July 2013 - The Hills District Branch

The Hills District Branch
BSNSW Inc.
Established 1974
NEWSLETTER
JULY 2013
POSITION
Chairman
OFFICEBEARER
Harry
Charalambous
Vice-Chairman
Stuart Williams
Vice-Chairman
Ross Selig
Secretary
Kathy Manton
Treasurer
Ian Manton
Show Manager
Craig Buckingham
ultexp@bigpond.net.au
0408 602 381
Assist Show Manager
Brian Findlay
mariannaxerri@live.com
4392 1185
Show Secretary
Paul Brett
paulandval3@bigpond.com
96293210
Assistant Show Secretary
Jeff Mansfield
Assistant Show Secretary
Mark Valvason
redback02@optusnet.com.au
9862 6644
Assistant Show Secretary
Peter Kerr
peterkerr51@optusnet.com.au
9940 3385
Assistant Show Secretary
Cliff Spare
clicky.bill@bigpond.com
9626 0300
Assistant Show Secretary
Varol Tarpis
ej-20-tt@hotmail.com
0414 208 814
Assistant Show Secretary
Ross Selig
rossrhon@tpg.com.au
4576 7093
Publicity Officer
Ray Galbraith
boxer73@bigpond.net.au
9653 1538
Auction Co-Ordinator
Peter Dodd
peter_dodd@iprimus.com.au
9888 5631
Editor
Santo Calabrese
santoc@bigpond.net.au
9875 2647
Ring Register
Graeme Gordon
sangra@bigpond.net.au
9639 9603
Events Co-Ordinator
Craig Buckingham
ultexp@bigpond.net.au
0408 602 381
Librarian
Paul Brett
paulandval3@bigpond.com
96293210
Catering Officer
Varol Tarpis
ej-20-tt@hotmail.com
0414 208 814
Management Delegate
Stuart Williams
birdboxesgalore2@bigpond.com
9627 1415
Management Delegate
Craig Buckingham
Harry
Charalambous
ultexp@bigpond.net.au
0408 602 381
harry@planassist.com.au
0417 209 416
kev.1967@hotmail.com
9834 1587
Alternate Delegate
New Member CoOrdinator
New Member CoOrdinator
New Member CoOrdinator
Kevin Nesbitt
EMAIL ADDRESS
PHONE
harry@planassist.com.au
0417 209 416
birdboxesgalore2@bigpond.com
9627 1415
rossrhon@tpg.com.au
4576 7093
hillsbranchsecretary@bigpond.com
9627 7748
iankathymanton@bigpond.com
0413 452 282
jeff@ascon.com.au
Lloyd Mullins
9802 0780
Ross Selig
rossrhon@tpg.com.au
4576 7093
Membership Registrar
Peter Dodd
peter_dodd@iprimus.com.au
9888 5631
Webmaster
John Halas
lecj2001@yahoo.com
0466 629 602
Trophy Steward
Brian Findlay
mariannaxerri@live.com
4392 1185
Services Section Mgr
birdboxesgalore2@bigpond.com
9627 1415
Auditor
Stuart Williams
Helen
Charalambous
harry@planassist.com.au
0417 209 416
Auditor
Andre Ozoux
idandre@iprimus.com.au
9816 5914
Floor Member
Mario Capasso
sales@mariocapasso.com
0411 012 415
Floor Member
James Matthews
jamesmatthews@mppl.net.au
0411 050 849
Floor Member
Craig Sutherland
craigsuvo@live.com
0422 942 239
Floor Member
Ken Mitchell
ken.denise.mitchell@gmail.com
4647 4444
Floor Member
Andre Ozoux
idandre@iprimus.com.au
9816 5914
Floor Member
Richard Abraham
richardleila@bigpond.com
9651 3689
Floor Member
Tom Hancock
thehancocks@internode.con.net
4578 1723
Returning Officer
Paul Brett
paulandval3@bigpond.com
96293210
Trustee
Craig Buckingham
ultexp@bigpond.net.au
0408 602 381
Trustee
Danny Child
fordano@hotmail.com
From The Editor
Welcome to my final Newsletter as I will not be standing for the position of Editor at this
month’s AGM. It has been a labour of love for many years and I have appreciated the
feedback and the many kind comments from members and non-members about the
Newsletter. Many thanks also to friends and members who have made this job easier with
their contribution of articles, photos and of course in those less politically correct days the
Blonde Joke, some of which were not able to be published.
