The meeting was held at the Club House commencing at 12 noon on Saturday, September 24, between the morning and afternoon competition fields.

Attendance: The President, Gerry Moloney (in the Chair), and 68 members attended the meeting after signing the attendance sheets. 

Apologies: John and Christine Youngman; Alan Myers. 

Opening: The President welcomed members and declared that a quorum was present.

Confirmation of 2022 AGM Draft Minutes: The Draft Minutes had been made available for perusal on the Club website. The Minutes had been confirmed by the Chair of that meeting, as required by the new Constitution.

Annual Reports: The President’s Report and the Captain’s Report had been pre-circulated to members. The President mentioned some highlights of the year’s activities and asked that the Management Committee, Team Revie, Greenkeeper Graeme Andrews and all volunteers be thanked for their efforts during the year. The President moved that his report be accepted, this was seconded by Di Lilley and carried by a show of hands, nobody against. Ross Hodgson thanked the Management Committee for their support, and especially the staff at MiClub, as he fulfilled the duties of Captain for the second part of the year. Simon Briggs moved that the Captain’s report be accepted, seconded Carl Pierce, carried with nobody against.

The Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report were presented by the Treasurer, Ross Barnes, and had also been pre-circulated to members.   Ross moved that the Financial Report be accepted, seconded Stephen Berry, carried nobody against.  Ross then moved that the Auditor’s Report be accepted, seconded Keith Fraser, nobody against. The President moved a special vote of thanks to Ross Barnes for his sterling work as treasurer.

Appointment of Auditor for 2023-2024: The Treasurer moved that Eagle Estate Docs Pty Ltd (Principal, Wendy le Noble) be appointed as auditor for the current financial year, seconded by Keith Fraser, carried nem con.

Presentation of details of any remuneration paid or other benefits given for the financial year to the following persons: Members of the Management Committee and any of their relatives, and any senior employees of the Club and any of their relatives. The President indicated that no remuneration was paid to any member of the Management Committee and that the Club did not have any senior employees, based on the definition of a senior employee in the Constitution.

Election of the Management Committee: Retiring committee members were thanked by the meeting for their contributions.

Gerry Moloney (President) and Kevin Arnold (Vice-President) will serve the second years of their appointments in 2023-24. Correctly completed nominations were received for the remaining five positions on the Management Committee, as follows: Treasurer, Ross Barnes; Captain, Simon Briggs; three member positions: Katy Hewitt, Kristo Bradley and John de Jersey.  Since there was only one nomination for each position, voting was carried out by a show of hands. Each of the five nominees was elected by a large majority, with nobody voting against. 

Appointing an Appeals Committee Chairperson as Required by the Constitution: The Chair asked for nominations from the meeting for this position. Warren Castledine nominated Ross Hodgson, seconded by Marty Tane, and Ross accepted nomination. There being no further nominations, the Chair asked the meeting to approve Ross’s appointment by a show of hands. The meeting confirmed the appointment by a strong majority.

Consideration of Nominations for Life membership of the TMGC: Nomination forms for the appointment of Leon Radunz and John Youngman as Life Members had been received by the Management Committee.  Both nominations were moved by Allan Rosser and seconded by Keith Fraser.  The Management Committee strongly endorsed both nominations, recognizing the great contributions both nominees had made to the Club. In moving the nominations at the AGM, Alan Rosser gave examples of the contributions John and Leon had made to the Club, John particularly in the early days and Leon more recently. The Chairman asked the meeting to vote on each nomination in turn. Both nominees were very strongly supported by a show of hands, easily achieving the 75% majority required by the Constitution. The appointments were endorsed by acclamation.

Closure: There being no further business, the Chair closed the meeting at 12.30 pm.

Minutes prepared by John de Jersey, TMGC Secretary. October, 2023.