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The Australian Hibiscus Society Inc. held their Annual General Meeting yesterday 8th August 2009 at the Bribie Island Bowls Club and there were 31 members from the various branches attending and the Executive were appointed for the 2009/2010 term and the President Brian Cheers presented the various Trophies to the winners.

The Photos below are of the winners and the members attending the luncheon which we all enjoyed after the Annual Meeting. 

Brian Cheers presented Leonne Courtenay who accepted the trophies on behalf of Fred Westerman who won the Sunshine Coast Branch Trophy for Champion Seedling for the year, which this year was Anne Cheers who won the most points at all the meetings and Shows, and Fred Westerman also won the Gan-Mor Nursery Trophy for the Hybridiser of the Year for the Hybridiser who gains the most points from all the meetings and shows.

Fred Westerman also won the Foster Brady HOTY Trophy for 2009 with his bloom Doctor David Grimes which he hybridised, and Leonne Courtenay accepted the trophy on his behalf as he was unable to attend.

Each Year the President presents the Natrakelp Trophy for the members whom he considers has worked hard over the years for the betterment of the Society, and this year it went to Joy & Norm Hatton. Congratulations Norm and Joy..


Brian Cheers presented Allan & Elaine Little with their perpetual trophy for winning the HOTY Trophy in 2007.

President Brian Cheers and Anne Cheers the new Secretary

Dell Humpherys the retiring secretary and secretary of Buderim Branch
[well done Dell] and her husband John

Michael Raabe [the new Vice President] and his wife Robyn

Shirley Thomas [Treasurer and Membership Secretary] and Beryl Ewing

Bronwyn Charlton [Seed Bank Officer] and a Gold Coast branch member

Dorothy Tumeth [Treasurer of the Gold Coast Branch] and husband Ron Tumeth

Reg Cornwell [President of the Buderim Branch] and his wife Joyce

Allan Little [President of the Sunshine Coast Branch] and his wife Elaine

Beryl Ewing and John Richardson both from the Gold Coast Branch

Hilda & Dennis Campbell

Kate & John Bonnell from the Sunshine Coast Branch

Ida & Keith Dagan from the Brisbane Branch

Kevin & Maureen Tyson attend the Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast Branches.

Milo & Leonne Courtenay from the Brisbane Branch.

Norm & Joy Hatton from the Wide Bay Branch

Pat Solomon from the Sunshine Coast Branch

Ruth & myself from the Brisbane Branch [ Photo kindly taken by Bronwyn Charlton]
   

Brian Cheers presented Ruth & I with our 20 year certificate.