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p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Good Morning All,<br></div><div><br></div><div>## Annual Report<br></div><div>The
Linux Australia 2024-2025 Annual Report, including the audited
financial statements for 2023-2024, is now available on the LA website
at:<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://linux.org.au/about-us/annual-reports/">https://linux.org.au/about-us/annual-reports/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>## AGM<br></div><div><br></div><div>The minutes for last year's AGM are available at:<br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://linux.org.au/2024-linux-australia-agm-minutes/">https://linux.org.au/2024-linux-australia-agm-minutes/</a></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The
meeting will be held at Everything Open 2025 on Monday 20 January at
6pm ACDT. Please keep an eye on the Everything Open schedule for Room
details.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The meeting will<br></div><div>(a) confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting and of any special general meeting held since that meeting,<br></div><div>(b) receive from the committee reports on the activities of the association during the last preceding financial year,<br></div><div>(c)
elect office-bearers of the association and ordinary committee members,
or to announce the results of a ballot held prior to the annual general
meeting under clause 15(5),<br></div><div>(d) receive and consider any financial statement or report required to be submitted to members under the Act.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please
find below the draft agenda for the AGM. I also hereby call for any
agenda items to be tabled for discussion at the Annual General Meeting.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Agenda of Linux Australia - Annual General Meeting 2025<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Monday 20 January 2025, 6:00pm ACDT<br></div><div><br></div><div>1. President’s welcome<br></div><div><br></div><div>MR JOEL ADDISON, President<br></div><div><br></div><div>To note: attendance will be recorded in the minutes<br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Approval of the minutes from the previous Annual General Meeting - 2023<br></div><div>MOTION by MR JOEL ADDISON that the minutes of the Annual General<br></div><div>Meeting 2023 of Linux Australia be accepted as complete and accurate.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The minutes are available at:<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>To be seconded and voted upon<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>3. To receive the REPORTS of activities of the preceding year from<br></div><div><br></div><div>OFFICE BEARERS<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>MR JOEL ADDISON - President<br></div><div><br></div><div>MR RUSSELL STUART - Treasurer<br></div><div><br></div><div>Includes presentation of the Auditor’s Report<br></div><div><br></div><div>MR NEILL COX - Secretary<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>MOTION by RUSSELL STUART that the Auditor’s Report is a true statement of<br></div><div><br></div><div>financial accounts<br></div><div><br></div><div>MOTION by JOEL ADDISON that the President’s report is correct<br></div><div><br></div><div>MOTION by NEILL COX that the Secretary’s report is correct<br></div><div><br></div><div>MOTION by RUSSELL STUART that the Treasurer’s report is correct<br></div><div><br></div><div>MOTION by JOEL ADDISON that the actions of Council during 2023 "AGM Minutes"are endorsed by<br></div><div><br></div><div>the membership<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>To be seconded and voted upon<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>4. To CONSIDER items tabled in the call for agenda items<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>5. DECLARATION of Election and WELCOME of incoming Council by the<br></div><div><br></div><div>Returning Officer<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>6. NOMINATION and ELECTION of Members to Vacant Council Positions<br></div><div><br></div><div><slated if not enough members nominate for council><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>7. To HEAR and RESPOND to questions from the floor<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions please send them through to <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a> or come along to the AGM.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind Regards,<br></div><div>Neill Cox<br></div><div>Secretary<br></div><div>Linux Australia<br></div></body></html>