Special points of interest:
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Reducing Use of Chemicals
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ACT Revenue Office Exercises it’s Discretion in favour of
Phillip & Helen
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Flexible Bus Service
May 2016
“Meet the Federal Candidates”
Woden Southern Cross Club, Woden
Monday 6 June 2016 at 10.30am
Kangaroo Club, Queanbeyan
Tuesday 21 June 2016 at 10.30am
Has Malcolm Turnbull got his finger
caught in the trigger?
SCOA News
S C O A ( A C T ) I N C
A B N : 6 2 - 1 4 1 - 6 3 7 - 5 5 6
Australians to go to the Poll on 2 July 16 (not certain but very highly
likely)!
SCOA gears up to keep its members informed of events, candidates and
policies
ACT Branch Executive met Tuesday morning (19 Apr 16) and is arranging
two, "Meet the Candidates" events. 24 hours later we had firmed the venues,
and made initial contact with some politicians. Formal invitations to them are
now in train.
The first event replaces the planned SCOA General Meeting venue of 10:30
am, Monday, 6 June, 2016 at the Woden Southern Cross Club where SCOA
will present ‘Meet the Candidates’.
The second event will be a special meeting at the Queanbeyan Kangaroo
Club on Tuesday 21 June 2016. Both meetings may also include military
pensioners who were denied updated indexation at the last election.
We will advertise the meetings in the Public Notices section of the Canberra
Times on Monday 30 May 2016. Check this advertisement in case there have
been changes since SCOA News was sent to the printer.
You can contribute by listing your hottest issues (say 3) and a question
against each of them. Please mail them to our ACT Branch office. We
will need to receive them by 10 May to work out the most cited issues
and questions to use at the meetings.
Ewan Hazell
Branch President
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SCOA NEWS
From the ACT Branch President
Hello Members,
The election of office bearers at our 7 March 2016 AGM was somewhat like ‘the
curate’s egg – good in parts’. Not so good was the lack of a candidate for the
position of Secretary. This key position is vital to the administration of the branch
office including communications, production and distribution of newsletters,
booking of spaces for general meetings, and arranging guest speakers. Trevor
Smith has volunteered to act in the Secretary’s position pro tem. He has been the
Secretary in the past but a long time ago. So Trevor is now the acting Secretary.
Put it in your
Diary
The next
General
Meeting of the
ACT Branch of
SCOA will be
held at Jamison
Southern Cross
Club at 10.30am
on Monday 5
September 2016
I remind everyone that Trevor is already making a big commitment to the work of
the branch through his very effective leadership of the rolling recruitment
campaign. Some of you may have seen us at Erindale Shopping Centre on Thursday
14 April. We were accosted by the security person who asked by what authority
were we located just outside Erindale’s northern entrance? Trevor produced his
file with the ACT Government’s approval and all was well. This is just a tiny part
of the detail required for the recruitment campaign. It all takes effort. So we
hope Trevor being Secretary is short term because he is truly overloaded. So who
of you will help?
The Federal Election is looming but when? The Labor Candidates for both Senate
and House of Reps are a known. The Liberal Candidate for the Senate is also
known but the Liberal Candidates for the House of Reps do not appear to have
been selected. Perhaps the ACT Assembly Election later in the year will rob the
Liberal Party of its best federal prospects as there an additional 8 Assembly seats.
At least, 3 will go to the Liberals and 3 to Labor. We will meet on Tuesday 19
April to lay plans for public meetings with the key candidates including Liberal,
Labor and the Greens.
David Gorrell a retiree from Defence contacted us and accepted an invitation to
attend the recent Branch Executive Committee meeting. After gaining an idea of
what we are about David indicated he wished to join the Committee and was duly
elected by the meeting. Welcome David!
Best regards
Ewan Hazell
Branch President
SCOA Annual General Meetings and SCOA General Meetings
We usually hold 4 general meetings each year timed as the first Monday of the
months of March, June, September and December and we alternate venues North
and South Canberra for the convenience and access of our elderly members.
We have recently renegotiated our Meeting venues with the Southern Cross Clubs
and will now alternate meetings between Woden and Jamison Southern Cross
Clubs The pattern will be as follows:
Northside
Southside
Northside
Southside
First
First
First
First
Monday in March
Monday in June
Monday in Sept
Monday in Dec
Jamison SCC
Woden SCC
Monday 6 June 2016
Jamison SCC Monday 5 Sept 2016
Woden SCC
Monday 5 Dec 2016
See you there. The Southern Cross Club is very kind to us, please reciprocate this
kindness and patronize the Clubs whenever possible.
