ARTS and crafts in their many forms are assured a home on the Myall Coast, following the successful Annual General Meeting of the Myall Community Art and Craft Association on Saturday 21 June.
The AGM was attended by 41 members, with Rachael Lind presiding, alongside Public Officer Neryl Grehan.
More celebratory functions of the AGM included the awarding of commemorative service badges to several members who have reached milestone anniversaries in their time with the centre.
Ten-year service badges were handed to members Colleen MacSween, Jane Angelo, Jen Street, Jenny Love and Susan Burns, a 15-year service badge was awarded to Dawn Patterson, and 20-year badges were presented to Kathleen McKenzie, Pamela Gilchrist, Pat Penny and Robyn Goswell.
The new executive committee was formally elected for the coming year, with Rachael Lind returning as President, Marian Smith as Vice President, Kerrie Croaker as Treasurer, and Elsa Jones as Secretary, with Jacqui Bright, Clare Yates and Leigh Allen making up the committee as members.
“As well as the executive committee, the Craft Centre has many volunteers to help keep our wonderful centre functioning,” Secretary Elsa Jones told News Of The Area.
“We have a shop committee who are very busy keeping our shop stocked, a kiln committee who look after the firings of our large kiln, and various other single duties [to] keep our centre one of the best in NSW.
“A letter was read out from Vera Norris, our founding President who could not be with us, to ask us to remember our beginnings and keep up the good work.”
The Myall Community Art and Craft shop not only sells incredible hand-made gifts, but also serves a secondary purpose as one of MidCoast Council’s outlets for visitor information – after the official Tourist Information Centre was closed down some years ago.
From its humble beginnings inside a shed at the Hawks Nest Golf Course, the MCACC now encompasses three large workrooms plus a woodwork room where at least 10 different crafts are practised each week, including crochet, ceramics, framing, mosaics and leatherwork.
The outgoing committee thanked all volunteers for their hard work.
By Thomas O’KEEFE
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