Financial Management Seminar

Last week, James and I (as well as AJ, Darryn and Leanne) attended a BOT Financial Management Seminar as part of our BOT Training.  I learnt a lot about how to read our financial statements and realised that I still have a lot to learn!  Steve is coming to our BOT meeting in July to specifically talk about our statements at RSS.  I feel as though I am now in a good position to ask specific questions.

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