April 2, 2025
At the Society’s 158th Annual General Meeting, held on 2 April 2025 in the Michael Crouch Room of the State Library of NSW, the results of the 2025 Council elections were announced.
The election was conducted by electronic ballot over three weeks from noon on 10 March until noon on 31 March.
Some 206 ballots were submitted by 702 eligible voters, corresponding to a return rate of 29.3%.
Procedural Motions
- Approval of Minutes of the 157th Annual General Meeting (2024) — For: 157 votes; Against: 2 votes; Abstentions: 47
- Receipt of the Annual Report and the Financial Report for 2024 — For: 186 votes; Against: 2 votes; Abstentions: 18
- Confirmation of Auditors for 2025 — For: 195 votes; Against: 2 votes; Abstentions: 9
Accordingly, all three procedural motions were declared as having passed.
Election of Office-Bearers
For each of the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Librarian, and Webmaster, there was only a single nomination received. Accordingly, in each case, the nominees listed below were declared as having been elected unopposed at the Annual General Meeting.
| Office/Role | Candidate |
| President | Emeritus Professor Christina Slade FRSN |
| Vice-President | Emeritus Professor Lindsay Botten FRSN |
| Secretary | Emeritus Professor Trevor Brown FRSN |
| Librarian | Emeritus Professor Stephen Garton AM FRSN |
| Webmaster | Emeritus Professor Graham Town FRSN |
Election of two Ordinary Council Members (five candidates)
There were 412 votes tallied from 206 voters.
In alphabetical order, the results were:
- Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FRSN — 106 votes
- Dr Davina Jackson FRSN — 111 votes
- Dr Sarah Jones FRSN — 83 votes
- Dr Toner Stevenson MRSN— 61 votes
- Mr Zile Yu MRSN — 51 votes
Accordingly, those elected to fill the five vacancies for Ordinary Members of Council are, in alphabetical order:
- Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FRSN
- Dr Davina Jackson FRSN
The newly elected Officer-Bearers and Council Members shall remain in office for two years from the close of the Annual General Meeting on 2 April 2025 until the Annual General Meeting in April 2027.
Council 2025–2026
The incoming Council for 2025–2026 took office immediately following the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Its composition is listed in the table below.
| Role | Occupant(s) |
| Patron | Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales |
| President | Emeritus Professor Christina Slade FRSN (until April 2027) |
| Immediate Past President | Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN (until April 2026) |
| Vice-President | Emeritus Professor Lindsay Botten FRSN (until April 2027) |
| Secretary | Emeritus Professor Trevor Brown FRSN (until April 2027) |
| Treasurer | Emeritus Professor Peter Wells FRSN (until April 2026) | Editor (JProc) | Emeritus Professor Robert Marks FRSN (until April 2026) |
| Librarian | Emeritus Professor Stephen Garton AM FRSN (until April 2027) |
| Webmaster | Emeritus Professor Graham Town FRSN (until April 2027) |
| Councillors | Professor Sean Brawley FRSN (until April 2026) | Professor Sally Cripps FRSN (until April 2026) | Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher FRSN (until April 2027) | Cdre (Ret’d) Vince Di Pietro AM CSC FRSN (until April 2026) | Mr Medy Hassan OAM FRSN (until April 2026) | Dr Davina Jackson FRSN (until April 2027) | Dr Elizabeth Killen MRSN (until April 2026) | Branch Representatives |
| Hunter Branch | Adjunct Professor Robert Whittaker AM FRSN (until April 2026) | New England North West Branch | Professor Vicki Bitsika AM FRSN (until April 2027) | Southern Highlands Branch | Ms Ann Fieldhouse MRSN (until April 2027) | Western NSW Branch | Professor Lewis Bizo FRSN (until April 2027) |
