Minutes Monthly Meeting Tuesday 10 November 2009

 

 

Transition Pt. Chevalier – November public hui minutes

 

Present: Ruth, Geoff, Amanda, Walter, Jenny, Esther, Niki, Ellen, Keith, Deryn, Alisha, Anthony, Jos, Sam, India, Anton, Hanna

 

Agenda:

Treasure Hunt – feedback / debrief

Treasure Hunt celebration (Deryn)

Purchasing Group update

Garden Group update

Communications

Xmas party (Beach picnic)

Library Group

Environment Day

SuperCity

Pt. Chev Primary

350 Day of Action

 

*TPC = Transition Pt. Chevalier

 

Treasure Hunt

 

Feedback on the Treasure Hunt:

Suggestions for future:

lolly scramble next time; more publicity – media exposure; more local history; more sustainability related activities

 

Highlights:

Snacks, refreshments along the way (perfect for young ones)

Wishing Tree

Mahurehure marae

Keith & Niki’s garden

Seeing lots of bikes on the roads

Lion’s Club

Battle on the Beach (Rangimatarau re-enactment)

Countdown to event signs on roads (they really worked!)

Diversity of people participating (all ages etc.)

Seeing and meeting new people in the community

Follow Up:

Photos from Treasure Hunt available through website (flickr link)

Geoff to write up article on the event

Treasure Hunt team planning to meet up and debrief

 

Purchasing Group

Needs to discuss structure for including new people

Hoping to expand

 

Garden Group

Visited Cecile’s place at the last garden visit

Looking for a garden to visit next month

Next garden visit is Dec. 5th @ Pasadena Intermediate School

 

Community Gardens

Has new planting plan

Ran two hot composting workshops – 4 weeks ago

Growing seedlings

 

Communications

Ruth ready to hand over role

Will send out communication to the network asking for others to put their hands  up to take on the role

 

Xmas get together / beach picnic

Several people are interested

Friday, Dec. 11th @ 6 pm

 

Water Privitization

Deryn suggested making links with other Transition groups re: SuperCity and water privatization

Niki suggested organizing more time at next meeting or first meeting of new year to discuss in more detail

Pass to next agenda

 

Environment Day – Dec. 5th – Sign On

Walter will send out communication to TPC network to organize a TPC group to go

 

St. John’s Youth (Sam, Anton and India)

National youth development programme

10-20 members – almost all live in Pt. Chev

They will present more about their organization next meeting

 

350 / Western Springs

“Gumbies” movie premiere to be screened at Western Springs College

350 event at Western Springs and Pasadena Intermediate

 

   

 

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