Cattle Australia has undertaken a limited constitutional review, to improve the operations of the organisation, including the operation of regionally-based elections for a Regional Consultative Committee.
These proposed amendments are the result of a limited constitutional review and are aimed at improving the operations of Cattle Australia. This is a separate body of work to the full constitutional review, which is set to take place in late 2024.
On 4 October 2023, Cattle Australia members voted to approve these amendments with 96.72% of the vote in favour of the change.
The new Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) will expand beyond policy and will be key to developing strategy around advocacy, consultation of members at a grass-roots level, and engagement of broader society.
The new consultative process will lead to the identification of priorities for Cattle Australia.
The 23-member RCC will be made up of 15 members elected from the subregions plus eight members appointed by the State Farming Organisations.
This will result in the following number of representatives from each state.
State | Elected Representatives | SFO Representatives | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Queensland | 4 | 1 | 5 |
NSW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Victoria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
WA | 2 | 2 | 4 |
NT | 2 | 1 | 3 |
SA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tasmania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The Extraordinary General Meeting was held online on Wednesday 4 October 2023 at 11am (AEDT) and returned a result of 96.72% in favour of the amendments.
Cattle Australia has engaged professional ballot services company TrueVote to oversee voting and scrutineering.
Members were provided with electronic ballots, which were sent to the email address they provided for their Cattle Australia membership.
In order to ensure they receive all correspondence for the upcoming AGM, Board and Regional Consultative Committee elections, members should log in at login.cattleaustralia.com.au to update their contact information.
If you need assistance accessing your online profile please call Cattle Australia on 1300 653 038.
All Cattle Australia members have been sent an electronic copy of the constitution with the proposed amendments. Cattle Australia uses the email addresses members have provided for their membership. If you have not received the constitution with proposed amendments you can call 1300 653 038.
Members should also check they have the correct email address on file by signing into their member profile at login.cattleaustralia.com.au.
You can also see the existing Cattle Australia Constitution and By-Laws on the Cattle Australia website.
In the lead up to the EGM, Cattle Australia held two online information sessions where members can directly ask representatives about the proposed constitutional changes.
Members who would like further information can contact Cattle Australia on 1300 653 038 or email ca@cattleaustralia.com.au with their questions.
