Meeting Minutes 2026

February 2026

THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF NUMURKAH-NATHALIA

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

3rd FEBRUARY 2026 – NUMURKAH

  1. Chairman: Archdeacon The Venerable Melissa Clark, welcome and opening prayers at. 2.00 pm
  2. In Attendance: Archdeacon The Venerable Melissa Clark.

Present: John Stammers, Heather Stammers, Elaine German, Barb Fischer, Olga Parry, Ken Parry, Rob Elliott, Wendy Watson, Lou Hamon.

  • Apologies.  Nil.
  • Minutes of Previous Meeting:

Parish Council Meeting 2nd December 2025

MOTION: Minutes be accepted as a true and correct record.

Moved: R. Elliott.         Seconded:  O. Parry.                                     Carried.                     

  • Business Arising:
  1. Public Meeting Nathalia. To be scheduled, and fully minuted
    1. Subdivision and sale of spare land. Public meeting required to advise on the proposed sale of Lots 4 & 5.

            5.   Correspondence.

Inwards:

  1. Archdeacon Mel Clark.
  2. Karinya: Thank you.
  3. Crimcheck.
  4. Benedictine Abbey: Order form.
  5. Bishop: Diocesan Arrangements & Leave.
  6. Brendan Prentice: Wakiti.
  7. Anglican Overseas Aid: Receipt.
  8. Vicar General: Bushfire Appeals.

MOTION: Moved R. Elliott. Second E. German That Parish donates $1000 to support bushfire victims of Yarroweyah fires through Cobram Lions.                                                                              Carried

  • Safe Church Training.
  • Palm Cross Orders: x 29

Outwards:

  1. Archdeacon Mel Clark.
  2. Brendan Prentice: Wakiti Moira Shire Rates.
  3. Benedictine Abbey.
  4. Palm Cross order form: x45
  5. Palm Cross order confirmations
  6. Registrar: Parochial Info & declarations 2026

MOTION: Correspondence inwards be accepted and outwards adopted.

Moved:    L. Hamon.  Seconded: K. Parry.                                                    Carried

  • Financial Report

MOTION: That the financial report be accepted, and accounts passed for payment,

                      Moved:   W. Watson.           Seconded:    J. Stammers.                                         Carried

7. GST Business – Move that the following fundraising activities be input taxed.

                       Catering: Nil.

                       Hall Hire: Nil.

Funerals: Nil.

Fundraising: Nil.

           MOTION: Moved that the fund-raising activities be input taxed.

           Moved:                        Seconded:                                                Carried.

8. Churchwarden’s Reports.

                       St. George’s:

  • Terry Brown (Austclean) has been contracted to clean the St George’s Church and the Hamon centre on a monthly basis. (first Thursday/Friday)
  • Maintenance of office door lock and rekeying garage door locks pending.
  • Fire extinguishers checked.

                                    Holy Trinity:

                                    No report.

MOTION: That the Churchwarden’s Reports be accepted.

Moved: R. Elliott.                 Seconded:  H. Stammers.                        Carried.

9.    Mission & Ministry.

  • We are indebted to Elaine, Olga and Heather for taking Morning Prayer on a number of occasions during the last 5 weeks when a priest has not been available.
  • Chatty Café resumes this Thursday 5th February.

10 .  Other Reports.

Safe Church Officers Report.

  • Test & Tag to be undertaken.

                        Inter Church Council.

  • World Day of Prayer March 6th St Johns.

                        Fund Raising.

  • Two street stalls, March 13th and 17th July to be booked.
  • Social Dinner to be investigated.

         MOTION: Those reports be accepted.

         Moved:      O. Parry.              Seconded:  K. Parry.                                           Carried

11.  General Business.

  1. Palm Crosses. 29 orders received for 3915 palm crosses, raising $3,500.
  2. Revd. Helen Malcolm illness. Revd. Helen now home being discharged from hospital
  3. Archdeacon The Venerable Melissa Clark to conduct services on 15th February and Ash Wednesday 18 Feb 10am at St George’s. Bring last year’s palm crosses.
  4. Sermon for Kids subscription raised.
  5. Shrove Tuesday 7pm.
  6. Mothering Sunday: Bev Patrick and Pat Simpson to be contacted re seminal cake and bouquets.
  7. Diocese meeting for Parish office-bearers and Prish Councillors Saturday 14th February 9am-3pm Wangaratta.

Meeting closed with Grace  3.10 pm.

Next Meeting:  TUESDAY 3rd MARCH 2026, 2pm at NUMURKAH.