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!)
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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.
Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure?
The MBG September meeting begins with a wonderful warm-up. The Ednas will share their musical memories of the Esplanade with us and a glass of wine at 6.30, before we get down to the meeting at 7pm.
A different venue for this meeting – the Middleton Beach Bowling Club (so don’t go down to the Surf Club!) – and a different night too – Thursday 24th of September.
So come along, bring your ideas for the Middleton Beach precinct, and bring a friend!
In between raining cats and dogs (but not hotels) over the weekend, a
quick trip down to the beach showed that the fences around the
Esplanade site are coming down quicker than planned.
I wonder what will hapen now, and how long it will take? There’s not
much footpath left!
It seems like we’re still no closer to seeing action of any sort at the Esplanade site… except perhaps for the cladding on the fence falling apart.
This article is from the Albany Weekender, 11th of June issue.
What do you think should happen to the Esplanade site? Do you believe there will ever be a new hotel at Middleton beach? Click on “COMMENTS” below, and have your two cents worth!
Friends of Middleton Beach, we have just received this email from Alexandra Tucker, the Reserves Officer with the City of Albany. Looks like the crunch is on and we better get our join approach sorted.
I just wanted to include your group on the progress of the environmental composting public toilets funded through the Royalties for Regions money. We are bringing you up to date as I understand that the group did not make comment on the project scope when it was out for public comment recently. Since then, the City is making good progress on the project and I would like to update the group on our development. We have a project budget of $40,000 and we have been exploring the available options. The facilities will include two disabled unisex toilets of which the rooms will be big enough to double as change rooms and will have hand basins with running water connected.
Connection
It was preferable to hook the toilet into sewer, of which the nearest connection is 360m away from the toilet site. An approximate cost estimate for connection to mains sewer is in the vicinity of $110,000 to $120,000. Therefore the only available option left was to install a composting variety.
Design
We have explored various options for installation and they are:
1. A clivus composting toilet system to be supplied and installed by provider at a cost of $30,000 and CoA to build the structure (colourbond building with ramp access, will sit approximately 3.4m high) at a cost of $23,000. A total of $53,000
2. A clivus composting toilet system and structure to be supplied and erected by the provider at a cost of $77,000
3. A Landmark Engineering system to be supplied, erection by CoA (colourbond building with verandah and flush with the ground (no ramp), will sit approximately 2.6m high) at a cost of $34,000
4. Lower King toilet design supplied and installed (concrete slab building and flush with ground) at a cost of $40,000
Based on these provisional quotes (keeping in mind there may be incidentals associated with the cost) the best option to the project team is option 3, the Landmark Engineering design. The building itself can be any standard colourbond colour. This particular building will allow for the option of artwork or similar to be attached to the outside in the future. I have included a scan of the landmark engineering design for you to look at (sorry about the black and white aspect but I am unable to scan documents in colour). As this project is funded by the Royalties for Regions funding there are very tight/strict timelines regarding completion dates for the project (Must be completed by September 2009).
