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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 19:41 |
MEETING OF THE JRCPA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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Date
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11th June 2011.
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Venue
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Rosie’s
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Open
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The meeting was opened at 16:55pm by the President
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Present
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David Shepard, Chris Bawn, Joe Malvicino and Rod Heath
with 3BN Chair Lorri Fischer
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Not Attending
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Richard Wilson, Cheryl Teague, Keith Allen. All comments made by members not attending were made in their review of these minutes.
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Minutes of previous meeting
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That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 14th May 2011 be taken as read. M. JM, S. DS
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Business Arising
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M. DS, S. CB that the business arising from the previous minutes be dealt with in the next regular meeting. CARRIED.
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AD HOC MEETING
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As Presiding Member, the President ascertained that a quorum of 3 was attained.
The purpose of the ad hoc meeting as given in notification is as "Three Brother issues and community engagement". Normal reports and correspondence to be suspended until next regular Management Committee Meeting (within 1 month).
The president reported as followed:
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The business meet and greet at Rosie's hosted by the RDA was a big success. However, someone managed to surreptitiously remove all the business cards from the bowl meticulously gathered by owner LF. Hopefully someone will have a fit of conscience and return them.
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CB was thanked for his fine proofreading and correction work with the 3BN Guide. His efforts were most appreciated to help deliver the 3BN Guide on-time and ready for the RDA event.
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DS underscored that the Project Steering Committee for the Community of the Three Brothers group had requested that the 3BN make it clear it's a business-oriented organisation, and that all future correspondence from the 3BN should highlight this plainly, to avoid confusion with the new group.
Discussion was then opened by the President for the issue at-hand, the Three Brothers Network and engagement of regional business. Various options to introduce the 3BN concept plan through various media and methods were discussed with several resolutions to continue work and to report at the next regular management committee meeting.
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GENERAL BUSINESS
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No additional issues were raised by members present
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NEXT MEETING
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Agreed date for the next regular meeting of the management committee was set to:
3pm Saturday 25th of June
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CLOSE
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The meeting closed at 6:45 pm.
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Certain sections of these minutes have been redacted as commercial-in-confidence, although the nature and general topics discussed have been accurately summarised herein. The full version has been made available to the Management Committee Executive for review.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 19:28 |
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NOTES FROM A MEETING OF INTERESTED PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PROPSOED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE “THREE BROTHERS NETWORK 3BN CALLED BY THE JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY PROGRESS ASSOCIATION
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Date
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23rd February 2011 at 10:30am
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Venue
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Rosie’s, Johns River.
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The meeting was opened at 10:30am by Mr Peter Besseling, Member for Port Macquarie.
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Present
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Per signed attendance sheet. Sheet was taken and retained by Mr peter Besselling’s office. Attendees unable to be listed.
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Apologies
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No call was made for apologies at the meeting.
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WELCOME
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By Mr Peter Besseling, thanking everyone for coming and inviting all present to identify themselves and their activity. Persons first names noted were Sherry (B&B), Natalie (Kew), Bruce (JR), Sharon (P Besseling’s office), Judy & Richard )Hannam Vale), Lorri (Rosie’s), David (JRCPA), Lyn & Jane (Moorland CPA), Carson (Moorland Post Office), Jan (B&B, Moorland Business Group), Alison (Kew), Mavis (Kendall) and Kevin (Wauchope, I & I Projects).
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Peter Besseling then talked about developing an overarching strategy though the proposed 3BN. We need a common theme but still have local groups. Develop a sustainable economy. I note comments made.
Each organisation discussed what they are doing at present with the people from Kew providing the most extensive list of community activities.
Peter Besseling then summarized the discussion with the following points
- Co-ordination – power to purchase for regional benefits.
- Village Plan – all have (except Hannam Vale) but he notes that no funding is attached to the Village Plans that were developed.
- Signage needed
- Agricultural opportunities exist
- Local roads – prioritise and pressure
- Each community has common economic plan
- need for a broad economic plan
There was much discussion about including Harrington and Laurieton. No final decision was made with arguments each way.
There was much discussion about the need for an incorporated association and no final conclusion was reached, but many tended to feel that a lose organisation would be suitable.
Most people present thought the area should be known as the “Three Brothers Region”.
Peter Besseling advised it would be best to have another meeting in about May 2011 (after the election) and that it would be good to have 2 representatives from each community present to take the proposal further. He undertook to arrange that meeting. Keith expressed opposition to this stating another meeting should be held within 1-2 weeks. Peter Besseling indicated that would not be suitable as he needed to get 2 representatives of each group organized first and the election and government shut down would mean this will take time. There was a concern that there would not be representatives from Coopernook or Kew.
