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Notice of General Meeting, March 6 2011

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For our first meeting of the year I am inviting all past, present, and new members to my place for an informal afternoon of discussion.

Main focus is: What are we about? What do we want to do? And how do we go about it?

I have suggested this because I feel we need to regroup and set course again.

If you are interested in taking action to help reduce climate change and also to help prepare our community for it, then please come along. New members most welcome, as are all our past members. Bring some nibblies if you wish.

When: 2.00 pm, Sunday 6 March 2011

Where: 100 Biddles Rd, Skenes Ck

Looking forward to seeing everyone again!

Magaer Lennox

Chairperson

If you would like more information about our group, or just want directions please call me, Magaer Lennox, on 5237 7521. To keep up to date on ORCA news, register to our website: http://orcaction.org

ORCA AGM Minutes 1st December 2010

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ORCA has a new Chair, find out all about it by reading the Minutes of the AGM [Word 21KB]

or below

Minutes of ORCA AGM 1st December 2010

Location: Marrar Worn

Apologies: Carole and David Webley, Peter Bourne.

Present: Libby Riches, Rob Wertheimer (paid), Matt Armstrong(paid), Simon Pockley (paid), Magaer Lennox (paid), Lewellyn Johns(paid), Tony Webber (paid), Vanessa Swighton, Nicola Philp

Chair: Matt Armstrong

Agenda:

1. Acceptance of Previous Minutes Moved Magaer Lennox, Seconded Tony Webber– carried
2. Treasurer’s report by Rob Wertheimer. Balance as of 30th June 2010 $4, 065.25. Current balance $4,761.98. Moved Rob seconded Simon Pockley carried.
3. Co-Chair’s report by Matt Armstrong/Simon Pockley

· Talk by Liz Hamilton
· Talk by Andrew Lang
· School reported on sustainability efforts
· Letter from the Shire
· Clean Coast Council
· Pre election
· Food Forum films
· Umbrella Group for Community Garden and Food Forum
· School bio-digestor project

4. Office bearers:

Formal note of Thanks to Anna O’Brien for her previous work as Secretary

Chair: Magaer Lennox nominated seconded by Lewellyn Johns – elected
Tony Webber nominated by Matt Armstrong seconded Simon Pockley – elected
Treasurer: Rob Wertheimer nominated by Magaer Lenox, seconded Lewellyn Johns – elected
Secretary: Matt Armstrong nominated seconded Lewellyn Johns – elected

Committee: Libby Riches, Nicola Philp

Meeting closed 7:10pm

Food Forum: 7.00 – 9.30 pm, 22 Sept. Marrar Woorn

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Another Food Forum is planned for 22nd September to continue discussions started at our last Food Forum on 18th August. This was successful with some good ideas emerging from the enthusiastic group, which assembled for our film and discussion.

This forum will show ‘Food Inc’ (an unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry.) and provide a venue for people from different groups to get together and look at issues collectively. As someone mentioned in the forum, there are many different groups and clubs in Apollo Bay and we often work at issues separately. Sometimes a collective approach can be more effective. So we are happy to provide this forum as a venue for representatives from different groups, and anyone else interested in the issue, to come and work on things together.

Ideas /actions from last Forum:

  • Support permaculture group in setting up a stall for local people to sell their produce.
  • Food swap days
  • Farmers markets
  • Community Supported Agriculture in a local location
  • Food trees in nature strips and parks
  • Food and produce mapping in the region

We are open to new ideas, so if you want to come along and put in your 2 cents worth, we have another Food Forum planned for 22nd September. We will have another film and a discussion to follow.

The main aim of the Forum is to make it easier for people in the Bay to access locally-grown food. We can see that transport, because of oil shortages and rising prices, is going to become more and more expensive – which will make food more and more expensive. Also when fresh food is transported over large distances and stored for long periods it loses a lot of its goodness.

We are in a very lucky situation here in Apollo Bay, where there is ample annual rainfall, and good soils for growing food and other produce. Just imagine being able to access fresh organic food all year round. So come along, enjoy our film and be prepared for a lively discussion.

Where: Marrar Woorn
When: 7.00 – 9.30 pm, 22 September
Bring some food to nibble on.

For information on the Forum contact Magaer Lennox on 5237 9248.

ORCA meeting minutes – 2nd August 2010

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ORCA Meeting Minutes: 02/08/2010

6:30pm

Apologies: Carol Head

Present: Simon Pockley, Matt Armstrong, Sue McKenzie, Amber and Ruby .

Chair: Matt Armstrong

Guest Speaker: Amber and Ruby.

The main Agenda Items were:

1. Sustainability at Apollo Bay – P-12 College: Amber and Ruby McKenzie.

· Described the Community garden
· Caring for Chooks
· Calves
· I sea, I care – marine wild life
· Dune action
· Ride to school day
· Fishing workshops
· Sailing
· Solar panels
· Wind turbine
· Recycling – nude food day
· Projectors to save on printing paper
· Paper limits
· Where to from here? Environmental club.

Decision to offer (small) financial support to the Environmental Club. Amber and Ruby to come back with suggestions

2. Report on Clean Energy Coast Forum as a Media Release

3. Corangamite Candidates

No responses to date

Meeting closed at 7:30pm

ORCA Meeting: Monday 2nd August 2010 at 6:30pm

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The next ORCA meeting will be held in Apollo Bay at Marra Woorn on Monday at 6:30pm, 2nd August 2010.
There are 3 items:

1. Apollo Bay P-12 College – short presentation on the sustainability efforts at the college.

2. Clean Coast Energy Forum report from Simon Pockley
3. Corangamite Candidates comparison of views and policies.
We are asking for responses to the following questions:
1. Do you agree that human induced Climate Change requires urgent action?
2. Do you endorse the Beyond Zero Emissions stationary energy plan for 100% renewable energy by 2020?
3. Do you endorse a <350ppm target for Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
4. What support will you offer local Community Groups in transitioning to a low carbon economy?
5. What is your position on setting a price for carbon or introducing a tax on carbon dioxide emissions?

National Tree Day Sunday 1st of August 10.00am is your opportunity to come and get involved with Restoration of the Barham River.

The restoration of 1.5ha of river frontage along the Barham River following Willow removal is moving along at a cracking pace. Many of you would have noticed over the last months that the site has been fenced to restrict stock access and preparatory weed works undertaken and plantings completed on the Heathfield side of the project. We now have only the Barham Valley Roadside to mat, mulch and plant to complete the project. Our aim is to protect and restore the Barham River from “source to sea” and we will be involved in the removal of Willows and the fencing and revegetation of riparian areas along the length of the Barham into the future.

Meet: 1.5km up Barham River Rd. Look for Landcare signs.

Bring: Gloves, Gumboots, Tree planters.