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POW Annual General Meeting 25th August 2010

Debbie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:23:08 +0000

Well, a whole year has gone by, and POW is officially a year old. As part of the birthday celebrations, we’re going to have our very first Annual General meeting to elect people for roles of Convenor, Secretary, Treasurer, Events Co-ordinator and Fund raiser. Don’t feel that you could do any of these roles – the people in these roles at the moment have never done these roles before. You learn as you go along, and maybe help improve it by seeing the role in a different way.

The meeting will be held at De’s home, 28 Fontein St West Footscray, starting at 6.30pm. So, feel welcome to come along and maybe even throw your name into the ring for one of the roles. We’re more than happy to join new members up on the night.

There will be a cake!

The POW Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 25th August 2010 at 28 Fontein St West Footscray.

The elections will be held for the following roles:

CONVENOR – Description

receive and answer emails addressed to admin@pow.org.au
receive and respond to correspondence, written and electronic, or forward to someone else to handle where appropriate
Arrange venues for meetings
Keep PcM up to date with goings on with POW

SECRETARY – description

Generally administer the organisation’s affairs – unless delegated to someone else, including -

Maintain hard copy files of correspondence, including copies of emails that are pertinent to POW decisions (any correspondence listed on POW agendas)
Maintain hard copy records of the Minutes of all Committee and General Meetings and of Annual Reports and forward copies of minutes to PcM Secretary.
In consultation with Office Bearers prepare and circulate agendas in advance of POW Executive and General Meetings
Keep minutes of POW Executive and General Meetings, circulate drafts to participants for comment and final versions to be uploaded POW Website
Receive and process applications for admission to membership and of renewals
Provide lists of applications for membership for the agendas for Executive meetings
Maintain a Register of Members of POW
Maintain contact with external groups that have similar interests to POW
Arrange the exchange of newsletters with external groups, by email or post
Forward to the Events Coordinator the details of events proposed by other groups that are of potential interest to PcM members (Events Co-ordinator forwards to PcM)
Receive and answer emails addressed to info@pow.org.au
Receive and answer emails addressed to membership@pow.org.au

TREASURER – description

Maintain hard copy records of all financial transactions
Prepare periodic and annual financial reports and annual financial statement for lodgement with Consumer Affairs
Pay accounts
Prepare and maintain a budget for the management of the organisation’s finances
Process and bank subscription fees
Maintain records of rebates due to POW from PcM (e.g. memberships etc)

FUNDRAISER – description

Work with Treasurer
Co ordinate ways of raising funds and present them to the POW meetings

EVENTS / PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR – description

Liaise with all branches of PcM to coordinate the holding of events
Maintain a Calendar of events and forward to the PIE Editor periodically for publication
Maintain lists of equipment held by branches of PcM and coordinate its use for events
Maintain stocks of publicity material (banners, posters, brochures) for use at public events

CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Kat — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:42:21 +0000

On 25th August, POW will be holding its AGM and we will be voting in new committee members. If you have enjoyed your weekly digest and would like to get more involved, then please come along. Roles up for renewal are:

Convenor
Secretary
Treasurer
Workshop coordinator
Permablitz coordinator
website administrator

We are also interested in hearing from anyone keen to perform other roles, such as events coordinator or fundraiser or interested in running projects such as a LETs or urban wwoofing. So if you have something you think you can offer, please come forward. We have a vision of a thriving, sharing community in the West, but we need lots of active members to make this happen.

If you would like to be more involved in any capacity, please come along to our AGM on Wednesday 25th August at 6:30pm. 28 Fontein St, West Footscray. If you can’t make it, but would like to come to be more involved, then please email us via the contact tab.

POW GENERAL MEETING 30 JUNE 2010 MINUTES

Kat — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:07:22 +0000

Location: Maidstone Community Centre, 21 Yardley St, Maidstone.

