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GSDC Bulletin 19 ISSUE 19 Agencies sign for mutual help Agreement to strengthen GSDC, CRCs A regional meeting of the Board of the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) in Borden in May was the setting for a groundbreaking agreement between the Commission and the region’s community resource centres (CRCs). Gnowangerup CRC The Great Southern CRCs, formerly known Chairperson Jill Lesk as telecentres, signed a Memorandum signs the Memorandum of of Understanding with the GSDC setting Understanding, watched by guidelines for the organisations to support CRC regional coordinator each other’s work in the region. Megan Wright and GSDC Chairman Peter Rundle. Community Resource Network Director Debbie Rice said the signing was a momentous occasion. “The memorandum also commits the “It highlights the promotion of the GSDC to refer potential clients for CRC inside this issue: partnership between the GSDC and services to the relevant centre and to the CRCs in the provision of increased consider proposals supporting training and information and services to their local learning opportunities delivered through Borden perspective ..............................2 communities,” Ms Rice said. the centres,” Mr Manning said. Jerramungup joint effort ......................2 “We value the lead set by the GSDC in “In turn, the CRCs have committed to helping instigating this agreement, which shows the GSDC with community engagement at Development Commissions review ....3 a growing connection between the a local level, providing advice on emerging organisations. issues and opportunities and being a New Board member .............................3 shopfront for GSDC information. “Royalties for Regions funding for the CRCs Regional science on stage ..................4 and for projects under the GSDC is helping “This is a mutually beneficial arrangement to build partnerships to strengthen regional for our organisations and it will work to Photo competition ................................4 communities,” Ms Rice said. the benefit of the people of the Great Southern,” Mr Manning said. Woodanilling celebrates ......................5 The Memorandum of Understanding commits the agencies to collaborate CRCs continue to be eligible to apply for Activ workers' new home .....................5 on matters of regional significance, to funding through the GSDC under existing Successful season of events ..............6 meet for information exchange and to grant guidelines. share opportunities for staff professional Medical centre's new look ...................7 development. The agreement takes in CRCs in Bremer Bay, Denmark, Frankland River, Gnowangerup, Leadership help for Vietnam ..............7 GSDC Chief Executive Officer Bruce Jerramungup, Katanning, Kojonup, Mount Manning said the Commission had agreed Barker, Ongerup, Pingrup, Tambellup and International wine promotion ..............8 to ensure that the CRCs were included in Wellstead. information distribution and to advocate for the CRCs. Contact: Megan Wright ph. 9841 6153 Borden residents give local angle Board provides opportunity for community input Borden residents and representatives from the Shire of Gnowangerup took up the opportunity to raise a few local issues with GSDC Board members when they met in Borden in May. After the Board’s formal meeting, held at the Borden Pavilion, locals were invited to speak on matters of interest. The invitation to address the gathering continued the GSDC Board's practice of holding meetings in towns throughout the region to ensure that all communities have an opportunity for face-to-face contact with Board members. In 2009, meetings were held in Bremer Gnowangerup Shire CEO Aaron Cook addresses the GSDC Board and community members at Bay, Nornalup, Katanning and Frankland the Borden Pavilion. River, and the February 2010 meeting was held in Tambellup. the area and several Borden residents practice of meeting in regional towns to also had their say. ensure local voices could be heard. Gnowangerup Shire Chief Executive Officer updated the Board on developments in They said they appreciated the Board’s Contact: Grytsje Doust ph. 9842 4888 Joint effort by sports clubs 2 Jerramungup groups collaborate on facilities Royalties for Regions Funding has given including the hockey-cricket shed (with clubs to upgrade the entire sporting and the Jerramungup Combined Sporting covered spectator area), tiered viewing cultural precinct. Clubs a boost in time for the start of the area and disability access including safety winter sports season. ramp and disabled toilet. The Jerramungup Sports Club is administering the grant on behalf of the At the Jerramungup Golf Club opening day Improvements to the sports club are combined sporting clubs. Club president on 25 April, players