In the August 2018 meeting, we talked through the hunting areas in the Queenstown area and what the various types of ballots are around To view the PDF presentation click...
Notes taken from a regional meeting: combined Southern Branches, 01SEP2018, South Otago Branch club rooms, Balclutha Opening: 1015 Present: Warren Buchanan, (President, South Otago), Richard Moat (Past President, Gore and Districts), Glenn Dickson (President, Gore and Districts), Murray Burns (Secretary, Upper Clutha), John McLean President, Upper Clutha), Tony Higgins (Past President, Upper Clutha), Andrew Murray (South Otago), Jim Kroening (South Canterbury), Stuart Murray (South Otago), Robyn Bradley (Branch Secretary, North Otago), Herman Hoedemaker (Secretary, Otago), Nathan Barnes (President, North Otago), Ben Eatwell (Secretary-Treasurer, South Otago), Helen Owen (South Canterbury, Otago), Ian Owen (South Canterbury, Otago, S Is National Executive), Chaz Forsyth (Otago, National Secretary). Apologies: Roy Swailes (President, Otago), Steve Robinson (President, Southland), Wilson (Blue Mountains), Steve Joyce & Michael Blair (Palmerston) Matters arising from previous meeting: None Discussion about Conference; Host branch and venue for 2019 Conference: no branch has indicated an intention to host it. Support for consistent conference venues, ie Wellington or alternately Wellington and Christchurch, without burdening local branches who could become sick of hosting conference; Branches combine to organise a conference? ie a combination of Wellington and Hutt Valley branches when held in Wellington. Template for conference organisation (“Blue book” already in existence); An opportunity for branches to earn some money; Conference format – less formality desired; Condense the AGM and incorporate trade shows or other relative activities; Conference timing – late June or Later July thought better than present timing; NOT DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Freighting of trophies to conference a major headache because of expense; Investigate a national carrier for freighting trophies; This could be extended to freight for membership, with a discount provision;...
