*** Manjimup Community garden recieves go ahead ****

Several weeks ago the Manjimup Community Garden group met with the Timber Park Advisory Committee (TPAC) to put forward a proposal to locate a community garden for Manjimup within the Timber Park. TPAC received our proposal well and gave the group support in principle, this lead to the proposal going before last weeks council meeting and we are now happy to announce we have been given approval to locate a community garden within the park. The group will now begin progressing arrangements for a lease with the shire and to meet the relevant planning approvals.

We would also like to thank the Manjimup Farmers Markets who have offered to provide us support in establishing the garden.

Next Meeting will be held on Wednesday the 25th of January

What:   Manjimup Community Garden Meeting

When:  Wednesday 25 January, 5:30pm

Where: Cassidy's Place at 16 Oconnor Street

Next Meeting

What:   Manjimup Community Garden Meeting

When:  Wednesday 11 January, 5:30pm

Where: Cassidy's Place at 16 Oconnor Street

Agenda coming soon

After finding out that any lease for the garden would need to either be in an individuals name or an incorporated body, we revisited the idea of incorporating, recognizing that if we seek to form under an existing body, that body may not be prepared to take on the responsibility of the lease. In addition it was also discussed that it may make it easier to apply for funding if we were incorporated and that it would be worthwhile contacting the Manjimup Historical Society as another possible partner.

Following this meeting Simon Dooley did some research into what would be required, see below:
(Thanks Simon)

Registering “The Manjimup Community Garden Inc.” as an Incorporated Association in Western Australia

6 or more people can join together and agree to be members of “The Manjimup Community Garden Inc.”

The Manjimup Community Garden Inc. would then be an actual organisation in it’s own right that can engage in activities with who ever it likes. Eg Leasing land from Manjimup Shire Council, obtaining insurance coverage, setting up an account with a Credit Union/Bank or other financial institution, receiving sponsorship/sponsoring local groups etc…

Steps

1.     At least 6 of us agree to put our names down as members of “The Manjimup Community Garden Inc.” and to pay the membership fee. The membership fee can be any amount that we decide it to be

2.     We complete 3 forms and submit them to the Department of Commerce regarding our application to register “The Manjimup Community Garden Inc.” as an incorporated Association

3.     We Adopt the “Model Rules”/Constitution, with whatever variations we choose: See “Model Rules” checklist and draft

  

4.     We pay the Registration Fee of $132.00 to the Department of Commerce

5.     We appoint a Committee, that includes our “Office Bearers” Eg Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer etc

6.     We arrange for our financial records to be properly maintained

7.     We determine the date for our first Annual General Meeting which has to take place within 18 months

8.     We purchase a stamp that contains our common seal containing the words “The Manjimup Community Garden Inc.”

LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION

General Advice on Incorporating an Association

  

Dept of Commerce Forms and Publications for Associations

Invitation to first 2012 Manjimup Community Meeting AND a Garden Party!

Next Meeting Wednesday 4 January

When 5:30 Wednesday 4 January, 2012
Where: Lucinda's place, the Little Blue House on Middlesex Road, Lot 21.

Simon will facilitate
Marion will take minutes

AGENDA
Actions from the last meeting
Promoting ourselves to the community - bringing in new members

In our recent meeting we heard back from Lucinda about the outcomes of the meeting with the shire, which was positive and we will be proceeding with the councils and our preferred site within the Timber Park. A group of us will be going down to the timber park on Monday afternoon to have another look and the proposed area and the next step in the process will be a meeting with the Timber and Heritage Park Committee on Tuesday. The next meeting has been called for Wednesday the 21 December for a report back from the outcomes of the meeting with the Timber and Heritage Park Committee and to set further action items to proceed to the planning approvals.

Next Meeting

What:   Manjimup Community Garden Meeting

When:  Wednesday 21 December, 5:30pm

Where: Newton Brothers Orchards central packhouse and cool stores

In the Industrial Area
64-66 Franklin St
two olive trees in wine barrels are at the entrance to the office
Lucinda will be there to direct you to the meeting room

The meeting agenda

• Report back from the Timber and Heritage Park Committee meeting
• Progressing affiliation with the Manjimup Farmers Market
• Lease arrangements
• setting a time frame for preparing documents for council planning process