We have come a long way from the days of literal cut and paste and pre email dashes to
Andre’s Printing Service prior to the printing deadline. Those were the days. Of course
these days the vast majority of our members receive their copy electronically, in living
colour. The number of hard copies dispatched by snail mail is relatively small and likely to
be phased out before too long.
Despite the totally false rumour that I live the life of a retired gentleman, I actually do have
a job to do, albeit working for myself, who, I find, is quite a good boss. Not only that but I
do have fixed babysitting duties one day a week and of course my letter writing duties to
The Sydney Morning Herald are seemingly on the increase. The next 12 months will
involve a fair bit of travelling both local and overseas which would have made continuing in
my position difficult.
I look forward to continuing as a member of the best bird club in Australia and I’m sure a
very capable replacement will be elected at the AGM. Once again thank you to all my
friends for their support.
This month will also see our Sale night after the AGM formalities are over. Please no seed
in cages and prices must be displayed on the cage with bird description if more than one
bird in a cage. Please no more than 4 birds in a standard show cage.
Prospective purchasers will draw a number which will decide the order in which they may
choose one bird from those for sale. The next number will then choose a bird and so on
until all have chosen a bird. The order will then be reversed.
Normally we would have the final Table Show Point Scores in this Newsletter and the
presentation made at the meeting. However this has always seemed a bit rushed and not
appropriate in recognising the achievements of the winners over a full year of showing. As
a result, the Committee has decided that the September meeting will be a Presentation
Night. There will also be a BBQ on the night as a special treat following the success of last
month’s Pizza night.
FRONT COVER
The Hon Ed sailing off into the sunset…………….
WHATS ON IN 2013
Aug
10
11
25
31
Newcastle Budgerigar Soc Auction
Newcastle BS Young Bird Show
New England Branch Young Bird Show Tamworth
Cage Bird Federation Dinner – all welcome to Aviculture’s night of nights
Sep
8
15
Tamworth BS YBS (TBC)
Northside Branch Annual Show
Oct
13
20
27
BRASEA Auction - Sydney
New England Branch YBS
St.George/Illawarra Branch YBS (TBC)
Nov
3
10
10
17
24
Central Coast Branch YBS
Canberra Branch YBS (TBC)
Penrith Valley Annual Show
Shoalhaven Branch – Shoalhaven Classic YBS (TBC)
Sydney Annual Lawn Show – St.Ives
Notice OF Annual general Meeting
Change of venue Date & Time
Would all members please note. The new date for the BSNSW`S AGM
Is to be held on Saturday 14th September at 1pm At Blacktown RSL Club
2nd Avenue Blacktown.
At the conclusion of the AGM there will be a short break then the
September Management meeting will commence.
Regards
Keith Nicholls
BSNSW General Secretary
HILLS 2013 SUPER BUDGERIGAR AUCTION REPORT
The Hills Branch held its annual budgerigar auction on Saturday 6 th of July at the Don
Moore Community Centre.
There were a total of 193 birds from the following breeders W Altman, J Barden, T Bevan,
C Buckingham, D & M Campbell, M Capasso, W Capper, P Dodd, M & R Fellows, C & B
Gearing, H George, M Hawke, Lloyd & Sons, I & K Manton, A Reid, J Scoble, Welshman
Family and G. Wood. Buyers from far and wide attended the day and plenty of the birds
sold went interstate.
