AGM 2026
Our Annual General Meeting and social dinner, with a guest speaker and raffle. Pop it in your diary: the full invitation, with the evening’s program and RSVP details, will be posted here soon.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 AGM and social dinner.
A year of caring for the Steels Creek catchment, a short talk on our sub-catchment plan, a good dinner and a raffle. Members, neighbours and the simply curious are all welcome.
Counting down to AGM night…
It’s AGM night — see you there!
The Evening
Arrive from 5:30pm · Finishes 9:00pm
Annual General Meeting
5:30pm arrival for a 6:00pm start · About 30 minutes
Who can attend: everyone in the Steels Creek community is welcome. Paid-up members of Steels Creek Landcare Group are eligible to vote.
In preparation for the meeting, please view the following:
Meeting agenda
The order of business for the meeting. Members receive the full meeting papers, including the reports and last year’s minutes, by email.
Committee nomination
Put your hand up for a committee role, online or on paper.
Meeting agenda
| Item | Led by | |
|---|---|---|
| Formalities | ||
| 1 | Welcome and apologies | President / Chair |
| 2 | Adoption of the minutes from the previous AGM | President / Chair |
| Reports | ||
| 3 | President’s report | President |
| 4 | Treasurer’s report | Treasurer |
| 5 | Membership report | Secretary |
| Elections | ||
| 6 | All positions declared vacant | |
| 7 | Election of office bearers and committee members:
| |
| General business | ||
| 8 | General business | Everyone |
| 9 | Meeting close | President / Chair |
Not sure if your membership is current? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll check for you.
Presentation
6:30pm · About 15 minutes
Steels Creek Sub-catchment Management Plan
Steels Creek Landcare has been developing a management plan for our sub-catchment, working with community groups and agencies including BirdLife Australia and Melbourne Water. Hear where it’s up to and what it means for our part of the valley.
Social Dinner
7:00pm to 9:00pm · Dinner & BYO drinks
Prepared by Master Chef Angela Lloyd
Those who have been lucky enough to sample her cooking will know it’s not to be missed!
Coming as a guest? Your $25 can become a year’s membership. Apply to join within 30 days of the AGM. New members are approved by the committee, and once you’re approved, your $25 covers your first year. How to join
Let us know about dietary requirements when you RSVP.
Thanks for a Great Night
Friday 23 October 2026
Thank you to everyone who came along on Friday 23 October, to Angela Lloyd for dinner, and to the local businesses who donated raffle prizes. Nights like this are what keep a volunteer group going.
Photos from the night. Add 3 to 6 photos here, and check that anyone clearly recognisable is happy to appear.
Your 2026–27 Committee
Names to add after the AGM:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- General committee members
Raffle
Drawn after dinner · Cash only
Prizes from around the Yarra Valley. Tickets on sale on the night.
…plus more prizes to be announced.
This Year’s AGM Raffle Sponsors
As a volunteer group we’re so grateful to the local businesses who donated prizes.
Steels Creek Estate
Our neighbour up the valley since 1981, when Simon hand-planted the first vines. Every wine is grown, made, matured and bottled on site — the estate calls itself the smallest winery in the Yarra Valley to do the lot. Wild-yeast ferments, no insecticides in the vineyard, and a cellar door looking out to Kinglake.
steelscreekestate.com.au
Alowyn Gardens
Seven acres of garden rooms in Yarra Glen, created by owners Prue and John Van de Linde since 1999. Stroll the 100-metre wisteria and rose archway and the formal parterre, then take home something special from the nursery or stop for coffee in the café. National ABC Gardener of the Year in 2008.
alowyngardens.com.au
Stag Lane Distillery
Home of Mary Monica Gin, crafted by a local family on their regenerative citrus farm in Yarra Glen. Home-grown limes and botanicals are picked at their peak, and seasonal batches only return when the trees fruit again. A 2024 gold medal winner, with a cellar door, bar and café overlooking the valley.
marymonica.com.au
Yarra Valley Garden Supplies
Proudly family-run and locally owned, right here in Yarra Glen. Around 80 bulk products, from mulches, soils and composts to rocks, firewood and even wine barrels, all from natural sources, plus equipment hire and reliable delivery. Home gardeners, landscapers and farmers all shop here.
yarravalleygardensupplies.comJoin the Committee
Skills welcome, curiosity encouraged
We’re inviting members to join the Landcare committee: people who want to make a difference to our local environment and community. Whether you bring particular skills or simply want to learn and get involved, your contribution matters.
Wanted: Vice President
Every position is declared vacant at each AGM, but this year the Vice President role is genuinely open, with no one re-standing. The Vice President supports the President and steps in to chair meetings when needed. If you’d be interested, or know someone who would, please nominate or get in touch for a chat about what’s involved. Interested in a different role? Nominations for every position are just as welcome.
No experience required, just a willingness to take on a voluntary role and help build something worthwhile. We’re a friendly, hands-on group that values learning, collaboration and getting things done.
Interested, or want to know what’s involved? Email [email protected].
RSVP
Please RSVP by Monday 19 October
So we can cater properly. Can’t make it? Please let us know that too.
The Yes and No buttons each open a short form in a new tab.
Or email [email protected]
Until Next Time
Next year’s AGM will be announced right here, at this same address. In the meantime, there’s plenty happening across the catchment.
