A Special General Meeting of the members of Livestock SA was held on 19 June and returned a result of 88% in favour of the organisation changing its corporate structure and moving to industry best practice governance.
Following
a consultation period with members from 21 February 2024 to 17 May 2024, which
included a series of regional in person meetings as well as online meetings,
the Livestock SA Board sought members’ support for a new constitution.
Independent
polling agency ‘TrueVote’ was engaged to conduct the ballot, which was live
from 27 May 2024 to 16 June 2024.
553
members responded to the ballot, with 88% of members who voted supporting the
resolution to adopt a new constitution.
The
board structure, which will come into place at the 2024 Annual General Meeting
in November, changes the size of the board to a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9
directors including the chair.