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The annual meeting of The Seymour We Want was held last Wednesday and Herma Duthie was re-elected as president, Rachel McCracken as vice-president, and Pat Coffey as treasurer. Joan Hall was elected secretary, replacing Rhonda Sanderson who is now a Mitchell Shire councillor.

Other committee members are Sharyn Peters, Ron Jessup, Denise Allen and Alice Solomon.

Ms Duthie’s report outlined the activities of 2012 with the main focus being on the Bright Ideas initiative for Seymour which highlighted areas which people would like to see improved.

The full list is on www.theseymourwewant.org.au as is the Community Directory which is updated regularly when new information is sent in.

Any group, organisation or tourism operator in the Seymour area is invited to send in their details. A Facebook page has been launched and continues to grow.

The ‘‘What’s Happening’’ e-newsletter is sent to more than 300 subscribers and if you would like to receive it, email Sharyn Peters (theseymourwewant@gmail.com).

Annual meeting guest speaker was Mitchell Shire Council chief executive Rebecca McKenzie, who gave a brief summary of her past experiences and said that as the seventh chief executive of the council in recent times she had a long-term plan.

The meeting concluded with a round table exchange of ideas from those present and supper with the opportunity for more networking.