Minutes/National Council/2018-10-23

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National Council Meeting 23rd October 2018

Start: 20:13 AEDT

End: 21:31 AEDT

Attendance

• John Wilson (chair)
• Joe Furi
• Alex Jago
• Mark Gibbons
• Andrew Downing
• Daniel Oakley

Apologies

• John August

Absentees

• Miles Whiticker
• David Read

Observers

• Bryn Busai (DRC)

Correspondence, reports, and action items

• Election Committee meeting, for those of us who couldn't make it?
  • Not a formal meeting, but a candidates+others catchup
  • Social media strategy, bit of fundraising strategy

• AndrewD volunteers to figure out contingencies for various different election time frames

• JohnW reports good progress on the Indigenous meeting organisation
  • has met with relevant people (inc. grandson of Kath Walker)
    • explained that this meeting is symbolic in nature
    • "world's oldest people breaking bread with the world's youngest political movement"
    • a meet and greet with the hope of more.
    • see motion to accept invitation, datetime TBA

• MarkG has gotten the PO Box key now. As expected, nothing in it.

General Business

• Arising from the candidate announcement PR
  • Crowfund deferred on the basis of people don't bother if it isn't urgent
  • Experiment with joint ticket in WA, see motion.
    • AlexJ to draft up proposal email

Motions

• MOTION: Accept the minutes of the previous PPAU National Council meeting of 9 October 2018 as presented.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 6; Abstain 0; Nays 0
  • Motion carried.

• MOTION: Accept the Invitation by the Quadamooka Locals for a Meet & greet" at a time & date to be fixed.
• Put by: Andrew Downing
  • Ayes: 6 (John Wilson, Joe Furi, Alex Jago, Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley, Mark Gibbons); Abstain 0; Nays 0
  • Motion carried.

• MOTION: propose to the Science Party that we run a joint ticket in WA. Us at #1, them at #2. If they accept on a preliminary basis, then put the proposal to our membership. If they don't accept or our membership votes no, reopen WA nominations to get a second WA Senate candidate.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 6 (John Wilson, Joe Furi, Alex Jago, Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley, Mark Gibbons); Abstain 0; Nays 0
  • Motion carried.

• MOTION: close the meeting.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 5 (John Wilson, Joe Furi, Alex Jago, Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley); Abstain 0; Nays 0
  • Motion carried.

Meeting closed.