VOLUME 13 12 •• NUMBER NUMBER 42 •• SUMMER WINTER 2015 VOLUME 2016
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QJA - ESTABLISHED IN 1918 Official Magazine of the Queensland Justices Association
THIS ISSUE 2 COMPANY
QJA ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS - 2016
INFORMATION 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 4
2016 AWARD WINNER PROFILES: DAVID HARRIS H ORNIBROOK BRANCH LOGAN BRANCH
6 STATE CONFERENCE REPORT 8 STATE CONFERENCE DINNER 9 QJA BRAND HISTORY 2016 AGM REPORT 10 CASUAL VACANCY NEWS IN BRIEF 11 ROLL OF HONOUR 12 Q & A 14 REGIONAL ROUNDUP 16 REGIONAL CONTACTS INSERT I NTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY BRISBANE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM
Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the QJA Annual Awards for outstanding performance. The winners (pictured above with their certificates and trophies) are: Branch of the Year – Hornibrook Branch (represented by Robyn Francis) Member of the Year – David Harris (Brisbane North Branch) Community Engagement Award - Logan Branch (represented by Maggi Newlove) The 2016 Awards were presented at the QJA State Conference Dinner in Rockhampton on Saturday 29 October. Details of the performances that warranted these awards are contained on pages 4-5.
CENTENNIAL LOGO To promote and celebrate our pending centennial (2018), the Board has approved the introduction of a special logo (modelled closely on our standard [copyrighted] logo - which remains unchanged). The subtle differences are the replacement of (a) the letters “JP” in the centre of the crest with “QJA” and (b) the words “QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSN.” in the bottom banner with “CELEBRATING 100 YEARS, ESTD. 1918”. The Centennial logo will be featured prominently through to 2018. Read about this and the history of our brand on page 9.
CASUAL VACANCY Stop Press: There now exists a Casual Vacancy on the QJA Board and expressions of interest to fill the vacancy are being called (see article on page 10).
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