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North East Litter and Illegal Dumping Survey

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This Survey is forwarded to members of the
Mount Beauty & District Men’s Shed
as requested by the Alpine Shire

Have your say and play a role in identifying litter and illegal dumping priorities for the region. 

The North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group (NEWRRG), which plans for waste and resource recovery for the region, has received funding from the Victorian Government to develop a Regional Litter and Illegal Dumping Plan.  

The plan will be the result of a partnership between councils, alpine resorts, state government departments and agencies and community and environmental groups based on local evidence identifying litter and illegal dumping priorities for the region. 

To help develop the plan, the NEWRRG are investigating community views, concerns and priorities about items that should have been disposed of correctly that become litter or are illegally dumped. NEWRRG are seeking your views on these two issues separately where litter broadly is considered to be small items of waste while illegal dumping generally relates to larger items bigger than a plastic shopping bag. 

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and is confidential and anonymous. Individual responses will be collated and analysed as group data and reported back to the community as the regional plan is developed. Completed surveys must be received by midnight Sunday 4 August 2019. 

Anyone that lives in the region is invited to complete a survey. When you complete the survey if you choose to provide your contact email address you automatically enter a draw to win a $100 gift card. 

It would be appreciated if you could distribute the survey to your membership by directing them to the Engage Victoria webpage — Click this link to take the Survey < www.engage.vic.gov.au/regional-litter-and-illegal-dumping-plans/north-east>. Survey closes Sunday 4th August.

On behalf of the North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group and partners, thank you very much for taking the time to complete the survey. 

Regards

Jenny CorserDevelopment Officer (Youth & Communities)Mob: 0419 915 319 Monday, Wednesday – Friday                                         Alpine Shire Council  ABN 14 821 390 281  Great Alpine Rd, Bright  PO Box 139, Bright, VIC, 3741  Tel:    03 5755 0555

Reminder — BBQ & General Meeting this Friday 12 noon at the Shed.

BBQ/General Meeting – Fri 19th July

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  • When: Friday 19th July 2019
  • Start Time: 11:30 am for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7.00
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program:

• BBQ — Again the Shed will be providing many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship.

The meal will comprise corned beef with an optional mustard sauce and traditional vegetables. BBQ snags also available. Mini quiches and green salad also available for wannabe vegetarians.

Major Shed News

  • Football/Netball Gate volunteers — Please contact the co-ordinator Mark Hardidge if you can assist: Mob: ‬‭0407 549 651‬ or Email: <maurk01@bigpond.com>. There is a Dederang home game this weekend. After that only two games to go.
  • 8th National Men’s Shed Conference — September 2019, Adelaide SA.  The committee is sending president Dick Puttyfoot along to represent the Shed and pick up any ideas and information that we can possibly use to improve our operations.
  • Shed Extension Grant — This was submitted to the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services this week. We applied for $60,000.00. Total project cost is estimated at $120,000 i.e. a completely finished extension. The Shed will need to contribute another $60,000 in cash and in-kind labour & materials. Notification of success or otherwise will not be known until late December 2019.  

Victorian Men’s Shed Newsletter — June 2019. Click [HERE]

Welcome to new member — Jeremy Reichl

Peter Panozzo (left) with that ‘log’. Peter and brother David have a portable ‘milling machine’ that they use to mill timber on-site. At the Shed Tuesday from left: Warwick Mitchell, Alf Thistlethwaite, Brian Keeble, Josh New, Len Sims & president Dick Puttyfoot

More Shed Happenings

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There has been plenty happening at the Shed the last few weeks. The Shed extension foundation and drainage work are well on the way. A number of community, Shed and client projects have also been completed.

Community Projects

Len Sims installing the new KV Historical Society Museum sign at the Visitor Information Centre (Shed provided the wood and its preparation. Signwriting was done professionally)
Manning the Dederang Mount Beauty Football Netball Gate for the seasons nine home games. Coordinators for this annual project are Mark Hardidge & Dick Puttyfoot supported by their band of volunteers.
The Footy Gate cashiers. From left: Maureen & Kerry. The boys are very grateful to these two ladies who look after the financial side of the gate collection. On duty at 7:30 am and finishing at 3:00 pm. Thank you.
Cleaning out the garage of a local resident. From left: Dick Puttyfoot (president), Rod Hyde, Barry Hinson & Mal Darwent.
Three trailer loads of junk to the tip plus two useful to the Shed. A big job.

Shed Development Projects

Shed extension drainage work. Ian Howley putting in a gully-trap and grill to trap the stormwater.
The positioning of the Old Eagle Chair from Falls Creek. From left: Barry Hinson & Mal Darwent. This is an original chair from the Eagle Chairlift which was constructed in 1979 and replaced in 2018.
Jeremy Reichl constructing a cupboard and draw set-up for the computer-generated routed wooden signs desk.

Client Projects

From left: Warwick Mitchell & Megan Rigoni. Warwick constructed a stage backing frame for a Play that Megan created. Very handy our Warwick.
From left: Mal Darwent, Barry Hinson & Dick Puttyfoot. A small engine project. Repairing a caravan diesel heater.