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Socialise
6:30 p.m. – 6:35 p.m.	Present: Phillip, Nyree, Anne, De Chantal, Richard, Scott, Katerina. Apologies: Melanie, Deb,
6:35 p.m. – 6.45p.m.	PcM related update – Need to coordinate pie submission. ACTION: Richard will email De, who will submit
6:45-6:55	Annual report – due end July. ACTION: Scott will chase up Mel to see what we need to do
7:05 p.m. – 7.10p.m.	AGM good opportunity for celebration – we are one yr old but have to get key jobs done – electing committee members discussion digressed to how and why enthusiasm has waned and we are not getting lots of people to meetings anymore perhaps we should go back to meetings at peoples houses perhaps we should meet later in evening or on weekends next general meeting is 25^th August We will make it 6:30 for socializing and 7pm start meeting. Venue – De Chantal’s 28 Fontein St West Footscray ACTION: everybody promote in networks bring plate and bottle to share.
7:10 p.m. – 7:15p.m.	Maidstone Hall update KG met with Glen Lawless from Anecto who was very excited and gave in principle agreement for auspiscing Council was briefed on report yesterday. Will decide on Tuesday Please write positive emails to council supporting community program Please attend meeting on Tuesday and get others to go ACTION: Katerina email about council meeting and put on digest Potential for AMES to get involved – they have hostel for migrants from Christmas Island across road Someone is interested in setting up a community bike workshop Building needs work, but we could start working on grounds and outside toilet Urban honey co is interested Vicrelief food bank is interested
7:15 p.m. – 7:20p.m.	Website hosting is there a green option? ACTION: Deb to research alternative and email core group top 3 options. If this is too much work, Deb should email group and someone else will do it.
7:20 p.m. – 7.25p.m.	Ann take over admin of website Ann does not have skills at this stage, but is willing to assist and learn
7:25 p.m.- 7:45p.m.	Updates: Workshops – next is pasta making Sunday 25^th july. Worth advertising through community centres and council. Espalier is 24^th july at mel’s place. Mel to confirm details for pasta making. May need to add workshop if we get rootstock from Council. Werribee is having grafting workshop on 17^th july. Pow will put on website Playgroup – going well. De has more time to put in. Had general meeting and everyone signed themselves up for activities. A number of people taking ownership of group. Going to have playblitzes to attract others. De Chantal to ask members what day/time would suit for meetings. Blitzes – this Saturday a blitz on how to do a blitz at Leah Avene’s house.. Check address is correct on website. Angela Cassela’s blitz August 29^th. Scott has daughter’s piano concert. Try to change to 22^nd. Scott call Angela. Angela Chiew Ashley is in waiting. Scott to talk to her about Blitz in October. werribee park heritage orchard – almost incorporated. Grafting day booked. Need to collect scion wood during week prior to that. will need help. Kat Post on POW website. Pam Morgan and Graeme George are collecting Pear Scion
7:45 p.m. – 8:00p.m.	Other political policy – phillip wonders what our policy is on supporting political parties. A Greens meeting was advertised on our website – about planning. Scott suggested disclaimer on website that we do not have political affiliation but we post things about our community for information social gatherings – not discussed inner north update – not discussed friends of stony creek planting day this Sunday 4^th July 1-3pm Enter of Hyde St opposite Mobil tanks under west gate bridge. Kat to post on website good website is cityfarmer (Canadian)
8:00 p.m.	Close meeting

POW ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 28 APRIL 2010

Kat — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:46:09 +0000

POW ordinary meeting
28th April 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Location: Maidstone Community Centre, 21 Yardley St, Maidstone.

