OBI OBI HALL

An update.

Hall tender process.

So far one builders response has been received, with three other builders granted an extension of time.

Trustee removal.

Recently a request had been made to our solicitor Cartwrights Lawyers to give legal advice on the possibility of the Association obtaining sole ownership of the Obi Obi hall property.

For some time now the Association has been involved in another attempt by Trustee Hermann Schwabe (no longer residing in the valley) to have himself removed as a Trustee of our Association – at present the property is co-owned by two individual trustees and the Association.

Initial inquiries by Herman, with the assistance of Peter Wellington and the Association led to advice from the Minister for Natural Resources Mines and Energy that possibly the Association could obtain sole ownership therefore eliminating the other Trustees.

Cartwrights Lawyers have responded with the advice that , because of having no living Trust beneficiaries and with the complication in the Trust of the use of the origional name Obi Obi school of Arts for the Obi Obi hall property legally discontinued, the Trustees does not have the power to dispose of the property in this manner.

Also, that another possible method would be to request to the Supreme Court for a transfer of the property via the Trusts Act 1973 – but complicated by the fact that under the Trusts Act the Association would be trying to transfer property to itself – and with the advice that taking this action would be lengthy and costly. Cartwrights lawyers also advised that Sunshine Coast Council could become the trustee of the property. The Association followed up this option years ago with the Council declining.

Note:  Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday night, the 30th of March, at Kenilworth Hall.

Election of a new management Committee.

Regarding our coming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30.03.11 and the election of a new Management Committee, please note the following extract from our Model Rules.

Membership of Management committee

Section 11, part (3), (b),

A list of the the candidates’ names in alphabetical order,  with the proposer’ and seconders’ names, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the office or usual place of meeting of the Association for at least seven days immediately preceding the AGM.

Without an office or a usual place of meeting, our blog seemed an appropriate place to advertise nominations received for the above positions.

As of the 20.03.11, the following four nominations were received by the Association’s secretary.

Pam Engle nominated for Treasurer by Steven Walker, seconded Rodney Heading.

Rodney Heading nominated for Vice President by Steven Walker, seconded Pam Engle.

Steven Walker nominated for President by Rodney Heading, seconded Pam Engle.

Dennis Woodford nominated for Secretary by Steven Walker, seconded Pam Engle.

At the hall.

With more visitors at the hall because of the tender process and a reduced  grass cover as a result of much lawn grub activity, a clean-up at the property was organized by Pam Engle. On Tuesday 08.03.11, Pam Engle, Dennis Woodford, Grahame Beljon and Jenny Beljon with ride-on mowers and whipper snippers mowed the entire property.

From our Comments.

Regarding the oddity noted on the previous post below, a comment from Suzie Hopkins has been received

The Tender.

Tender documents containing information relating to the renovation of the Obi Obi hall have been passed to twelve local builders for their assessment. Tender submissions close 28.03.2011. See the Pages section of this blog for more tender information.

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The 2010 AGM will be held at 7.30 pm on the 30.03.2011 at Kenilworth Hall. The meetings agenda will be summarize the years activities and to elect a new Management Committee.

An oddity.

Located just below the tightest corner on the one way down section of the Obi Obi road. The corner after the road constriction caused by a slip.

Noticed by Will.

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