2024 AGM

2024 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Bellarine Community Health Ltd (BCH) will be held on Thursday 28 November 2024 at 5:30pm. Options to attend will be online via Microsoft Teams or in-person in the Boardroom at the BCH offices at 2 Nelson Road, Point Lonsdale.

RSVP for this meeting in advance is essential by emailing Kate Hughes at [email protected] 

Closing date for registration is 5pm on Friday 22 November.  Please indicate in your RSVP if you wish to attend the meeting in person or online.  Should you wish to attend online a link to the meeting along with instructions will be emailed to you.

Members may submit items for business / special resolutions for the Annual General Meeting.  These must be received by 5pm Friday 1 November.  Please send these to [email protected].

Should you not be able to attend the meeting, you may nominate another person (proxy) to attend and vote on your behalf. Your proxy must RSVP to participate in the meeting (see above).  The completed proxy form must be received by Kate Hughes, by no later than 5pm on Tuesday 26 November.

Proxy forms may be emailed directly to [email protected]; posted to PO Box 26, Point Lonsdale 3225 (please allow appropriate time for mail delivery); or hand delivered to the BCH offices at 2 Nelson Road, Point Lonsdale in an envelope clearly marked to Kate’s attention.

The Agenda and associated documents for the 2024 AGM will be posted to this page by close of business on Monday 18 November.  Should you require hard copies please contact Kate Hughes after this date.

Board Director Election Update

Following the initial call for nominations for four (4) elected Director vacancies on the BCH Board of Directors, the following nominations were received by the cut-off date of 4pm on Thursday 17 October:

• CANT, Sally
• COX, Leon
• EDMONDS, Mark
• FARRELL, Jan
• HARRIS, Mark
• SIMMS, Lucy
• SOGGEE, Samantha
• TODD, Virginia
• WALSH, Tim

Ballot papers and a Board of Directors Nominee Information document have been posted to all financial members.

The process for the election will be as follows:

• The ballot will take place via postal vote
• The ballot forms are numbered to ensure that no duplication occurs
• Please select FOUR candidates by placing a tick in the box next to the candidates of your choosing
• Ballots must be returned by 4:00pm on Friday 15 November
• Ballots should be returned in the enclosed stamped addressed envelope. Please allow enough time for mail delivery
• The ballot count will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 4:00pm
• Chris James, Manager of the Bellarine Training & Community Hub has been appointed as independent scrutineer
• The candidates with the most votes will be declared elected. There will be no preferences
• Successful nominees will be confirmed for a 3-year period at the AGM on Thursday 28 November.