Nature Reserve Preservation Group Committee Meeting 17 July 2012
Held at the Gates residence
Meeting opened at 7.10
Attendance: Tony Fowler, Margaret Fowler, Steve Gates, Katharine Outten, Aileen Reid, Elaine Sargent, Alan Hill, Wes Bancroft
Acceptance of Minutes: Elaine Sargent accepted, Margaret Fowler seconded
Corrections:69 members and Gary Warden
Business Arising
1. Berkshire Road Trees – follow up in the summer and see what happens to the trees
2. Dale Newsome is the Airport’s new Environmental Manager. Koby Bradshaw is replaced by Carly Burwood.
3. BRAC terms of references delivered. With Tony, Katharine to scan on to hard drive.
4. Aged Care meeting Walliston – 18 July 2012. DEC disputing that it is categorically part of DRRP. Alan is following up with them. Area has been burnt in the last month which will make it very difficult to identify rare and endangered fauna and flora.
5. Federal Wildlife Corridor Strategy response to be done by Tony. Alan advised that Western Australia is omitted from national biological diversity reports prepared by the Federal Dept of Conservation for the International Biodiversity reports
6. Bushmead Helena Valley Catchment group – report. NRPG offer support to the HelenaValley group. Alan to advise when submission completed.
7. CSIRO – Steve to pass to Aileen
8. Steve emailed Mary Gray (UBC) asking for NRPG to be kept in the loop on the proposed strategies.
Correspondence Out
1. Submission re Kalamunda Old Road Board
2. Letter of thanks to Kalamunda Shire re Toornaart Creek.
Thanks to Steve for his prompt work on this.
Correspondence In
1. EPA letter re proposed clearing of HartfieldPark – Tony to complete appeal and submit.
2. Shire of Mundaring – volunteer activities at Trek the Trail
3. Conservation Council newsletter
4. Bushland News
5. Nathan Morton – Katharine to reply – Steve and Alan to meet with him. 20 year history to be sent with it.
6. Walk trails with the City of Gosnells pamphlets.
Vice President’s report
DRRP meeting 18 July 2012
Treasurers Report
No 1 Account Balance$ 837.48
No 2 Account Balance$3839.17
76 Members
CSAC report
Priority established – Shire tree and vegetation policy, ENV 09. Interim meeting on 26th July.
Conservation Council
20 June
NRPG has renewed membership. Group Survey – Steve to complete.
45 submissions made re Marine Protection areas
High Priority is the Forest Management plan.
Ken Wyatt Advisory Group
Nothing to report.
DRRP CAC – general business
Meeting 18 July
LDCA
Meeting held – Steve did not attend
Volunteer hours
Toornaart – 4hrs
Crumpet Creek 2hrs
Poison Gully 39.5hrs
Quenda Creek tba
General Business
1. MRS Amendment 1235/57– Wattle Grove and Upper Swan – both involve bush forever sites – Submissions due September.
2. Weed Control Information Booklet suggestions sent into the Shire.
3. Zanthorrea morning – very successful – well done to Margaret for organising. Zanthorrea would like to do another one in the summer.
4. Shire asked to explain why only 2.5% environmental levy and the use of the term duplication is wrong.
5. Thanks to Aileen for her continuing work on the website.
Meeting closed 8.53pm
Next meeting August 14