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Socialise
6:30 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Introduction,
• Apologies – Nyree, Delia, Deb, Mel
• Present – Ann, Angela, Kat, Scott, De Chantal, Phillip,
6:35 p.m. – 6.45p.m. PcM related update
– next meeting? Who will go? Meeting & PIE submission roster?
Action from last meeting – Met to email PcM re dates of upcoming meetings and for PIE submissions?
• PcM didn’t give sufficient notice. We will try to attend, but really need more notice. Would like a number of dates in advance, so we can set up a roster.
• PIE submissions – closing date for submissions is in the previous edition
• Anything that is written for other purposes, should be sent to nyree to see if it could also go to PIE
• We will put together a quarterly roster for submissions. The person submittion is responsible for establishing relevant deadline.
• ACTION: Email PcM re need for meeting dates in advance. Write up meeting and submission roster (Kat to discuss with Mel)
6:45-7:50 Convenor update. Role of convenor was to be discussed at exec meeting and role reallocated?
• At exec meeting, Convenor role was split between deb, mel and scott – deb check email, mel is doing admin and organizations side and membership. Scott PR, HR, complaints, questions. If there’s an admin question, contact Mel. If there’s a permaculture question, ask Scott.
• ACTION: kat clarify with mel who is doing membership
6:50 p.m. – 7:05p.m. Exec meeting summary and adoption of anything needing adoption
• Exec meeting was on 21st
• Basically, it was decided to cut key events by half – meeting, blitz and workshop every second month instead of monthly. Dates are in minutes from Exect meeting.
• Mailing list – see minutes from meeting. Kat also raised that it might be best if one person was responsible for uploading info on website, so that the digest always followed same structure and format. De Chantal is happy to do this
• De asked for more photos on website
• Generally agreed we need more info about POW and what we do as discussed at exec meeting
• Perhaps a website task force to discuss with deb when she has more time
• Conscious that we don’t want to load up Deb with too much work. Ann is keen to learn more about web design and would be happy to assist.
• Blitzes – see minutes of exec. We are booked out for rest of year.

7:00 p.m. – 7.05p.m. Maidstone update – social event
• success – saved site, but not for our market garden. Sarah Carter was very impressed by POW. Maidstone community was really happy and wants to have a social event with POW.
• Social event can be at Maidstone. We can bring alcohol, but not provide it.
• ACTION: Kat send Scott tentative dates to make a booking.

7:05 p.m. – 7:10p.m. Permaplaygroup update
• Both are firing on all cylinders. Both models appear to be working.
• Hobsons Bay? – De has contacted them, but not heard back.
• ACTION:; De to follow up with H Bay
• There is now something on POW website about playgroups
• De is in process of getting permission to put photos up and Delia is writing a package to put up on site.
• Process to seed a group is to contact De then come along to each group to see how it works. Then de can give them what they need to do set up themselves.
• Would be good to put an ad on the permablitz site and give something to PIE – De to follow this up.
7:10 p.m. – 7:15p.m. Blitzes update
* angela wanted to know when we will find out about LMW blitz – will be on website
7:15 p.m. – 7.20p.m. Workshops update
• Actions from last month – Mel to contact joel meadows to see if he will do course on permaculture architecture – too busy.
• Mexican cooking workshop? Not discussed
• We have workshops for rest of year listed in exec meetings.
• Angela suggested doing her workshop for her blitz prior to the blitz. Will discuss when organizing the blitz
• Kat chase sourdough person. Scott happy to show how to make a batch of beer, but is using a kit.
• Architecture one would be good for next year.
• When we get enough bottles, we’ll do an informal session at Kat and Joel’s. Joel email Scott to discuss.
7:20 p.m.-7:25 p.m. Project proposal application update – Candice
• what’s next
• project officer?
• Candice not present. Deferred until later
7:25 p.m. – 7:30p.m. Membership Drive & Freebies offered
• Action from previous meeting: list or what we offer and how to track new members – Kat to follow up with Mel
• Have all new members received their freebies so far? – Kat check with mel
7:30 p.m. – 7:35p.m. Werribee Mansion Heritage Orchard update– Richard/Scott
• Scott met with Werribbee mantion yesterday
• Chris pattern and harry van morse from werribee eco centre have done a great job sorting out paper work
• Had a meeting with parks Victoria. They will fence of area with rabbit proof fence.
• Governance issues are being sorted out
• Will order 300 root stock when Richard gets back, which parks Victoria will pay for.
• Still working out water – probably 20,000 litre tanks and reclaimed water from sewage system diluted with rain water
• No shed on site.
• June or july official opening. Grafting workshop july 17th. All trees off site will be registered on a database. Idea is to preserve varieties by getting them out there cheaply.
• Tentative date for public meeting to announce it. – 27th may at pavilion at mansion.
• Entrance to mansion gardens is now free.
7:35-8:00 Other
• Social gathering? – Candice at lentil as anything. Confirm email date. Beer session – joel to email scott re date. Maidstone – kat to email scott re dates., solstice at LMW with de’s quartet. Saturday 19th June. Fire sculpture by angela. Combine with working bee? Kat to talk to srebrenka.
• Olives? – missed the boat.
• LMW committee – Kat and Nyree have been nominated for LMW committee. Have requested and been given permission to be POW reps.
• Update on inner north permaculture group? Ideas on how we link in other than just as a branch of PcM? – at this stage just keep in touch. Mel is in touch with Kate already and De has volunteered to be official liaison. Invite to social events etc. Should have official contact person with responsibility to distribute info.
• ACTION: check with Mel current situation and arrange for De to be contact
8:00 p.m. Close meeting

