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directors’ report
2009 ANNUAL REPORT
for the year ended 31 December 2009
Your directors submit the financial accounts to
the company, and hereby report thereon, for
the year ended 31 December 2009.
Directors
Brian Curtis
Neil Drew
Kevin Dolman
Robert Ewing
Pilar Kasat
George Kingsley
Gwendolyn Knox
Kevin McCabe
Rachel Mordy
Stephen Scarrott
James Stewart
Soula Vouyoucalos Veyradier
Chris Woods
Alison Wright
Operating Results
The operating profit of the company for the
year amounted to $129,423 (2008: $38,090).
Review of Operations and Principal Activities
The Community Arts Network Western
Australia Ltd has continued to provide a range
of services to support the development,
expression, and interaction of the cultural life
within our communities.
Significant Changes in the State of Affairs
There were no significant changes in the nature
of the company’s activities during the year.
Future Development
The company expects to maintain the present
status and level of operations and hence there
are no likely developments in the operations in
future financial years.
Environment Issues
The company’s operations are not regulated
by any significant environment regulation
under a law of the Commonwealth of a State
or Territory.
Dividends
The company’s constitution prohibits the
payment of any dividend to members.
Share Options
No option to have issued shares in the
company was granted since the company
commenced operating, and there was no
outstanding at the end of the financial year.
Board of Directors Particulars
Brian Curtis
Qualifications: BA Hons. MA Urban Design,
MSc Urban and Regional Planning, IAP2
Certificate in Public Participation
Currently the Director of his own consultancy
business - Brian Curtis Pty Ltd. Brian is a
strategic facilitator of major projects and
initiatives in urban and regional planning,
and revitalisation and regeneration projects.
Previous roles include Head of Planning and
Development Consultancy at Jones Lang
Wootton in the UK, and in Perth for State
Government at Department of Planning as
Director Urban Design and Revitalisation
Projects, Director Network City, and Manager
Major Urban Projects. His is also a musician,
and actively involved in supporting teenage
boys and men in management positions for
the WA Mens Movement for the Pathways
foundation, and the WA Mens Gathering.
Kevin Dolman
Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws and
Commerce, UNSW
Kevin is an Eastern Arrernte man, and has
worked in community development in a range
of capacities for the past 20 years. For the
past six years, he worked in the state public
sector including the Department of Justice,
the Mahoney Inquiry into the Department of
Justice and the Office of the Special Advisor
on Indigenous Affairs in the Department of the
Premier and Cabinet.
Professor Neil Drew
Qualifications: BA Hons. (Class I), PhD in
Community Psychology
Currently the Dean of the School of Arts and
Sciences, at the University of Notre Dame. Prior
positions include Director of the Institute for
Regional Development (IRD) at the University
of WA and Coordinator of the Community
Psychology Program at Edith Cowan University.
He is also a Community Psychologist with
almost 20 years of experience working with
communities, groups and individuals.
Robert Ewing
Qualifications: Diploma Fine Art
Currently runs Ewing Arts. Robert has over
15 years experience in community cultural
development, predominately in the area of
cross cultural visual arts based project design,
development and management.
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