The auctioneer was our very own Stuart Williams who auctioned 50 birds and hour. The
auction also included new technologies such as a live online feed of the auctions audio of
Stuart and still photos taken of each of the 193 birds on the day. The live feed on the
internet was being viewed by 10 or so people who were interested in the auction and a
couple of the birds were sold to them, one of which was in USA at the time. A large
monitor was also used to show the video of each bird being auctioned allowing bidders to
view the bird in a large screen format. These innovations all contributed to a very
successful auction. A very big thank you for everyone who helped.
Our Auctioneer Stuart Williams
Registrations Table
Clerical Desk
Services Table
Catering on the day
Auction Birds
Auction Birds
Large Screen Monitor
Buyers and Window Shoppers
One of the quality birds
Good mates
Hills District Branch June Table Show
By Varol Tarpis
The June table show marked the end of the 2012 – 2013 table show season for the
branch. The number of birds entered was down as expected as most members were
reluctant to show their birds as it was a very busy month with the STC competition and
National selections. Members were treated to a Pizza night with Harry our Chairman
providing a selection of yummy pizza’s for the members to enjoy for the excellent results
from the STCC and National selections. The Judging was done by Craig Buckingham who
seems to be doing a lot of judging of late at various branch shows. I was invited by Craig
to help on the night to judge and it was a great learning experience. I would recommend it
to ours to consider as another rewarding aspect of the hobby.
The table show winners of the night
BEST OPEN/INTER COCK:
GREEN SPANGLE
BEST OPEN/INTER HEN:
YELLOWFACE BLUE
CHAMPION OPEN/INTER:
GREEN SPANGLE
BEST NOVICE COCK:
GREEN SPANGLE
BEST NOVICE HEN:
OPALINE GREEN
CHAMPION NOVICE:
GREEN SPANGLE
BIRD OF THE NIGHT:
GREEN SPANGLE
BEST OPPOSITE SEX:
YELLOWFACE BLUE
PETER DODD
PETER DODD
PETER DODD
CRAIG SUTHERLAND
CRAIG SUTHERLAND
CRAIG SUTHERLAND
CRAIG SUTHERLAND
PETER DODD
I’m sure I ordered Moussaka……………………..
“Grande mangiare” translation “Great food”
Winning Birds
Craig Sutherland with Bird of the Night
Craig with Champion Novice Hen
Peter Dodd with Champion Opposite Sex
Peter with Champion Open Cock
Breeding Season Number 2 – Tarpis Family Budgerigars
My first season was 2011-2012 Gold Ring year. I had joined the Hills Branch in July 2011
and started breeding in August. I bred 130 birds in my first season with very good
Spangles and Yellowfaces amongst them. I bred these from birds I had purchased at the
Hills sales night and ones I procured from Ross Selig directly. I liked the style of Ross’s
birds and he was very helpful and I was able to buy 3 spangle cocks, a normal grey hen
and a dominant pied cock from him. I had more cock birds then hens so I also purchased
some normal and a yellowface hen from various auctions. So with 8 breeding cabinets and
less than 20 birds I started. I can tell you I was very excited and when the first eggs started
to appear then hatch in the nest boxes I was a very happy little vegemite.
The first few rounds of breeding was with unrelated birds but with some great results with
the Spangles from Ross producing better birds themselves. My very first bird a Cinnamon
Skyblue Spangle cock and the second bird a grey spangle hen won Champion Novice
Unbroken Cap and Best Opposite Sex in my very first show. One of my Yellowface hens
won Best of Variety at another show. Various spangles from the first season won
numerous best opposite sex and reserve champions and I quickly went from Novice to
intermediate with these results. One of my cock bird was so successful at shows I named
him “Blue Caviar”
My second season started in May 2013. Armed with more breeding cages, 15 in total I
started very late in the green ring season as I went on holidays with the kids and promised
my better half that I would spend more time with the kids and give the birds a good long
rest. Most of my breeding birds were in condition after their major moult. I had purchased 4
more birds from Ross late in 2012, 3 grey greens and a grey spangle, my stud was
building on Ross’s bloodlines and related to my birds I had kept. This season I was very
lucky and had plenty of good hens to choose this time around and put my best cocks and
hens in the same aviary and let them select their own mates. The ones that showed a
bonding I checked their records on their relationship to one another and the ones that were
not brother and sister and the features and variety that I wanted to breed I put down.
