South Surrey Park, Surrey Hills, Victoria Australia

Our Annual General Meeting for this year was held at 7:30pm Tuesday, 30th April, 2013 at The Cottage, Bedford Street,Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre. Annual reports were presented then the following committee members elected: Pam Welsford, Maggie White, Stuart Paxton, Ursula Povey and Peter Campbell. Charles Povey was appointed auditor for the coming year. Our guest speaker, Dr Lindy Lumsden from the Arthur Rylah Institute, provided a fascinating presentation on bats.  Everyone was surprised to hear how many bats there are around, the amount of pest insects they consume, and how they require cracks for nesting. Dr Lumsden had a lovely small bat to show us too. Supper was then served.

Details of our Annual General Meeting for this year are: Date : 7:30pm Tuesday, 30th April, 2013. Location : The Cottage, Bedford Street,Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre at 7.30 p.m. We will be presenting annual reports, electing committee members and appointing an auditor for the coming year.  Our guest speaker will be Dr Lindy Lumsden from the Arthur Rylah Institute. Supper will be served. All are welcome to attend.

2011 Annual General Meeting Date at time: 7:30  pm  Tuesday 10  May (Note one week earlier than previously advertised) Venue: Surrey  Hills  Neighbourhood  Centre  Cottage, Bedford  Avenue (Melway 46 H 11) Guest speaker:  Rob Ingram from Yarra Riverkeepers will discuss changing attitudes toward Melbourne’s iconic river. Staff from City of Boroondara and Melbourne Water will discuss Current and future plans for South Surrey Park and Back Creek. Stay  afterwards  for  free  drinks  and  bickies __________________________________________________________________________ NOMINATION FOR POSITION ON COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT 2011 I,..................................…….........(name), nominate.................…….........................(name) Seconded by..........................................................................………….....................(name) I accept this nomination.............

Next working bee - Sunday 1 May 2011, 10 am to midday Bring family, friends and other willing workers Help weed and tidy the creekline below Union Road Wear sensible work clothes including sun hat, sturdy water-resistant footwear and workgloves, and bring a raincoat in case of forecast rain. Stay afterwards for free drinks, bickies and a chat. News On the last Sunday in November last year, ten keen volunteers threw off their post election hangovers to brave a mild morning between forecast occasional showers.  Congratulations to keen Sunday toiler Rob Clark re-elected with an increased margin. We mulched a new area to plant next year then collected several bags of weeds and litter from along the creek. That’s it for Sundays in 2010, but we’ll return on Sunday 1 May 2011, then the last Sunday monthly till November 2011. A week later four of us enjoyed the annual City of Boroondara Parks & Gardens joint Advisory Committee & Friends Group's Christ...