VOLUME VOLUME 12 13 •• NUMBER NUMBER 22 •• WINTER WINTER 2015 2016
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QJA - ESTABLISHED IN 1918 Official Magazine of the Queensland Justices Association
THIS ISSUE PERSONAL PROFILES 2 COMPANY INFORMATION 3 VICE-PRESIDENT’S PAGE 4 BOARD GOVERNANCE 5 QJA SURVEY RESULTS 6 PERSONAL PROFILE: LISETTE DILLON 7 PERSONAL PROFILE: MARGARET PEEL 8
ABOUT REFUGEES
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2016 STATE CONFERENCE
10 NEWS IN BRIEF 11 ROLL OF HONOUR 12 Q & A QUICK QUIZZES 14 REGIONAL ROUNDUP 16 REGIONAL CONTACTS INSERTS C ONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM AGM NOTICE & AGM PROXY FORM
In this issue, we again provide a personal profile of two remarkable QJA members. Both of the featured individuals have, in their academic careers, achieved doctorate qualifications and now devote a portion of their busy post-employment time to volunteering as JPs within their communities. Lisette Dillon is Secretary of the Hornibrook Branch (Redcliffe-Sandgate area) as well as a volunteer JP at several community sites. Read all about Lisette’s life before settling at Redcliffe and the other volunteer roles with which she is involved (page 6). Margaret Peel now resides in Albany Creek (on the north-western boundary of Greater Brisbane) but spent the majority of her working life interstate and overseas. Notwithstanding the later-life onset of Post Polio Syndrome, Margaret is actively committed to several community causes, including volunteering as a JP. Her story is on page 7.
QJA SURVEY RESULTS Thank you to those 1125 members who took the time to respond to our recent online survey. This represents about 21% of the surveys distributed and 38% of those who opened the attached email. This is a very high response rate and allows us to be confident the responses accurately represent the views of our membership as a whole. When the last QJA survey was conducted (5 years ago – in hard copy form), the response rate was just over 2% (about 1/10th of the result this time). A summation of the submitted responses is presented on page 5. To see the full results, click here.
2016 STATE CONFERENCE - REGISTER NOW On page 9, we provide some more information about the 2016 State Conference in Rockhampton on Saturday 29 October, including the unveiling of the conference logo and theme. A hard-copy registration form is an insert to this issue. Alternatively, you may register online at www.qja.com.au.
2016 AGM Immediately after the 2016 State Conference in Rockhampton, the QJA 2016 Annual General Meeting will be held. A formal notice of the meeting and Proxy Form (for those unable to attend in person) are a combined insert to this Journal. As well, the proposed Constitution changes are explained on page 4. All attendees at the Conference are invited to remain for the AGM.
VICE-PRESIDENT MOVES TO ROMA QJA Vice-President, Marian Vierveyzer recently made the move from Ipswich to Roma. As well, in the absence of our President, Keith Revell, for a few weeks in April/May, Marian became acting President for that period. For this issue, Marian has ownership of page 3 where she brings us up to date on what’s happening at QJA as well as her relocation.
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