Most of my birds I kept are related and majority are cousins and this allowed these
pairings to be pretty straight forward. Birds that were bonding in the aviary and were too
closely related were split up for a week or so and I chose a mate for them myself.
As I am a self-confessed spangleholic my goal is to breed plenty of double factor
spangles, opaline, green and yellow face grey spangles. I know the blue and grey spangle
will no doubt be the majority of the birds bred this second season. Oh yes I also would like
some nice yellowface blues and greys and some dominant pieds would be nice.
Double Factor Whites, Blue and Grey Single Factor Spangles, Normal Grey
Nicely marked Grey Spangle – this is what I am striving for
Another nicely marked Grey Spangle still in the nest
Spangle to Spangle pairing to get some double factors – 8 fertile eggs in nest
MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING
HILLS BRANCH - B.S.N.S.W. (Inc.)
Meeting held at Don Moore Community Centre on Friday 28th June 2013
Members enjoyed opening the evening with a pizza night – celebrating the successes of the year,
including winning the Shield at the recent State Team Challenge Competition.
MEETING OPENED: 8.33pm
Harry Charalambous presided.
PRESENT: As per attendance sheet.
VISITORS: Robert Mead.
Harry thanked Robert for coming along to test out the final IT / audio preparations for the Auction.
NEW MEMBERS: Tahlia Easton
APOLOGIES: Ray Galbraith, Phil Ashby, Andre Ozoux, Kevin Nesbitt and Stuart Williams
Moved that the apologies be accepted
Moved: M. Hill
Seconded: P. Dodd
PREVIOUS MINUTES: Published in last Newsletter
Moved that minutes are a true and accurate record.
Moved: K. French
Seconded: L. Mullins
BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES: Unsold rings have been returned and a refund
cheque received from the BSNSW of $345.00
TREASURER’S REPORT:
All accounts approved at previous General / Committee meetings have been paid.
Income since last meeting- Ring Refund from BSNSW $343.75
Accounts paid since last meeting –
- North Rocks Recreation Centre (hall hire for auction) $570.00
Accounts received for payment –
- S. Calabrese (printing & postage) $83.20
- BSNSW Inc (rings) $870.00
- H. Charalambous (3 x TVs for auction) $888.00, (pizzas) $165.00
- V. Tarpis (suppers) $20.80
Moved that accounts be paid and Treasurer’s Report be accepted.
Moved:
C. Sutherland
Seconded: D. Child
CORRESPONDENCE IN:
 BRASEA Brisbane Auction catalogues
 Newcastle Budgerigar Society Show schedules
 BIS Annual Show schedules
 ANBC National Show results
 Mid State Annual Show schedule
 Numerous emails re Auction
CORRESPONDENCE OUT:
 Letter of thanks to Daniel for all his efforts with the Auction Schedule
Moved that the correspondence be accepted
Moved: G. Gordon
Seconded: C. Spare
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Pizza night – hope everyone enjoyed.
 Auction:
TVs purchased 1 x 42inch, 2 x 22inch Hitachi brand: total $888.
