Annual General Meetings 2024
All of our Members are encouraged to participate in our election process and attend our Annual General Meetings.
Since 1976, with the support of our Members, The Wilderness Society has stood at the forefront of Australia’s most historic environmental victories—from the Franklin River to K’gari (Fraser Island), to Lutruwita/Tasmania’s forests, to the Kimberley, to the Great Australian Bight, and numerous World Heritage Areas, such as Ningaloo.
We’re focussed on bigger-picture outcomes, such as bringing Australia’s deforestation crisis front and centre. Corporations may want Australians to be in the dark about deforestation, but our people-powered satellite monitoring platform, Watch on Nature, corporations’ hidden forest destruction is being brought to light.
Election of Directors 2024—The Wilderness Society Ltd
All of our Members are encouraged to participate in our annual election of Directors and attend Wilderness Society Annual General Meetings.
The nomination and election process are designed to promote broad geographic representation and Elected Directors must come from at least four of the following six regions: Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales; Queensland; Northern Territory and South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria; and Western Australia.
2024 Election Results for The Wilderness Society Ltd
In September, we called for nominations for Directors on The Wilderness Society Ltd’s Board and nominee details were shared with Members with an invitation to cast their online vote before COB 20 November.
Congratulations to our newly Elected Directors, Bettina Pidcock (Tasmania) and Bill Doyle (Northern Territory and South Australia), and re-elected Director, Amanda Branley (Western Australia) -- thank you for supporting the governance processes of The Wilderness Society!
The Wilderness Society Ltd 2024 Annual General Meeting
The Wilderness Society made arrangements consistent with the Constitution and the law for the 2024 AGM to be held as an online meeting on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, enabling Members to participate in the event remotely, receive reports from the current Board of Directors and be notified of the Election of Directors results.
This year our Board recommended some changes to The Wilderness Society Ltd Constitution, these changes are based on governance advice and will align the organisation’s Constitution with recent legislative changes to Deductible Gift Recipient endorsement.The related Special Resolution was agreed at the AGM.
- AGM 2024 The Wilderness Society Ltd: Meeting minutes
- AGM 2024 The Wilderness Society Ltd: Voting Declaration of Result Constitutional Amendments
- View the updated Constitution for The Wilderness Society Ltd
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Members who attended the AGM and/or provided a proxy for the special resolution.
Yours for nature,
Matt Brennan
Company Secretary
The Wilderness Society Ltd
Further Information
The Wilderness Society Ltd 2024 Election of Directors Biography Information
Supplementary materials for the proposed Special Resolution
The Wilderness Society Ltd Consolidated Financial Report 2023-2024
Members Resolutions to The Wilderness Society Ltd General Meetings (policy)
Should you require additional information regarding this year’s Election of Directors or the AGM, please call our Supporter Care team on 1800 030 641.
Local Wilderness Society AGMs
Our Wilderness Society entities are also hosting their own Annual General Meetings. Click the links below to RSVP to a gathering near you!
Wilderness Society (South Australia) Inc. AGM
Wilderness Society Newcastle AGM
Wilderness Society (Tasmania) Inc. AGM
Wilderness Society Victoria Inc. AGM
Sincere thanks to all of our Members for their ongoing support, and for taking interest in the governance of the Wilderness Society.