20056 Parks Forum Annual General Meeting Brisbane

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2005-6 Parks Forum Annual General
MeetingBrisbane
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• 2005-6 Parks Forum Annual General
  MeetingBrisbaneChairmans Report

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2005-6 Parks Forum Annual General Meeting

• Opening and Welcome
• Apologies and Proxies
• Minutes of 2004-5 Annual General Meeting
• Reappointment of Directors of Parks Forum (05
  08)
• Annual Report Chairmans Presentation
• Annual Report Audit Presentation
• Report Resolutions
• General Business
• Meeting Close

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Parks Forum Directors

• Neil McCarthy Chair
• Lance Vervoort Vice-Chair
• Russell Watkinson
• Kevin Lowe
• Steve Lintern
• Ian Harris
• Grant Baker
• Michael Wright
• Greg Leaman
• Digby Whyte
• David Young
• Company Secretary Graham Porteous

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A Big Year Thank you

• Directors
• Stephen Forbes, Stephen Hughes, Sarah Dinning
• Committee Members
• Sir Edmund Hillary (Patron)
• Parks Forum Members
• Conference Delegates
• The Youth delegates
• The Conference Organising Committees
• Parks Forum Trustees Elery Hamilton-Smith

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Parks Forum Staff

• Carole Sweatman (Melbourne/QLD)
• Returns on 5th March 2007
• Project work (1 day/week from November)
• Rob Small (Melbourne)
• Acting CEO until 5th March 2007
• Ingrid Seiler (Perth)
• Program Manager
• Kylie Birch (Melbourne)
• Executive Officer

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Welcome to New Members

• The Royal Parks (UK)
• Auckland City (NZ)
• Wellington City Council (NZ)
• Waitakere City Council (NZ)
• Department of Environment and Conservation (WA)
  formerly CALM
• Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TAS)
• Roma Street Parklands, (QLD)

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Friends Supporters

• Our International Friends
• Dr Lawrence Leong (Singapore NP)
• Paul Bramhill (GreenSpace - UK)
• Brian ONeill (Golden Gate NP)
• Dr Peter Bridgewater (Ramsar Convention)
• Dr Rob Goodfellow (AUSTCARE)
• Peter Hillary (the WORLD)
• Jo Brigham Dennis Clarke (Royal Park -UK)
• Conference Field Day Partners
• National Gallery of Victoria
• Royal Botanic Gardens
• Royal Children's Hospital
• People Parks Foundation
• City of Melbourne and Melbourne Docklands

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Our Partners Sponsors

• Parks and Leisure Australia
• New Zealand Recreation Association
• GreenSpace (UK)
• WCPA
• Water Services Association Australia

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The Journey so far

• Establishment
• Charity Status
• Core Membership
• Partnerships MoU
• Standing Committees
• HPHP National Committee
• Peer Reviews
• Benchmarking Framework
• Future Generation Parks Conference

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The Key highlights 2005/06

• First AGM Workshops Sydney
• Future Generations Parks conference Melbourne
• Peer review Benchmark framework
• HPHP expansion
• National International relationships
• Values Project

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• The value of the Parks Forum has become
  increasingly evident through the significance of
  the organisations that have joined and the level
  of their participation. We are now working with
  other associations to deliver against global
  initiatives for parks through building
  partnerships, sharing of knowledge, research and
  best practice

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Clear Strategic Direction

• To develop a global understanding of the core
  value of parks, regardless of scale or form
  through
• Leadership
• Knowledge
• Innovation
• Standards

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In 2011

• Represent Parks in Policy and Community Arenas
• Established relationships with national
  Governments
• The Parks Forum views are sought
• Our views are clear on specific park industry
  issues

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In 2011

• Provide Unity Leadership
• Strong strategic alliances with water, health,
  tourism and local government sectors
• Strong and growing membership
• International leadership in relationship to urban
  parks
• Maintain our recognised leadership in the
  Protected Area sphere

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In 2011

• Performance, Benchmarking and Standards
• Annual Benchmark reports
• Best practice guidelines relating to health,
  tourism and water
• Flourishing Peer review
• Parks Business excellence Framework recognised
  as the standard

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In 2011

• Sharing Information, Knowledge, Expertise and
  Experience
• Comprehensive knowledge bank of social, economic,
  environmental and cultural values of parks
• Broad based research program that influences and
  directs coordinated national level research
• Great networks, forums and exchange programs

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In 2011

• Enhance Community Understanding and Enjoyment of
  Parks
• Healthy Parks Healthy People
• Communities more engaged and understanding
• Communities as champions
• Parks Volunteer Network

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• Audit Report

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The Reports

• Directors Report
• General information
• Business Review
• Surplus 111,119
• No significant change in operations
• No After day balance events
• IFRS requirements met
• Future developments

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• Financial report
• As presented
• Auditors Report
• Scope, audit and independence
• Saward Dawson Auditors until 2006/07
• Motion
• That the Directors Report and Auditors Report
  and the Financial Report be received and be
  adopted as tabled.

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2005-6 Parks Forum Annual General Meeting

• Opening and Welcome
• Apologies and Proxies
• Minutes of 2004-5 Annual General Meeting
• Reappointment of Directors of Parks Forum (05
  08)
• Annual Report Chairmans Presentation
• Annual Report Audit Presentation
• Report Resolutions
• General Business
• Meeting Close
• Standing Committee Presentations follow

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• Standing Committee Reports
• Best Practice and Standards
• Healthy Parks Healthy People
• Leadership and Relationships
• Networking and Conferencing
• Values and Research

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• Thank You