MAY 2016
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Minutes of March 2016 Annual General Meeting
OPENING: President E Hazell opened the meeting. Approximately 50 members were
present. Seven apologies had been received.
MINUTES: Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 2 March 2015 and the General
Meeting of 7 December 2015 were available and summaries had been published in
SCOA NEWS. The minutes of both meetings were taken as read and confirmed. There
was no business arising.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: President E Hazell referred to his report which had been published
in SCOA NEWS. This was noted.
“Dr Barbetti
advised that,
due to a lack of
sufficient
members
prepared to
undertake
executive
duties, both the
Victoria and
NSW branches
had recently
held special
general
meetings which
agreed to
terminate the
two branches
and to transfer
their
memberships
and assets to
SCOA
Australian.”
Federal President, A Barbetti, was invited to report on changes occurring in the national
structure of SCOA.
Dr Barbetti advised that, due to a lack of sufficient members prepared to undertake
executive duties, both the Victoria and NSW branches had recently held special general
meetings which agreed to terminate the two branches and to transfer their memberships
and assets to SCOA Australia. As a consequence, Victoria Branch is expected to cease
operations in June 2016 and NSW Branch will possibly cease operations in August 2016.
As a result of this, ACT Branch and Western Australia Branch will be the only branches
continuing to operate. All members outside the ACT or WA branches will be serviced by
SCOA Australia which was set up as a separate registered organisation for this purpose.
Dr Barbetti also advised that Western Australia Branch recently held a special general
meeting which decided to continue branch operations but secede from SCOA Federal
Council. However, Dr Barbetti said, this action will require significant changes to the WA
Branch rules and negotiations are still proceeding.
Dr Barbetti also reported on a recent meeting which she and ACT President E Hazell had
with Dr Peter Hendy, Federal Member for Eden Monaro and Assistant Minister for
Finance, to discuss current changes announced by the Federal Government, including
the 10% cap on the proportion of a defined benefit income stream that can be excluded
from the income test for the age pension, and the proposed changes to the taper rate for
age pension asset testing. She commented that Dr Hendy seemed unaware of the extent
of the adverse effect these changes will have on pensioners. E Hazell said that Dr Hendy
had requested a paper setting out SCOA’s concerns re these matters and this is being
prepared.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Draft annual financial statements had been published in SCOA
NEWS. The Treasurer, W Collins, said he was pleased that a surplus had been achieved
and that the Branch was in good financial health. He commented that expenditures could
be higher in 2016 as SCOA will be active in the run up to the Federal and ACT
government elections.
Mr Collins said that the books would be submitted to the Branch Auditor in the near
future and he expected that an Auditor’s report would be published in the May issue of
SCOA NEWS.
There were no questions.
The acceptance of the report was moved and seconded and passed unanimously.
ELECTION OF BRANCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Returning Officer, Mr J Maclean
advised that the following nominations had been received in accordance with Branch
rules:
Continued on Page 4
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SCOA NEWS
Continued from Page 3
President – E (Ewan) Hazell
Vice-President (2 positions) – A (Annette) Barbetti and J (John) Blount
Treasurer - W J (Wal) Collins
Assistant Secretary (Information Technology) - P (Peter) Barker
Assistant Secretary (Recruitment) - T (Trevor) Smith
Assistant Secretary (Correspondence) - R (Robert) Steins
Assistant Secretary (Research & Compensation) - I (Ian) Buchanan
Ordinary Members - J (Joe) Clark, R (Rob) Hanna, C (Cynthia) Hayden,
J (John) Richmond
No nominations were received for the positions of Secretary or Assistant Secretary
(Minutes).
As there were no competing nominations and therefore no excess of nominations in
terms of the vacancies, Mr Maclean declared those nominated as elected.
President E Hazell thanked Mr Maclean for again undertaking the task of Returning
Officer. He spoke of the difficulties which other branches have in getting members to
undertake executive duties and expressed pleasure that the ACT Branch is still able to
form an Executive Committee.
“Mr Bryant
spoke on the
ways to reduce
the use of
chemical
fertilizers and
sprays in the
home garden.”
The President pointed out that the vacancy of the essential position of Branch
Secretary had occurred as Frank Mines, for health reasons, had not stood for reelection. He spoke of the many years of service which Frank had given and his
significant contribution to the operations of SCOA. He said that Frank had built up a
support team of volunteers and this team will continue to maintain the operations of
SCOA and its office, and the preparation and publication of the quarterly newsletter,
SCOA NEWS.
