Management Committee Communiqué 24 November 2025

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Management Committee Update — 24 November 2025 

North Belconnen Community Association Inc. (NBCA) held its Management Committee meeting on Monday, 24 November 2025, in person at Flynn ECEC, and via Microsoft Teams ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM).  

Attendees 

• Bruce Fuda (President) 

• Corey Ryan (Treasurer) 

• Jocelyn Cronin (Public Officer) 

• Natasha Bunter (Mandatory committee member) 

• Molly Rhodin (Mandatory committee member) 

• Leigh Watson (Committee member) 

• Tim Christie (Committee member) 

• Craig Smith (Committee member) 

• Fiona Mackie (Committee member) 

• Andrew Roden (Committee member) 

• Georgina Legoe (Committee member) 

• Skye Rutherford (Association member) 

Apologies: Kristy Piccolo (Vice President) 

The meeting opened with an Acknowledgement of Country and proceeded with a confirmed quorum. 

Key Highlights 

• Strategic Progress & Operations Bruce reflected on strong progress made over the past month and expressed confidence in NBCA’s readiness to implement new operational methods in the new year. 

• Enterprise Agreement (EA) Review & Right to Disconnect Proposed EA changes were discussed, including steps to simplify NBCA long service leave arrangements and adjustments that align with Right to Disconnect requirements (e.g., designating part of paid breaks to administrative work so email checking occurs during paid time). Staff consultation is ongoing, and feedback to date has been constructive. 

• Safety & Technology Exploration The Committee is researching AI supported CCTV technologies to strengthen supervision, incident detection, and security. Any future approach will be shaped by privacy safeguards, detailed staff engagement, and operational feasibility; no decisions have been made at this stage. 

• Reconciliation NBCA continued its discussion about organisational Reconciliation, recognising centre specific approaches and considering how a unified strategy could be developed over time. 

• Finance The Finance, Audit and Investment Committee (FAIC) will review investment strategy in an upcoming inaugural subcommittee meeting. The Committee also emphasised onboarding support for members who may need support in finance concepts specific to early childhood education and care (ECEC). 

• Naming Project Phase One of NBCA’s naming project is complete. Phase Two has been approved, with a plan to present a mood board (names, colours, logos) at the next meeting. Final name selection will involve consultation with staff and the NBCA community from an approved shortlist.  

• Program Utilisation The Committee sought to define funded places and paid places, and reviewed occupancy of funded places and noted continuing work to ensure new referrers (e.g., case managers) are aware of programs where funded places are available for use. NBCA remains committed to supporting community and vulnerable children through programs that supply funded places.  

• Leave Culture The committee reviewed leave balances. NBCA is encouraging regular use of leave and monitoring balances to avoid excessive accruals, consistent with sector awards and NBCA policies. 

• Elevate (Innovation Pillar) “Elevate” remains a standing focus for innovation and testing new ideas in the Strategic Plan. NBCA provided overview of the first project against this pillar, with material risks flagged in the risk register; NBCA is mindful of intellectual property protection as the initiative develops. 

  
  

Governance & Community 

• Committee Nominations for election at the AGM were received. 

• A full day Committee training workshop is planned for March (details to be confirmed). 

  
  

Action Items Snapshot 

• Confirm subcommittee calendars across QARC (Quality & Risk Committee), and FAIC. 

• Progress onboarding resources for Committee members. 

• Continue data residency audit of cloud platforms. 

• Share proposed names and mood board with the Committee when received. 

• Enhance reporting against the Strategic Plan, including Elevate as a standing report. 

Meeting closed ahead of AGM.