The meeting ended with the matter in the hands of Mr Peter Besseling to arrange a further meeting with 2 representatives from each community.
David Shepard, President of the Johns River Community Progress Association will then proceed to direct the meeting through the following steps with the intention that a new Incorporated Association be established to be called the Three Brothers Network – 3BN. David utilised a draft of a Prospectus to outline the following information.
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CLOSE
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The meeting closed at 12:10 pm or thereabouts.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 19:26 |
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MINUTES OF THE JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY PROGRESS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE
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Date
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3rd June 2011.
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Venue
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Rosie’s
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Open
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The meeting was opened at 11:07 am by the President
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Present
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David Shepard, Joe Malvicino, Keith Allen, Lorri Fischer
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Apologies
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·N/A
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Minutes of previous meeting
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Minutes of the previous meeting were not presented for adoption and will be presented at the next meeting.
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GENERAL BUSINESS
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The presiding member, the President, determined that there was a quorum of three per section 21 of the rules of the association for an ad hoc meeting with less than 24 hours notice
To enable 3BN membership as specified in the 3BN prospectus the following motions were raised
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1.····· That the prospectus prepared and distributed by the President be adopted. Moved David Shepard, Seconded Joe Malvicino.
CARRIED
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2.····· The membership fees for the JRCPA be taken from the 3BN membership fees. All 3BN members will remain ordinary members of the JRCPA upon acceptance of their application for 3BN. The new 3BN membership will confer additional benefits and responsibilities to the 3BN special members as set forth in the prospectus. Moved Keith Allen, Seconded Joe Malvicino.
CARRIED
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3.····· The 3BN membership applications are now receivable. Moved David Shepard, Seconded Keith Allen.
CARRIED
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NEXT MEETING
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TBA
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CLOSE
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The meeting closed at 11:12am.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 19:37 |
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Sunday, 27 March 2011 08:44 |
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After an initial meeting at Rosie’s, community groups have a better understanding of their Three Brothers neighbours.
The meeting at Rosie’s on the 23rd of February was well-attended and gave the community groups an overview of issues in our region as they related to economic development and tourism.
Peter Besseling kindly “herded the cats” to get everyone together, and chaired the meeting at Rosie’s late last month. and all were particularly impressed at the assembled level of local knowledge, commitment and understanding of the various processes required to put our region on the map.
To assist the process, the JRCPA has formed a committee to help foster the Three Brothers as a region concept, with local café owner Lorri Fischer chairing, with Keith Allen as Secretary. They will flesh out their committee and its works in the near future, reaching out to local area businesses to be involved in the various steps needed to form policy and to fund the group.
The meeting was deliberately kept as small as possible, with only a handful of representatives chosen for their experience in operating in community groups and dealing with the various levels of government.
The JRCPA has resolved at our last Committee Meeting to help launch the Three Brothers idea locally, and to liaise with any body formed through the process of consensus started last month. See the article below for more details.
With lucky, local area businesses and residents alike can really benefit from branding our region so it’s recognisable and attractive to tourists and businesses alike!
David Shepard, President
New 3BN Committee
The Association has formed a subcommittee for the promotion more extensive promotion of our area. The subcommittee is called the “Three Brothers Network (3BN)” and proposes to pursue promotion of the following in a way that will help maintain the viability of our Village post by-pass by –
- Promoting the development of agriculture and agricultural industry and boutique industries;
- Promoting agrotourism and working though the agrotourism network already established;
- Promoting ecotourism and working through the ecotourism network already established.
- Promoting the establishment of a Farmers Market at Johns River in line with the Johns River Markets and work through the established Farmers Markets Network.
- Promoting the eating of good food in season and achieve this though encouraging existing businesses and developing a wider knowledge of our own resources and how those can be promoted and extended.
Work has commenced with the development of Rosie’s at Johns River which has and will continue to develop signature cuisine which will increasingly become known for produce in our area (see article on page 2). For the promotion of agriculture and the development of agricultural industry and boutique agricultural industry, a matrix has been developed to outline industries as a guide for what is needed to establish an industry. Each of these first steps is to be taken further.
Already Rosie’s is experiencing good patronage and we are pursuing better signage for the travelling public to become more aware of what goodies we have here.
There is no doubt that a strong net presence is an essential communication tool utilized by potential visitors. The Three Brothers Network will shortly have its own website that provides a platform for all members to display their information. If you become a Three Brothers network member, you will have a free listing on new website, plus a link to your own web site. The 3BN website will be used for promoting those items listed above and specials, events and the latest news.
