MINUTES
Barnawartha Fire Community Recovery Working
Group Meeting
Mission Statement:
To support and develop a sustainable, thriving and resilient Community
through leadership and partnership.
TO BE HELD:
Monday 21 March, 2016
LOCATION:
Middle Indigo Primary School
CHAIR:
James Trennery
ATTENDEES:
APOLOGIES:
Council
Tammy Burnett
Diane Shepheard
Karen van Huizen
Sue Schultz
Lachlan Campbell – NECMA
Mayor James Trenery – Indigo Shire Council
Ron Sneddon – Indigo Shire Council
Carlene Lamanna – Indigo Shire Council
Kate Biglin – Indigo Shire Council
Eloise Jones – DHHS, Julie Mclean, Gerry Smith, Cr Emmerick Teissl – Indigo Shire
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BARNAWARTHA FIRE COMMUNITY RECOVERY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
1. Matters arising from the previous meeting:
Action: Rates
Council has a financial hardship
policy. We need to get the
message out that support is
there for people who need it.
Action: James to investigate
waiving rates for the three
impacted families.
Action: Carlene and committee
to communicate Financial
Hardship policy.
Action: Recovery Plan
Complete. Community Recovery
Plan has been reviewed by
committee members.
Complete.
Action: Minimum skills
Action: Blazeaid
Carlene and Anthony met with
Blazeaid. 70kms of fencing
completed, 218 volunteers
attended. Outstanding work has
been handed over to Carlene to
co-ordinate with the prison crew.
Action: Communication sub committee
Communication sub-committee
members met (including Di, Sue
and Helen) to talk about
communications. A wide range of
views and suggestions. Carlene
to work with the sub-committee
to review communication
strategy.
Action: Next communications
sub group meeting – Tuesday 5
April, 9.30am at Di’s house (1967
Indigo Creek Road)
2. COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN
A funding application needs to be lodged
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BARNAWARTHA FIRE COMMUNITY RECOVERY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
to access financial support for recovery
activities. An action from the previous
meeting was for the Committee to
discuss ideas with the community.
Ideas included:
 Alternative
approaches
to
agricultural recovery to ensure
increased resistance to future
events.
 Insurance is still an issue. A
workshop to assist.
 Reinvigorating local Landcare
group.
3. AGRICULTURAL SECTOR SUPPORT
4. UPCOMING EVENTS
Action: Carlene to research best practice
and present a list of ideas to the
committee. Next meeting will be a 2 hour
meeting dedicated to confirming plan.
How is the fodder supply going? Sunday
week saw another drop.
Action: Carlene to check in with Shaun.
Past: Parenting session last week – three
families attended. Tammy and Carlene
noted it was very good. Can run another
session in future to reach more families.
Community Recovery Barbecue event
tomorrow night with psychologist David
Younger. Lots of promotion has been
completed.
5. BLAZEAID UPDATE
Covered above in actions arising.
6. COMMUNITY DEBRIEF
Discussion regarding CFA providing an
overview of the event. How it started,
step by step how the day unfolded.
Location should be CFA Shed. Evening
event.
8. GENERAL BUSINESS
Action: Kate and Carlene to liaise with
CFA to set a date.
Roadside clean up discussed at length,
noting the wide range of views on how
much clearing should be undertaken.
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BARNAWARTHA FIRE COMMUNITY RECOVERY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Ron advised the Committee that 7kms of
clearing had been completed of an
anticipated 30kms of works. Ron updated
the Committee on the latest report from
the contractors undertaking the work.
Metal skip bin overflowing – needs to be
emptied. Blazeaid had called Sims Metal.
Action: Carlene to follow up.
Action: Carlene to discuss reinvigorating
Landcare with NECMA – potentially meet
in May or June.
Next
meeting:
Wednesday 13 April, 8.30am-10.30am.
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