PAG Meeting

We at had a Park Advisory Group meeting at the museum today, from 3.30 pm to about 5.30pm. I organize these in my role as park curator. It's a way of planning and organizing works in the park seasonally, and covering ground that the full Nobelius Heritage Park and Emerald Museum committee would struggle to do in the time available at our monthly meetings. I make a curator's report to the full committee meetings which is largely based on the summary of the PAG meetings. The full committee then aproves proposals or otherwise.

So why am I telling you the reader this? Because tonight, following today's meeting, I feel greatly proud and privileged that I am part of a group of amazing people who continually front up giving their time to the cause, which is the park, our heritage, and the community. Present today were Dennis, Beryl, June, Gary, Chris, myself and Wendy from Cardinia Shire Council who is standing in for Mark Reynolds, the CSC Open Space Manager on leave through July.

We have been through thick in thin as a Committee of Management and despite my tiredness preventing me writing up a summary of the meeting tonight, I'm moved to write of the appreciation I feel for my colleagues. We have had a big first year of achievement, the first of our two year term of this committee and as president I take great heart that we can back it up with a big second year.

The mames I mentioned above are some not all of the great contributors and apologies were received today from Steve, Kevin, Roy and Bob. There are COM members who do not usually attend PAGs and my gratitude extends to them also although it was particularly today's meeting that moved me to post.

There were several items on the agenda but possibly for me the best was the decision where to plant the white dogwood tree I've had in a pot for twelve months, which is to replace one that died some years ago. Also it was decided to follow this planting next year to make it a row of three or four consistent with the guidelines of the Vegatation Management Plan. I'll find a few more layered plants in my garden and pot them up in preparation. Also important was the parley and planning for the new dwarf conifer garden, hopefully to happen after permit from council, due to the heritage overlay, and approval from Heritage Victoria which has recently included the NHP site on its state register.

We are carrying on the good work.