July Theme: Membership & Extension Month
Lookout Reserve
Maintenance Roster: planning
is in progress.
Report of Meeting: 29/8/2017.
Visitors: Peter Dorling and Andrew Keene,
Guest Speakers,
Gary
McDonald, prospective member
- Membership fees are due. $210.00. John Paton
or Noel Emselle will accept them happily and with grace.
- Tiffany travelled home on 21st
August. A farewell function was held.
President:
- Lift the Lid for Mental Health will be on 8th
October. A donation of a bottle of wine at
$15-$20 will help recognize this cause as well as raise some funds. John
Calnin will accept any donations.
- Members are reminded that the Working With
Children forms need to be filled in. A reminder has been sent to those who have
not completed the form.
- A focus group will be established to
determine if there is a need in Ocean Grove to support those people who are
involved in domestic violence. It is proposed that the activity may be similar
to that established in Maryborough. (See Bulletin June 6th.)
- There will be a collection at Bunnings for
Lift the Lid on 5th & 6th October.
- A visit to a project on water in Cambodia is
being planned early next year. See John Calnin if interested.
Fundraising: Volunteers are still needed for the
manning of the gates at the Geelong and District Finals matches. See Peter
Cullen.
Market: The new venue at the Ocean Grove
Park (Ingermell Park) is being promoted as widely as possible. Bookings are
coming in.
Art Show Sub
Committee: Please
return Raffle Books when completed.
Entries have started to come in.
Footy Tipping: Winner: Geoff Ford, Second: Gill Morgan, Third: Bill Walton and in last
place Geoff Brentnall. Congratulations to all participants
Community: - Lookout Reserve revegetation and
general maintenance will be held on Sunday, 10th September at10am.
There are 400 trees to be planted and more volunteers are needed. A BBQ lunch
will be provided and helpers are needed to provide this meal.
A
strategy plan is to be developed involving other interested parties in a small
working group.
Art Show Committee: Entries have started to come in.
Vocational: Two
activities are planned and locked in.
- Driftwood Café on Tuesday 12th
September, 6 for 6.30pm. Ty Symons (owner/manager) will explain how the café
came about and general aspects of café management. This is a partner’s night
and friends and guests are most welcome. Cost for the evening is $30.00, this
includes a wine tasting and a two-course meal. A minimum of 40 people is
needed.
- Visit to the Waltons Piggery on
Sunday 12th November. Please see the recent email for details.
Please note: The
bus will only take 52 people plus driver. NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAN BE ALLOWED ON
THE FARM.
Please email Martin with your
intentions for both these functions.
Social: Several events are planned
including a visit to a drive in movie, progressive dinner and car rally.
Japan Trip: Nicole reported that there are enough
people interested members. This trip will go ahead as enough people have
booked.
Guest Speakers: Peter Dorling and Andrew Keene.
Peter is one of three administrators appointed
to reorganize the City of Greater Geelong Council and Andrew is the Executive
Manager of People and Organization Development.
An Invitation was extended to these speakers
after discussions with COGG and investigating what and how the Club might
undertake projects in our community.
The Council will be returned to an elected body
in October. There will be 13 Councillors and the Mayor will be elected from
within the elected ranks.
The Administrators were charged to look at
Governance, Finances, and Culture within the Council and to formulate a long-range
plan. (30 years).
The interim group was given a relatively short
period to work through their tasks and Peter believes they have done the best
they could. Two Monitors will be appointed for three years to ensure the
Councillors and the staff work well together.
The Budget controlled by the City is nearly 400
Billion and is expended on large capital works, the maintenance of many
valuable assets and development of new projects to enhance and revitalize the
CBD. Some difficult decisions have been made including the closure of the Sale
yards and Osbourne House. The Jail is to be sold but district libraries will
remain.
The Administrators have visited all the wards
in the district and listened to the people including the very large number of
volunteers in the area who are keen to develop and maintain cordial working
relations with the new council.
At question time the future of Osbourne House
and its surrounding facilities especially as far as DIK activities are
concerned was raised. The future is uncertain. The implementation and doing of
local projects was also raised as members are keen to develop a means of
communicating with a person in a position who can deal with requests to enable
members to ‘just do the jobs.’ We were informed that a new structure has been
proposed which will have a holistic approach based on the outcome of projects in
the community, the cost and future strategies.
It was suggested that the Club should invite
the CEO of the City to a meeting every 12 months to answer questions and
discuss matters of interest and concern.
The future is full of interest.
Thank you.
AG.
Please note: Peter Cullen’s Address is 13 Penleigh Crescent not 2
Aldersyde Court as shown in this year’s book.
