Annual General Meeting 2025

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Netball Queensland Limited (NQ) is scheduled for Wednesday 30 April 2025 as determined by the NQ Board. Please find below further information on the AGM, including a call for Elected Director nominations.

1. Notice of AGM

All Voting Members, being Member Associations and Legacy Life Members, and Community Members are invited to attend the NQ AGM to be held at 6.00pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025 via either videoconference or in person at Nissan Arena, 590 Mains Rd, Nathan QLD 4111.

If you are attending in person or via videoconference please RSVP to secretariat@netballq.org.au by COB Wednesday 23 April 2025. Please note, an email containing the meeting link will be sent to all Voting Members and Community Members closer to the event.

A formal Notice of Meeting including the meeting papers will be circulated to Voting Members and Community Members closer to the date in accordance with the NQ Constitution and the Corporations Act.

2. Call for Elected Director Nominations

In accordance with clause 12 of the NQ Constitution, at the upcoming AGM, two Elected Director positions will be vacant and available for election. 

The term of an Elected Director is three years.  Director Cara Wennerbom's first term will have concluded at the 2025 AGM, and Director Dianne Croonen advised the Board she would resign from her elected position 12 months early and effective at the 2025 AGM.

The NQ Nominations Board Subcommittee, as established in clause 18.4 of the NQ Constitution, utilises and refers to the Board Skills Matrix as a mechanism of good governance when advising the Board and Membership on nominations.

The NQ Nominations Board Subcommittee has undertaken the annual review of the NQ Board Skills Matrix and advises that current gaps in skills sought on the Board include legal, sports administration in a Federated model, government/government relations and sports tourism, events delivery and fan engagement.

In addition, any incoming NQ Director would ideally align with the following characteristics and behaviours:

• Financial literacy (comfortable with P&L Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flows at a minimum)
• Understand and accept director duties and governance basics (confidentiality, conflict of interest, due diligence, board room etiquette, separation of board vs management responsibilities etc.)
• Understand and accept the NQ Directors Declaration and Code of Conduct which seeks to preserve the effective operation of the Board as a leadership team
• Satisfy working with children check requirements and understand the imperatives of member protection
• Reinforce the culture and values of the organisation in the way they operate including having high personal integrity, a communication style that fosters constructive debate, and the time and capacity to do the work required
• Engagement with Netball at any level (or willingness to build one)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals who wish to be considered for election to the Board of Directors of NQ. The requirements of a valid nomination for the position of Elected Director are contained in 11.2 (c), 12.2 and 12.3 of the NQ Constitution. Importantly all nominations for the position of Elected Director must be:

• Completed with the 2025 Elected Director Nomination Form (attached to this notice);
• Signed by the proposer/nominator (who must be a Voting Member – Member Association or Legacy Life Member);
• Signed by the nominee expressing their willingness to accept the position.

The Director Nomination form attached must be returned to the Company Secretary via secretariat@netballq.org.au or PO Box 6365, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122 and must be received by COB Monday 24 March 2025.

Please note Netball Queensland will once again have an independent returning officer overseeing the election of Directors. Netball Queensland has appointed Kathie Sadler MBA MLLB GAICD to this position.

Directors Nomination Form