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MinutesofGeneralMeeting24October2017

FosterCommunityCentre5.30pm

Present TomHolman,RobertBrown,JoseGoossens,HelenSoderlund,JillPlowright,DavidJones,MarcellaBrennan,LarryGiddy,RebeccaMatthews,JohnDavies,RobandChrisPritchard,HeinzHaselroither,ChrisKempner,TrudyHainesLenOdgers,EthanTuchor,IsabellaSmith,JemmaKyne,

Apologies DianneFrey,MohyaDavies,GrantFlather,LorraineGurnett,LindaGiddy,GaryWallis,GenevieveMoore,CoralHolman.Howard

PlowrightITEMS ISSUES ACTION

1 WelcomebyPresidentTomHolman

2 GuestspeakerAndyMitchellStockyardCreekMusicfestivalAndyprovidedanupdateonwhatison;thefestivalwillrunfromFriday3NovemberthrutoTuesday7November2017AdiscussionwasheldreFCAinvolvementintheproject.TomproposedthatFCAwouldcontribute$50.00helppayforthepromotionalmaterialfortheeventtotheeventsubjecttocertainconditions

3 Minutesofgeneralmeeting22August2017

MinutesMovedTomHolmanSecondedJillPlowrightMinutesaccepted

4 TreasurersReport

FosterCommunityAssociationPOBox109Foster3960

fca3960@gmail.comwww.foster.vic.au

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AstreasurerroleisintransitionthereisnofinancialreportforthismeetingBendigobanksignatoriesRobertputforwardamotionthat“PamParkandLynAtkinsontoberemovedassignatoriestoallFosterCommunityAssociationBendigoBankaccountsandthattherebe4signatoriestotheaccounts.RobertBrown,TomHolmanandDianneFreytobeaddedassignatoriestoallFosterCommunityAssociationBendigobankaccounts”.

MovedMarcellaBrennanSecondedHelenSoderlundMotionaccepted

5 MembershipCurrently42membersAspartofthemembershipdrivetheFCAbrochureneedstobeupdatedadraftofthenewdocumentwasgiventothemembersforcomment.ThankstoJillandHowardPlowrighttoorganisingandrunningtheFCAtableattherecentFostermarket.

Commentscanbemadebyemailtofca3960@gmail.com

6 CorrespondenceTheFCAhaslodgeditsAnnualStatementwithConsumerAffairsVictoriaVariousnoticesbetweenFCAandCouncilreeventsLettertoinvitetheGovernortoofficiateat150Foster

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Updates7.1 UpdateonthePlasticBagFreeprojectforFoster

• IntroducedbyTrudyHaines,4studentsLenOdgers,EthanTuchor,IsabellaSmith,JemmaKynedeliveredanupdateontheprojectTheyhadmetwiththeCOCand30businessesinthetownreceivingapositiveresponse.Gooddiscussionandsharingofideasfollowed.WelldonetoTheYear9SustainabilityClass.

• ChrisKempnerhascomeonboardtohelpwiththemakingorreusableboomerangbags.OnWednesday15thNovember2017from10amto4pmtherewillbeasewingdayforthebagsattheMannaGumCommunityCentre.ContactChrisfordetails

7.2 Laneways/StreetscapeLaneways-RebeccaMatthewsTherewillbeameetingwiththeshire,thecontractorandDavidBell(designer)nextweekonprogressontheprojectStreetscapeJohnDaviesJohnreportedthatthereare2shiftsworkingtocompletetheroadwhichareplannedtobefinishedbyendNovember2017Thedisabledparkinginthemainstreetwillberemoved(notlargeenoughtomeetlegislativerequirements),therewillbeotherareasfordisabledparking.Theloadingzonesinthemainstreetwill

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alsoberemoved.SomeangleparkingisplannedoppositetheHotel.Newsignagewillbedonearoundtownespfortruckmovementthroughthetown.ThankstoJohnforkeepingsuchanactiveroleinhelpingthisalong.7.3 CommunityDirectory RebeccaMatthews

ThedirectoryhasbeenupdatedintorawdatabythevolunteersoftheMannaGumCommunityCentre.Designformatandprintingarebeinginvestigated

