Friday 12 February, 9am at the start of the boardwalk at Ellen Cove.
The Friends of Mt Clarence & Mt Adelaide are having a Busy Bee meeting on Friday, 12/2/10 at the start of the boardwalk at Ellen Cove at 9am. They’ll be working on Acacia paradoxa seedlings and Pampas Grass.
Anyone who is interested in helping out is welcome!
And while we’re in the area, Jane has been talking to City of Albany Reserves Supervisor Mark Ford, about the litter under the boardwalk in Ellen Cove, and the rapidly growing kikuyu grass along the boardwalk as well. Hopefully we’ll see some action!
It’s been a busy few weeks for Middleton Beach with the tourist season, Umbrella survey of beach users, and some interesting goings-on around a couple of our favourite discussion points – the bike racks at Ellen Cove, and the Esplanade site. Stay tuned for more!
In the meantime, you can download a PDF copy of the minutes of the January 17th meeting from our Minutes page.
And thankyou to Barb Madden, who once again has been busy with her camera.
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- 2 bob’s worth on MIdds!
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- Another use for the ‘No Dogs” sign!
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- Don’t like the bike racks? Sock it to ‘em!
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to celebrate our first birthday with a shin-dig at a newly constructed hotel at Ellen Cove? Well, not this year, but you can still come along and be a part of our celebrations, at the meeting this Sunday evening.
The meeting this Sunday will be right in the middle of the Beach users survey, and will be a great opportunity for a little feedback as to how the survey is going (did you see the Albany Advertiser this morning?) See you there – the usual time and place – 5pm this Sunday at the Albany Surf Lifesaving Clubrooms.
Middleton Beach users survey. Friday 15 – Monday 18th January.
Your chance to have your say – and to make sure others have theirs!
The survey of Middleton Beach users is going full steam ahead, with just over a week to go until the umbrella stands will appear at Ellen Cove and Emu Point to take a snap-shot survey of what beach users think about our beautiful stretch of coastline.
A huge thankyou to everyone who has been involved in organising the survey, and volunteered their time at the stand. But more help is needed! IF you are able to give a couple of hours of your time over the weekend, please click on “comment” below and leave your details.
Hoons. One of our pet hates – for all sorts of reasons.
Well, now’s your chance to take a positive step and make a difference!
This from Jane Mouritz:
Hi TMG!
Please can we have a VOLUNTEER to attend the next ROADWISE meeting – being held at City Council offices on Tuesday 8th December 2009 at 9.30 am. You have been invited as a delegate of TMBG by Sgt Nigel Fiander – particularly to raise the issue of ongoing hoon disturbances at Middleton Beach – potentially to gain Roadwise support for CCTV video surveillance on the area or other alternative solutions. regards Jane Mouritz
PS Please call me on mobile to confirm if you can volunteer.
So if hoon behaviour at Middleton Beach gets under your skin, this is the perfect chance for you to step up and make a difference for all who use the beach.
Let us know if that person is you!
Want to know what went on at the November Middleton Beach Group meeting?
You can download a copy of the November meeting minutes from the Minutes page (here’s a hint… click on ‘Minutes’ on the top right of this page!)
While you at it, why not subscribe to our blog by email to receive automatic notification of all updates to the site? Enter your email address on the right, and you’ll be sent an email to confirm your subscription. Simply follow the instructions and you’re away!
One of the unfolding projects we’ve been watching with interest as it unfolds is Kinjarling: Albany Stories.
The next phese of community consultation is taking place this week, with a general community forum on this Tuesday, December 1st at 8pm.
It’s on at the Co-op Building of the WA museum, Albany on Residency Road.
You can download a copy of the Kinjarling newsletter by clicking here… Kinjarling newsletter 2
You can download a draft discussion paper on possible end outcomes and tourism products by clicking here…Draft: Kinjarling Key Actions & Products.
Welcome to our new home, middletonbeachgroup.com
We’ve registered the domain name (the Royal we that is!), and are expanding the website to make it easier for you to find your way around.
For example, you might notice the top right-hand side of the page are the options “Home”, “About us” and “Minutes”.
These are pages you can click on for more information, or to download copies of past meeting minutes (When I’ve finished uploading them all!)
Why not try leaving a comment (click on “leave a Comment” under the title of this entry) or subscribe to the RSS feed to receive automatic updates (click on the big orange and white button on the right).
All these features should make it easier to get more out of the Middleton Beach Group blog. And if you’re feeling really adventurous, you might even like to become a contributor!
The City of Albany recently released its Draft Management Plan for Middleton Beach for public comment, as we mentioned earlier.
The Middleton Beach Group submitted a response to the Council’s plan … well, Jane Mouritz did on our behalf – thanks Jane! Essentially our submission calls for a more proactive, coordinated approach from the City of Albany in mananging the precinct, with improved public consultation at all stages of the process, including a public planning session.
You can download a copy of the response here.
Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.
The City of Albany is just about to release its Middleton Beach Draft Council Management Plan for public comment.
At the time of posting this I couldn’t find it on the City’s Public Comment page on their website, but we expect it to go up any day now.
Download a PDF document of the plan and have a read – no doubt it’ll be the subject of discussion at Thursday’s meeting . So why not come along and let us know what you think, or leave a comment below.
…and by the way, it’s well worth having a look at the City of Albany website link above from time to time. It’s the way the Council does a lot of its public consultation now, and even has an email link to make your submissions direct to the City.
