The 2025 Elections for the Council of the Royal Society of New South Wales are being held over a three-week period from noon on 10 March to noon on 31 March, with results being announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society on the evening of 2 April 2025.

The election is being held by electronic ballot and Society all Members, Fellows, and Distinguished Fellows who were financial on 10 March would have received an email from the electronic ballot firm, ElectionBuddy Elections, at midday on 10 March, or shortly thereafter. This email includes a unique ballot link that provides a random, secret access key for each voter. Voter anonymity is assured by ballot settings which ensure that voter choices cannot be linked to any voter.

If you believe you are eligible to vote but have not received such an email, please email the Society’s election coordinator. Before writing, please check your inbox carefully, and also your spam folder, for an email from ElectionBuudy Elections. Reminder emails for those who have not voted are scheduled for midday on Friday 21 March, Friday 28 March, and Sunday 30 March.

The ballot provides for the:

• Procedural Business of the Annual General Meeting
  • Confirmation of the Minutes of the 157th Annual General Meeting
  • Confirmation that the Annual Report of Council and the Financial Statements for 2024 be received (*)
  • Confirmation of the proposed Auditors for 2025
• Election of Office-Bearers and Council members

Election of Office-Bearers and Members of Council

Listed below are the nominations for the incoming Council received by the Secretary by 5.00 pm AEDT on Friday, 28 February 2025.

For those Office-bearer and Councillor roles for which there are more nominees than available positions, an election is required.

For roles in which there are the same number or fewer nominees than there are available positions, the candidates will be declared elected at the AGM without the need for a ballot.

In all cases, candidates were invited to provide an optional statement outlining how their expertise and experience fit them for these roles and will benefit the Society. These statements are available through the links below and are provided as information on the electronic ballot form.

Office/Role	Candidate
President	Christina Slade FRSN (elected unoppsed)
Immediate Past President	Susan Pond AM FRSN (ex officio)
Vice-President	Lindsay Botten FRSN (elected unopposed)
Secretary	Trevor Brown FRSN (elected unopposed)
Librarian	Stephen Garton AM FRSN (elected unopposed)
Webmaster	Graham Town FRSN (elected unopposed)
Councillors	Rosalind Croucher AM FRSN
(2 vacancies)	Davina Jackson FRSN
	Sarah Jones FRSN
	Toner Stephenson MRSN
	Zile Yu MRSN