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ACAL Committees<\/h1>\n

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Volunteers are the life blood of a strong community and significant organisations.<\/p>\n

ACAL has relied on volunteers for fifty years with countless hours being donated by hundreds of people serving on committees, writing papers, cajoling bureaucrats, attending meetings, preparing responses to government and seemingly endless administrivia.<\/p>\n

The effectiveness and longevity of ACAL is the result of its leadership – through strong and capable presidents and executive committee (you vote for them) and willing and active state representatives. Often the committee has had some professional support but the volunteers have been at the heart of action for adult literacy and numeracy.<\/p>\n

There are very few photos of committee members but we\u2019ve found some in Literacy Link and our more recent eNews. It’s easy to forget how fiddly and expensive it was to take photos and then prepare them for eventual printing.<\/p>\n

Help us add to the list or correct the details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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1987 ACAL Executive from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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1988 ACAL Executive from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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1999 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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CORRECTION: We THINK it should include rows and be:
\nACAL Executive 1999: Back row l. to r.: Michael Chalk, Jennie Bickmore-Brand, Christine O’Callaghan, Jean Searle, Pat Beattie, Alex Tsakmakis. Front row l. to r.: Ann Kelly, Rose McKenna, Suzanne Bozorth-Baines, Rosie Wickert, Lynne Bray. Tell us if you know otherwise.<\/a><\/p>\n

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2000-2001 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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ACAL Committee 2000-2001: L to r: Michael Chalk (Vic rep); Jim Thompson (WA rep); Erica Daymond (Secretary); Geraldine Castleton (President); Suzanne Bozorth-Baines (Treasurer); Jean Searle Qld rep); Rosa McKenna (Immediate Past President); Christine O’Callaghan (ACT rep); Tess Were (SA rep); Judy Harwood (Vice President); Liz Cooper (Tas rep). From Literacy Link<\/p>\n

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2002 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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2003 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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2003-04 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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2005 ACAL Committee from Literacy Link<\/h4>\n

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From Literacy Link Dec 2005, uncaptioned. Please advise corrections<\/a><\/p>\n

Back row: Jane Gunn? (SA rep); Ian Falk (NT rep); Margaret McHugh (President); Pauline O’Maley (Immediate Past Co-President); Lynne Matheson (VIC rep): Don MacDowall (Administration). Centre row: Wendy Strothers (TAS rep); Lorraine Sushames (Treasurer); Jan Hagston (Immediate Past Co-President): Front Row: Jakki Bourke? (Tas rep); Christine Doemling (NSW rep); Christine O’Callaghan (ACT rep); Robyn Jay (Vice-President).<\/p>\n

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ACAL face-to-face 2019 Sydney<\/h4>\n

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A montage of some attendees: l to r: Jo Medlin, Daniella Mayer, Cheryl Wiltshire, Don MacDowall, Vicki Hartman, Caralyn Lammas, Debra Urquhart. Photographs by Lorraine Sushames.<\/p>\n

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ACAL 2020 committee from eNews<\/h4>\n

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L to r: Jo Medlin, Caralyn Lammas, Sue James,\u00a0 Liz Gunn, Lorraine Sushames, Meg Cotter, Vanessa Iles, Cath Ralston, Emilia Biemmi Beurteaux.<\/p>\n

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ACAL face-to-face 2023 Adelaide<\/h4>\n

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Top row. l to r: Sue James, Jo Medlin, Kirrily Loveday, Vanessa Iles, Emilia Biemmi Beurteaux, Max Lorenzin, Debra Urquhart.
\nBottom. l to r: Kathrin Coglan, Linno Rhodes, Daniella Mayer, Ann Kelly, Meg Cotter.
\nPhotographs: Lorraine Sushames.<\/p>\n

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ACAL face-to-face 2024 Adelaide<\/h4>\n

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Top row l to r: Sue James, Sharon Gilbert, Vanessa Iles, Linno Rhodes.
\nBottom row l to r: Debra Mullins, Emilia Biemmi Beurteaux, Ann Kelly, Jo Medlin, Moe Pourkarim and Max Lorezin.
\nPhotographs by Lorraine Sushames.<\/p>\n

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ACAL Committee at 2025 conference<\/h4>\n

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L to r: Sharon Gilbert, Jo Medlin, Kathrin Colgan, Linno Rhodes, Lorraine Sushames, Emilia Biemmi Beurteaux, Vanessa Iles, Deborah Mullan, Cassie Stanley, Sue James.<\/p>\n

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