Annual General Meeting 2026

Nomination for Election to the Board

The election of the Conservation Council Board is conducted at the AGM.

The Board nomination form can be downloaded and completed.  Nominations must be received by the Secretary not less than seven (7) days before the day of the Annual General Meeting, that is, by COB Wednesday 19 November 2026.

The Council is committed to supporting diversity in Board membership, skills and experience. We encourage  people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for positions on the Board.

Please note that nomination forms for Board positions can be signed and returned by mail or email, and that the Secretary will accept evidence of the nomination via a confirming email from the nominator / seconder for  those who are unable to obtain physical signatures.

Please demonstrate that you have received support via email PRIOR to forwarding your email through to the Secretary. It is suggested that you do this by:

1. Completing the nomination form.
2. Scanning your form and forwarding to your nominator / seconder. 
3. Forwarding the full email chain and/ or signed form to the Secretary and Director
4. Email nominations to the Secretary at secretary@conservationcouncil.org.au and copy to the Executive Director at director@conservationcouncil.org.au

Seeking Particular Skills 

We are seeking nominations for our board. Everyone is encouraged to apply, but after our analysis of the skills of the current board, our board are specifically looking for people with particular skills. We are looking for people with the following skills/knowledge (note, you are not expected to meet all of these criteria):

• Someone with interest/experience in the waste/water space.
• People across a range of ages, in particular we are looking for both younger and older nominations.
• Someone with fundraising experience.
• People with experience in developing and editing organisational policies.
• Someone working in social justice
• People with the capacity to get their hands dirty (redrafting a policy, for example).
• People with experience with member groups or other NGOs.
• Someone with understanding of charity law
• People with willingness to contribute to board committees, has emotional intelligence, good communication skills, discretion, diplomacy and self-awareness, ability to ask thoughtful and tough questions, ability to have robust and respectful conversations, effective conflict resolution skills and are open minded and willing to learn.
• People from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We particularly look for people who identify as First Nations, in addition to people who are LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, a person with a disability, a person of colour, or from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

Voting

Please note that only nominated representatives of Member Group organisations are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

If any of your representatives are not able to attend the Annual General Meeting they are able to nominate a proxy. Proxy forms are attached to the Constitution or available here. Each nominated representative is entitled to appoint another representative as proxy by notice given to the Secretary no later than 48 hours before the time of the meeting for which the proxy is appointed. Proxies will be confirmed at the meeting. Please also read our Proxy Voting Explained document, which will help you understand Proxy Voting more easily.

Email Proxy forms to the Secretary at secretary@conservationcouncil.org.au and copy to the Executive Director at director@conservationcouncil.org.au OR post to GPO Box 544 Canberra 2601.

As soon as practical after nominations close, this webpage will be updated with the names of all nominees, the positions they have nominated for, and their supporting statements.