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Friends of the Greenway is a community group that has recently formed to support the vision of a "GreenWay" environmental corridor between the Cooks River and Sydney Harbour at Iron Cove. We now have over 80 members, and almost 400 local resident have already nominated themselves as supporters. So now is a good time to join the group which is helping to fast-track implementation of a bush wildlife corridor and to get a GreenWay cycling and walking Trail in place ASAP.
Friends formed in late 2007, with an initial meeting in October 2007 at Cadigal Reserve where an interim Committee was formed followed by the first inaugural meeting on December 2 2007 at Hoskins Park Dulwich Hill Friends role is to provide support to the GreenWay vision, and to other groups in the area. Friends will get involved in:
It is not the intention for FoG to undertake actual on-ground work such as bush care, pathway construction for instance, which is currently being done by other groups. But we will be encouraging and facilitating this amongst the corridor partners. The Structure of Friends is similar to many incorporated community groups. The group has become an incorporated association under the NSW Incorporations Act. The group has adopted the Model Rules of Association under the Act, but with some slight modification regarding membership, voting and access to membership information. Download a copy of the Rules of Association. The Friends Committee consists of Convenor (Jud Agius) and Secretary (Greg Stonehouse, Treasurer (Claire Sives) and six other Committee Members. The Friends Committee meets once per month, whilst the group as a whole meets roughly every two months as well as getting together at events and festival stalls. You can get involved in grass roots action in the GreenWay through:
As a community project, your support, time and effort are critical for this project to continue. The efforts of grass-roots advocacy in galvanising community action behind a coherent "greenway" project will benefit not only yourselves but some 15,000 residents living along the corridor. The people in involved in the project to date come from all walks from the local community, all contributing to the vitality and success of the project. To get involved you can send us email or join up with Friends as shown above. Even if you cannot attend any of our events, we can keep you posted on the GreenWay Project progress! To see what the Friends are up to over the next few months, have a look at the Friends & GreenWay Events Calendar. See what bushcare projects Friends partner group the Inner West Environment Group (IWEG) is up to.
Your membership of Friends has a number of benefits including:
For the Bandicoot members, you will also receive a T-shirt with the Friends logo and Bandicoot design. Fees from for the year (1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009) are:
The funds raised from membership will offset annual costs for incorporation and Public Liability insurance, and will allow Friends to prepare submissions and participate in community events. to join Friends is very easy. Membership of Friends is now open to anyone interested in supporting the GreenWay vision. The three easy steps to becoming a member are: 1. Download and print the FoG membership form/flyer, 2. Complete and sign the form, detach from the flyer, then 3. Post the completed form with cheque/postal order made to "Friends of the GreenWay Inc." to:
or post the form and pay by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to: Friends of the GreenWay Inc BSB: 633 000 A/C No: 132 338 385 Bank: Bendigo Bank Branch: Leichhardt Reference: Your Name
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