SC Meeting Notes 10 May 2008

Attendees: Helen, Judith, Marie, Sonia, Robin

Apologies: Pamela

REAP Mstn night

• Used to form Masterton Interest Group
• Primers should be present
• Judith to contact Robyn Bracy & Chris Peterson & Helen/Ian
• Marie to contact Russell Barrett & Roy Rolston & Karyn Burgess
• Helen to contact Mike Kelly & Anthony Baynes & Tod Button
• Helen & Sonia & Marie will be there
• Helen to facilitate
• Robin will drop off 2 primers tomorrow
• Refreshments need to be available

Activities Night

• Ask for donation
• Form the basis for subgroups
• Robin to run
• Ask where people are from, if mostly carterton, give people the option to join carterton groups or split off and have their own town discussions.
• People will arrive with topics in their minds, e.g. garden workshops, verge fruit trees, cycle paths
• Email this weekend by Robin
• PHO have funding for community gardens
• Helen will bring some seeds
• Everyone to think about something fun!
• Sonia to call school about using the Staff Room

Strategic Plan to Raise Awareness In Wairarapa

1) Website

2) Articles - revise strategy and get articles in print!

• Crier article we need to get ready for the next one, coverage about action night, films coming up etc

Possibilities:

• book event follow up article, with introduction to opening date
• why the community is so important to being green - let's find out about more
• newspaper of the future articles - idea from Heather & Sonia
• day in the life of someone living sustainably
• living without a car - what's it like?
• Sonia will follow-up with Piers about a general article

3) REAP

4) Local Films Reports - follow-up reports, Mstn & Gtn

• A greytown film sometime in about 4 to 6 weeks
• One Man, One Cow, One Planet - possible?
• Real Dirt on Farmer John?
• The Take
• Visionaries - permaculture people etc

5) Presentations or Stalls in conjunction with other organisations

• Helen will contact M Woodcock about coming along on Monday the 19th

6) Email signature / Slogan

7) Flyers and Posters

• Robin to review flyer
• Helen to contribute some copy

8) Mailing lists

• REAP email tree allows events to be included
• U3A newsletter events to be included
• Helen to follow up U3A membership

Money

• Book event venue needs to be paid - donation of $30, possibly ask about using the window for a display
• Thanks to CDC for tables and chairs - judith will write a letter of thanks
• Transition book bought for the TTW library out of funds $50.30
• Mary Clare-Mabon has offered to be treasurer
• Need to send a donation to South End School, suggest we pass on $10 koha

Books and Resources - set of Climate Change DVD's for library

• There was a recommendation about a set of Climate Change DVD's on the NZTT mailing list
• Group to look at the email, Sonia will forward on to Robin
• Dave Hopkins offered a removable drive for $150 with lots and lots of films on it, Helen to ask for list

Resource/education centre for Carterton

• Sonia has an idea to create a model sustainable house using community labour as a learning opportunity.
• House is available up belvedere road, on a one or half acre section
• Sonia will continue to create a business plan
• we would need to find money

Richard Heinberg's 10 point plan

• Sonia to forward on newsletter to steering committee

Submissions to Council

• We need to plan something after the activity night
• Also, the council is accepting submissions regarding council plan

Neighbourliness grants

$100,000 for relevant projects

Next Meeting

24th May 9am - Open Meeting