MINUTES OF MEETING

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BURGO’S SHED
Monday 31st August 2009

PRESENT:
John Burgess, Peter Auty, Annie Robertson, Judy Baker, Ric Stubbings,
Julie Bateman

APOLOGIES:
Nil

JOHN BURGESS REPORT:

1. John’s week:
Tuesday: Community House Grant for $1.67m has been granted for
Flowerdale Community House. This was a Jobs Fund Grant done with the FCH
in conjunction with Gerry Gentle. We now have another one of the top three
of our 14 Community Objectives (Priorities) with a green light.
Time now to focus on the next of our 14 objectives.
2. Communications: Update from VBRRA is they have started looking at the
Recovery Plans and expect to come back to CRCs and will be looking @
Community priorities and for donor matches.
Need clarity on mobile, high speed broadband etc communications so
scoping reviews can be completed, and any gaps which may occur to be
identified and look at how we are able to achieve.
3. Water & Sewerage: John and Ricto meet with Frank Maas to look at options
for water and sewerage in Flowerdale as advised by VBBRA.
4. John did ABC documentary which is to be launched in September via ABC TV
website.
5. IPO: www.builditback.org is able to be viewed.
Power and communications problems @ Hub are being dealt with. Darley’s
final contributions to the IPO are imminent. VBRRA input into the Flowerdale
IPO is now much greater.
Opening of IPO with VBRRA and media is still to be negotiated.
6. Mara Bunn, Green Cross will be here on Wednesday. They are lobbying Prime
Minister Rudd, John Brumby, Bill Shorten, Christine Nixon, Ben Hardman,
Wong, Peter Garrett re: a $3m government funding for a Build it Back Green
(BIBG)project. Habitat for Humanity Australia and BIBG project havelinked
themselves with the FRC.
7. Mt Evelyn Retirement Village have $2000 to target for a project for
Flowerdale. Work engine will work on this.
8. FRC sponsors need to follow up on their work engines, to ensure they are
working effectively. Action: Julie to follow up.
9. The Section 86 Terms of Reference (TOR)have been tabled. Section 86
Committees are now being called “advisory committees”. Our TOR is firstly
to determine a priority plan for Flowerdale. Action: Julie is to provide a copy
of the Advisory Committee’s TOR to each member of the FRC.
FRC to read carefully and make comments for next Monday nights meeting to
discuss.
Also attending next Monday’s meeting will be Betsy Harrington, Kim Fawcus,
Leanne Pleash, Liam McCarthy & one responsible decision maker from MSC
to explain to us why we need to sign the TOR.
FRC – Fawcus – PCG – Section 86 (an advisory group to the Council but has no
enforceable power).
10. Grants: Email dated 31stAug. Dept of Family Services & Indigenous Affairs
for specific items or for reimbursement to volunteers for fuel, costs etc.
Identify people for grants so we can distribute application forms.
11. Laptops: We have 50 laptop computers arriving Tues from BHP Billiton. These
are to be allocated.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
12. Julie:
Work engine is ready to do work for the hall. They are hoping to have a
verandah added.
Action: Julie to identify those people on the work engine. Do they need a
Permit? To follow up with Liam McCarthy.
Material Aid surveys have gone out to community to see what people still
need. Surveys will be collected 4th September to be analysed and reported at
FRC meeting for discussion.
13. Friday Night: need posters @ Store, Rec, Hub, need to promote this Friday.
Theme for night is Pasta Night and FRC’s theme is “Celebration and
Community Connectedness”.
Action: UGFM to be contacted by Annie. Julie to prepare poster & give to Ric
for enlarging to be distributed.
14. Pete Auty:
Meeting was held with Sustainability Victoria on Saturday and Peter Williams.
We were given a tour and now they are very interested in Flowerdale.
Moores Roadproject is on task. Altona Lions have been contacted. Media in
Altona is interested.
15. Judy Baker: Report on Services Meeting @ Hall.
Anglican Church wants to bring a person in to work with kids.
David & Debbie Nelson will be connecting people to this service. School kids
especially school attendance rates etc need support.
Kimberley from Pathways spoke about Community Development, Outreach &
Material Aid. Hoping to get a Community Development Outreach Worker for
Flowerdale. Action: John to send email to follow up on this specific outreach
worker.
Jim spoke passionately about teenagers.
Alan from Lions arewilling to fill gaps where others cannot. FRC needs to
identify these gaps. Lions also want to be involved in memorial. Also they
are concerned about psychological First Aid.
Claire from Youth Services @ Kildonan also asked at this meeting:
Can service workers such as Centrelink@ Hub attend Friday Night? (Our
answer: Yes).
Bushfire Case Management Service will end in June 2010.
16. Also asked at the meeting: who is sourcing grants for the Work Engines?
Need to appoint someone from within the Work Engine to source Grants.
17. September 24thHall Backyard Blitz.
18. Judy Baker:
Do HOHA want to put an advertisement into the Cricket club newsletter.
Answer Yes.
FCC starting their pre-season training soon, before the end of Sept. Would
like to use Flowerdale Nets. John happy to provide netting, but must be
erected correctly, maintained (including ground maintenance). This is a
Recreation Club issue.
19. Julie Bateman: Minutes of meetings to be published in Flowerdale Community
Newsletter.
MEETING ENDED 10.25PM