 The result was that Brian Loffler of CAA Data Aid in Adelaide was appointed to the board as Joint Company Secretary and given the task of setting up the Adelaide office.At the same time, it was decided that Cameron Forbes of the "Melbourne Age" should be paid a retainer to undertake any editorial duties that the "New Internationalist" team in the UK required.This ensured that significant financial savings were made since, not only did the board not have to pay a full-time editor’s salary, but also costly airfares to the UK were reduced significantly (Bob Hawkins had frequently flown over to the UK to participate in editorial meetings with the UK team).