Minutes of Meeting of Tasmanian Bands League held on Sunday 10th February 2008 at Launceston Railway Bandrooms

Meeting Opened: 11.55pm

1. Present: David Peters, Jan Hills, Noreen Clarke, Wendy Martin, Peter Martin, Ron Wilson, Dean Hunt, Ulverstone (Gary Weeding), Railway Silver Band (Jan Hills), Glenorchy (Dean Hunt), Latrobe (David Richards, Carolyn Cross), RSL (Julie Lynch), West Tamar (Noreen Clarke), Derwent Valley (not represented), Hobart City (Bob Kuns) Devonport (Nigel Elliott), Burnie (not represented).

2. Apologies: Karen Tankard.

3. Minutes of Previous Meeting: It was Resolved that the Previous Minutes be accepted. CARRIED

4. Business Arising from Minutes:

Bands qualifying for Nationals: Rational to be circulated to Bands for comment and feedback to the NBC.

Solos: Clarification to be given re the Ern Keller medal and the process for qualification.

5. Correspondence:

Inwards: VBL, Music Stand NSW, David Peters, Barrie Hill re regulations for Parade of Bands, Hobart City, Nev Fry, Robert Apse, Eliezer Aharoni, Geoff Fry, John Dutton, 2008 Nationals, Gary Weeding, Q.B.A.

Outwards: Agenda to all Bands, November minutes, Hobart, TBL members re change of e-mail address, Geoff Fry, Cheryl Harrison, Nev Fry, Greg Aitken x 2, David Peters x 2, Lyndal Webber, John Dutton, Gary Weeding.

Resolved that inwards received and outwards endorsed.

Finance Report: As for AGM. All interested committee members to attend a meeting to formulate a budget for 2008.

MAB Report:. Tabled by Dean Hunt.

Moved Dean Hunt seconded Bob Kuns.

Solos music sourcing discussed at length.

8. DAB Report: No report to be presented.

9. General Business

Solos 2008 venue: Motion by Treasurer 2nd Vice President NW that solos be in Launceston. Motion carried by vote. 31st May and 1st June.

State Championships 2008: Bands to submit interest in running this championships.

Calendar of Events: Confirmed for 2008 with amendments.

Nationals 2010: Application in hand with Arts Tasmania to bring Johan de Meij to adjudicate. Mission statement prepared, chairman, administrator and treasurer elected.

 

 

Meeting closed 1.15PM.