POW Meeting 24th February 2010 – Minutes

Kat — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:15:47 +0000

POW ordinary meeting

24th February 2010

6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Location: Maidstone Community Centre, 21 Yardley St, Maidstone.

Introduction, Apologies and Welcome: Present – Debbie, De Chantal, Scott, Nyree, Natalie, Angela (new), Katerina, Phillip Apologies – Richard, Delia, Melanie
PcM related update (report back from PcM meeting – Richard’s email) Richard not present and email not accessible. ACTION: Kat forward email to people present for comment and post relevant matters on website. Someone needs to go to next PcM meeting, but need to know when it is. ACTION: Kat email PcM for details of nxt meeting
Strategic meeting – summary (Nyree and Kat) Nyree gave summary of strategic meeting: Nyreee, DeChantal, Melanie, Debbie & Kat met with Jose (De’s husband), who facilitated a process to try and define POW and POW’s role, specifically how our social context (the West) defines who we are and what we do. At this stage the process is incomplete, but we plan to meet again. In the meantime, Nyree and Kat will write up a summary of the meeting so far Kat mentioned that one thing that came up was how to get people involved in active roles, so that we can achieve more. Kat wants to make up a notice board that we can have at all workshops, permaplaygroups etc, explaining who we are, what our vision is and how people can get involved. Roles we are looking for at the moment: fund raiser, events person Angela asked how mailing list worked. Kat explained posting system. Deb mentioned that what we need is a mailing system. This is something to revisit at next exec meeting. ACTION: Nyree and Kat write formal summary of strategic meeting. ACTION: Kat make up noticeboard Natalie mentioned that she came to see if anybody from POW could come to Gaudion reserve to give some expert advice on a community garden. Suggested that we sell our services to advise bodies on gardens and playgroups etc. Scott and Debbie agreed to visit site to give quick sketch plan to take to council. If goes ahead, Natalie is welcome to come back to us for a blitz. Date set: Sunday 7th after preserving workshop.
Brimbank Festival POW is not having a stall. We are not in a position to do so at the moment. Apologies to Candice. We really appreciate her support of POW and hope to support her another time
Action Items from Exec Meeting: MC newsletter article (nyree) – written, published and they’d like more. Nyree is also to write something for next PIE, but doesn’t know when it is due ACTION: kat contact PcM re updates – when next PIE submission Mailing list(Kat) – see above
Project proposal application update – Candice Candice not present. Project proposal deferred to next meeting. Allocate time to really discuss process. ACTION: put on website that we need a project officer
Membership Drive & Freebies offered Deferred to next meeting as Mel not present
Getting more people active in projects and roles See above
Maidstone update Council will decide at next meeting on Tuesday 16^th March. One of our supporters spoke to the mayor at Yarraville station, who said Sarah Carter is in favour of our proposal. Main concern of other councilors is that they will have to invest money in fixing up building. Kat plans to write to councilors pointing out that we do not need building at this stage. It just needs to be made safe ($10,000 by their own estimate). She will also remind them that at this stage we are simply asking for them to give us time to write a proper business plan and look at ways of raising money from sponsors ACTION: Kat write to councilors ACTION: everybody come to meeting on 16^th and email councilors voicing support for project.
Pipemakers Park update Kat met with Srebrenka Kunek, creative director of LMW, who informed her that at this stage, the horticulture subcommittee is not going ahead. However, they would still like some connection with POW Kat mentioned possibility off blitz in return for rent of space LMW is also in negotiations to revitalize railway stations in West, starting with Yarraville. This would involve cafes and stores on stations and growing food near tracks, which would be available for public to take. Left over produce could be preserved/dried etc and sold in shops on stations. At this stage, it is in planning and there is nothing to decide or do, but worth keeping abreast of.
Blitzes 2 people have emailed who want blitzes – angela is one. Angela will be april Other person will be offered may. Pipemakers blitz june in return for a night’s rent there and then we can see how it goes. ACTION: Kat to talk to Srebrenka Angela Chiew wants a winter blitz.
Permaplaygroup update De wants to know if we are okay with her doing her master’s research on our group. All agreed. 2 play groups happening. One is very structured (run by delia and nick at braybrook). Other is not structured at maidstone – run by de Chantal. De and Scott organizing to film playgroup Has proven good way of getting community space looked after. Adam Grubb is willing to help advertise in other suburbs.
Workshops Workshops – going well. Budding one was unfortunate that trees weren’t big enough, but people enjoyed themselves. ACTION: follow up with mel that preserving workshop We need to organize a working bee at maidstone to cover rent here. A Sunday would be good. Kat asked whether the work that the permaplaygroup does would be enough? Follow this up at next meeting
Other forum on here on Wednesday diary date: 21st march 12-3 harmony day and feast. Need volunteers to serve iced teas. Kat raised changing meeting time to 6:30. Scott suggested starting at 6 with half hour social event. (After meeting via email, it was decided that meetings would start at 6pm, but the first hour would be a talk on a topic of interest. Admin items would then get done in the last 40 mins, with a strict time limit of 5 mins for each update) Scott is setting up Maribyrnong community centre and looking for people to be part of it. Setting up nursery there.
Close meetingNext meeting: Wed March 31^st. 6pm. Maidstone Community Centre

