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 16th 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 16th 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 31st. 6pm. Maidstone Community Centre

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