As discussed at the last monthly meeting, Sec. Ralph and Roger have prepared a first draft agreement (below) designed for completion by all operators of our new Kubota tractor (and other machinery).
Study of the Kubota tractor operators manual and Farmsafe’s Safe Tractor Operation Guide are required homework:
Tractor/Machinery Usage Agreement
Comments or suggestions are welcome, either below or directly with Ralph or Roger.
Reports on ongoing contamination of Kempsey’s water supply may be of interest.
With the serious deterioration of Maria River Road recently, some of us have been complaining to Hastings Shire Council by phone (6581 8111), to apply customer pressure to hasten their road grading schedule. Each caller is allocated a CRM record.
In return the standard email reply below was received. It outlines Council policy and assessment that the current road condition does not warrant bringing forward their planned April re-grade!
Hastings Council re Maria River Road
If interested you should ring/email Council or the nominated manager.
Ishbel has updated the draft (17 Jan) Goolawah directory of member services:
Please contact her, as previously advised, for any changes.
The flow chart of member actions prior to tree felling on member lots was endorsed at the Feb 2017 community meeting: goolawah-tree-felling-on-member-lots
Kempsey Council requirements: KSC clearing of trees or vegetation
Well, the language of ‘real-estate spruiking’ is hard to avoid. The Co-op presently has ‘expressions of interest’ from several prospective members. So if you’re a non-resident member who no longer plans to live at Goolawah, and you’d like to take this opportunity of selling your share, just drop a line to Secretary Ralph.
Local residents go to the polls this Saturday to elect Councillors for four years.
Given our ongoing loggerheads with Council officers over Nevertire Road, it might be useful to determine a pseudo Goolawah How-to-Vote card for our members.
The only selection criteria were for candidates to have some sympathy for the Goolawah cause and/or apparent social and environmental awareness.
The brains trust came up with Alexandra Wyatt, Anna Shields, Bruce Morris, Sue McGinn and Mark Baxter – in no particular order, as we didn’t work out preferences, so over to you.
Alas, it seems our stalwart supporter, Betty Green, is not presenting again.
Of course it’s democracy in action so you can ignore all the above and vote as you damn please!
As you know the Co-op’s main bank accounts are now with Bank Australia. The NAB account is only retained for those who make payments over a branch bank counter.
Treasurer John reported recently that some online payments are still being sent to NAB, and requested that people change those to Bank Australia: BSB 313-140 Account 12088171.
Maybe one day we can close the NAB account if we find that it’s not used any longer.
The January Newsletter of this group may be of interest to Goolies.
Goolawah Co-op Members 