Meeting Reminder

Kat — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:39:21 +0000

POW’s first general meeting for the year will be held at Maidstone Community Centre in Yardley St, Maidstone at 6pm on Wednesday 24th February. We’d love to see some new faces – especially if you’re considering becoming more involved with POW and our activities. We have a range of exciting projects we want to get going in the West this year and we will need lots of motivated people to work on them, so come along and meet with us next week to see how you might get more involved!

Reminder: Executive Meeting Rescheduled to early 2010

Melanie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:38:48 +0000

Hello,

Firstly I must apologise for rescheduling the meeting. I want to make this simple as I am feeling it is getting complicated! We must not forget Permaculture is a positive, simple solution to the problems.

As it stands (see below): for clarity

1. MISSION STATEMENT / MISSION – at present we are using PcM vision/mission and develop that as we develop. Found on your latest PIE

Permaculture Melbourne

Our Vision is:
A bioregional network of sustainable communities living in harmony with the environment.

Permaculture Melbourne’s Mission is to:
Promote the application of Permaculture principles in the design of communities and the landscapes that support them:
Support its members in the pursuit of those goals and Network with like minded organisations

Our Core values are:
Care of the earth.
Care of people.
Sharing of skills, knowledge and production.
Reducing consumption.
Recognising that there are natural limits to growth, and our activities must restore health to the planet.

Benefits include access to field trips, newsletter, Permaculture library, social events and opportunities to participate in projects and
activities and to network and improve skills. PIE is published by Permaculture Melbourne

2. MAILING LIST – all people who have filled in the request to be added to the mailing list will be added to the POW website listing. There is a clause on the bottom of anything they receive they are able to unsubscribe. Each person subscribed will recieve an update of what has been posted during the week on the website. Deb, Kat & Mel are able to post. Anything you want posted please email to Deb, Kat or Mel. Deb is the only one with access to administration of the site for security reasons. So this means Deb will maintain the mailing list, removing those who wish to be removed. We are able to send out special emails to all who have added themselves to the list, only for POW and POW activities.

3. Roles:
These are the roles that were chosen at the first meeting. An addition is Nyree as the permablitz co-ordinator. If you want to fill any roles, please bring it up at next meeting.
Office Bearers:
Convenor/Contact Person – Mel
Treasurer – Katerina (Monica = backup)
Events Co-Ordinator – Scott
Secretary – later
Fundraising – later
Signatories to bank account – Mel, Kat, Monica (any 2 needed to sign).
Trunk Rep – rotational

4. Maidstone/Pipemaker/Woofers/etc – I suggest the people who want to be involved in these and want to start any other projects, form a sub commitee and take control of them. All correspondence should be posted on the website (please forward to “Debbie Campbell” , “Melanie Henkel” , “Katerina Gaita” to post). Please send a request to anyone who wants to involve themself in a project, they should contact/ should email the person co ordinating directly, then a subgroup can be formed just as the Maidstone has. This is to help free up the emails. Post it on our website so we can share with more people. We have rapidly growing amount of visits to our site! 2500 since its conception I am told! Well done everyone.

