Dear Active member
Down to Earth (Victoria) Co-operative Society Ltd. ABN 77 380 803 219
There will be a Special General Meeting on Tuesday 7th June 2022, as called in a resolution passed at an OC meeting held 5th April 2022.
Casual vacancy for Director - Nomination Form
There is a casual vacancy for Director following the resignation of Tania Morsman. As an active member you are invited to nominate for this position.
This position is due for retirement at the AGM late 2023.
With this notice is a copy of the nomination form. Also on that is a list of Directors’ and Other Officer’s Responsibilities. This is not an exhaustive list but may serve as a guide. It should also be noted that in addition to the meetings outlined, DTE Director Meetings are held monthly on a Thursday in Melbourne or online via ZOOM https://dte.coop/live.meeting . Additional meetings are held when required.
Please lodge you nomination as early as possible! Before 9th May 2022
Nominations close 9th May 2022
Nominations are now open for one Director position
The nomination and the notice referred to in the sub-rule 41 (3) must be lodged at the registered office of the Co-operative at least 28 days before the general meeting. This means any nominations delivered in person must be lodged before close of business 9th May 2022.
A scan of the completed nomination form may be emailed to (preferred)
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Nominations may be mailed to, or lodged in person at the registered office Ax3
Suite 201,
2 Queen St,
Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Additionally, please email your photo and supporting statement to both This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . This will assist greatly with collating the Notice.
Successful candidates are required to have information about them listed on a publicly accessible government register.
The continuing Directors are:
Elisa Brock, Susan Helson, Kate Shapiro, Gary Lasky, Kathleen Ernst, Robin MacPherson.
Election material will be sent to active members after the close of nominations.
Motions for SGM.
If you would like a motion included in this SGM, please send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 4th May 2022.
Please note that all motions must have a proposer and at least two supporters and be submitted in writing.
Motions can be submitted as a scanned document which has been signed by all three members. A motion can also be submitted by all three members emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. separately to advise that they are the proposer or supporter of the motion but all emails must contain the full text of the motion.
A formal Notice of Meeting will be issued after the cutoff time for resolutions.
Call for reports to be given at the SGM.
Groups, facilitators or bodies within DTE wishing to do so are requested to supply a report for presentation to the SGM.
Call for budget requests for appropriations.
This is the last SGM prior to the new financial year. Appropriations for the forthcoming financial year will need to be put to this SGM. As yet, there is no-one who has offered to aggregate budgetary requests into appropriation motions. I suggest any requests be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , where they can be held until we have a volunteer for that task.
Note these budgetary requests need only be indicative, they do not need to fulfil the requirements of a budget for Board or Committee. See SGM minutes from part 3 of June 2020 for full budget requirements.
Items that need to be addressed will include: rates, registrations, maintenance, operating expenses, etc, and be in the areas of legal responsibilities, properties, vehicles, ICT, etc.
And, if you are hoping for a Confest later this year, or next year, preparatory costs need to be put up. i.e. “paperwork” - Council submissions and such. Yes, that is your responsibility, as a member, to see that it happens.
And less than 2 weeks to get the numbers in, and then form those into appropriation motions.
John Reid for the OC.