enjoyed their rounds under way and will improve the interior of John Usher praised the cooperation on upgraded fairways, three with new the club by providing a new disabled toilet, received from all of the participating clubs. bridges. al fresco area and children’s playground. “This project has set a new standard for When football fixtures kicked off with a The works were funded by a grant of our community which will augur well for close game between Jerramungup and $145,000 from the Royalties for Regions the future,” Mr Usher said. Gnowangerup, spectators and players Great Southern Regional Grants Scheme, benefited from works at the winter pavilion which was matched by the respective Contact: Russell Pritchard ph. 9842 4888 Entries in for NRM Medal Judges sort through the contenders Judging has started for the 2010 GSDC May and the panel of judges have started by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Medal for Excellence in NRM. their preliminary assessments. Redman on Thursday 26 August. Entries for the prestigious natural Full judging will take place early in July Contact: Jessica Van Der Waag resource management award closed in and the medal winner will be announced Ph. 9821 3211 Review of Development Commissions Minister announces scrutiny of 'important role' Regional Development Minister Brendon Secretary to the Minister for Regional the Commissions and the effectiveness Grylls has announced a review of Western Development Wendy Duncan MLC. of the existing model in delivering regional Australia’s nine Regional Development development. Commissions, including the Great Its members are Chief of Staff to the Southern Development Commission Minister for Regional Development Doug It would also look at options to (GSDC). Cunningham, Regional Development improve government service delivery Council Chair Graham Thomson, Public for regional development, including The Commissions were established under Sector Commissioner Mal Wauchope and effective governance and administrative the Regional Development Commissions Department of Regional Development arrangements to enable regional decision- Act in 1993 as statutory authorities and Lands Director General Paul Rosair. making and avoid duplication of roles and charged with coordinating and promoting responsibilities with other agencies. regional economic development. The review group will release an issues paper for comment to guide its The terms of reference for the review Mr Grylls said the commissions played deliberations before it reports to the are on the Department of Regional an important role in delivering projects Minister in September 2010. Development and Lands website at www. throughout Western Australia. rdl.wa.gov.au. Mr Grylls said the review would consider The review is chaired by Parliamentary the effectiveness and cost efficiency of Contact: Bruce Manning ph. 9842 4888 New Board member welcomed Cranbrook Shire President appointed GSDC Chairman Peter Rundle has welcomed the appointment of new Board 3 member Doug Forrest. Mr Forrest is a farmer, road transport contractor and company director who became President of the Shire of Cranbrook last year. Mr Forrest was appointed to the Board in the local government category. “The Board looks forward to Mr Forrest’s contribution to our work promoting development in the Great Southern,” Mr Rundle said. “Mr Forrest is active in the farming and business community at Cranbrook and Frankland. New GSDC Board member Doug Forrest “He has good local knowledge and wider regional experience, and brings a range of talents that will benefit the Board,” Mr Bushfire Advisory Committee and as a Mr Forrest is a grain and beef cattle Rundle said. WALGA Zone delegate. producer at West Cranbrook. Mr Forrest was a Busselton Shire Councillor He is an active contributor to the district’s Mr Forrest’s GSDC Board term expires in from 1996 to early 2000 and was elected sporting clubs and to industry groups, June 2012. to the Cranbrook Shire Council in 2005. including as a former branch president of the WA Farmers Federation and as Contact: Bruce Manning ph. 9842 4888 He has represented the Shire in a range of a growers' representative for the CBH forums including the Regional Road Group, Cranbrook receival point. Regional science on stage Conference highlights research directions Science with a Great Southern focus will University Professor Stuart Bunn and Further information is available at www. take centre stage on 9 July at the Great Charles Darwin University Professor cenrm.uwa.edu.au. Southern, Great Science conference at Michael Douglas. the Albany Town Hall. Full registration costs $71.50 but Professor Bunn, the director of the discounts are available for registrations With support from the Great Southern Australian Rivers Institute, will
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