Take Care & Merry Christmas

Permaculturely Yours,
Melanie Henkel
Convenor

Minutes from POW 25/11/09

Melanie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:45:20 +0000

Minutes

POW meeting no. 8

25 November 2009

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Location: 9 Exhibition St West Footscray

Attendees: Richard, Kate, Mel, Deb, Scott, Shaun, John, Nyree, Delia, Kat, De Chantal, and the man from Friends of Stony Creek

Apologies: Monica

Introduction and Welcome

2 new people attended their first POW meeting. Welcome to Kate and the man from Friends of Stony Creek (sorry, but I didn’t note your name down)

What is POW? What are we about? Where are we going?

Lot of food for thought. Decision made to move the discussion to the next Executive meeting. In the meantime, everyone to read the POW Principles draft document as a way of starting to think about this.

Pipemakers Park (Kat)

Background – Living Museum of the West (LMW) Creative Director Srbrenka offered land and nursery lease deal to POW. Decision by Mel, Deb & Nyree (Kat doesn’t agree with the decision by accepts it) that POW wasn’t ready to take on the responsibility of the undertaking, with only 8 members, many of whom have young families. Instead, POW has accepted the kind offer by Srbrenka for POW members being invited to form a Horticultural Subcommittee. This subcommittee would advise LMW on horticultural aspects at Pipemakers park.

Scott suggested POW could assist with re-invigorating of the indigenous nursery at the site.

Agreed that other groups need to get involved at Pipemakers park

POW Picnic to be held at Pipemakers Park on 29^th November starting 4pm. This is part of the memorybyrnong festival. BYO food. Kat asked that

1. everyone tell as many people as possible to turn up,

2. a list should be available for people to sign up

3. an email must be sent out to all tell them of the event

John Shone update on Pipemakers Park

Job agency service engaged to work at Pipemakers Park. Best case is 20 people start working early January. Worse case – 20 people start working in February.

Overall 200 places are available to blitz the park in 2010, working closely with POW horticultural subcommittee.

Also Highpoint owners have offered to fund activities at the park, to create a link. Previous LMW management didn’t respond. LMW is now looking at these offers.

All agreed there is unrealised potential at Pipemakers Park to bring community together.

Maidstone (Kat)

POW was alerted to the Maidstone Public Hall by a local resident. Maribyrnong City Council (MCC) asked for Expression Of Interest (EOI), Tender and for submissions opposing the sale. POW submitted an EOI for a market garden.

Kat contacted the council regarding an oral submission. As there was a misunderstanding about what POW’s submission was, Kat agreed to change the EOI to be a submission opposing the sale. Michael Clarke and Sarah Carter were present. One of the Maidstone resident, Natasha Mitchell also spoke.

Council makes the final decision and meeting on 16/2/10. MCC will invite POW to the meeting to hear the decision

Kat asked:

1. That as many people as possible turn up

2. An email must be sent out to all to tell them of the event

Nyree suggested an email campaign. Get as many people as possible to send an email opposing the sale.

Suggestion that a committee be formed to arrange a letter writing campaign – write to all councillors, CEO, online petitions

Maidstone Public Hall campaign meeting to be held 20/1/10 at Angela’s home. RSVP to Angela’s email address.

Executive meeting (Kat)

Next executive meeting is 16/12/09 @ Mel’s home starting at 7pm. Anyone is free to attend this meeting. Agenda so far

· What is POW? What are we about? Where are we going?

· What roles does POW need, and who can fill them (Fundraiser, Secretary etc)

· Using the Mailing list for a membership drive (NB Privacy issues re contacting former members. Need to add a clause onto membership form to opt in to receive communications after they’re no longer members)

· Logo

· POW structure – incorporated, co-op?

Possible slogan (Kat)

Permaculture Out West – emPOWering community

Kat suggests we use the slogan “emPOWering community”

Suggestion that the group have a discussion about it using the website comments.

