Australian Labor Party Victorian Branch State Conference April 2016 Venue Moonee Valley Racecourse McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds Book 1 Directions to Moonee Valley Minutes of State Conference 2015 1 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 2 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 MOONEE VALLEY RACING CLUB CELEBRITY ROOM – NON RACEDAY Directions Car: Refer to Melway map reference 28 K5. Train: Craigieburn line from Flinders Street Station & Southern Cross station stops at Moonee Ponds Station. (MVRC is a 10 minute walk down Puckle Street) Tram: No. 59 tram from Elizabeth Street arrives directly at Moonee Ponds junction. (MVRC main entrance is a 200m walk) Taxi: A taxi rank is located on Coates Street,Moonee Ponds. Car parking Enter the centre car park through Gate 6 and 7, all parking is complimentary. From Centre Car Park 1. Enter the racecourse through the centre turnstiles 2. Walk through the pedestrian tunnel 3. Once through the tunnel, walk straight into the Celebrity Room foyer. 4. Take lift or escalator to Level 1 5. Directly turn left from lifts/escalator 6. Celebrity room is directly in front of you. From McPherson St Turnstile 1. Enter the race course through the McPherson St turnstiles 2. Walk straight under the bookmakers ring and veer left towards the Celebrity Room foyer 3. Take lift or escalator to Level 1 4. Directly turn left at the lifts/escalator 5. Celebrity room is directly in front of you 3 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 Accommodation OPTIONS (In order of proximity from MVRC: QUEST MOONEE VALLEY APARTMENTS (OPPOSITE MAIN GATE) - 4.5 star apartments www.questapartments.com.au Quest Moonee Valley Apartments is ideally located for limited accommodation needs. Situated directly opposite the Racecourse main gate, Quest Moonee Valley offers a maximum group room block of 20 apartment facilities for any one group booking. Couple your MVRC function and event experience, with the 4 ½ star Quest Moonee Valley Serviced Apartments. For further information, please contact Nicholas County at Quest on: Ph: (03) 8325 9500 or [email protected] RYDGES NORTH MELBOURNE (4.5 KILOMETERS) - 4 star hotel www.rydges.com/northmelbourne Rydges North Melbourne is conveniently located close to the Melbourne CBD, airport and 10 minutes by car or tram from Moonee Valley. Facilities include Polo Café & Bar, an outdoor heated swimming pool, and ample undercover parking for in house guests. Offering 70 guest rooms including 41 standard rooms, 27 executive rooms and 2 spa suites. To receive a corporate rate for your group, please contact Carlie Flanagan (Front Office Manager) on: Ph: (03) 9329 1788 or [email protected] THE WESTIN MELBOURNE (8 KILOMETERS) - 5 star hotel www.westin.com/melbourne With a coveted Collins Street address in Melbourne's Central Business District, we place you amidst designer boutiques, renowned restaurants, and the Regent Theatre. The Westin Melbourne offers 262 spacious guest rooms and suites. Facilities include a wellness centre comprising of a 20 meter lap pool, Jacuzzi tub, steam room, sauna, gym and massage room. To receive a corporate rate for your group, please contact Greta Bolger (Business Development Manager) on:Ph: (03) 9635 2222 or [email protected] MANTRA TULLAMARINE (11 KILOMETERS) - 4.5 star apartments www.mantra.com.au For larger group bookings or single hotel rooms (rather than apartments), Mantra Tullamarine is located on the corner of Melrose and Trade Park Drives, an easy 5 minutes from Melbourne International Airport, and only 15 minutes by car or bus to Moonee Valley Racing Club. The 4.5 star property consists of 272 spacious rooms consisting of executive, executive spa, deluxe studious, suites and a penthouse. The Team at Valley Events can source a quotation and coordinate all bus transfers on your behalf. To receive a quotation from Mantra Tullamarine, please contact Jasmin Fisher – Business Development Executive on Ph: (03) 9093 6502 or [email protected] THE BLACKMAN HOTEL (13 KILOMETERS) - 5 star hotel www.artserieshotels.com.au/blackman With a contemporary, boutique interior and an enviable St Kilda Road location, just a stone’s throw from Melbourne’s CBD, The Blackman Hotel will inspire Melbourne’s imagination. A destination perfect for business or leisure travellers, this unique Melbourne hotel boasts 209 guest accommodations and suites, a selection of which host private terraces. To receive a corporate rate for your group, please contact hotel reservations on 03 9039 1444 or [email protected] 4 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 ALP VICTORIAN BRANCH STATE CONFERENCE MOONEE VALLEY Saturday 28th March 2015 – 9.00 am CONFERENCE OPENS President Rupert Evans welcomed Delegates to Conference opened 9.20am AGENDA COMMITTEE REPORT Introduced Rosemary Barker who advised that there were enough delegates credentialed and present to open State Conference. Explained Agenda procedure for the day. Introduced the following motions:- Motion that the National Conference Delegate Ballot be conducted as a postal ballot on the same timeline as the POCS Ballot. Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded: Marg Lewis CARRIED Motion that the Voting at this State Conference commence at 10am and cease 5pm Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded: Marg Lewis CARRIED Motion that the letter from the Federal Leader Hon Bill Shorten be noted by this conference and forwarded to the National Secretary. Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded Marg Lewis CARRIED Moved the adoption of the Agenda Committee Report. Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded Marg Lewis CARRIED Rosemary Barker moved the acceptance of the past minutes May 2014 be adopted. Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded Marg Lewis CARRIED Rosemary Barker introduced President Rupert Evans WELCOME TO COUNTRY Rupert Evans welcomed delegates to the conference on behalf of the Wurundjeri people. 5 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 PRESIDENTS REPORT President Rupert Evans addressed Conference and presented the Presidents Report. Motion to accept the Presidents Report Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded Marg Lewis CARRIED SECRETARY’S REPORT Victorian Branch Secretary Noah Carroll presented the Secretary’s Report. On question from Catherine van Vliet regarding Administrative Committee Attendances since the last conference. Noah Carroll advised that this would be prepared and sent out via email. Motion to accept the Secretary’s Report to Conference Moved: Marg Lewis Seconded Rosemary Barker CARRIED POLICY COMMITTEE REPORTS Marg Lewis advised a change to the LGBTI Policy Committee Report (Attendance doc) that was acceptable to the Agenda Committee therefor accepted. Motion that all Policy Committee Reports be noted without speakers by Conference (all 14 Policy Committee reports). Moved: Rosemary Barker Seconded: Marg Lewis CARRIED POLICY COMMITTEE REPORTS Motion that all Policy Committee Reports be noted. Moved: Marg Lewis Seconded: Rosemary Barker CARRIED 6 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 CAFR Policy Committee Report - March 2015 MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORT Elected Policy Committee Members Member Attendance Total Possible Lance Wilson 4 4 Nosrat Hosseini 2 4 Brenton Baldwin 3 4 Anthony Cianflone 0 4 Max Costello 3 3 James Gaffey 2 4 Petar Gelo 2 4 Adam Hodges 4 4 Jack Howard 1 4 Samet Istar 3 4 Rafal Kaplon 0 4 Marianthi Kypuros 0 4 Nathan Legge 0 4 George Phillips 0 4 Robin Rothfield 3 4 John Scheffer 0 3 Harvey Stern 4 4 Peter Summers 1 4 Ilia Vurtel 4 4 Gabrielle Williams 0 4 Shadow Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries & SPLP Members Name Attendance Possible Total Associate Policy Committee Members Name Attendance Possible Total Terry Cuddy 0 4 Dale Edwards 1 4 Mohamed Elrafihi 0 4 Tully Fletcher 0 4 Russell Hooper 1 4 Timothy Jackson 0 4 Tegan Kemp 0 4 Ridvan Kilic 0 4 Alan McPhate 3 4 Scott Phillips 0 4 Nikolaus Rittinghausen 1 4 Michael Smyth 0 4 Ben Zocco 0 4 CORRESPONDENCE REPORT 7 Book 1 - Minutes of State Conference 2015 Received From / Sent to Subject Date Action outgoing to Bill Shorten MP motions re: federal-state 10 June 2014 relations outgoing to Daniel andrews mp motions re: Federal-state 10 June 2014 relations outgoing to other state / territory alp motions re: federal-state 10 June 2014 leaders relations outgoing to jenny mcallister motions re: federal-state 10 june 2014 relations outgoing to bill shorten mp, tanya proposed amendments for 9 dec 2014 plibersek mp and jenny mcallister chapter 11 of the national platform C. POLICY DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1. Policy Forums - held & proposed Date / Location Key Topics Guest Speakers No. of Anticipated Attendees Date 9/07/2014 Trades hall, refugee policy Richard marles 23 melbourne 10/09/2014 Trades Hall, relations with indonesia damien kingsbury Melbourne 1.Policy Recommendations ANY OTHER ITEMS D1: Motion re: Australia Day That the Commonwealth Affairs and Federal Relations Policy Committee, noting: (1) That the 'Australia Act 1986', an Act to bring constitutional arrangements affecting the Commonwealth and the States into conformity with the status of the Commonwealth of Australia as a sovereign, independent and federal nation, came into operation on 3 March 1986 at 5.00am Green which Mean Time (3.00pm Eastern Standard Time, 2.30pm Central Standard Time, 1.00pm Western Standard Time). (2) That the current practice of celebrating 'Australia Day' on 26 January commemorates the anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip unfurling the British flag at Sydney Cove and proclaiming British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia on that day