Maria River Road Community Dinner – 17 Mar 2023

As previously advised, KSC is providing a dinner at the Co-op for a wider community gathering of Maria River Road neighbours, with RFS, Lifeline and Council staff in attendance, to try and build resilience and support networks around adverse weather events and other community challenges.

The invitation is below, and Denise is coordinating RSVPs for Goolawah members, so please SMS her on 0448 876 841 with your acceptance and any dietary requirements by WED 08 MARCH, so that she can advise the caterers accordingly.

MRR Community Dinner 17 Mar 2023a

Hotspots Fire Project – Registration

As discussed previously, the Co-op is partner in a Hotspots Fire Project, which ‘enables landholders and public land managers to work together to reduce bush fire risk across the landscape, whilst maintaining and improving biodiversity and protecting Cultural Heritage’.

The FREE 2 day workshops are to be held on these dates, at our Camp Kitchen:

19 April 8:30 to 4:15                 3 May 8:30 to 4:15

The attached flyer has an Eventbrite registration link – please register yourself by 12 April.

There will be presentations from Local Land Services, Macleay Landcare, NPWS, Forestry, and newly appointed Koala Officer.

The Hotspots Media Unit will be making a short film on day two.

Goolawah Hotspots Fire Workshop Flyer 2022 (002)

Nevertire Road Funding – Community Meeting 04 Feb 2023

As advised in the previous notice, a Community Meeting will be held next Saturday 04 February at 9 am at the Camp Kitchen (a week before the next General Meeting), following receipt of Department of Fair Trading advice that CCUs cannot be made compulsory.

Discussion will cover other funding options for the second stage of sealing Nevertire Road, and particularly the proposed introduction of Infrastructure Shares. All ideas and feedback from members will be welcome.

The following documents are attached for consideration:

Fundraising Timeline 23.1.23

Amended share rules

Draft Terms of Issue

Proxy Form Fund Raising

CCU vs Shares cross reference v1

Goolawah Co-op Funding Options Pros and Cons v3