2006 - 2007 Board of Directors

Wed, May 17, 2006; by Bill Coppinger.

Results of Annual General Meeting 2006

The fourth Annual General Meeting of the Central Ranges LLEN was held at the Flowerdale Estate, Strath Creek, on Monday morning the 15th of May 2006.

Just on 50 members attended, matching our previous AGM's attendances.

The full story of the Annual General Meeting for the year 2005 [6]can be found here.

The Board of Directors, elected at the 2006 Annual General Meeting will be confirmed at the June 13th Board meeting:

New Office Bearers and each all co-opted LGA-based Directors will be confirmed at this meeting.

Position	Name	Membership Category	Term Expires
Outgoing Chair	Gerard Hard	[4] Other training Orgs & GTC	May 2007
Elected Committee	Brendan McGrath	[7] Local Governments	May 2008
Outgoing Secretary	Christine Cox	[10] Community Members	May 2007
Outgoing Treasurer	Mary McGillian	[2] Tafe Institutes	May 2007
Elected Committee	Nola Spencer	[1] Schools	May 2007
Elected Committee	Paul McCauley	[3] Adult Community Education	May 2008
Elected Committee	Vacant	[5] Trade Unions	May 2008
Elected Committee	Andrew Hocking	[6] Employer/Peak Employer Groups	May 2008
Elected Committee	Adam Cockerell	[8] Other Community Agency	May 2007
Elected Committee	Alice Solomon	[9] Koorie Organisation	May 2007
Elected Committee	Mike Dalamua	[11] Co-opted [Any category]	May 2007
Macedon Shire Co-opted**	Geoff Barrett	[8] Other Community Agency	May 2007
Macedon Shire Co-opted**	Richard Donker	[1] Schools	May 2007
Macedon Shire Co-opted**	Melissa Prescott	[7] Local Governments	May 2007
Mitchell Shire Co-opted**	Cameron Allen	[8] Other Community Agency	May 2007
Mitchell Shire Co-opted**	Jeff Ranger	[8] Other Community Agency	May 2007
Mitchell Shire Co-opted**	Caroline Lodwick	[6] Employer/Peak Employer Groups	May 2007
Murrindindi Shire Co-opted**	Leanne Pleash	[7] Local Governments	May 2007
Murrindindi Shire Co-opted**	Bob Elkington	[7] Local Governments	May 2007
Murrindindi Shire Co-opted**	John O'Meara	[1] Schools	May 2007

Each Local Government Area is able to nominate three co-opted members to the board.

** These positions will be confirmed at the June Board meeting, after nominations from all LGA coordinating committees.

Board and other Meeting Calendar for 2006

Date 2005	Proposed Meeting Place	Meeting Type
Friday 17th February	Wallan Secondary College	Board Meeting
Thursday 6th April	Gisborne	Board Meeting
Monday 13th May	Flowerdale Estate	Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 16th June	Kilmore	Board Meeting
Wednesday 16th August	Kinglake	Board Meeting
Friday 13th October	Woodend	Board Meeting
Monday 11th December	Clonbinane	Board Meeting

** International keynote-speaker and expert panel.

Staff 2005-2006:

• Chief Executive Officer: Bill Coppinger
• Office Manager, Nicki Davies
• Project Officer, Macedon: Kylie Ward
• Project Officer, Mitchell: Jaime Carroll

Contract Services:

• Glenlyon Rural Education and Employment Services: Mr. David Levins and Mr. John Stafford
• Mr. Gary Sheridan, Community Broadband Broker
• Auditor- The Riverwood Group [formerly G.F. O'Brien] - Woodend, Victoria

The Central Ranges LLEN Management Structure

The original Interim Committee of Management developed a management structure which is built on 3 key planks:

• Localness
• Participation
• Inclusiveness

The two-tiered structure includes:

• The Central Ranges Board of Directors (at the central level); and
• Shire LLEN Sub-Committees (3) at each Local Government Area (LGA) level.

The structure provides for:

• an overall planning, policy development, management and coordination role at the central level, and
• an opportunity for greater numbers to be involved in a range of issues/initiatives involving young people in the areas of education, training and employment at the Shire level through a "Shire LLEN Committee" which is broadly representative of the prescribed categories.