Motion moved that we put a reserve of $300 on the large TV
Moved: P. Dodd
Seconded: K. French
Need helpers on Auction Day. At this stage we have allocated the following tasks accordingly:
- Front desk: Graeme Gordon, Tom Hancock, Ross Selig
- Paper Runners: Jeff Mansfield, James Matthews
- Bird runners: Kevin Nesbitt, Craig Sutherland
- Morning teas: Varol Tarpis
- BBQ: Michelle Angus, John Hallas
- Phone bidder: Craig Buckingham
- Bird runners, Craig Buckingham, Cliff Spare, Graeme Gordon, Jeff Mansfield,
- Stick man: Paul Brett
- Ticket writer: Harry Charalambous
- Computer: Daniel Child, Kathy Manton
- Transport / ferry driver: Harry Charalambous
- Set up: 6.30am staging
- Staging: Ian to check out whether he can gain access to staging and trailer (possible
problem with access due to recent wet weather).
- Cages for the auction: Pete, Paul, Ian & Kathy, Ross, Bucko, Jeff and Ken
 Membership due tonight
 Budgerigar Magazine – of 22 people in the room, only one member who would not be
interested in receiving it via email
90% of Hills members would prefer Budgerigar on email – perhaps send a letter after the
next Management Meeting.
 Next month AGM & Sale Night – Vetafarm gift voucher for raffle prize next month
MEETING CLOSED: 9.30 pm
HARRY CHARALAMBOUS
CHAIRMAN
KATHY MANTON
SECRETARY
MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING
HILLS BRANCH - B.S.N.S.W. (Inc.)
Meeting held at Dural Country Club, Dural on Tuesday 9th July 2013.
MEETING OPENED:
7.59 pm
Harry Charalambous presided.
PRESENT: Ian Manton, Kathy Manton, Graeme Gordon, Stuart Williams, Ross Selig, Paul Brett,
Varol Tarpis, Paul Brett, Peter Dodd, Craig Buckingham and Harry Charalambous.
VISITORS: Robert Mead
APOLOGIES: Ray Galbraith, James Matthews and Andre Ozoux
Moved that the apologies be accepted.
Moved: S. Williams
Seconded: S. Calabrese
PREVIOUS MINUTES: Moved that the minutes of the previous meeting as printed in the Newsletter
are a true and accurate record.
Moved: P. Dodd
Seconded: V. Tarpis
BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES: Carry over to General Business
TREASURER’S REPORT:
All accounts approved at previous meeting have been paid.
Accounts paid since last meeting:
Westpac Merchant fee $22.00
Float for auction $650.00
Cash payments to vendors as per list held by Treasurer $29,015.00
Cheque payments to vendors as per list held by Treasurer $18,717.50
BSNSW Inc – memberships $1423.00
BSNSW Inc – memberships $603.00
BSNSW Inc – memberships $78.00
Accounts received for payment:
M Angus – BBQ items $179.00
Erics Tender Meats – auction BBQ $185.00
North Rocks Community Centre – July rent $82.50
V. Tarpis – auction morning teas $37.00
S. Williams – seed for Hills STCC team $18.00
Moved that the accounts be paid and Treasurer’s report be accepted –
Moved: G. Gordon
Seconded: R. Selig
CORRESPONDENCE OUT:
Emails re Auction – Webinar Registration
CORRESPONDENCE IN:
Emails re Auction
Email from Bob & Sally Parrington – offer of 2 night’s accommodation Jenolan Caravan Park to
be used for raffle / prize
Management Reports and Agenda
Budgerigar magazines
Moved that the Correspondence be acceptedMoved: C. Spare
Seconded: J. Mansfield
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Auction Wrap Up
Moved that we thank Michelle and Craig for their efforts at the BBQ
Moved: P. Dodd
Seconded: C. Buckingham
Need larger numbers (bidders cards). Make up a set of four bidders cards to an A4 page.
Need a larger number of printed catalogues at the door. That is – print 180 catalogues next
year (to have about 60 at the front desk).
In future, we should allocate first and last couple of lots to new vendors.
We need to look at who we might invite next year
Craig needed paperwork for Interstate freighting
One bird to go interstate may not be well enough to travel
Photo stills of birds shown online, together with audio feed. Next year possibly take a photo of
every bird to be shown as slide show. Then, online bidders can have a preview – then be able
to hear the auction including terms & conditions.
