1. Present: Darryl Donald, Violy Geist, Jan Bickerton, Peter Ireland, Betty Wassell, Doreen Beard, Sister Mary Cleary, Marg Atkinson, Peter Kelly, Vince Scouller, Sally Maunder, Heather Gall, Ian Gall, Shauna Coombes
2. Apologies: Ros
Balston, Beryl King
3.
Minutes of the previous meeting: Moved to be a true and accurate record by V Scouller,
seconded by I Gall. Carried
4. Business arising:
The windmill is completed. The account is to be sent to DRC attn Peter McClaren.
The
brochure has been printed and distributed.
Compliments are coming in everywhere it is. Donna Ashhurst would like a number of copies
to distribute.
Jan is still working on plant control.
The
report about the baker’s oven gave an estimated cost of $80,000. The council doesn’t find themselves in a
position fund it themselves or to source the grants. Vince is going to take it over and ask
someone in Kingaroy for a quote, and pass that onto the council if
appropriate. The aim is to make the oven
safe, rather than usable. If that cannot
be done, then we need to discuss options such as removal, bulldozing, or
fencing off. Motion that Vince
investigates moved by Sally, seconded by Jan.
Carried.
Peter Ireland is investigating the shed still, and he has it all under
control.
The
information signs are still with the budget.
Ros
and Jan went to a meeting about the Opera at Jimbour. There will be about forty stalls, and we have
requested a stall for nachos. They have
also asked that all the Jandowae stalls be together, so we can gather under a
banner to promote the town. Sites are
3x3, with gazebos supplied. Parking
passes will be supplied. Powered sites
should be set up by
5. Inward correspondence
Q150 Celebration at Wandoan
Invitation
from LAC about Trivia quiz night
Letter
from DRC re Opera at Jimbour
Cultural
Heritage Network
Accounts
-
bill from Woods
-
catering for ag
solutions
6. Outward correspondence
Application for ABN
Letter
re Paul Price and Centrelink
Betty
moved that inward be accepted and outward be adopted. Seconded by Heather; carried.
7.
Treasurer’s report
See attached report.
Total balance $13051.93. Two outstanding accounts from ag solutions
and Woods. We will need to pay the bill
for the Woods prior to receipt of the grant.
V Geist presented and moved
that it be accepted. Seconded by J
Bickerton. Carried
8.
General business
Tom Leary is impressed with the cottage setup, however the Wambo log needs a coat of sealer again and a cap over the branch hole to prevent water getting in. The log is a DRC responsibility and so this information will get passed onto them, along with the account for the windmill work.
There is concern about the trucks traveling through town, and the speed they are traveling at. Shauna is to write a letter to Main Roads to suggest lowering the speed limit to 40 or 50, and enforcing it, with Murgon as a precedent. Jan would like to see something done about the parking in front of the bottom pub, as visibility is a problem around the corner. The reduced speed limit would help here, as would apply a rule to limit how close people can park to the corner. Sally moves and Doreen seconds Shauna write a letter. Carried.
Footpaths between the two bridges would be good as there are a lot of kids walking along the road there due to the lack of footpaths.
Proposals for Jandowae: to assist business and tourism in Jandowae from Peter Kelly??:
1. remove all no camping sites from Jandowae
2. ensure other information centers have info about Jandowae
3. Reactivate dump site at showgrounds and promote the dump through information centers therefore attracting more caravanners and travelers
Market days on Friday at Jandowae Stores footpath stalls outside shops, no fees, all businesses included, perhaps cheap lunch at pub etc
A large written visible sign at Info Centre and clearly visible open sign for weekends when volunteers rostered
Change speed limit
A map designed to indicate areas of interest such as dingo fence Athlone, cottage clubs, pubs, camping/caravan areas
Allow “caravan park” at showgrounds to be reactivated and used for budget travel… - suggestions from Marg?
It is thought that just
removing the 'no camping' signs would make the town a more welcoming
place. Publicising the location of the
sewage dumpsite in Jandowae would also be beneficial; however this is more in
the realm of the show society. Marg
moves a letter is written supporting the removal of signs at the dam and around
town, seconded by Mary. Carried.
Tidy towns were in town the other day and the judges were very impressed by the cottage. The stove from Langlands shearing shed installed by Vince and Pete is very popular. Doug Henning is going to have a look to see if he has any stove plates that would replace the missing ones. Tidy town judges would like to see more involvement from young people, and suggested getting school kids down to help with the practical side of things, such as gardening and so forth. Jan has an itinery from them, which contains items that need updating. Doug Henning has also been dropping off brochures around the place. Vince is to send some to Chinchilla.
Ros has put in a submission for a cover for the pool, and possibly the ability to make it semi enclosed as necessary, however Nikki Zellar wasn’t notified of the tidy town judges coming down to have a look and so was surprised.
Peter Ireland sprayed the weeds in the waterhole as far as he could reach. Ian has a pump which may be able to spray the lot. Peter is going to ring Garry Cook to investigate the possibility of cleaning the whole thing out with an excavator. Ian believes Terry Langton may be able to help.
Darryl is to bring up the idea of a Friday market day around the town at the business meeting.
Meeting
close 9:45pm
Next meeting 7:30pm at
the Community Centre on Monday 15 June 2009– V Geist is to confirm if
the room is available.