Minutes/National Council/2013-08-28

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Meeting Minutes
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Agenda


Start time: 20:00 28/8/13 AEST

Finish time: 20:53 28/8/13 AEST

Attendance

  • Simon Frew (Chair)
  • Mark Gibbons
  • Daniel Judge
  • Brendan Molloy
  • Ben McGinnes
  • David Campbell
  • Glen Takkenberg


Apologies

  • Melanie Thomas
  • Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer


Minutes

Previous meeting minutes

Past Action Items

  • Postcodes ended up not being needed
  • Mel not here tonight
  • PGP sorted for DanielJ

Election Materials

  • Dark Horse stuffed us around in timings for How To Vote handouts (HTVs)
  • Now ordering from "discount printing"
    • $2020 for 20k how to votes for Syd, Bris and Melbourne, 6k to Tas.
    • Brendan paid out of own pocket, will hold over expense claim til after election
    • most other places were way more expensive even
    • HTVs should be dleivered by Tuesday next week
    • some leads other new suppliers have been found for future dealings (ones greens use)
  • A new order of plain logo t-shirts also ordered by Brendan, again own pocket, expense claim post election
    • QLD supplier

Polling day

  • reminder, vote in advance so dont need do it on the day
  • reminder to stock up on supplies for the day, hats, food, drink, sunscreen etc
  • inner city polling stations with most voters for brendan to be added to spreadsheet
  • newcastle, hunter and paterson for David Campbell also to add to polling place spreadsheet

Election post mortem

  • After election need to go over numbers, results etc, data analysis
    • Mark and Ben will look into analysing the votes etc (some other #ppau regulars may also be interested)
  • General Post-mortem
  • note that Senate counts may not be completed til some time after the election
  • Frew happy to head up the process as continuation of election committee

Online Shops

  • DanielJ to create range of online PPAU shops pointing at ppau paypal or ppau bank account for payment
    • this way we at least dont have situation of not being able to give potential buyers an option
    • does not preclude doing our own runs of goods or sales on things
    • not to market them heavily, especially not ones that are morally questionable (sweatshops etc), but rather just to have options for potential buyers that are looking for goods

Cosplay clarification

  • Melbourne volunteers want to wear pirate costumes

Other Business

getawarrant.org.au

  • Brendan has registered http://getawarrant.org.au
  • going to pretty up chunks of the civil liberties and digital liberties policy into a campaign site
    • most likely friday because busy

other campaign bits

  • UNSW forum/debate
    • Brendan has this to go to tomorrow and commune with fine student-type individuals of a political persuasion
  • David Campbell has News corp photoshoot tomorrow
  • David putting up Newcastle corflutes tonight
  • Wollongong corflutes have all remained in place and intact so far


Motions

Motion: Accept NC minutes 2013-08-14.

  • 6 Ayes
  • Motion Carried

Motion: to close the meeting

  • 6 ayes
  • Motion Carried


Next Meeting

  • Tuesday 3rd September 2013
    • Brought forward so as to have one before next election