7.4 GreatVictorianBikeRide2017OnSunday26November2017TheriderswillcampattheFosterShowgrounds,3-4thousandpeopleareexpectedinthetownfromabout10.00amandwillbeatalooseenduntilmidafternoonwhentheircampopens.Activitieshavebeenplanned

Bowls Club Barefoot bowls, bar open and nibbles Historical Society Museum open 10.30am—late Toora Football/Netball Club Seafood BBQ 11.30am onwards SG Hospital Auxiliary Cake Stall 10am to 2pm Foster Primary School post cards, cake stall, homemade cordial,

preserves (Foster Main St) Exchange Hotel Street party with local music. Foster Chamber of Commerce Street Party Friends of Agnes Falls Stall (Main St, Oval) SG Brass Band Playing music as cyclists arrive (Main St, Oval) Foster Swimming Pool Egg & Bacon Breakfast (Monday, canteen @

football oval) 7.5 Foster’s150thin2020

• AmeetingwasheldonWednesday18thOcttoascertaininterestinwhowantstobeinvolvedintheplanningoftheevent.

• AworkinggroupwasproposedofTomHolman,RobertPritchardandJohnDaviestocommenceandco-optasappropriate.HeinzHaselroitherwillprovidespecificsupport.

• ProposeddateinFeb2020tocoincidewiththeFosterShowandSchoolcelebrations• AmotionwasbroughtthattheFCAauspicethecelebration• ThesecondarySchoolalsohastheir100thbirthday.MarcellaBrennanreportedthattheschool

hadstartedplanningtheireventsforthelongweekendinJanuary.Shewillliaisewiththecommittee

7.6 AccessFoster-TomHolman• Friendsofstockyardcreek• Thereisawalkplannedfor15thNovemberwithDanGarlick.Itwillcommenceat5.30pmfrom

MovedDavidJonesSecondedRobertPritchardMotioncarried

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theUnitingChurch.• ReviewofCouncilPathsandTrailsstrategy

Thefeedbackforthereviewisdue9November.DianneandTomwillreviewandshareproposedresponse.WillsharewithMountainBikeClub

7.7 FosterCommunityPlan TomHolmanTomhasupdatedtheplanandithasbeensenttomemberscommentshavebeenmadeandthedocumentisprogressing

8 BusinessArising(otherthanupdates)CleanupAustraliaDay

• AtthenextAustraliadaycleanupMarch4,2018makeanareaofStockyardCreekafocus.Planstobeproposed.

9 Otherbusiness9.1 StationParkUpdatebyHeinzHaselroitherTheMen’sshedhavebeengivenalicensetomanagethe5acresadjoiningtheMen’sshedTheother30acresisstillundercontrolofDEWLPandtherailtrailcommittee.Anewrailtrailcommitteehasbeenformed.9.2 RVFriendlyTownTheshirestrategyisdueforreview,DavidJoneswillbenotified.Thatwillbethetimeforaction.9.3 TownandDistrictsMeeting,thenextmeetingwillbeon5December20179.4 MasterPlanforFosterPool–consultationoccurred9.5 FostertownshipWiFi–possibilitytobeexplored.9.6 Fostercommunitywebsite–findoutwhatCouncilhasplanned9.7 MAV,LaTrobeUniandSouthGippslandShiresupportingCompassionateCommunities.Speakerwillbeorganisedfor12thDecmeetingformoreinformation

Tomtofindoutthemembersofthenewcommittee

10 Businesswithoutnotice DavidJones• reportedthewaterboardvehiclesareparkinginPioneerstreettakingupvaluablespace• FosterInformationCentreislistedindirectoriesasPromCountryfirstandFostershould

featureinitially.

TomtocontacttheboardTomtomeetwithRenaeLittlejohnManagerEconomicDevelopmentandTourism

Meetingclosedat7.30pmNextmeetingTuesday12thDecemberat5.30pmattheFosterCommunityHealthCentrewithclosingXmasdrinks

Acommitteemeetingwillbeheld16thNovember2017at11.00amatMax'sCafeLibraryPromCountryLodge3800SouthGippsland

Highway.Observersarewelcometothislessformalmeeting.