He said that Joe Clark, who has occupied the position of Assistant Secretary (Minutes)
for many years, had decided not to nominate for the position this year but will continue
to serve as an Ordinary Member of the Executive Committee.
Mr Hazell asked that any members who may be interested to carry out these duties, or
otherwise contribute to the operations of the Executive Committee, contact him.
GUEST SPEAKER: President E Hazell introduced the Guest Speaker, Cedric Bryant, a
horticulturist and Garden Writer for CityNews, Canberra’s free weekly news magazine.
Mr Bryant spoke on the ways to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and sprays in the
home garden. He answered questions from the floor and remained after the meeting for
face-to-face discussion with interested members.
Mr Hazell thanked Mr Bryant for his extensive and informative presentation and this was
carried by acclamation.
GENERAL BUSINESS: President E Hazell spoke briefly on the successful recruitment
campaign which is managed by the Assistant Secretary (Recruitment) Trevor Smith. This
had directly resulted in the recruitment of 53 new members over the past year and,
indirectly, others. The campaign will continue this year. He pointed out that recruitment
brochures had been placed on the auditorium seats and he encouraged members to pass
them to others who may be interested to join SCOA.
Mr Hazell advised that the Gungahlin Lakes Club made no charge for use of the venue for
SCOA meetings and he thanked them for this. He reminded members that the facilities and
dining room of the club were available to visitors who were not members of the club.
CLOSURE: There was no further business and the meeting was closed at 11.50am.
MAY 2016
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Reducing Use of Chemicals
Summary prepared by Joe Clark
The Guest Speaker at our March Annual General Meeting was Cedric Bryant, a trained and very
experienced horticulturalist and Garden Writer for CityNews, Canberra’s free weekly news magazine.
He was also garden writer for the Chronicle and the Sunday Canberra Times for 30 years. He operates
a horticultural consulting business in Watson and since 1991 has advised on over 600 gardens from the
smallest townhouses to large country gardens.
Cedric expressed strong concern about overuse of chemical fertilizers and sprays and spoke on
alternatives.
Australian soils are typically low in phosphates and many garden fertilisers seek to correct this.
However, overuse can cause problems with excessive phosphates and harmful run-off into waterways.
Native plants need little phosphate and common fertilisers are not beneficial for them. Some chemicals
can be dangerous to use and may be banned or require strict control of their use. One example is
Rogor. Carboryl is another – it was banned in the UK 15 years ago but has only been off the Australian
market for the past two years. Some countries, such as Holland are phasing out the use of all chemical
fertilisers.
Unnecessary use of sprays can be harmful to bees and other animal species such as frogs. If it is
considered necessary to use a chemical spray, it should be done with caution.
Cedric recommended the use of organic and biodynamic products which meet the Australian Standard
AS6000. This Standard provides minimum requirements for products with labelling that states or implies
they have been produced under organic or biodynamic systems. The labelling should state that they are
Certified Australian Standard. Some products may state that they “comply” with Australian standards
but they are not necessarily compliant with Standard AS6000 unless marked as “certified”.
Products which contain animal manure, such as Dynamic Lifter, can expel ammonia and cause burning
of plants if overused. It is best to add these to your compost heap and allow them to enrich the
compost.
Fertilisers are sometimes marked as appropriate for a particular plant species. This is often a marketing
strategy, intended to boost the sales. If you look at the contents, most fertilisers can be used on the
majority of plants.
Cedric gave useful garden hints and answered several questions from the audience:
 Black spot and mildew can be eliminated by using a spray containing one part full cream milk to
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eight parts water.
Seaweed products promote root growth. They are valuable when planting seedlings. For new
shrubs and trees, fill the hole with a good amount of a seaweed product and water – allow it to
seep away then plant the shrub.
Useful products include Seamungus (contains chicken manure and seaweed) and GO GO Juice
(promotes good microbes in the soil and can be used when planting).
Gypsum as a clay breaker will only penetrate the top layer of the soil. Use a liquid ground breaker
which will penetrate further – it works well.
His articles each week in City News are specific to gardening in Canberra climate and soils.
Canberra Horticultural Society produces documents on gardening in Canberra.
Couch grass is hard to eradicate but it can make a good lawn.
Study the detail on product labels.
Eaten leaves on plants can be from bugs which can only be seen on the plants at night or early
morning. Use an organic spray to control them.
