QCWA Annual Report 2018-2019

Annual Report 2018–2019 • The Queensland Country Women’s Association

We must always remember those who have gone before us which enables our members to still have our Association that is held in such high esteem today. To increase our footprint in branding and broadcasting our identity across Queensland it has been important to re-establish our partnership with Queensland Country Life with a monthly full-page article at a subsided cost, and other opportunities of posting our Conference photos on their Facebook page. A journalist working off site is responsible for the presentation of this material. The SEB established a committee under the Board in March 2019 for Publicity and Marketing with Maria Keys as Chairman. These members are working on projects to produce more handouts and advertising material for use by Branches. Examples are on display at Conference 2019 for members to take back ideas and purchasing details to their branch for direct purchase. Face-to-face quarterly meetings have been re-established with the Ruth Magazine team in Toowoomba and a contract signed which gives a quarterly income stream for our Association. There is a separate report on Ruth , our newsstand magazine, and we thank Jan Ross for her input as co-ordinator on behalf of our Association. Creating a partnership with Video Domain (formerly Webber Media) has improved our social media knowledge, with Dylan Webber giving workshops at two of our region conferences pro bono . Dylan is available for advice on all social media matters and we are very grateful for this. Important meetings during the year have included with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Commissioner and Director.

At the ACNC it was underscored that the QCWA has been a charity since formation. Meetings with Elders Insurance and Crowe Horwath Auditors have been constructive. Also, meeting the Anti- Discrimination Commissioner Scott McDougall provided links that could be established to assist in our Association to move forward on the diversity front. The Queensland Country Women’s Association Bursary evening presentation, held at the NRL premises at Milton – with Country Kitchens catering for our recipients and their family to enjoy, was attended by most recipients with Tim Fairfax ac in attendance to present his bursary. This year’s bursary recipients are shown below.

EXECUTIVE

2019 QCWA BURSARY WINNERS Billie Maykin Bursary

Bianca Martini

Billie Maykin Bursary

Jessica Bolin Hannah Cook Kate Lockyer Rhoslyn Carney Grace Rackemann

Darling Downs Dance Bursary

Audrey J Hoskins Bursary

Mallalieu Foundation Bursary Mallalieu Foundation Bursary

Midwifery Bursary

Jade Maley

Patchworkers Bursary Patchworkers Bursary

Casey Barrett

Nikita Campman Tan Sanyodkam

Qld Youth Orchestra Bursary Qld Youth Orchestra Bursary Ruth Fairfax Memorial Bursary Ruth Fairfax Memorial Bursary

Tayler Basham

Lydia Paine

Daniel Strazzeri

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