(Q) registered address:

35 Marwood Street

Belmont QLD 4153

Moved: Aileen Lockhart

Seconded: Louise Borg

Carried

15.  General Business

As Sue Going and Deanna Dean will not be continuing on the Committee of Management, their contributions to the work of HEIA(Q) whilst they have been committee members was acknowledged. Gifts of appreciation from HEIA(Q) are to be forwarded.

MEETING CLOSED: 1.00 pm

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Kylie King

2010 was a busy year for the Committee of Management of the Home Economics Institute of Australia (Qld) (HEIA[Q]), which served a membership base of 643 members. At the combined Annual General Meeting and World Home Economics Day celebration, we thanked and farewelled outgoing committee members Sue Going and Deanna Dean and welcomed two new members, Erin Cleary and Fiona Gunthorpe, both students at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

60 guests enjoyed a delicious brunch as they celebrated World Home Economics Day at The Landing Cafe, a delightful riverside restaurant in Kangaroo Point. Our guest speaker was Helen Vidgen who gave a thought-provoking presentation exploring the food literacy project being undertaken to ascertain the food and nutrition skills required by those exposed to social disadvantage and disconnection. At the event, Cheryl Conroy presented the 2010 King and Amy O’Malley Trust scholars Ellen Graham, Susan Corley, Erin Hobbins, Fiona Gunthorpe and Tiarni Twyford, all QUT students.

The professional development committee worked tirelessly under the guidance of Yve Rutch to offer workshops across the state. At least two workshops were run in each of twelve regions across this vast state. The flexible offerings included Dr Janet Reynolds FoodChoices workshop and her Essentially Curricula workshop addressing the curriculum and assessment demands for Queensland home economics teachers. All regions also chose the Essentially Nutritious workshop, which addressed contemporary issues in food and nutrition. This workshop was presented by Nutrition Australia staff and sponsored by Queensland Health. Feedback from all three sessions has been very positive and it seems participants are keen to explore and apply the newly learned practical and theoretical applications in classrooms across the state.

August saw the conference committee deliver, under the expert direction of Michelle Nisbet, an inspiring and stimulating day framed through the lens of Essentially digital—Impacts and implications for Home Economics. Over 300 delegates engaged with keynote speakers Dr Michael Henderson and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and actively participated in a variety of interactive workshops to challenge their workplace practices and their philosophical thinking.

A pre-conference seminar was organised by Louise Borg and our student representative Fiona Gunthorpe. Masayo Yasuki, the creative force behind Brisbane’s edgy and innovative fashion design label Dogstar enthralled participants as she told of her journey into the fashion world. This was followed by the formal welcome to the 2010 QUT graduands into the home economics profession, as we celebrated their tertiary successes and exposed the benefits of belonging to and participating in a professional association.

The post-conference workshop, Resist the felt bag hosted by Sue Going, offered delegates the opportunity to expand on their felting skills as they used a material to resist wool penetration and create unique and functional three-dimensional products.

Our final event for the year was in September when 60 members were treated to a high tea and a guided tour of the Valentino retrospective: Past, present, future exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, where they explored the colourful history and evolution of the celebrated Italian fashion house and its exquisite garments and fabric designs.

Upon reviewing HEIA’s national strategic plan for 2009–2012, HEIA(Q) identified that, in order to ensure the future success and sustainability of our association, we needed to: provide more equity for regional, rural and/or remote members accessing professional development; establish support networks for regional, rural and/or remote teachers and continue to work on mentoring beginning teachers; increase membership; and encourage more members to join and participate on subcommittees. As a result, Secretary Rosie Sciacca and I embarked on a regional visit to Rockhampton to meet with and introduce 20 aspiring home economics graduands from Central Queensland University to the many benefits of joining our professional association.

HEIA(Q) hosted three focus groups to enable members to provide feedback on the draft position paper Home Economics and the Australian Curriculum, to be submitted to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. On another advocacy matter, HEIA(Q) invited regional member Jenny Walker from Mareeba in North Queensland, to participate in focus groups being run in each state and territory to validate the newly developed National Professional Standards for Teachers.

HEIA(Q) provided advisory services to Diabetes Australia–Queensland in planning their new Need for Feed nutrition holiday program, currently being established in some South East Queensland schools. Similarly, advice was provided to Queensland Studies Authority on the (then draft) 2010 Senior Home Economics Syllabus. Feedback was also provided to Education Queensland on their revision of the Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment Modules pertaining to learning undertaken in practical food and textiles environments.

