News from the STEP garden
STEP has released the Report on the Park Care in the Molonglo Valley held on 28 August 2010.
Feedback on the report and any suggestions or projects that you have developed since the workshop would be most welcome.
Various ways to get the terrain mapping for the northern end of the central Molonglo Valley are being contemplated. If you are interested in participating in /contributing to this please send me an email.
The November 2010 Newsletter is available for download.
The Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, Mr Simon Corbell offered a 2010 – 2011 ACT Environment Grant of $16,058 for our nominated project: Growing Our Natural and Cultural Capital – Stage 2 of the Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park.
He has congratulated STEP on its success and commended our commitment to addressing environmental issues in the ACT.
Thanks to all our partners who supported the STEP Grant Application.
A copy of the grant application can be viewed here.
STEP’s strategic direction for 2010 – 2013 is available for download from this link.
The STEP newsletter for February 2010 is now available.
Included in this edition:
Download the newletter here.
STEP recently participated in the second Festival of the Forests run by the Friends of the National Arboretum.
The Festival of the Forests was an opportunity for STEP and FONA members, and the ACT community, to come and see and enjoy the Forests that the two groups are working to establish.
Congratulations to our three STEP Raffle Prize Winners – at 14 March Festival of the Forests.
All prizes were donated by: www.seedsandplantsaustralia.com.au – Thanks to Warren Saunders – CEO of Seeds and Plants Australia.
We sold 132 tickets and proceeds from the raffle were $105.95 cents.
The STEP newsletter for February 2010 is now available.
Included in this edition:
Download the February 2010 newletter here.
A warm welcome to Dr Hanna Jaireth who was appointed to the STEP Committee following the election held at our AGM on 7 November 2009. The 2010 Committee is:
Cathy Robertson – President
David Shorthouse – Vice President
Geoff Robertson – Secretary
Andrew Russell – Treasurer
Warren Saunders – Member
Tony Lawson – Member
Hanna Jaireth – Member
This notice is to advise members at the 2009 STEP AGM members present carried a motion to amend the STEP rules (constitution). Essentially the motion allows committee members to continue on the committee after serving five years. Optimistically the current long-serving committee members considered that after five years others would take up the cudgel. Unfortunately, we were a little optimistic. This motion enables the current President, Secretary and Treasurer to continue on the committee after having served five years. Secondly, quorums at committee meetings and general meetings of the committee are higher than required for the model rules. The higher quorums in the STEP rules were again a little optimistic and have required us to cancel the occasional meeting. The changes would bring the STEP rules in line with the model rules. A copy of the amended rules is attached.