Action: Deb to add post about the slogan

Fund raising projects

What can we do to raise money?

Suggestions where

Gold coin donations at workshops, stalls

Movie night out the back at Nyree’s

Plant propagation, packaging seeds and selling

Selling stainless steel drink bottles or cups with POW logo

Membership drive using the mailing list

John S has experience in grant scheme – willing to help the fundraising officer

Kate – Worm juice is a good money maker

Pot plants with POW logo

Other Business

List of upcoming events (action: Deb to add to website)

Date	Description	Location	Time	Convenor	Comments
21/12/2009	Summer Solstice Celebration	De Chantal’s 28 Fontein St West Footscray	5pm	De Chantal	Mexican theme – BYO food
16/01/2010	Fruit drying	Braybrook Community Centre	10am	Deb
21/02/2010	Budding Day	Braybrook Community Centre	10am	Richard	Might run for only an hour
27/03/2010	Bee Keeping course	TBA		Mel + the Bee keeping man	Mel to confirm time and location
24/04/2010	Seed saving	TBA	10am	Scott + Deb
16/05/2010	Pasta making	Maidstone Community Centre	10am	Mel + Mel’s mother in law
26/06/2010	Sour dough and cultures, beer making	Maidstone Community Centre	10am	Scott + Deb + Monica
25/07/2010	Cooking in a wood fire oven	Maidstone Community Centre	10am	Scott
22/08/2010	Yoghurt/Home cheese making	Braybrook Community Centre	10am	Scott + Deb
19/09/2010	Propagation and planting seeds	TBA	10am	Scott

Shaun & Kat – Trugo site update. Development of idea slowed a bit as Kat’s focus has been elsewhere. DSE decision on grants deferred to just before Christmas

MCC Sustainability newsletter – interested in doing a story on POW. Scott&Mel to follow up with MCC

De Chantal’s partner is a facilitator – suggestion that he help the group find its way at the next executive meeting

Scott – remember Big Backyard celebration from 12 noon to 4pm

Next Meeting

24/2/2010 – tentative location is Kat’s place. To be confirmed closer to the date

8:00 p.m.

Close meeting

Monthly POW meeting 25th November 2009

Debbie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:43 +0000

The monthly POW meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday 25th November 2009.

Location is 9 Exhibition Street West Footscray. Click here for a map

Starts at 6pm and finishes at 8pm.

POW Meeting Minutes Oct 2009

Melanie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:48:39 +0000

POW MINUTES / 28th Nov 09

Apologies

Melanie, Delia, Katerina, Deb, Richard.

Present

Scott, De Chantal, Nyree, Chris, John, Angela.

Note: Chris, John and Angela are all new members!

Idea from Scott: When we get a community garden going, we should get boxes of seedlings that are ready to go, so that when Permablitzes occur in the West, we can provide or sell seedlings for those.

Discussion on the Maidstone site – dimensions of the site, general description of the site, etc. No real decisions made.

Nyree’s Permablitz:What is required? Wheelbarrows, shovels and chicken poo. It was agreed that Nyree would borrow a wheelbarrow and shovel from De, and was also more than welcome to clean De’s henhouse any time the mood took her.

De’s Permablitz: A date was set – Dec 5th.

Discussion on Pipemakers Park:
Three events are being held there – November 19th 2009 (wave your flag launch), November 29th (POW rally), Dec 6th (memorybyrnong festival of foods).

Fundraising Projects: We will be selling lemonade at the Braybrook Big Backyard.

Nyree is collecting stories: she has contacted people individually about their ‘innovations’, and will continue to build her database of stories for Subreka.

Permaculture Playgroup:

De is meeting Rebecca on the 6/11 to discuss the setting up of a Playgroup.

Scott has already spoken to Braybrook Community Centre – the Centre is happy to allow the Playgroup use of the Community Garden there. It has been tentatively suggested that the Playgroup initially focus on building up that Community Garden.

De will contact Tracey Oliver at the Centre, and see about transferring the Playgroup insurance of an ailing Centre group to the Permaculture Playgroup.

Discussion on Pipeworks site offer: general agreement that $15K is out of the question.