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06 July 2010

Diabetes Awareness Week 2010

Diabetes Australia-NSW will be spreading the message across the state about the link between diabetes and kidney disease this Diabetes Awareness Week from 11-17 July.

25 June 2010

Congratulations to Jimmy Little on success at APRA awards

Diabetes Australia-NSW would like to congratulate Jimmy Little after he was recognised on Monday for his achievements in music.

07 July 2010

New type 2 diabetes medication may help in type 1

A new medication for type 2 diabetes may also benefit those with type 1, reducing the rise in blood glucose levels following a meal and possibly lowering insulin needs.

29 June 2010

Insulin pump prevents night-time hypos

A special insulin pump which uses continuous glucose monitoring to predict hypoglycaemia and stop delivering insulin can help reduce the number of overnight hypos, according to a new study.

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Introduction

Diabetes Australia-NSW Board

The Diabetes Australia-NSW Board is the governing body of the not-for-profit organisation.

The Board of Directors, who are elected by the members of Diabetes Australia-NSW on a bi-annual basis and make up the Board, are responsible for:

Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation
Acting in the best interests of Diabetes Australia-NSW
The overall policy, direction and control of the organisation
Shaping strategy
Ensuring financial stability
Improving performance.

The Board meets every eight weeks, together with the Chief Executive and the Executive Team.
The Board has three sub-committees which help it to exercise its role and responsibilities more effectively. They are the Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee, Nominations & Remunerations Committee and Executive Committee.

The Board’s membership includes people with diabetes, healthcare experts and business stakeholders. Our Support Groups are represented, as are a range of ages and cultural backgrounds. Collectively, this gives the Board the integrity and perspective it needs to act in the best interests of the diabetes community.

To view the current Board of Directors click here

Election of the Board

Elections occur every year with a group of the current Board of Directors retiring by rotation and offering themselves for re-election. Any casual Directors appointed during the year also stand for election.

If there are no nominations, these Directors are duly re-elected.

Only financial members of Diabetes Australia-NSW are entitled to vote.

Every financial member, other than those in the category of family member shall have one vote, which may be exercised in person or by proxy. Corporations and unincorporated associations exercise their votes through individuals appointed by the members or by proxy.

Family members exercise their votes, of which there are two for each membership, by two members of the family. Those members may appoint any individual as their proxy.

A Proxy form is made available for completion by those unable to attend the meeting and is included in our members’ magazine ‘Issues’ in the months that lead up to the election.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Diabetes Australia-NSW is held every November at our Sydney office located at 26 Arundel Street, Glebe, NSW.

The Annual General Meeting includes the President’s Report on the not-for-profit organisation’s achievements made over the past year and the Annual Report for the year.

The reports are also available online at:
http://www.diabetesnsw.com.au/support_cause/annualreports.asp