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SCOA NEWS
ACT Revenue Office Exercises its Discretion
in favour of Phillip and Helen
By Ewan Hazell & Annette Barbetti
SCOA members, Phillip and Helen, were affected by the “10 percent cap” legislation to
the extent they were no longer eligible for a part age pension. They had paid their rates
in full at the rebated level some months before the 1st of January 2016. They were
subsequently informed by the ACT Revenue Office they were required to pay a rates
adjustment from 1 January 2016. The ACT Revenue office applied the following rule.
“Phillip and
Helen believed
they had paid
their rates for
the full year at
the rebated
level when
they were
entitled to the
rebate and that
the full rebate
should stand.”
“If you are currently receiving a pensioner rebate of rates for a particular property
and you cease to be an eligible pensioner, or you no longer reside in that property,
then you must advise of the changed circumstances so that your rebate can be
adjusted accordingly.”
Phillip and Helen believed they had paid their rates for the full year at the rebated level
when they were entitled to the rebate and that the full rebate should stand. They took
their argument in writing to the highest level in the ACT and have recently received a
gracious reply from the Chief Minister. The extract below is the key part of the Chief
Minister’s reply.
“I am advised by the Commissioner for ACT Revenue you were in receipt of a
pensioner rates rebate as an eligible pensioner receiving a Centrelink pension.
After being told by Centrelink about the cancellation of your Age Pension, the ACT
Revenue Office stopped your pensioner rates rebate because you were no longer
an eligible pensioner and therefore no longer entitled to the rates concession after
31 December 2015.
I acknowledge and apologise for the difficulty this has caused you. Because you
paid your 2015-16 rates charges in full, the Commissioner has reviewed your
circumstances and has exercised his discretion by reinstating your rates concession
to the end of the current financial year, resulting in you not owing any money up
to 30 June 2016.”
Phillip and Helen are keen for SCOA to let others know about their successful outcome.
Concessional arrangements for travel by seniors/pensioners
As members will recall I included an article in the last issue of SCOA News about the
changes to the concessional arrangements for travel by seniors/pensioners resident in
ACT when they travel on public transport in NSW. As I mentioned the arrangements for
persons who hold a concession card are relatively easy to make. I was rather more
concerned with the complex arrangements in place for ACT residents who only have a
seniors card and no other concession card.
At the time I said that I had written to the ACT Chief Minister about the less than
reasonable arrangements now applicable in NSW. In February I received a reply from
the Chief Minister in which he indicated that he was in discussion with the NSW Premier
about reducing unnecessary cross-border barriers with NSW. He also indicated that the
60 day validity period for the seniors Opal Card would be reviewed but could give no
timing for any review. As far as I can gather there have been no changes to the
inconvenient arrangements that currently apply.
MAY 2016
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Flexible Bus Service
The Flexible Bus Service is available to Canberra residents who have limited access to
public transport options. It is a basic bus service which is localised to particular zones.
Designed specifically for residents such as the aged or people with a disability, the
Flexible Bus Service is a free service which operates off a basic timetable, picking up
residents from their home and taking them to local community service providers such as
local shopping centres and hospitals. The fleet of minibuses are all wheel chair accessible.
The service is assessed on a case by case basis. To qualify, you may be asked if you
comply with the following criteria:
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
seniors card holders with mobility issues
seniors card holders aged 70 or over
living in a nursing home and/or retirement village
impacted by a permanent or temporary disability that prevents you from accessing
regular route services
 holders of a Vision Impaired (VIP), or Total and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI)
travel pass.
“The Flexible
Bus Service is
available to
Canberra
residents who
have limited
access to
public
transport
options .”
Carers with a valid carer’s card are welcome to travel. If you are a carer or need your carer
to accompany you on the bus please let the operator know at the time of booking.
Travel Zones
Zone 1 - Inner Belconnen: Florey, Higgins, Latham, Scullin, Page, Hawker, Weetangera,
Cook, Macquarie, Aranda, Bruce.
Zone 2 – Northern Belconnen: Giralang, Evatt, Melba, McKellar, Kaleen, Lawson, Bruce,
Spence.
Zone 3 – Inner South: Deakin, Hughes, O'Malley, Phillip, Garran, Curtin, Red Hill,
Narrabundah, Kingston, Griffith, Forrest, Yarralumla.
Zone 4 – Woden/Weston: Duffy, Holder, Rivett, Chapman, Stirling, Weston, Waramanga,
Fisher, Lyons, Curtin, Pearce, Chifley, Torrens Phillip.