Keith Allen, Secretary
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Sunday, 06 March 2011 08:27 |
MINUTES OF THE JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY PROGRESS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Date
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5th March 2011.
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Venue
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Rosie’s
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Open
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The meeting was opened at 5:30 by the President
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Present
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David Shepard, Chris Bawn, Joe Malvicino, Keith Allen, Lorrie Fischer, Stan Davies, Rod Heath.
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Apologies
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Cheryl Teague, Richard Wilson
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Minutes of previous meeting
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That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 7th February 2011 be taken as read. M. Chris Bawn, S. Joe Malvicino.
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Business Arising
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The following matters from the minutes of the prior meeting were discussed-
- The Vice president, Chris Bawn, sent a card to Deena and Brian Lane.
- The GTCC will commence construction of the first stage of the boardwalk in March using Worth Building as contractors for the work.
- The meeting with LPMA and Council over the status of land ownership along Koolyangarra Way and Johns River Road indicated a complex mix of past actions and a need for the ownership of the areas to be clearly delineated in transfer of the land to GTCC. Council indicated this as acceptable as a step towards the Council then establishing a management regime for the areas involved that are not retained as public road. Moved Keith Allen, Seconded David Shepard that we write to Council requesting advice when ownership is sorted out so we can proposed management planning and management responsibility for the areas involved and that we request the Council that the land be classified as “Community Land” in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the Local Government Act 1993, prior to the areas coming into Council ownership. CARRIED.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 18:53 |
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Friday, 04 March 2011 19:41 |
MINUTES OF THE JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY PROGRESS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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Date
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7th February 2011.
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Venue
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Rosie’s
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Open
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The meeting was opened at 6:06PM by the President
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Present
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David Shepard, Chris Bawn, Joe Malvicino, Keith Allen, Lorrie Fischer, Richard Wilson, Rod Heath, Stan Davies.
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Apologies
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Cheryl Teague, Deena Lane.
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Minutes of previous meeting
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That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 11th December 2010 be taken as read. M. David Shepard, S. Joe Malvicino. CARRIED
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Business Arising
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M. David Shepard, S. Rod Heath that the business arising from the minutes be dealt with under General Business. CARRIED.
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REPORTS
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President
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The president reported on
1. Public Officer Deena is feeling poorly at present following a motor vehicle accident and could not be present at the meeting. It was agreed that Chris would send a get well card to Deena and Brian.
2. Boardwalk. A meeting was held on site with GTCC. The walk cannot be constructed in front of Rosie’s due to the wordings of the grant and that the area in front of Rosie’s would need substantial reinforcement work by GTCC, of which funds are not available and it falls outside the scope of the grant. The boardwalk will now extend from Station Street, near Koolyangarra, to the footbridge.
3. Ownership of land near and around the bus stop. The Land & Property Management Authority will determine the status and ownership of land extending from Johns River Road south along Koolyangarra Way and report same to the next meeting of the JRIG. The options for the future management of the land were discussed however it was agreed to await the determination of ownership before further considering how to proceed with implementing village plan elements in this area.
4. The Association should investigate the options open for grant applications to
a. Small Communities Awareness Fund
b. Small Chamber of commerce Fund.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 March 2011 21:27 |
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Sunday, 12 December 2010 08:14 |
MINUTES OF THE JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY PROGRESS ASSOCIATION
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Date 24th September 2010
Venue The meeting was held at The Johns River community Hall.
Open The meeting was opened at 4:12pm by the President.
Present David Shepard, Richard Wilson, Keith Allen, Rod heath, Joe Malvicino.
Apologies Cheryl Teague, Chris Bawn.
Minutes of previous
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That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9th September 2010 be
taken as read. M. Keith Allen, S. Joe Malvicino.
Business Arising M. Keith Allen, S. Rod Heath that the business arising from the minutes be dealt with under General Business. CARRIED.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 December 2010 08:18 |
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Saturday, 23 October 2010 06:56 |
One of our best years yet is definitely underway!
To all who recently raised their hands to join the JRCPA Management Committee -- your efforts are deeply appreciated and recognised by the community. The number of random comments I've had from villagers are great, ranging from "it's so great you are all involved like this", to "we would never have done as well with the RTA without the Progress Association". It has been amazing over the last year, and hopefully we will maintain community support into the future.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 23 October 2010 09:49 |
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Stan Davies, Chair, Landscaping Committee
David Shepard, Chair, Aboriginal Heritage Group
Nardja Davies, Chair, Cultural Heritage Committee
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