MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING


Date:		11th October, 2005

Location:	Home of Chris Walta

Present:	Robert Brierley, Eleanor Stephenson, Barrie Gallacher, Bob Strickland, Jim Breen

Absent:	Rosemary Buchanan, John Cott

1. OPENING
	Robert chaired the meeting.

2. BUSINESS OF THE MEETING


2.1		NEXT WORKING BEE - Sunday October 16th.
Additional Registration Forms required to be printed for the next working bee.
6 - 8 "Elderly Citizens" expected following some publicity in the Burwood Bulletin.
The project for them will be to plant out the retaining wall. Barrie was asked to obtain 
200 suitable plants. 
	Creeper and sticky weed needs to be sprayed by Council – Robert to contact.
	Parkworks scheduled to plant steep side along Quinton Rd.
	Heinz will be available to draw the raffle. Bob to email the Newsletter to Heinz as a 
reminder and also to the email addresses on the list of people who participate in FOBC 
work.


2.2		BIRD SIGHTINGS
	Grey Fantail, Chestnut Teals, Blacktailed Cuckoo Shrike, Black Duck.
	Discussion took place about dogs chasing ducks in the creek area and causing distress to 
ducks and the possibility to request that the area become a DOGS ON LEASH area and a 
sign to advice users of the area. 

2.3	 	TREASURER'S REPORT
Not much change. $5000 on term deposit with Bendigo Bank, Camberwell. 2006 grant 
applications are starting again we discussed that $5000 or 4000 plants  is about the limit 
of what we can manage.

2.4		RAFFLE
Raffle would now be drawn at the working be on October 16.  $233 worth of raffle 
tickets sold to date. Great effort Eleanor.
	
2.5		INVENTORY
A report titled "An inventory and Assessment of Indigenous Vegetation in Boroondara" 
is currently being prepared for the Council by Dr Graeme Lorimer.  A draft of the section 
on Back Creek has been received by Eleanor S. and was passed on to Robert.

2.6		NEXT NEWSLETTER 
Bob to amend a couple of spelling mistakes and get Newsletter to the printer ASAP in 
time for distribution before the next working bee. General discussion about the possibility 
of having some local advertisements in the Newsletter. It was agreed that this would be 
appropriate. 

2.7		NEXT MEETING
Tuesday November 8th at 8.00 p.m. at home of Robert Brierley  - 3 Nicholsdale Rd  
Camberwell

FRIENDS OF BACK CREEK
October  2005
Minutes prepared by Chris Walta