This month’s drinks will be on Sunday 19th June from 3 to 5 pm at the Dancing Dog Cafe, corner Raleigh and Albert Streets, Footscray.

This month’s theme is Sharing = Community.

Neesh Wray will share her stories and experiences of local community sharing projects, including establishing the Western Urban Harvest Swap Meet and other commmunity initiatives.

EmPOWering Community Drinks will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 3-5pm.  Each gathering includes a speaker or activity around a topic, as well as time to share your thoughts and to enjoy a drink with and meet other locals.

Everybody welcome. Drinks at bar prices.

If you are interested in helping organise these events on an ongoing basis, email Katerina: membership@pow.org.au. We’d love to have you on board!

Regular gatherings aimed at inspiring and facilitating the building of a resilient, nurturing and empowering community in the west.

Each gathering includes a speaker or activity around a topic, as well as time to share your thoughts and to enjoy a drink with and meet other locals.

Our next gathering will be at the Dancing Dog, cnr Albert and Raleigh Streets, Footscray on Saturday 14th May from 3-5pm.

Kate Leslie will introduce our theme of building resilient communities, including how Transition Hobsons Bay is responding to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil.

Hosted by Permaculture Out West. Everybody welcome. Drinks at bar prices. Please RSVP if you can to membership@pow.org.au

Healthy Waterways Waterwatch program is running this event as part of the Drain Spotters project being run across the west in 2010.

When:             2:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Sunday July 25
Where:           Footscray Boat Social Club Hall, Maribyrnong Boulevard, Footscray.  Melway 42 D2
Please book to assist us with catering.  For more information or to book, please contact Sam Harrison: sam.harrison@melbournewater.com.au Phone 9235 7037

Tusked Frog

Hi,

Thanks for your interest in taking action about the C90 Footscray Planning
Scheme amendment. I held a jam packed meeting last night in my office -
approximately 40 people attended and at least another 15 emailed in their
apologies. Thanks to everyone that was able to make it at such short notice

We are extremely concerned about the amendment – the excessive heights
being proposed in the Footscray CAD, the changes in residential areas
proposed, and the removal of the requirement to notify neighbouring
properties, and the rights to appeal against developments at VCAT- even
when the developments don’t meet the proposed guidelines!

I have attached all the documents that were distributed last night:
an information sheet summarising what we see as the main concerns with
the amendment
the report that Maribyrnong Council considered on Tuesday night when
they resolved to oppose aspects of the Amendment
the map of height limits from the Footscray Strategic Planning Framework
the map of height limits as adopted by Maribyrnong Council in 2006

The important thing now is that you get your submission in by Monday, to
Planning Panels Victoria, Level 1, 8 Nicholson St, East Melbourne.

It doesn’t have to be a thesis – it can just be a paragraph on the issues
that you are most concerned about.

If you aren’t able to get your submission in the post tomorrow then you can
either email it to Colleen at colleen.hartland@parliament.vic.gov.au by
11am Monday and we will print out your submission and deliver it into the
city by the end of the day, or you can drop it off at our office at 75
Victoria St, Seddon (also by 11am).

We can also print off copies of this information for you to distribute to
your street. If you would like us to do this for you, please reply to this
email and you can drop in tomorrow to pick up the materials, and get them
out to people asap, in time for them to do a submission by Monday morning
to email or drop off to Colleen.

Thanks again for your interest,

Janet

9689 6373
0439 363 846
janet.rice@parliament.vic.gov.au
http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

who has been inspired to knock on neighbours doors to share the harvest love?

Come down to the February urban harvest and find out!

Saturday 6th February
Same time, same place
10-11.30am (always first saturday of every month)

211 Nicholson St, Footscray (Grasslands)

Whatever you’ve got growing or cooking or jamming or to share – everyone and anything is welcome -

PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES, ZUCCHINI, TOMATOES, greens, citrus, eggs, honey, manure, coffee grinds, preserves, jam, homemade sourdough bread or biscuits, companion plants, herbs (think small bunches or root stock) and loads of fruit and veg of course!

Hope to see you and your little urban harvest swappers for some community bonding and a great chat!

neesh

And what effect will the scorching heat and then buckets of rain have on their progress?!

I am sure many of you are dusting your bottling and jamming (and maybe drying?) technology – enjoy the abundance of summer and stone fruits
(and good luck not over-indulging!)

Hope you can make it to the december WESTSIDE swapmeet with whatever goodies you have growing or cooking or jamming at the moment

Saturday 5th December
Same time, same place
10-11.30am (always first saturday of every month)

211 Nicholson St, Footscray (Grasslands)

Whatever you’ve got growing or to share – everyone and anything is welcome -

greens, citrus, eggs, honey, manure, coffee grinds, preserves, jam, homemade sourdough bread or biscuits, companion plants, herbs (think small bunches or root stock), seedlings, scones, smiles, and fruit and veg of course!

Hope to see you and your little urban harvest swappers for some community bonding and a great chat!