Agenda for 21 March 2017 general meeting
We would like to remind you of the NWMA monthly meeting next Tuesday 21 March 2017 at 7.30 at the Bastow Institute, 601 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne (enter from the western end via Union Street). Please find attached the agenda for the meeting and a reminder that the Guest Speaker will be Jenny Smith, CEO, Council to Homeless Persons. The minutes of the previous meeting will be circulated before Tuesday. Please note that General Business items must be notified to the Chair at least 24 hours before the meeting by current financial members of the Association only. We look forward
Agenda for 21 February 2017 general meeting
Dear Members and Friends, We would like to remind you of the NWMA monthly meeting next Tuesday 21 February 2017 at 7.30 at the Bastow Institute, 601 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne (enter from the western end via Union Street). Please find attached papers for the above general meeting. We have responded to your feedback on the length of our monthly meetings and for 2017 we have adopted a new format with more guest speakers on topics of interest to members, as well as leaving time for social information sharing outside the formal meeting structure. You will see the new format
Agenda for 29 November 2016 general meeting
We would like to remind you of the Special ordinary general meeting next Tuesday 29 November 2016 at 7.30 at the Bastow Institute. The meeting will be devoted to an important presentation from the Victorian Planning Authority on the Arden Vision and Framework (Government owned railway land). There will be no other business at the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there and welcome your attendance. Regards Jane Poynter Secretary
Minutes from 18 October 2016 general meeting
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Agenda for 15 November 2016 general meeting
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Minutes from 20 September 2016 general meeting
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Agenda for 18 October 2016 general meeting
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Minutes from 16 August 2016 general meeting
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Review of Local Government (electoral) Act 2016
Many members of the NWMA Inc. have been concerned for a long time about the electoral structure and operational performance of the City of Melbourne. From the early 1990’s when the Kennett Government amalgamated Councils, through the Bracks reforms of the early 2000’s, there has been an ongoing campaign by the State Government to disenfranchise residents and small business from being properly represented on our Council. For nearly ten years the Association has been active through organisations such as CoRBA (Coalition of Residents and Business Associations – Melbourne) to change this gerrymander with remarkably little success. The Napthine Government to
Agenda for 20 September 2016 general meeting
The meeting starts at 7.30pm Tuesday 20th September at the Bastow Institute, 601 Queensberry Street (enter from Union Street). There will be a discussion on the establishment of a community garden for North and West Melbourne, the North West Patch, the wider issue of food security, and the preparations for Spring Fling where this will be the main theme for our stall. [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/agenda-genMtg-20160920.pdf"]