=====2025-01-15=====

//Minutes//

  * Opened by at: 7:38 pm
  * Meeting adjourned at: 8:08 pm
  * Chairperson: President Ale More
  * Minutes submitted by: Secretary Zac Marcus

//Attendance://

  * Ale More
  * Andrew White
  * Zac Marcus
  * Tim Reichle
  * Eris Ryan
  * Ben Capella (proxy Zac Marcus)
  * Steve Jordan

//Quorum present?// Yes

//Others Present://

===== Acknowledgement of Country =====

HSBNE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today, the Yuggera and Turrbal people, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

===== Treasurer’s report =====

Ale More found a way to get cheaper Amazon hosting saving us approx $560 / year. Payed $160 AUD to get $1000 USD Amazon credits, saving us the $60 AUD hosting / month.

Summary
  * 29 members
  * The Paint Factory owes us ~1700

Membership revenue:
  * January $1650
  * December $1650
  * November $1565
  * October $1365
  * September $1265
  * August $1,195
  * July 2023 $7,005

Net income:
  * January -$704 / month
  * December -$764 / month
  * November forecast -$774 / month
  * October -974 / month
  * September -1526 / month

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===== Voting =====
  * None

===== General Business =====
== YAG laser sale == 
    * There has been no interest at $12000. 16 clicks in last 7 days.

=== What the exec been up to the last month ===
  * The Exec posted objectives for Q1 2025. Posted to the Forum and copied below for reference.
  * Ale More found a way to get cheaper Amazon hosting saving us approx $560 / year. Payed $160 AUD to get $1000 USD Amazon credits, saving us the $60 AUD hosting / month.
  * Brought more boxes from storage to sort through
  * Planning to move equipment to fit new lathe
  * Looking to deploy welding table
  * Organised Arts & Crafts
  * Started to setup Electronics


=== Q1 Objectives=== 

The executive would like to continue with the efforts towards:

  * Reducing the costs of the club and improve cashflow.
  * Keep supporting the efforts of the different teams to get the club 100% activated.
  * Increase membership
  * Increase our online presence

Main Objectives for Q1

  * Emptying and selling 1 container.
  * Improve the tour and the online content related to it (eg: making a Video tour, improve the post on social media relating to the tour)
  * Update our website and improve its SEO performance.
  * Followup after people attend the tour
  * Followup after people sign up
  * Followup after people cancel


=== Team updates ===  
== Woodworking == 
  * Running inductions for new members
  * Fixed backlash in the CNC

== 3D printing & Laser cutting == 
  * None

== Arts & Crafts == 
  * The area has been tidied up and re-organised

== Metalworking == 
  * Sold small lathe
  * Started worked on new table for new lathe