Date: Thursday 27 November 2025
Time: 11:00am (AEST)
Location: Online event – join from your computer, smartphone or tablet
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online, making it easy for all members to take part, wherever you are.
You can:
- Attend live to hear presentations, ask questions and vote, or
- Nominate a proxy to vote on your behalf if you can’t attend.
More details will be sent directly to members by Vero Voting, our independent meeting and voting service. This information will be sent via email if you have supplied this to us, or via post if you have not supplied an email address.
Meeting documents
2025 AGM Notice of Meeting
Proxy Form (if you do not wish to use the online portal)
Spinal Life Australia’s Constitution
2024 Annual General Meeting Minutes
Annual Financial Statements and Reports
Spinal Life Australia 2024-25 Annual Report
- Click here to download the 2024-25 Annual Report or click on the image below
Have your say at this year’s AGM
Election of Directors
Members will be voting for one Elected Director position at this year’s AGM.
Below are profiles on each of the candidates:
Mr Mark Blowers
Mark Blowers is an Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant and passionate disability advocate with over ten years’ experience building a more accessible and inclusive Australia.
After sustaining a spinal injury in 2012 while living in regional Western Australia, Mark experienced the challenges of accessing specialist care in remote areas. This drives his commitment to improving equity and inclusion for people with disabilities across all communities.
Mark has contributed to co-design projects at local, state, and national levels, including the Western Australian State Disability Strategy, the Ready to Go Home Project, and initiatives with local governments and organisations such as Perth Airport. He currently serves as Chair of People with Disabilities WA (Inc) and recently completed a two-year term on the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Advisory Committee.
An Australian para-athlete and active volunteer, Mark’s experience and ongoing LeadAbility training equip him to contribute strongly as a Director on the Spinal Life Australia Board.
Mr Martin Hume
Martin has lived-experience and insight into acquired physical disability after sustaining an SCI in 2007 aged eighteen.
Professionally, Martin’s background is in development and investment. He is currently director of a private investment group and is undertaking further postgraduate study at Harvard University. Previously, he was a non-executive director of an early-stage technology company acquired in 2023 by health insurer nib Group.
Martin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Otago, and a Master of Business Law and Bachelor of Property and Sustainable Development from Bond University. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was a Directing Change Scholar for 2024.
Martin will contribute contemporary commercial insights and generational diversity to the Board. He believes Spinal Life can enhance its relevance and reputation, achieve better outcomes for members, and have greater social impact through adopting a modern approach to services and operations.
Ms Gyl Stacey
Gyl Stacey has been the Chair of the Board of Spinal Life Australia since 2019, and in that time, the organisation has performed well ahead of its peers in service delivery, customer satisfaction and extensive advocacy.
Gyl joined the Board in 2016, initially appointed because of her decades of lived experience with paraplegia, her extensive business skills and, more than that, her passion to make the world a better place for people with disabilities.
She has won awards as a senior executive, guiding organisations through the changes forced by technology, economic conditions and public expectation. She has a Bachelor of Business and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Most recently, in a vote of confidence in the organisation’s strategy and ability to deliver, Spinal Life Australia was awarded a grant of $30 million for a new Healthy Living Centre, a project that is now underway.
Amendment to the Constitution
At this year’s AGM, members will be asked to vote on an amendment to the Spinal Life Australia Constitution.
Spinal Life is committed to maintaining an accurate and up-to-date Register of Members to support timely communication, uphold members’ rights to participate in decision-making processes, and ensure compliance with constitutional and regulatory obligations.
The organisation has waived the annual subscription fee since 2020. An unintended consequence of this approach has been a marked increase in the number of inactive members recorded on the Register of Members, impacting the accuracy of member data and engagement efforts.
To support accurate member records and ensure effective communication, the Board recommends the inclusion of a new provision in the Constitution that empowers the Company to cancel a member’s membership where the member does not respond within 60 days to a formal request to update or verify their contact and membership details.
The proposed amendment also provides a mechanism for immediate re-instatement of membership should a person who was previously a member be removed from the Register of Members under the new provision, if they seek reinstatement in the 6 months following their removal.
The recommended change reflects the Board’s commitment to maintaining the integrity of the Register of Members, while providing reasonable opportunity for members to confirm their information.
Recommended Amendment
Insertion of a new clause 31.4, as follows:
“31.4 Without limiting clauses 30.1, 31.1, 31.2 or 31.3, a member (whether an individual member, a corporate member or an honorary life member) automatically ceases to be a member where they do not respond within sixty (60) days of the date of a notice given in writing by or on behalf of the Company requesting that member to update or verify their contact or membership details. Any member who ceases to be a member under this clause 31.4 and who contacts the Company for reinstatement within the 6-month period following their cessation is to be immediately reinstated as a member. Nothing in this clause 31.4 prevents a member who has ceased being a member under this clause from reapplying to become a member.”
Making your vote count
Only Spinal Life Ordinary Members and their proxies can vote at the AGM. Employees are welcome to attend and ask questions but are not eligible to vote.
If you have a question before the AGM, please contact Irene Campbell on 07 3435 3121 or email icampbell@spinal.com.au
You can also ask questions prior to or during the AGM via the Vero Meeting Portal.
Lodging your proxy vote
If you can’t attend, you may appoint a proxy – an individual or a body corporate – to vote on your behalf.
Your proxy:
- Does not have to be a Spinal Life member
- Must attend the AGM online to submit your vote
- May be directed how to vote or vote at their discretion
- Can be the Chair of the meeting, if you choose
Proxy form details will be sent by Vero Voting with the official Notice of AGM.
To be valid, proxy forms must be received by Tuesday 25 November 2025 at 11:00am (AEST).
Voting during the AGM
Voting is simple through the Vero Meeting Portal, which allows you or your proxy to vote securely during the meeting.
During the AGM:
- The Chair will open and close voting for each resolution.
- You can change your vote any time before voting closes.
To participate, you’ll need:
- A computer, smartphone or tablet
- A reliable internet connection
Tip: Log in 15 minutes early to allow time for any technical checks.
Your personalised meeting link will be emailed by Vero Voting in late October with the Notice of AGM.
If you’ve appointed a proxy, they’ll receive their own meeting link to act on your behalf.
Need assistance?
Click here to download a guide to using the Vero Meeting Portal.
For any other support, contact Irene Campbell on 07 3435 3121 or email icampbell@spinal.com.au
About the voting
All voting is conducted independently by Vero Voting, ensuring a transparent and fair process.
Full voting results will be published on this page by 5:00pm (AEST) following the meeting.