Webinar worked well, but we should be ready to go fully online next year.
Power issue. Need access to the power box and be mindful of how we set up the staging
Moved that we pay Robert Mead $1583.85 for his services and costs in setting up IT, video and
sound gear.
Moved: P. Dodd
Seconded: R. Selig
We could possibly sell advertising for the space behind the show cage
Need to access the staging – put ad in Newsletter to see if someone has space available that is
not affected by wet weather.
Pizza Night: Pizza Night was a lovely reward for the members. Enjoyed by all
July Meeting: AGM and Sale Night. Vendors to put name and prices on cages. Purchasers issued
with a numbered ticket to determine the order in which they get to pick the birds. 1 to 15, then 15
to 1.
No table show.
STCC: Concerns that members of Hills showed for another Team at the STCC
Moved that we repay Stuart for the bag of seed he provided for the Hills Team
Moved: P. Dodd
Seconded: C. Buckingham
Raffle: 4 show cages left, and only 2 backs of millet sprays.
BOV of the night/ Most number of birds. Craig has offered to donate a bag of seed each month,
and will draft a schedule accordingly for the rest of the year.
September: Presentation Night & BBQ
October Meeting: Bruce Bradford booked for PowerPoint presentation
Management Report:
AGM possible move to a Saturday - 14th Sept.
Avian Vitality’s public liability insurance cover was challenged by Terese Ryan who stepped
outside of her authority by contacting Canary & Caged Bird Federation- a letter expressing
concern to go to Terese Ryan by the General Secretary.
New Treasurer of the Society until the AGM- Kathy Manton
Ring date to be changed to 1st January, but unclear as to when this starts
BES – now includes Grey Yellows / Whites
Excess rings can no longer be returned to the Society
MEETING CLOSED: 10.42 PM.
HARRY CHARALAMBOUS
CHAIRMAN
KATHY MANTON
SECRETARY
MINUTES OF THE 2012 AGM MEETING
HILLS BRANCH - B.S.N.S.W. (Inc.)
Meeting held at Don Moore Community Centre on Friday 26th July 2012
MEETING OPENED: 8.46pm
Peter Dodd presided.
PRESENT: As per attendance sheet / earlier meeting.
APOLOGIES: As per earlier meeting
Moved that the apologies (as per previous meeting) be accepted
Moved: C. Buckingham
Seconded: S. Williams
PREVIOUS AGM MINUTES:
Moved that previous year’s AGM minutes as read are a true and accurate record
Moved: H. Charalambous
Seconded: C. Buckingham
BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS AGM MINUTES:
Nil
CORRESPONDENCE:
Email from Ray Galbraith with apologies of his being unable to attend the AGM, but if nominated would
accept the Publicity Officer position.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Santo requested that the process of the election of office bearers be speeded up.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Hills District Branch AGM 2012:
As you are probably aware I will not be standing for the position of Chairman.
Thanks to everyone that has supported me over the years. Your support has been so important to me.
We did not win The State Challenge this year, but we came close. Second ain’t to bad. We will be number
one again in 2013.
Hopefully we will have more members breeding the birds that were missing this year. Namely, Greywings,
Fallows & Clearbodies. Some members have taken up the challenge with Fallows & Clearbodies but we
really need for one or two more members to start breeding the Greywing variety, at present I think we have
only one member breeding this variety.
Once again the Hills Auction was a success & I hope it continues next year. Perhaps we need to replace some
vendors with new people.
It is the workers that make the Branch and one again I thank you & I hope that you give the new Chairman
the same support.
Peter Dodd.
Chairman.
SECRETARY:
It has been quite a difficult year for me this year, with trying to do too much, including the Society Show
Manager role.
I really would like to focus on Hills Branch in the coming year, and if nominated would accept the Secretary
position again.
We have a really great team of capable and hard-working members and I am proud to be a part of the
Branch.
