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Welcome Record Meeting Update
Last Wednesday, June 21st 2023, The Welcome Record (TWR) held its second Public Mee ng focused on volunteer solu ons to progress the con nua on of the Community Paper.
As requested at the previous Public Mee ng held on June 7th, ALL TWR staff members were on hand to clarify ques ons on volunteering specifics such as amount of me, type of work and editorship of the Paper.
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Since that last mee ng, two new volunteers have come forward to work at the Paper which will greatly assist the current team. It was discussed and understood that the exis ng team of volunteers would work closely with new addi ons to the team, to form a collabora ve team structure - taking into account each volunteer’s me availability, ability and interests.
At me of press, as no one has come forward for the Editorship posi on, the current Editor who had recently resigned, would con nue to caretake the posi on, train and assist the new team un l a new Editor is appointed.
The mee ng a endees acknowledged the me and commitment to publishing a weekly paper and expressed sincere Thanks to the TWR team.
The mee ng also noted the importance and value of community volunteers and that all community groups are suffering from a serious lack of volunteers - an important issue which requires the whole community to develop a solu on.
It was agreed by a endees that unproven slingshot accusa ons have no place in Community Public Mee ngs, with one a endee sta ng “These mee ngs should only be about the ISSUE at hand”, seeking solu ons and not to be used for personal a acks.
As a community, known for our unreserved friendliness and kindness, we should respect and support all volunteers without anyone being maligned or vilified.
We are ALL be er than that and should strive to upli , encourage and commend each other.
A volunteer register of interest was completed by interested a endees. If you wish to register your interest in volunteering at The Welcome Record, please email welcome@thewelcomerecord.com.au We would be pleased to meet you.
Editor, TWR
