Your Committee

Elected each year at the club’s August Annual General Meeting, the committee and it’s executive is authorised and charged to manage the club’s affairs to the best of their abilities in accordance with the Club’s Constitution. The current committee and executive members are as follows:

Executive: General Committee Members:

President: Simon Coutts-Bain Andrew Edge Andrew Warnest
Vice President: April Edler Jarrod Larkham Annette Stapleton
Secretary: Clive Simmons Pete Kennedy-Furner
Treasurer: Jennifer Thorn

Volunteer Positions:

Public Officer: Denise Allen Magazine Editor: Andrew Edge Librarian: Brian Hutchinson

Bench Competition Officer: Peter Gardiner -assistants Thuy Tran & David Knight Website Officer: Simon Coutts-Bain

Social Media Officer: Jason Pomfret - assistants Simon Coutts-Bain & Jarrod Larkham AABC & BFA Delegate: Kevin Sutherland

Training / Skills Officer: Clive Simmons Education Officer: Andrew Edge Events & Demonstrations Officer: Pete Kennedy-Furner

Grant Writting & Funding Applications Officer: Denise Allen

Bonsai Open Manager: Andrew Edge

Bonsai Open Committee Members: Jen Thorn, Jarrod Larkham, Andrew Warnest, Clive Simmons, April Edler, Dane Buchardt, Denise Allen, Rob Darnley

Joining the club committee is a great way to give back to the bonsai community. If you have some spare time, are enthusiastic positive & solutions focused, this could be a fun & rewarding experience. Positions become vacant at our AGM in August & the nomination process (self or other) begins in July, nomination forms are here (word format) or (PDF format)

Position Descriptions for Committee & Volunteer Roles are here (PDF Format)

Life Members

Members are the heart of our club - some members have contributed above and beyond the call of duty.
Over the years, committees found the following people worthy of Life Membership of the Central Coast Bonsai Club. We thank them for their efforts and contribution in improving both our club and the art of bonsai.

Lambert Wellington * Milton Larven * Shirley Larven

Alan Rochester * Denise Allen Kevin Sutherland

Karen Patterson John Batty * Shane Marmara

Steve Reeve