Kathy Manton
Secretary
TREASURER’S REPORT for Year ended 30.06.12:
Thank you. When looking at the financials for year ended 30.6.12, I remind you that it does not include the
moneys raised at the Auction held earlier this month. The report is in a summarised format that shows at a
glance where the money has come from, where it goes and gives a good indication on how this Branch
operates.
As in previous years, the report again illustrates how financially dependent we are on our “Super Budgerigar
Auction” and the members who contributed to its success are congratulated and thanked.
Also the “Mark Chidel Sell-out Auction” contributed greatly to our overall result and we thank Mark for
choosing us to act as his Agents.
Our major expenses were:
Annual Show $ 2,814.44
(compared to 3,977.84 last year)
Social Functions i.e. Christmas Party $ 1,849.76
Newsletter
$ 589.17
($ 641.55 last year0
As at 30 June, 2012 funds held by the Branch was $18,255.25 in a cheque account at Westpac, Castle Hill
and $159.85 in Petty Cash held by myself.
This is certainly a strong financial base and would be the envy of most branches of the Society.
Should you have any questions please feel free to ask at any time.
I thank everyone for their support throughout the past year and look forward to working with you for
another twelve months if reelected.
Ian Manton
Treasurer
SHOW MANAGER: (verbal report).
Thank you to everyone who helped at the Annual Show. Hopefully we can have a few more entries next
year.
Thanks to all the guys who have helped out at Table Shows throughout the year, and for all the paperwork
they do.
Craig Buckingham
Show Manager
PUBLICITY OFFICER: – no report
EDITOR: (verbal report).
Local stories have dried up, and hope to do better with local input in the year to come. Looking for input of
photos etc. from different people that we can use.
For those who are receiving hardcopies of the Newsletter, please let Editor know if you are now on email. It
costs the Branch substantially to print and mail hardcopies - $5-$6 per issue. The fewer we need to post out,
the better it is for the Branch’s finances. If anyone has photos or articles please refer these to Santo.
(Chairman noted that a former Mid North Coast member renewed through Hills due to the great newsletter
that Santo produces).
RING REGISTER: (verbal report)
Ring sales have slowed down. If after rings for the 1st Sept issue, see Graham. Ensure any monies that may
be outstanding are paid as soon as possible. Still plenty of rings for sale.
1500 rings sold out of 2000. Perhaps send back a few 100 rings to the Society Ring Registrar.
Graeme Gordon
Ring Registrar
LIBRARIAN: (verbal report)
During last year, no books were borrowed.
Paul Brett
Librarian
WEBMASTER: (verbal report)
Thanks for the opportunity of being able to take on the webmaster position. We got though a few initial
hurdles and now have the forum up and working. Thanks to those people who are using the forum.
Hopefully we can get some new information up on the site, with more aviary visits and pics, plus other
photos and info in the year to come.
John Halas
Webmaster
AUDITORS: (verbal report)
The 2012 audit has not yet been done– books being received tonight. For the previous year, the Treasurer’s
books were kept in an A1 condition.
Harry Charalambous
Auditor
TRUSTEE:
Hills assets are held as follows:
 Stuart Williams – lectern, shirts, mugs, stand, microphone and speakers
 North Rocks – staging, projector screen
 Peter Dodd – laptop, Brother printer, BES trophy, 2 new show cages
 Richard Abraham – trailer, staging, BBQ
 Kathy Manton – laser printer
 Cliff Spare – laptop, laser printer, box of show secretary paperwork
 Craig Buckingham – 3 x variety awards left over
 Ken Mitchell – Albino trophy
Craig Buckingham
Trustee
Moved that all Reports be accepted.
Moved: A. Ozoux
Seconded: S. Williams
MEETING CLOSED: 9.07 pm and Peter Dodd declared all positions vacant.
PRESENTATION:
Mark Chidel Hall of Fame Award – unfortunately not in attendance