AGM Report - Boonah, 16 March 2019

Our President speaking about
the Friends of Mt French at our AGM

Our AGM was another successful event, once again with rain in the air which raised everybody's spirits.

The President gave his report on the year's activities, and what was going on behind the scenes with the committee. The Treasurer relieved all our minds, informing us that our coffers were not empty, the insurance was paid, and he thought our dues should remain at the current rate.

The Recorder gave a short summary on what had been seen and recorded in our local area in the last year. With a breakdown of what animals were most common and those sightings that were more unusual.

The only other piece of business was to update our constitution to the latest Model Rules (of the Office of Fair Trading), Version 6. This was done in no time and we were able to get on with the entertainment for the evening.

The  98 amphibian reports in 2019 was well down from the 178 recorded in 2018,
and unfortunately the Cane Toad was the most common.

This consisted of four presentations by our members on our iconic mountain, Mt French:

• geology and special plants
• butterflies
• native orchids
• fauna records from the Club database

Only a small section of Mt French is national park, and an even smaller area has been covered by the Club. As a Club we already survey as much of Mt French as possible, both in our outings and as individual members. 

Rough mud map of national park within Mt French (the blue outline)

There is a variety of different vegetation types within the park which provide habitat for a number of rare plants and animals. More could, and should, be known about this mountain. The talks gave an insight into this magnificent treasure we have on our doorstep, and gave rise to much suppertime conversation.