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Qantas Foundation Memorial AGM |
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Sunday, 21 October 2012 05:18 |
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The Annual General Meeting of the company was held on Friday 19th October. All board directors are elected for two year period with approximately half the board being up for election each year. This ensures that there is a continuation of management from year to year.
Three directors finished there term: Rodney Seccombe, Warwick Tainton, and Paul Clarke. All three nominated again along with six others: Peter Elliott, Tom Harwood, Don Hill, Ross Kelly, John Seccombe and Tracey Stinson. There was a large number of proxies this year and after all the votes were counted Rodney Seccombe, Paul Clarke and Tracey Stinson were elected to the board.
The board would like to acknowledge the amazing amount of work that Warwick has given to the project over the many years he has been a director and chairman, the project would not be where it is today without the valuable contributions of Warwick and of everyone involved over the years. The current board listing is available in the Company section of this site. |
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Friday, 02 December 2011 10:22 |
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Since the arrival of the Museum’s most recent iconic artefact, a Catalina aircraft, our Director of Volunteers, Peter Elliott has been busy organising a modification and maintenance assessment report to update the project timeline and financial budget.
“Once the updated budget is finalised, work will commence to bring the aircraft up to exhibit standard and we expect this to take about 6 months” advised Rodney Seccombe, Qantas Foundation Memorial Chairman.
“We are extremely grateful for the sponsorship of $150,000 from the John Villiers Trust which enabled the Catalina to fly into Longreach and for the subsequent contribution of $50,000 to assist with the final stages of the Catalina project to bring the aircraft up to exhibition standard”.
Qantas Foundation Memorial (QFM) would ideally like to carry out some of the more major modifications in a purpose built hangar. Negotiations are currently underway in seeking assistance from our friendly sponsors and supporting organisations with such facilities which are available in Sydney.
We are encouraging interested people and QFM members to support this project by making a tax deductible donation to:
Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd
BSB 034194
Account number 140620 Ref: (surname)
QFM Donations Account
QFM welcomes offers of support and help with this project. Please check this page for regular updates. |
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Catalina arrives in Longreach today |
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Tuesday, 13 September 2011 22:31 |
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On Wednesday 14 September 2011 at 4pm the Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach, will welcome the Catalina (VH-EAX). The aircraft will be met by 93 year old former Qantas First Officer Dr Rex Senior who flew Catalinas during World War Two. |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 11:03 |
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Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd (QFM) is a Trustee Company responsible for the administration of the Qantas Foundation Memorial Trust. QFM was incorporated on 20 February, 1990, with the goal: To commemorate the ethos and preserve the material history of the foundation and early operations of Qantas Airways Ltd.
It operates the "Qantas Founders Outback Museum". While Museums preserve past heritage for the historical, educational and entertainment benefit of the community, within this Museum, displaying people, places and aeroplanes, and the re-creation of flight in this pioneer era of aviation, there is a theme for the present generations of Australians:
Hold a vision. Pursue that vision with a tenacity of purpose, a dedication to excellence, and a sense if integrity, so that people will stand back, observe, and say "I am proud of what has been achieved".
The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is the initiative of people of Western Queensland. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:41 |
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