NOMINATION FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD NOTICE

The 88th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS South Eastern Section) will be held on Tuesday 12 November 2024. A Notice of Meeting will be issued to Members in mid October 2024.

As required by the Constitution of the Service, two Board Members shall retire at the Annual General Meeting. In accordance with the Constitution of the Service, the two retiring Board Members, propose to offer themselves for re-election for the two available roles. Other candidates may nominate.

The RFDSSE Board directors are assessed upon a skills and experience based matrix in line with best practice board governance. The two Board Members up for re-election have a number of the required skills and experience identified as fundamental to the RFDSSE (Attachment A – Director Biographies), these include:

Has lived in rural and remote areas of RFDS South Eastern services area for over 10 years (outside of the major regional centres), accessed RFDSSE’s remote services, and understanding the challenges across rural health and rural communities. Commercial and financial acumen, experience as Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee Chair, corporate governance and risk management specialist.

A nomination form for election to the Board of the RFDS (South Eastern Section) is provide as Attachment B.

The Nominator, Seconder and Nominee must be financial Members and the Nominee must consent to the nomination in writing. Brief biographical details should be provided by the Nominee for publication.

Nominations must reach the Company Secretary at GPO BOX 3537, SYDNEY, NSW 2001 OR by email to: maria.cade@rfdsse.org.au by 4 October 2024.

Yours sincerely,

Greg Sam
Company Secretary