I think the first thing you need to do is download the Fair Trading document Strata Living and give that a good read. You might also want to have a look around the Fair Trading website HERE.
Just to be clear, the strata manager does what the committee wants, not the other way around (unless it would be illegal). So, when you’re ready, ask the SM to call an EGM.
And yes, you should have the owners contact details, since you are effectively the secretary of the owners corporation (body corporate).