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.