The Protective Behaviours Consultancy Group of New South Wales Inc.

P O Box 348 Strawberry Hills 2012email:

Board Meeting September 28, 2016

Present: Cath Laws, Marea Nicholson, Martin Nunn, Cathy Tracey

Apologies: Kerry Caligiore, Rod Smith, Alicia Moore, Jess Caligiore

Minutes of last Meeting: Accepted as a true and accurate record.

Moved: Marea NicholsonSecond:Cath Laws

Business Arising

  • FAQ has not yet done one off postage of $15.00 for Primary PB.
  • Check postage costs with courier. Action: Jess, Kerry still to finalise
  • Heard nothing from BOSTES about registration so have not followed-up. Action: Cath still to follow up
  • Promotion email out on Early Learning. Action: Cath and Kerry still to follow up
  • Review of HPE and ensuring child protection education addressed. Action: Cath and Marea still to follow-up
  • Update and Reprint of Using PB with Kids done – 4000 copies
  • Free downloadables done: Action: Cath/Anna to add in reference to source and PB website

Financial Report/Issues

  • Current situation – Financially viable for 2016-17 financial year.
  • Cath tabled current financial situation.
  • Cost of audit discussed. Agreed to look for pro-bono. Action:EVERYONE TO FOLLOW-UP

General Business

  • TrainingACWA cancelled training for September 27. Nicole Smith is now an accredited trainer and the Board welcomed Nicole.
  • Resources New resource Power-On – Be Safe complete. 500 copies were printed at cost of $1570 inc GST and delivery. Support resources available as Free download. Board decided on cost of $10.00 with $5.00 postage. Suggestion to promote with NSW Parent’s Council. Action: Cath to follow-up

Action: Mailout promo for new resource to Sydney and Melbourne: Cath & Marea to follow-up

  • General discussion on which resources would be better as hard and soft copies. If we have soft-copies of books, we need to ensure they cannot be printed. Also postage costs need to be reconsidered and the formula – Primary PB costs double to send out than charged on web. Posters now selling again but still in excess of costs. Need to promote new resource on first page of website and add it to resources for sale plus add free downloads to website. Need to have discussion with FAQ Action: Cath and Kerry to follow-up
  • New Protective Behaviours resources produced by Children’s Guardian to be launched Friday 14 Oct 2016 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Action: Cath, Nicole and possibly Kerry attending
  • Discussed possibility of providing support to project to support refuges in Iran: Action: Cathy & Cathy to follow-up
  • Kerry attended National PB conference – Cath attended and reported on National Forum. Holly-ann Martin National rep for NT.Marg (ACT)is following-up possibilities of individuals from Act for Kids representing QLD and SA at forum.Cath suggested Kerry be second NSW Rep on National Forum.
  • Cathy Tracey gave update on changes to Catholic Care

Next Board Meeting at ACU February 7, 2017 at 3pm.