AGM 2025

Held online via a Zoom call on Monday, 8 December 2025.

The person responsible for presenting or chairing the item is in brackets.

Agenda

  • Welcome (Co-chairs)
  • Apologies (Secretary)
  • Attendance (Secretary)
  • Confirmation of minutes from 2023 AGM (held November 2023) (Co-chairs)
  • Annual report (Co-chairs)
  • Annual financial statement (Treasurer)
  • Election of 2024 committee (Co-chairs)
  • Planning for OZeWAI 2025 conferences and events (Conference Convener)
  • Any other business (Co-chairs)

Minutes

Attendees

Bri Norton, Kim Neville, Chaedy Ritherdon, Francis Dela Cruz, Amanda Mace, Andrew Normand, Andrew Downie, Michelle Chu, Ricky Onsman, Charissa Ramirez, Neelab Azimi

Apologies

Natalie Collins, Juanita Flessas, Rachel Afforded, Moisen Mahjoobnia

Minutes of previous AGM

Moved by Amanda Mace, seconded by Irith Williams.

Election of 2025 committee

Co-chairs: Amanda Mace and Bri Norton

  • Forwarded by Bri and Amanda, no objection.

Treasurer: Natalie Collins

  • Proposed Ricky, Second Amanda

Secretary: Michelle Chu

  • Proposed Bri, Second Amanda

Conference convenor (events coordinator): Bri Norton

  • Proposed Michelle, Second Amanda

Changes to Committee 2026 have been documented on the website.

Chairs’ report

Advocacy and community networking – 2023/24

Better communication and committee involvement

Partnership opportunities:

  • ACCAN member
  • ADCET and Web Directions events
  • MOU/Partner agreements: Globa11y Mentoring program, ABRA – Appt – App training, Standard Accessibility Reporting (SAR) and Web Directions Summit

Advocacy

  • Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Review submission
  • Digital Accessibility Apprenticeship project – letter to Federal Ministers

Membership – 2023/24

We are in the third year of our membership tier approach.

  • OZeWAI mailing list subscribers 1205 by 30 June 2025 (100 up from 2024).
  • As of 8 December we have 968 subscribers
  • All Life members have been invited to join using the new membership system
  • As of 8 December we have 67 members
  • OZeWAI directory has 6 individuals or organisations listed.

Membership tiers:

  • Subscription – free
  • Accessibility Consultancy Company – $800
  • Associate Membership – $50
  • Company Membership – $500
  • Life Member – free
  • Professional Consultant Membership – $250
  • Professional Membership – $150
  • Student Membership – free

Finance Report

Treasurer’s report for the year ending 30 June 2025.

  • Membership amount received for 2024/25 – $8,054.97
  • Applied for grants but only received Get Online Week grant of $1,000.
  • OZeWAI provided sponsorship for the in-person partner events and Accessibility Awards
    • Perth Digital Accessibility Conference (Perth)
    • Centre for Accessibility Awards
    • WordPress Accessibility Day
  • At 30 June 2025, cash at bank was $14,385.10
  • Budget created for new committee to review
  • Consumer Affairs Victoria statements are up to date

Conferences, Events and Networking