Zone 5 – Tuggeranong: Kambah, Wanniassa, Oxley, Fadden, Macarthur, Monash,
Chisholm, Richardson, Isabella Plains, Bonython, Gordon, Calwell, Theodore, Conder,
Banks.
Pick up of passengers from suburbs around particular zones commence at 9.30am and
return trips start promptly at 1.30pm.
Booking the Flexible Bus
Bookings must be made two days prior to travel. There is no same day service.
To book the bus please phone 6205 3555. An operator will take your details or assist you
in finding alternative options. Bookings can also be made via email
to [email protected]
Office hours are 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday. An answering machine is available for
after hours. Please leave a detailed message and an operator will call you back.
Other
For more information on the 2013 to 2018 Action Plan for Accessible Public Transport in
the ACT, please refer to rego.act.gov.au.
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SCOA NEWS
From the Desk of the Admin Officer
Email addresses
We have recently sent a number of items to members including:
 Receipts for dues paid
 Invoices
 Matters of interest
There have been a number of messages returned because the email address
recorded on the system is incorrect or the mail box is full.
“We are
currently
attempting to
contact those
members
whose email
address is
incorrectly
recorded on
the
membership
system”.
We are currently attempting to contact those members whose email address is
incorrectly recorded on the membership system. This is time consuming. If you
have not recently received any correspondence from SCOA (ACT) could you please
contact us, preferably by email, with your current email address.
Cheques incomplete
There have been a number of instances recently where cheques sent by members
for the payment of fees have not been properly completed and one or more of the
following have been omitted:
 the signature
 amount in figures
 the amount in words
Please check before you send the payment as it may have to be returned to you for
correction before it can be actioned.
Incorrect credit card numbers
We have received credit card payments for which the payment numbers have found
to be incorrect.
For your information our membership system has been programmed to recognise if
the numbers provided are incorrect.
Again please check your renewal forms before you send in your payments.
EFT payments
The number of EFT payments received for which we cannot identify the member is a
problem in that we cannot process them into the correct member’s account. The
main reason is that when members complete the request to their financial institution
they fail to complete the field that will be recorded on our bank statement.
We receive some payments with the details field showing “SCOA payment” or
similar. While this is fine for your records, we cannot identify you from this.
You need to include at least:
 The invoice number. This is shown on the invoice that was sent to
members in November 2015. It is a seven digit number commencing with
16, the next four digits are your membership number and the seventh is a
check digit , or
 Your membership number and your family name. The use of the
membership number alone can cause problems if the number is
incorrect,
 Your given name and family name.
MAY 2016
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Do you want to be a SCOA Committee Member?
SCOA ACT is seeking expressions of interest from those
members who would like to join the ACT Branch Executive
Committee as a new member.
Skills and Attributes
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“If you are
willing to
commit your
time and
service to the
ACT Branch
Executive
Committee,
the next step
is to contact
SCOA ACT”.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to actively participate in meetings.
Have sufficient time to devote to the committee
The Executive Committee meets once a month (every second Tuesday except
January) for two hours at the Grant Cameron Community Centre, 27 Mulley
Street, Holder. Committee members are also encouraged to attend our
Annual/General Meetings (held every three months).
If you are willing to commit your time and service to the ACT Branch Executive
Committee, the next step is to contact SCOA ACT: Phone/Fax: 02 6287 3024
or Email: [email protected]
You could also request the opportunity to attend the next Committee Meeting
to meet the other members of the Executive Committee.
SCOA Federal Office—Pearce Community Centre
Postal address:
Location:
P.O. Box 107, Mawson, ACT 2607
Room 8, Bldg 3, Pearce Community Centre,
3 Collett Pl, Pearce, 2607
Telephone:
(02) 6286 7977 & (02) 6286 7988
Fax:
(02) 6286 7999
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.scoa.asn.au
Federal President: Annette Barbetti
Email: [email protected]
Federal Treasurer: Tom Dent
E-mail: [email protected]
Executive Officer: Anne Willenborg
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Manager:
Peter Hocking
E-mail: [email protected]
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
contact details:
1922 Act, PNG, CSS & PSS Pensions 1300 001 777
PSSap 1300 725 171
CSCri 1300 736 096
DFRB and MilitarySuper 1300 001 877
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SCOA NEWS
Membership Form
Please Tick one. New Member Renewing
Member Number (if applicable)_________________
Please tick one:
Single $40 ___
Joint $58 ___
Surviving partner $30 ___
“Advertising in
SCOA NEWS
The charges for
commercial
type
advertisements
are $500 for a
full page (A4);
$300 for a half
page; $150 for
quarter page.
