Management Committee Communiqué 01 September 2025
- Jocelyn Cronin
- Sep 16
- 2 min read
Our management committee is pleased to share communiqués of our meetings via this website. We seek to enhance transparency and engagement with our community. By publishing these updates, we hope to keep you informed of our latest decisions, discussions and upcoming events in a timely and convenient manner. This way, we foster a more connected, informed and engaged community.
North Belconnen Community Association Inc.
Management Committee Meeting
The North Belconnen Community Association Inc. (NBCA) held its Management Committee meeting on the 1st of September 2025, via Microsoft Teams.
The meeting was attended by Bruce Fuda (President), Kristy Piccolo (Vice President), Corey Ryan (Treasurer), Leigh Watson (Elected committee member), Natasha Bunter (Mandatory committee member), Molly Rhodin (Mandatory committee member), and Skye Rutherford (Association member). Apologies were received from Jocelyn Cronin (Public Officer).
Key Highlights:
Quorum and Opening: The meeting commenced at 7:16 pm with an Acknowledgement of Country delivered by Leigh Watson in Ngunnawal language. A quorum was confirmed with six committee members present.
Executive Director Role: The committee discussed the future of the Executive Director (ED) role, which is reaching the end of its one-year contract. Bruce Fuda proposed making the ED role a permanent part of the NBCA structure, emphasizing its value and the need for ongoing strategic governance. The committee voiced general support, with Kristy Piccolo noting the value added by Jocelyn Cronin in the role. The committee unanimously voted to appoint Jocelyn Cronin as the ongoing, permanent full-time Executive Director.
New Committee Members: The nomination process for new committee members was conducted in accordance with the association's rules. The committee voted unanimously to admit five nominees as association members and subsequently elected them as ordinary committee members until the next AGM.
Meeting Schedule: The proposed schedule for 2026-27 includes bi-monthly committee/board meetings, with introduction of subcommittees meeting in between. The committee agreed to revisit the meeting schedule and structure once the new governance structure and regulatory alignment of roles are finalized.
Constitution Discussion: Skye Rutherford explained the new constitution draft, which proposes an updated Director and Member structure. Detailed discussion was postponed until the annotated second draft of the Constitution is distributed and reviewed.
Other Business: The committee discussed the outstanding Karinya House MOU paper circulated to highlight activity against Strategic Plan "Engage", which is intended for out-of-session review.
The meeting concluded at 8:23 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for 7:15 pm on the 13th of October 2025, via Microsoft Teams.
