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MEETING TITLE : Here we go, again!
MEETING TYPE : Annual General Meeting
MEETING DATE : Wednesday the 2nd of October 2024
MEETING TIME : 12.15pm
MEETING VENUE : The Women's Room (Hughes, 806)
Procedural matters
Welcome
Gabbi COLLOFF will be chairing the meeting.
The meeting opened at 12:18pm
Acknowledgement of Country
We would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today, the Kaurna people of the Adelaide region and pay my respects to Elders past and present. We would also like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Attendance
Gabbi COLLOFF
Em GRINTER
Georgia THOMAS
Ellie VENNING
Louise JACKSON
Valeria CACERES
Isabella COURTNEY
Lara LEE
Ea SULLIVAN
Gabby ROQUE
Apologies
None received
Absentees
None received
Constitutional Amendment
Georgia THOMAS spoke to a proposed constitution amendment:
An additional “General Executive Member.”
Amend Clause 7.5 of the club constitution so it read’s “The Committee will be comprised of the Office Bearers defined in 7.1, the SRC Women’s Officer shall be an ex-officio member, and up to 4 general executive members.”
Motion to accept proposed constitutional changes
Moved: Georgia THOMAS
Seconded: Gabbi COLLOFF
CARRIED
Committee Member Election
Discussion about Committee roles for 2025. Nominations have been received for the following roles:
President: Gabbi COLLOFF (she/her)
Secretary: Em GRINTER (she/they/he)
Treasurer: Bella COURTNEY (she/her), Tanisha PRASHAR (she/her)
A vote was conducted for the position of Treasurer.
Bella COURTNEY was elected Treasurer
Socials: Gabby ROQUE (they/them), Ragya KAUL (she/her)
A vote was conducted for the position of Socials Officer
Gabby ROQUE was elected Socials Officer
General Executive Member (4): Ea SULLIVAN (they/he), Ellie VENNING (she/her), Nishita VAISHNAVI (she/her), Valeria CACERES (she/her), Lara LEE (she/her)
A vote was conducted for General Executive Member (4 positions available)
Ea SULLIVAN, Ellie VENNING, Lara LEE and Valeria CACARES were elected as General Executive Members
Past President: Georgia THOMAS (she/her)
Motion to accept the results of the election:
Moved: Georgia THOMAS
Seconded: Em GRINTER
CARRIED
President’s Report
Georgia THOMAS delivered her President’s Report
A report of the Women’s Room
Gabbi COLLOFF discusses the state of the Women's Room and cleaning process - thanks volunteers Em, Gabby and Ea for their contributions.
Weevils and wheat bags
Donation pile cleared
Contacted multiple people to collect trash and waste
UPDATE [10/09]: The room is not in the cleaning contract.
Cleaned the kitchenette.
Had a student approach me about how the state of the room (prior cleaning) deterred them from using the space.
Gabbi COLLOFF discusses the plans to improve the parents’ room
Gabbi COLLOFF discusses the relocation of the Women's Room (Union House, LEVEL 4)
Meeting with Tony to organise what we'd like to add to the space. Open discussion.
Other Business
Gabbi COLLOFF opened discussions about ideas for future events. They include:
Book/poetry club, sextember, poetry night, collaboration with the sustainability and clothes club, succulent pot party, colouring in night, sip and paint, quiz night, wisewomenwalking collaboration, improving menstrual product survey, studentwellbeing collaboration + ppep talk, movie night + exec slumber party, Catherine House volunteering, fundraising - bake sale.
Gabbi COLLOFF opened discussions about regular meeting times ’25.
Came to an agreement that we would revisit this in December.
Agreed upon at least 1 in-person meeting per month.
Close of Meeting
Gabbi COLLOFF closed the meeting at 12:45pm