MINUTES OF MEETING

@
Flowerdale Rec Reserve
Monday 13 July 2009

PRESENT:
Raelene Eason: Flowerdale Kinder, Nicole McIllain: Flowerdale Kinder, Karen
Gunter: Jarrara Committee of Management VP Kinder Committee, Fiona Henson:
Jarrara Committee, Louise Reid Playgroup + Kinder, Julie Batemanan (CRD), Ross
Davis: Principal FPS, Laynie MacDonald Jarrare Committee, John Burgess Pres Rec,
Moores Rd Reserve CRC, Vicky Giddings FPS Council, Peter Auty: Strath LandCare,
Junior LandCare, CFA, Jnr CFA, Rec Reserve Committee of Management, Moores Rd
Committee of Management, Flowerdale CRC, Judy Baker CRC Committee, Kim
Fawacus: VBRRA, Paula Turner: Hall Committee, Community House, Sharon Dunn:
Hall, Liz Mival: Community House, Odette Hunter Community House Co-ordinator,
Chrissy Grant: Pres: Jarrara & Kinder, Ric Stubbings, Heather Mc Carthy: Maternal
& Child Health, Annie Robertson

APOLOGY:
Kerrie Primrose

BUSINESS:

Jill: Explanation of role of facilitator’s role.

Warm up activity:
On my way here I was thinking…
One thing I like about living in Flowerdale….
What I hope to get out of tonight for those I represent is…

Introductions:
Each attendee introduces him/herself, who they represent, and their hopes for the
outcome of this evening.
Those who spoke include: John B. Pauline, Raelene, Ross, Heather, Nicole, Liz,
Annie, Karen.

PURPOSE:
To gain a greater understanding of the needs and wants of all stakeholders, as a
basis of making a decision about the location of kinder/ multi-purpose community
centre
To agree on the options & criteria we need to make a decision.
To agree on criteria to take to next Sunday’s meeting.

ACTIVITY:
Plot, on a timeline, when you first became committed to working with others, for
the betterment of Flowerdale. Short informal de-briefing with group.
LOCATION OPTIONS:
JARRARA
HAZELDENE / BURNSIDE
HALL
SCHOOL
CO-LOCATION OPTIONS
Kinder & Early Learning + School
Community House
Kinder & Early Learning School Community House
Kinder & Early Learning + Community House
School
Kinder + School +
Community House
Multi-purpose Centre School
School + Multi-purpose
Centre
Early Learning +
Community House under
one roof but with
separate buildings

Discussion centering around: who runs the Kinder & Early Learning, the Maternal &
Child Health Centre, The Playgroup?

Liz: Community House is such that it needs a huge amount of space to operate its
functions, including Mental Health, Educational and Recreational Programs, Social
Workers, Centrelink, Food Share.

Discussions around the suitability of having kids areas close to mental health
areas.

Paula: Spoke of the development of Community House. Since Fires, increased

Mental Health Issues which come under the umbrella of Community House.
Community House dream is to fulfill the greater needs of our community.
Community House would like a new building to house MH services, food share
services, Counselling, Courses. As the State Govt hopes to offer services through
Community Houses, now is the time to build a Community House to meet these
purposes.

Louise: Need to not overlook the school in the overall picture, as the school needs
to be nurtured so that it is invested in for the future. Need to ensure our school is
the best school in the Village.

Raelene: Not all Flowerdale Kinder Families are from Flowerdale.

Karen: Jarrara owned by the Council who support the Kinder. Kinder do not rent
Jarrara – it is funded by Council.

Ric: Jarrara originally built as a Community Centre, but as kinder took over, space
was not available for community activities.
Liz: Spoke of recent grant application for Community House.

Kinder: Q. Who is supporting the Kinder now that it is located in the school
grounds?
A. Donations are paying for materials & everything. Fees just paying wages
(Raelene)

BREAK

CRITERIA
1. ACCESSABILITY – Pedestrian, Bike, Bus, Car, Creek Crossings.
2. LONG TERM VIABILITY – Adequate Funding for Kinder
Resources Vs Demand
3. SAFETY: Result of Royal Commission – Fire Safety Shelters will be put into
schools. Also co-location of MH Services. Also Road Safety.
4. PARKING:
5. FACILITY: suitable for Kids
6. CONNECTEDNESS
7. COMPATABILITY: BUILDING FOR GROWTH: we need to build for the future.
8. ALIGNMENT WITH POLICY: Eg sitting under existing govt regulations
9. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
10. BUILDING IN TUNE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE TOWN:

DECISION STATEMENT:
To find the best location/s for Community House, Kinder & Early Learning.

TIME FRAME:
30 – 100 years

STAKEHOLDERS:
Current and Future Community Members
Funding Bodies: Government Departments and Agencies

OBJECTIVES:

1. MUST (MEASURABLE AND REALISTIC)

2. WANTS

Hall s w Jarrara s w School s w Burnside s w

LIST OF MUSTS:

LIST OF WANTS:
FACTS: Any information known about each of these locations in regaur to the must
or want

WEIGHT: Weight each one 1-10 in terms of priority when comparing other wants.

SCORE: Score each one 1-10 in relation to each want.

WEIGHTED SCORE: Multiply each weight by each score to give a weighted score.

(Jill to email a tabulated chart for us to weight and score each of our musts and
wants.)

Menu:
Odette’s yummy antipasto platter