POW GENERAL MEETING 30 JUNE 2010 MINUTES

Phillip, Nyree, Anne, De Chantal, Richard, Scott, Katerina.

Apologies: Melanie, Deb,

ACTION: Richard will email De, who will submit

ACTION: Scott will chase up Mel to see what we need to do

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• Ann does not have skills at this stage, but is willing to assist and learn

• 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

• 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)