UKV Men’s Shed – Health Week & Projects

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This week is Men’s Health Week

For all the information you need to know about Men’s Health go to the Healhy Male website RESOURCES page. Click [HERE}.

Dick Puttyfoot — producing computer generated routed wooden signs for Parks Victoria.

Left photo – Rod Hyde has been producing a number of metal storage shelves/racks for the Neighbourhood Centre’s new greenhouse. Right photo – Shane Clooney ‘our electrical guru’ is turning his hand to a woodworking project.

Left photo – Ian Erbacher on the Table Saw cutting kindling for the Hospital Opp Shop to sell. Right photo – Mal Darwent & Barry Hinson preparing the concrete slab that the old Falls Creek Eagle Chair will sit on.

Left photo – Pozzie from NE Home Improvement Co pouring concrete to sit the old Eagle Chair on and Mal Darwent who is overseeing this project. Right photo– The Shed’s new 3 x 4.5m Marquee for use at the Football/Netball gate collection and other community events (it includes three walls).

Left photo – Deer Guard installation at the Clover Arboretum (from left: Mark Ghiradello, Shane Clooney, Reg Hollonds and kneeling Justin Grealy The Shed has made 12 Deer Guards for the Friends of the Clover Arboretum. Right photo – Alf Thistlethwaite with two pieces of furniture that he has resorted.

Warwick Mitchell manufacturing the base of the Flag Pole that will be erected at the Pioneer Memorial Park in Tawonga.

Shed Extension Update

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Shed Extension Grant Application — The Victorian Department of Health & Human Services  in May made the application available and Ian Howley and myself are currently working through it. We will be applying for $60,000.00. Estimated total project cost is $106,000. The Shed has to contribute $46,000.00 in cash and in-kind labour/materials. It has to be finalised by the end of June. Notification of success or otherwise will not be until late December 2019.  

Work on-site — Things are starting to happen:

  1. Tree removal;
  2. Site levelling and some road-fill added;
  3. Trench digging and stormwater pipes laid;
  4. Additional road-fill dumped on-site and ready for final spreading, compacting and levelling.
  5. Alterations to plumbing lines and the relocation of the Solar Hot-Water Unit on the roof will be happening soon.
    Note: funding for this initial preparation work was obtained in late 2018 from the Alpine Shire’s Community Development Funding Program.
Left: Delivery of road-fill (Ian Howley, John Driver & Craig Seymour). In the trench Brian Keeble and Ian Howley
Left: Dick Puttyfoot and right that stormwater trench
What a view! We are very fortunate to have such a great location for the Shed. Workers from left Brian Keeble and Ian Howley. Ian is overseeing the construction of the Shed extension.

BBQ/General Meeting incl Guest Speaker – Fri 17th May

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  • When: Friday 17th May 2019
  • Start Time: 11:30 am for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7.00
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program:

• BBQ — Again the Shed will be providing many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. The talk will follow the sit-down BBQ lunch.

• Guest Speaker — Peter Panozzo — Peter will show a short video and talk about his and brother David’s portable ‘Timber Mill’ that they can transport to the site of a tree to mill it.

 Also president Dick has a short video to show as well. It’s a secret!

Major Shed News

  • Football/Netball Gate volunteers — Please contact the co-ordinator Mark Hardidge if you can assist: Mob: ‬‭0407 549 651‬ or Email: <maurk01@bigpond.com>. 
  • ‘Tools Down’ Thursday mornings —  The committee discussed whether we should persevere with this initiative and because of low attendance have decided to discontinue it. In the spring we will trial opening the Shed on a Saturday morning (once per month) as a social get-together as well as offering items made in the Shed for sale to the public. Garage sale items would also be offered for sale.
  • Grants — The Shed has been fortunate to have applied for and been successful with two grant applications. One was to update our Apple iMac computer that is internet connected and free for members to use. The Wi-Fi is also free for members to use with their mobile phones, laptops and tablets. The other grant was for a larger Marquee (3m x 4.5m) for use especially by the volunteers at our Footygate Raffles. It’s a quality product with the Shed name and logo on the front. The second part of this grant was for another ‘Compactus’ storage unit that will be used in the Shed extension. Shed Extension Grant — The Victorian Department of Health & Human Services has finally made the application available and Ian Howley and myself are currently working through it. We will be applying for $60,000.00. Estimated total project cost is $106,000. The Shed has to contribute $46,000.00 in cash and in-kind labour/materials. It has to be finalised by the end of June. Notification of success or otherwise will not be until late December 2019.  
  • Future BBQ’s — As in previous years, there will be no BBQ in June.
  • Donation of six chairs  — Alf Thistlethwaite kindly donated six quality chairs to the Shed. Thanks, Alf.

A community event…

The Bendigo Bank is inviting the public to a community event* that it is organising on Thursday 16 May 2019 — 5:00 pm for a 5:30 pm start at the Mt Beauty Information Centre Auditorium.

Refreshments will be provided. For catering purposes please RSVP to Mount Beauty & District Community Bank® Branch on:
• Telephone (03) 5754 4484 or
• Email <MountBeautyMailbox@bendigobank.com.au>

*John Maher – Sharing Carmen’s Road Safety Message — This is a free event. You won’t want to miss this, John’s true life story. You will never take life, your role in life or road safety for granted again.