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Gippsland Christian Broadcasters Inc. ABN: 81 696 303 972 Annual Report 2014 Annual General Meeting Mon 27th October 2014 7:30pm Latrobe Regional Church of Christ 39 Well Street, Morwell Contents About Life FM 3 Minutes 2013 Annual General Meeting 4 Board: Meetings and Attendance 5 AGENDA – 15th Annual General Meeting 6 Nominations 6 Retiring Board Members 7 Continuing Board Members 8 GCB President’s Report 9 Life FM Sponsors 10 Life FM Listener’s Feedback 11-17 Station Manager’s Report 18-21 Morwell Renovation & Opening 22-23 Life FM Team Reports 24-26 GCB Treasurer’s Report 27 Auditors Report Life FM Contact Details Physical address: 204 Raymond Street, Sale 3850 Postal address: PO Box 1378, Sale 3853 phone: 5143 0355 fax: 5143 0388 feedback: 5143 0357 email: [email protected] web: lifefm.com.au Morwell Studio & Office: 37a Well St Sale Office Hours Monday 9:30am - 5pm Tues & Wed 9:30am - 12:30pm Thurs & Fri from 2-5pm These are the hours that Yvonne works in reception. OTHERWISE - if the door is open, someone is there and you're welcome to drop in. You can always ring first - the calls are switched through to the mobile for urgent matters so if we are out and about we'll be able to help in one way or another. Annual Report 2014.docx Page 2 of 19 About Gippsland Christian Broadcasters GCB is an incorporated association of people who have established a Christian Community Radio Station (Life FM) in Gippsland, Victoria. Life FM Gippsland is an independent local station and not part of a network. Life FM Gippsland provides programs and music to equip, empower and encourage listeners across Gippsland to face the future with hope in these troubled and challenging times. Life FM also provides a radio service for the Christian community of Gippsland, with powerful teaching programs and a clean positive sound that only Christian content can provide. We focus on family friendly broadcasting with no bad language and lots of great "clean" music. Life FM aims to break down any stigma attached to the church, to open pathways back into fellowship with other Christians and to be a unique medium for Christian development in the region. In addition....Life FM offers professional training courses for those interested in community radio and offers reasonably priced sponsorship rates for local businesses. With studios in Sale and Morwell and broadcasting from Mt Tassie, Life FM can be heard from Pakenham to Orbost! “He who has ears, let him hear” Matthew 11:15 What We Believe We believe in the confession of faith as summarized in the Apostles Creed. We accept the expression of God's love for us as revealed in John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" Our Vision For everyone to have a meaningful relationship with Jesus Our Mission To bring Christian Radio and associated media to the people of Gippsland Annual Report 2014.docx Page 3 of 19 Life FM 14th Annual General Meeting 28th October 2013 Chapel of St Anne, Gippsland Grammar, McGee St Sale Minutes of Meeting Members Present : 33 – Harry Baker, Emily Baker, Wyda Brisbane, John Brisbane, Alison Clarke, Michael Coffey, Yvonne Coffey, Phil Elms, Stephen Elms, Stephen Gray, Ps. Randell Green, Kathryn Herrald, Wesley Heywood, Yvonne Hope, Robert Lade, Gareth Little-Hales, Mary Lonsdale, Nicole Lonsdale, Murray Lynch, Carley McGrath, Paul McGrath, Sam Nicita, Shane Peck, Meg Pendrick, Roger Pendrick, Hilary Rash, Ron Stone, Faye Stone, Clinton Tepper, Karl Thomasen, Miriam Withers Board Present: 6 – Debbie Bye, Rev. Ivy Goodwin, Bev Lade, Amanda Lonsdale, Malcolm McKenzie, Rev. Heather Toms Guests: 2 – Brett Ryan, Debbie Sorenson Member Apologies: 14 – Lucy Elms, Hannah Elms, Bob Farnaby, Doreen Forsyth, Heidi Gifford, Beth Harris, Olive Lang, Verna McKenzie, Catherine Noy, Carissa Rash, Rev. Barbara Strickland, Ron White, Flo White Board Apologies: 1 – Cameron Rash 1. Welcome and Prayer Heather Toms (President) welcomed all those attending and opened the meeting in prayer at 7:45pm 2. GUEST SPEAKER: Deb Sorenson – Head of Media and Communications at Focus on the Family Australia. 3. Acceptance of Minutes of 13th AGM Malcolm McKenzie moved that the Minutes of the previous AGM be accepted. Hilary Rash seconded. 4. Financial Report Malcolm McKenzie (Treasurer) presented the financial report and thanked Deb again for managing the finances so well when funds have been very low. Malcolm moved that this report be accepted. Stephen Elms seconded. 5. Board Report Heather Toms (President) presented the Board Report, thanking Deb and her team for the great work and the Board for their support. 