Murray Irrigation

General Meeting 2024

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In line with requirements of the Corporations Act 2001(Cth), Member Directors Steven Fawns, Troy Mauger and Brendan Barry have formally provided the company notice of their intention to move resolutions at a General Meeting for the removal of Non-Member Directors Trisha Gorman and Robert Burbury.

Shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on the resolutions at the General Meeting.


This page will be regularly updated with the information you need to vote in the General Meeting, including Notice of Meeting, date, time, location, how to participate online and Director statements.

If you would like to discuss the motion to remove Non-Member Directors Trisha Gorman and Robert Burbury with any of the Directors, you can find their contact details here.

General Meeting Details

Place:

at the Deniliquin RSL Club, 72 End Street, Deniliquin, NSW 2710

Online: https://meetings.linkgroup.com/MILGM24

Date and time:

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 at 10:00am (NSW time). ï»¿

Notice of 2024 General Meeting, Director statements and instructions on how to attend the General Meeting virtually can be dowloaded below.

Important Documentation

Notice of Meeting


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Annexure A - Reasons to vote For - Statement from Directors Fawns, Mauger and Barry


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Annexure B - Reasons to vote Against - Statement from Chair and Deputy Chair


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Annexure C - Written Statement Robert Burbury


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Annexure D - Written Statement Trisha Gorman


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MIL Hybrid Meeting Online Guide


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Alternate Dispute Resolution Process

As part of the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) process recently undertaken by the Murray Irrigation Board, a comprehensive report and Director Skills Assessment has been prepared by the ADR facilitator, Allan Parker AOM and Julie Garland McLellan. 


You can download all information prepared by the facilitators below.

#1 Final Executive Summary Report 9th March


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#2 Working Document from ADR Workshop on 12th Feb


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#3 Matrix Ratings by Parker


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#4 Summary ADR Assessment and Workshop Report


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#5 Matrix Report by Garland-McLellan


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#6 Simplified Matrix report by Garland-McLellan


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#7 Above and Below the Line Diagram


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How to vote

Eligibility to vote and payment of accounts


To be eligible to vote, a shareholder must have paid all fees presently due and payable to the Company by the shareholder by 10:00am on Sunday, 7 April 2024 (that is, at least 72 hours before the meeting).


Shareholders who have a formal payment arrangement in place and are meeting the terms of their arrangement as at 10:00am on Sunday, 7 April 2024 are also eligible to vote. 


Please allow sufficient time for payments to clear by this deadline. If paying electronically, please use your account reference number to enable your payment to be applied promptly. 

How to participate online


Shareholders who have an email address listed with the company will receive an email from Link Marketing Services with instructions on how to participate in the General Meeting online. Shareholders will also receive this same information via post. This communication includes:


  • Details of the date, time and location of the General Meeting
  • A link to the online platform
  • A summary of how to participate online
  • Links to the Notice of Meeting and the Hybrid Meeting Online guide
  • Instructions on how to vote or lodge a proxy direction confidentially prior to the General Meeting if you're unable to attend online or in person. 


Shareholders who receive hard copy documentation via post can choose to complete and return the hardcopy Voting Form or use the details to lodge it online. There is no need to return the hard copy Voting Form if you have already voted or lodged your proxy direction online.


Direct Voting will open online from 10:00am, Wednesday 3 April 2024 (NSW time).


If you are yet to receive this communication, please contact Murray Irrigation on 1300 138 265 or via companysecretary@murrayirrigation.com.au.

Voting by proxy


If you’re unable to attend the meeting and don’t wish to use the online voting platform, you may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting and vote on your behalf. 


For your proxy appointment to be valid, your completed proxy direction, which can be done online or via the hard copy Voting Form (included with the Notice of Meeting information), must be received by the Company by 10:00am on Monday, 8 April 2024. 


If completing a proxy direction via the hard copy Voting Form, you can submit to the company via the methods below. 



Body Corporate representatives


A shareholder or proxy that is a body corporate may appoint an individual as its corporate representative in accordance with rule 71.1 of the Company’s Constitution to exercise any of the powers the body may exercise at meetings of a Company’s shareholders. 


Shareholders or proxies can appoint a body corporate representative by completing and submitting a Form 18 (Authorised corporate representative notification: Voting rights on behalf of a company). This form must be received by the Company using one of the methods set out below no later than 10:00am on Monday, 8 April 2024. 


Powers of Attorney


If you appoint any attorney to attend and vote at the meeting on your behalf, the power of attorney (or a certified copy) must be received by the Company by using one of the methods set out below by no later than 10:00am on Monday, 8 April 2024.


In person:

Murray Irrigation Limited
443 Charlotte Street
Deniliquin NSW 2710

By post:

Murray Irrigation Limited

c/- Link Market Services Limited

Locked Bag A14

Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia

Recent Shareholder Updates

Board of Directors

Phillip Snowden

Chair

Ph: 0427 839 217


Lachlan Marshall

Deputy Chair

Ph: 0419 667 053

Brendan Barry

Shareholder Director

Ph: 0427 519 481

Steven Fawns

Shareholder Director

Ph: 0428 303 316

Troy Mauger

Shareholder Director

Ph: 0417 375 168 

Robert Burbury

Independent Director

Ph: 0418 130 848

Trisha Gorman

Independent Director

Ph: 0439 530 469

Know the facts

Make an informed Decision


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