Charges for
community
organisations or
individuals are
determined by
the Executive
Committee on a
case by case
basis.”
Please complete your personal details.
Title____ Surname___________________________
Given Name(s)_________________ YOB_ _ _ _
Mailing Address _____________________________
__________________________________________
P/Code ________Phone _________________
Email_____________________________________
Payment of
Subscriptions
Please provide your membership
number (on the envelope of
“SuperTime”) or your name so
that we can ensure your payment
is attributed to you.
Methods of payment
(MasterCard and Visa) details to
SCOA (ACT), PO Box 3989,
Weston Creek ACT 2611
have your credit card details
handy. (Note the Office is open
limited hours, normally in the
mornings).
Name of Spouse/Partner ______________________
Retired from/Employed by _____________________
Where did you find out about SCOA? ____________
__________________________________________
Please choose payment method

bank account and include your
membership number and name in
the comments field. A/c Name:
S'Annuated C'Wealth Off Assoc
Bank: Beyond Bank, BSB: 805-022
Account No: 03405247
Cheque Money order
Credit Card
Please make cheque/money order payable to SCOA
ACT.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
MasterCard Visa
Credit Card Number :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Expiry Date: _ _ / _ _ Amount $________
Name on Credit Card:
__________________________________________
Signature:
______________________________________
Date: _________________________________
SCOA ACT will protect members’ information in
accordance with Australian privacy legislation .
SCOA (ACT) Inc
Superannuated
Commonwealth Officers'
Association
ABN: 62-141-637-556
Grant Cameron Community
Centre
27 Mulley Street
HOLDER ACT 2611
PO Box 3989
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611
Phone: (02) 6287 3024
Email:
[email protected]
www.scoa.asn.au
[email protected]
SCOA ACT Membership
Subscriptions for 2016
SCOA annual subscriptions become due at the
beginning of each calendar year. Fees for 2016:
Ordinary membership $40
Joint membership $58
Surviving partner of Contributor membership $30
(as at 12 April 2016)
Life
13
Joint
Ordinary
Partner of
deceased
Contributor
SUPPORTING THE CLUBS
THAT SUPPORT US
SCOA ACT is fortunate in being
provided with venues for its
General Meetings by the
Southern Cross Club, Woden,
and the Gungahlin Lakes Club,
Gungahlin, at no cost to the Branch.
SCOA ACT urges its members to reward the
generosity of these clubs by patronising their
premises and taking up membership in the clubs.
Associate Membership of the
Community and Public Sector Union
If you were a member of the Community and Public
Sector Union while in the public service, you are
entitled to continue as an Associate Member. The
annual fee is $27.80. The benefits that go with
membership can be accessed on the CPSU’s
website: www.cpsu.org.au
Office hours at Holder
The SCOA ACT office at Holder is generally staffed
part of the day from Monday to Friday. If no one
answers your call you can leave a message on the
answering machine.
Total
912
1229
230
2384
ACT Branch Executive
Committee
(as at 18 April 2016)
President: Ewan Hazell
Imm. Past President: Annette Barbetti
Vice President: John Blount
Vice President: Annette Barbetti
Secretary: Vacant (Trevor Smith, A/g)
Treasurer: Wal Collins
A/S Information Tech: Peter Barker
A/S Recruitment: Trevor Smith
A/S Minutes: Cynthia Hayden
A/S Correspondence: Bob Steins
A/S Research & Compensation: Ian
Buchanan
Federal Councillor: Wal Collins (acting)
Proxy: Ewan Hazell
Member: Rob Hanna, Joe Clark, John
Richmond, David Gorell
Public Officer: Bob Steins
Office Staff: Rose Harker, Marie Sweet,
Rob Hanna
IT Manager: Vacant
SCOA News Editor: Kylie Pryde
Disclaimer
SCOA News is produced for the information of members of SCOA ACT Branch. It is written with care, in good
faith and from sources believed to be accurate.
However, readers should not act, or refrain from acting, solely on the basis of information in SCOA News about
financial, taxation or any other matter. Having regard for their own particular circumstances, readers should
consult the relevant authorities or other advisers with expertise in the particular field. Neither SCOA nor the Editor
accepts any responsibility for actions taken by readers.
SCOA News is a supplement to SuperTime. Print Post approved PP10000/7472