6. Station Manager’s Report Debbie Bye (Station Manager) presented the Station Manager’s Report and thanked her team for their hard work over the year. She also thanked the Board for their commitment and support during the year. Deb screened the station’s new Behind the Scenes DVD as part of her presentation. Copies of the three reports were included in the Annual Report that was made available to all attendees. Moved Heather Toms and seconded Ivy Goodwin – that all reports be received. 7. Appointment of Auditor Malcolm McKenzie moved that J O’Connor Pty Ltd, Registered Company Auditor based in Brisbane, Qld be re- appointed as auditors for the 2014 financial year. Shane Peck seconded this. 8. New Board Member Heather Toms formerly thanked outgoing board member Cameron Rash for stepping in again to maintain a Board quorum over the past few months while some Board members were on holidays. Amanda Lonsdale re-nominated. The number of nominations did not exceed the number of vacancies, therefore voting was not required and Amanda was re- appointed to the board. 9. Special Resolution: Following legislative changes to the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 it is recommended that the GCB Rules of Assoc. 2013 as made available be accepted. Changes were circulated by email to all attendees, made available to all members from July 2013 and printed in the 2013 Annual Report. Moved Deb Bye seconded Stephen Elms that the 2013 Rules as amended, be accepted. Carried 100%. Heather Toms then led a time of prayer focusing on the ministry of LIFE FM for the upcoming year. There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8:45pm, at which time the 10th birthday celebrations began. Minutes recorded by Amanda Lonsdale. Annual Report 2014.docx Page 4 of 19 2014 Gippsland Christian Broadcasters Board Heather Toms Ivy Goodwin Bev Lade Amanda Lonsdale 4 vacant positions Malcolm McKenzie David Maxwell Debbie Bye Pos# Member Name Date Elected Date Appointed term due Resignations 1 Amanda Lonsdale 11 Apr 12 2016 2 vacant 2016 3 vacant 2016 4 Malcolm McKenzie (Treas) 26 Oct 11 2014 no renomination 5 David Maxwell 18 Aug 14 2014 6 Ivy Goodwin 26 Oct 11 2014 01 Feb 14 7 Bev Lade 21 Oct 10 2015 8 Heather Toms (Pres) 24 May 01 2015 9 vacant 2015 10 Deb Bye CEO N/A Meeting Attendance NAME 28-Oct-13 18-Nov-13 Dec & Jan 24-Feb-14 17-Mar-14 April 19-May-14 June 7-Jul-14 18-Aug-14 15-Sep-14 6-Oct-14 20-Oct-14 Attendance Amanda Lonsdale a a aS aP aP aS aS aP a aS 10 of 10 vacant vacant Malcolm McKenzie - Treasurer a a aP aP a a a a a a 10 of 10 Ivy Goodwin / vacant a a resigned 2 of 2 David Maxwell a a a a 4 of 4 Bev Lade a a a a a a a a a a 10 of 10 Heather Toms - President a a a a a a a aP a a 10 of 10 vacant Deb Bye - CEO / Sec. a a a a a a a a a x 9 of 10 no Special absent = X no mtg no mtg mtg Mtg P= by phone Life FM Life 35 Hobson 35 Hobson Life Life Life Life Life Life S = by Skype office Sale Morwell St, Stratford St, Stratford Morwell Morwell Morwell Morwell Morwell Morwell Annual Report 2014.docx Page 5 of 19 th Mon 27 October 2014 Latrobe Regional Church of Christ 39 Well St, Morwell WELCOME AND PRAYER APOLOGIES MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 28 October 2013 FINANCIAL REPORT BOARD REPORT CEO REPORT APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR APPOINTMENT OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS CLOSE NB: No matters other than those listed above can be dealt with (Rule 20.8) 2015 Nominations Annual Report 2014.docx Page 6 of 19 Retiring Board Member Thanks to Malcolm McKenzie who is standing down this year after joining in October 2011. Malcolm has served as Treasurer for three years. Congratulations also to Malcolm who is getting married to Cathy in December. Thanks also to Rev Ivy Goodwin who resigned in February due to work commitments. Ivy also joined the Board in October 2011. Voting Rule 10.2. A member is entitled to vote if— 10.2.1. the member is a member other than an associate member; and 10.2.2. more than 10 business days have passed since he or she became a member of the Association; and 10.2.3. the member's membership rights are not suspended for any reason. Voting will not be required as the number of nominees d o e s n o t e x c e e d the number of vacancies. Rule 16.7. If only the required number of persons are nominated to fill existing vacancies the Secretary shall report accordingly to the Annual General Meeting and the President shall declare such persons duly elected as members of the Board of Governance.