2010 was a time to improve communications with members. A committee was established to create and launch a fresh and modern website to better serve our members, and allow the Committee of Management to conduct its business more efficiently. Our newsletter is also undergoing a revamp to also bring about a fresh, new look, and we also successfully introduced online registration for professional development activities to service our members more efficiently.

It has been a hectic year and I sincerely thank all members of the Committee of Management, sub-committees, volunteers and members who passionately continue to support our association on a diverse range of levels.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Rosemarie Sciacca

This past year has seen much planning and trial of new ways that HEIA(Q) can address members’ needs. In keeping with the digital focus of the year, the Committee of Management has instigated a review of the current website and is currently in the process of designing a new website. The website aims to not only be informative, user-friendly and more accessible for members, but also reflect a modern perception of home economics. It is anticipated that the new website will be launched during 2011. An additional digital change during 2010 was to introduce online booking and payment opportunities for professional development events through TryBookings. This has proved to be a successful venture and will continue to be used for future events.

To keep members abreast of issues and opportunities, the Committee of Management has found it most effective to communicate with members via email, thus enabling instantaneous notification of professional development opportunities and other relevant information and events. We hope that our members feel informed and up to date, particularly in this time of curriculum change. Members are encouraged to ensure that their contact details are current in order to receive such correspondence.

The secretarial duties could not have been performed efficiently this year without assistance from key members of the Committee of Management. Denise McManus has been highly proficient in her role as Minutes Secretary, as has Vicki Potter, who has dutifully managed the online correspondence. I would like to express my gratitude to Denise and Vicki for their support with these duties. I would also like to extend my thanks to the entire Committee of Management for ongoing assistance during this past year and a willingness to share expertise and time. It is a pleasure to be part of such as proficient and supportive team.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Debbie Cain

I am pleased to report that 2010 was a financially productive and successful year for HEIA(Q), ending the year with $111,560.89 assets compared to $111,627.69 at the end of 2009. This is despite a number of non-routine projects, such as upgrading the website and purchasing retractable promotional banners, which resulted in the minor loss being recorded. However, as the Division has over $111,000 in assets, the Committee of Management (COM) felt that it was money well spent to ensure we are seen in the public arena as modern and contemporary.

Each year the COM plans to use some of HEIA(Q)’s capitation income—the funding HEIA(Q) receives from HEIA Inc. based on membership numbers—to subsidise the annual conference and regional workshops. This allows for reduced rates for members and great value for conference and workshop delegates. HEIA(Q) was fortunate to receive over $25,000 in sponsorship to support the 2010 annual conference and regional workshops. The majority of this sponsorship income was from Education Queensland, Queensland Health and Xyris Software, the developers of FoodChoices software. Their very generous support played a key role in keeping attendance at professional development events at a very reasonable cost. Due to the current economic climate, this same level of sponsorship is not expected in 2011.

Members might note that there have been no fee increases since HEIA(Q) was formed in 1993 and this affects the capitation HEIA(Q) receives from HEIA Inc.. HEIA(Q) has a strong membership base that ensures good capitation income and cost effective events due to the number of registrations per event.

As I am stepping down from the position of Treasurer, I would like to take this opportunity to give my sincere appreciation to the Committee of Management for ongoing support and collegiality. It has been an honour to be a part of such a professional Committee of Management.

AUDITOR’S REPORT

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Janet Reynolds

As at 31 December 2010, the Queensland Division had 643 members, 17 more than at the end of 2009. Although this is HEIA(Q)’s highest membership ever, generally numbers are very stable, having stabilised at between 600 and 650 members. There have been no changes in the trend of how our membership is distributed across the various categories, with school memberships remaining strong, and steady increases in student membership. This current high membership reflects the value placed on the Institute and positions the Division well for advocating on behalf of its members.

There were new members in almost every month. The kit developed by the Division for new members was sent to all new members to complement the kit sent by the national membership secretary. This kit is to be revamped in 2011 to provide a more professional image.

Nationally there were 1544 members at the end of 2010, 18 fewer members than at the end of 2009. By comparison, at the end of 1994, the first full year of HEIA’s operation, there were 87 members in the Queensland Division, and 650 members across all Divisions.

DELEGATE’S REPORT

Aileen Lockhart

2011 was a year of review and consolidation for the Home Economics Institute of Australia (HEIA) at a national level. The new format Strategic Plan detailed maintenance strategies to ensure we continue to do what we do well for our members but it also challenged HEIA Council to consider ‘new directions’ that we hope will enable us to adopt a more carefully crafted futures-directed approach to business.