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Meeting schedule
Newsletter schedule
Annual Report schedule
Election Committee schedule
Society documents
The Board meets electronically on the first Thursday of every second month at 21:00. Meetings should be completed within the hour.
Board members: a) click on MyChat; b) enter your first name (username); c) no password is required; d) select chat room Board room; e) when finished click Exit
Note: MyChat server time is set to AEST (UTC + 10 hours) all year. In summer it appears two hours behind AEDT (UTC + 11 hours).
| Year | Month | Date | Time | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Feb | 3 | 21:00 | Board |
| 2022 | Apr | 7 | 21:00 AEST | Board |
| 2022 | Jun | 2 | 21:00 | Board |
| 2022 | Aug | 4 | 21:00 | Board |
| 2022 | Sep | AGM - see events for details | ||
| 2022 | Oct | 6 | 21:00 AEDT | Board |
| 2022 | Dec | 1 | 21:00 | Board |
| 2023 | Feb | 2 | 21:00 | Board |
The Society produces three Blether newsletters per annum. These are published in April, August and December.
A Style Guide is available for editors and contributors.
| Sue & Vicki | Chris
& Janette |
Wes
& Tina & Eric |
Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | 31 Mar | 31 Jul | Editor: call for content |
| 1 Dec -15 Feb |
1 Apr -15 Jun |
1 Aug -15 Oct |
Gather and submit material to production team |
| 16-29 Feb | 16-30 Jun | 16-31 Oct | Finalise text and produce draft, send to Editor |
| 1-7 Mar | 1-7 Jul | 1-7 Nov | Editor: 1st proof and edit |
| 8 Mar | 8 Jul | 8 Nov | Editor: circulate 1st proof to Board members, call for stop press items |
| 9-15 Mar | 9-15 Jul | 9-15 Nov | Feedback to Editor on 1st proof, submit stop press items |
| 16-20 Mar | 16-20 Jul | 16-20 Nov | Editor: final proof and edit, incorporate stop press items |
| 20 Mar | 20 Jul | 20 Nov | Registrar: provide mailing list in MSWord |
| 21-25 Mar | 21-25 Jul | 21-25 Nov | Print and staple newsletters |
| 21-30 Mar | 21-30 Jul | 21-29 Nov | Addressing, stamping, enveloping |
| 31 Mar | 31 Jul | 30 Nov | Post newsletters |
The Society publishes its Annual Report in August each year.
| Due Date | Tasks |
|---|---|
| 31 May | President distribute previous report to Board members |
| 1 Jun-7 Jul | Board members to finalise text (for financial year 1 July - 30 June), send to Editor |
| 8 Jul | Editor: circulate 1st proof to Board members |
| 9-15 Jul | Feedback to Editor |
| 21-25 Jul | Print and staple Annual Report |
| 31 Jul | Post Annual Report with August newsletter |
Elections for office bearers are held every second (odd-numbered) year at the time of the AGM.
Documentation relavant to the management of the Society is available on-line from the following hyperlinks. This documentation is considered to be the 'master' copy. To download a document, click on the hyperlink, then select 'Save a Copy'.
PDF 284 kB] dated 09/2007
PDF 119 kB] v3.05 dated 05/2018
PDF 74 kB] dated 04/2008
PDF 576 kB] dated 10/2007
PDF 328 kB] dated 06/2006