The 2026 AGM will be held by Zoom video-conference only with no face-to-face meeting. The AGM is scheduled to commence at 1:00pm but the Zoom waiting room will be open approximately 90 minutes earlier to facilitate the registration of proxies.
| Date | Saturday 31st October 2026 |
| Time | 1 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| Where | Zoom
Meeting ID: 812 3344 6977 |
Proxies must be in the hands of the Secretary at least 60 minutes prior to the commencement of the AGM and can be lodged by post, email or zoom. If lodging by email or post, ensure sufficient time is provided for receipt by the Secretary. A member can hold no more than 5 proxies.
All Council positions will be declared vacant. Positions available for election are:-
- president
- vice-president
- secretary
- treasurer
- editor
- conservation officer
- membership registrar
- ordinary councillor (5 positions)
Nominations for all Council positions are called for, and must be in the hands of the Secretary no later than 24th October 2026.
Nomination form for Council positions
Business to be conducted at the AGM is:-
- confirm the minutes of the 2025 annual general meeting
- receive from Council reports on the activities of the Society
- receive the financial report
- elect office-bearers of Council and ordinary councillors
- vote on adopting new ANOS constitution.
See new constitution details below.
The reports will be published below as they become available.
Any member who wishes to obtain further information about the AGM should contact the Secretary at secretary@anos.org.au
or
PO Box 4854, North Rocks, NSW, 2151
Constitution Vote Information
The ANOS council wishes to update the ANOS constitution to
- correctly reference the external legislation changed since the constitution was adopted
- update the insurance clause from the old NSW model rules wording to the wording of the current NSW model rules
- Add the society wind up clause from the current NSW model rules
| Current Constitution | ANOS Constitution |
| Proposed Constitution | ANOS Proposed Constitution |
| Proposed Constitution Changes | ANOS Constitution Changes |
Position Nominations Received
| Positions | Nomination |
Moved |
Seconded |
| President | Ian Chalmers (Port Hacking, NSW) |
Daniel Rajaratnam | Irene Chalmers |
| Vice-president | |||
| Secretary | Graham Corbin (Hervey Bay, Qld) |
David James | Leonard James |
| Treasurer | Greg Wood (Macksville, NSW) |
Graham Corbin | David James |
| Editor | Ian Chalmers (Port Hacking, NSW) |
Daniel Rajaratnam | Irene Chalmers |
| Conservation officer | Tracey Hinton (Belmont, Vic) |
David James | Graham Corbin |
| Membership registrar | David James (Chermside West, Qld) |
Graham Corbin | Marilyn Corbin |
| Ordinary Councillor (5 positions) | Val Reid (Highfields, Qld) |
Ian Reid | Graham Corbin |
| Michael Balaam (Narangba, Qld) |
Warren Wilcox | Graham Corbin | |
| Chris Dalrymple (Kindred, Tas) |
Roslyn Capell | Graham Corbin | |
| Peter Dunstan (Lake Haven, NSW) |
Roslyn Capell | Graham Corbin | |
| Jane Tempest (Carramar, WA) |
David James | Graham Corbin |
Reports Received
| 2025 AGM Minutes | 2025 AGM Minutes |
| President | |
| Treasurer | 2026 AGM Annual Financial Statement |
| Editor | |
| Conservation officer | 2026 AGM Conservation Report |
| Membership officer | |
| National Registrar of Judges | |
| Webmaster | |
| Ira Butler/Hermon Slade/Bill Murdoch/R.D. Fitzgerald | |
| ANOS Central Coast | ANOS Central Coast Group 2026 AGM Report |
| ANOS Far North Coast Inc. | |
| ANOS Illawarra Group | 2026 AGM ANOS Illawarra Group Report |
| ANOS Macarthur and District | 2026 AGM ANOS Macarthur Group Report 2026 AGM ANOS Macarthur Group Report – Native Orchid Brochure |
| ANOS Mid-North Coast | |
| ANOS Newcastle | 2026 AGM ANOS Newcastle Group Report |
| ANOS Sydney Group Inc. | |
| ANOS Warringah Group Inc. | |
| New Zealand Native Orchid Group | |
| ANOS Beenleigh Inc. | |
| ANOS (Qld) – Kabi Group Inc. | |
| ANOS Mackay and District | |
| Native Orchid Society of Toowoomba Inc. | |
| ANOS Townsville Group | |
| Native Orchid Society of South Australia | |
| ANOS Geelong Inc. | |
| ANOS (Melbourne Suburbs Group) Inc. | |
| Australasian Native Orchid Society – Vic Group (ANOS Vic) | |
| ANOS Western Australia Inc. | |
| Western Australian Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group Incorporated |
