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18th November? (D oubtful)25th November.

A .R .C . i s thinking about having a luncheon Thursday 25th November to ta lk about the le g a l needs o f Low-income Consumers and to make known those needs to the people provid ing le g a l se rv ice s - To in flu e n ce these people to make changes where needed in th e ir presen t s e r v ic e s .

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Consumers R ights Judy Cassar (• . . . cO o . . . *

7- 11- 76 .

Dear Joan B en jam in ,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ag S ecretary to the Council I would verynuch -hvo +0 tbark you f o r a l] the time and patience which you have shown towaras me S s ix norAhs w h ilst I have been a C o u n c illo r . The patience and unders^noxn ,that you have shown me has taught me a great d ea l, something uha. n o p e .u liy -

re ta in i n } ^ t K u ' f o r the passing on o f your s k i l l s as_ataker, although 1 s t i l l haven’ t f u l l con fidence in mysel- tuorougnly f n I - -have con siderab ly more than when I started ou t.

Thc.nk.1you a.vam,,one: VI*

A R C ' S PIRST GENERAL MEETING

WAS HELD HERE OH PREPAY 5 /11/76

C ongratulations to everyone on th e ir good e f f o r t , in g e tt in g ou t the re p o r t , ; the typ ing , the ca te r in g , the H a ll, the f lo w e rs , the b irthday cake, our Hat Check G ir l , the workers who looked a f t e r the Kids* She team was

| w e ll-c o -o rd in a te d , our Chairlady was a c r e d it to A .R .C . Ho names were i mentioned because i t i s so easy to overlook peop le and th is o ffe n d s .| I t was r e a l ly great to see o ld fr ie n d s . Joan Day shed tears o f jo y a t the j g rea t welcome she g o t from everyone; and our Joan, i t was g re a t o f you to j come. Hope you are w e ll soon . :t; The Annual General Meeting was a c r e d it to A.B .C . • and next year i s w e ll worth ! look in g forward t o . Thanks to a l l those who came. Those who cou ldn ’ t make i t , | hope you make i t next yea r.

Judy Cassar. * I

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ANOTHER BIG WEEDING POR TWO OP OIJR HEW MEMBERS, NAMELY

RICK! AND PAUHQ® ROWLETT.

The vredding took p la ce a t S t . Mark’ s Church o f England, P itz ro y , a t 6 p.m . Saturday the 6th o f November and the re ce p tio n was a t 116 P itz ro y S tre e t , P itz ro y .

I t was an a l l b lue wedding. The b r id e was very b e a u tifu l w ith her pale b lue fr o c k , v e i l and flo w e rs , and the groom had a sky b lue s u it w ith a white s h ir t . The b e s t man and the groomsman had the shy b lue s u it s . They were David Handy and P h i l l ip . The Bridesmaid was Robin R ees, s is t e r o f the b r id e . She wore ro y a l b lue sa t in and ca rr ie d white carnations w ith ye llow ribbon through them. The matron o f honour had the same Royal Blue d ress .The s ty le was p la in dress w ith a f la r e d s leev e ja ck e t , and ch icken feath er flow ers w ith the y e llo w ribbon . The f-atron o f honour was Evelyn Mundy.

The re ce p t io n was enjoyed by a l l . P lenty to ea t and d rin k . Merv Parker and Bob lon g decorated the h a ll and made everyth ing e n jo y a b le . The Master o f Ceremony was Dougie C hares •

The b r id e had her h a ir a l l curled on to p , Robin Rees had a pageboy hairdo and m yself, Evelyn,had the same as the b r id e .

I would l ik e to thank the ca terers f o r th e ir help ; i t made i t a b ig su ccess .

C ongratu lations fromGlen Mundy DavidEvelyn Mundy RayPat SandraMerv

and a l l the people from the Centre.. . . OOOo . a

As we come to another end o f term o f Council and another E le ct io n comes around, l e t us ' give due thought to what the Council stands f o e - the Council i s the governing power o f the Centre so that l e t us con sider when e le c t in g the new Council ( which in c id e n ta lly has now been voted by a General Meeting to be in power f o r a term o f 12 months) ju s t what we want f o r the Centre so i t can now go on to fu rth er success in i t s second year.

When nominating our new C ou n cillo rs l e t us g iv e due thought to what we want our Council to be and h o p e fu lly stay in the coming months, l e t us e le c t our C ou n cillors w ith the thought firm in our minds that they are going to do th e ir e le c te d job to thebest o f th e ir a b i l i t y knowing that they have been e le c te d to represent the v o ice of-the oth er Members and not ju s t f o r the g lo ry f o r themselves*

S h ir ley Wood.

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a ftern oon tea and a lo v e ly bunch o f flo w e rs .

Talking o f f lo w e rs , i t ' s been " a l l happening in the A .R .C . garden". The a r c h it e c t has designed a nev; garden w ith sp e c ia l planning f o r k ids - which means no rose bushes w ith thorns - so guess where the rose garden was f o r a day? In M ary's room l There were a l o t o f funny remarks passed that day, l ik e " in s ta n t Sherbrooke fo r e s t " and "a rose by an other name" . . . .

Congrats to Judy T i l l on g e ttin g the h o lid a y host job - i t was beaut to see such w ild excitem ent in the bu ild ingo We a l l hope Margaret w i l l s t i l l come and v i s i t us every now and then.

S t i l l on the s t a f f comings and go in gs . I t ’ s a warm welcome to Alan H asler in the room next door to Jan, h elp in g her w ith resea rch - n ice to see another guy on s t a f f .

I t ’ s been a busy week w ith the re -u n ion dinner and annual general meeting la s t F riday. The n igh t was a t e r r i f i c success - the team work something to be m arvelled a t - the ca ter in g committee are expecting bookings from a l l the lead in g h o te ls and restaurants in Melbourne. Thanks to P a tr ic k 's "money men m ates", Greg -Donovan, R ic P a irh a il and Bob Dixon, f o r coming elong and showing such in te r e s t in A.R0C. Our chairperson , Dot, looked a m il l io n d o lla r s , and a l l the " o ld fa ce s " didn ’ t lo o k o ld a t a l l - ju s t lo v e ly to meet up w ith past fr ie n d s , thanks fo r coming to v i s i t us.

A coup le o f odd happenings on Friday n igh t - ’the fo rk s got l o s t on the way to' the dinner® Anyway, what*s wrong w ith fin g e rs ? And there was a strange sto ry about Dot Em ery's shoes. She bought a new p a ir fo r the grand o cca s io n - both l e f t f e e t 11

Wedding b e l l s la s t Saturday f o r R ichy and Pauline w ith th e ir re ce p tio n in the A0RoG0 h a l l - con gra tu la tion s and happy days to you both .

The campers arrived back - f i t and brown. Paul says h e 's stored up enough out-back strength to survive on the do le now that he * s fin ish ed h is s tu d ies .

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X would l ik e to thank you a l l at the Brotherhood t o r a l l the help in the past e s p e c ia lly the Tuckshop; the la d ie s work very hard, a ls o Annette, who works a t making hot lunches f o r us a l l on Fridays,

I would l ik e to thank Dot in the C offee lounge. She r e a l ly does a good job keeping things c lea n . I r e a l ly en joyed making the f e l t toys fo r the Christmas Party . W ell, I do hope to meet more fr ie n d s .

Thanks a l o t everyone,

Dear F riends,

Linda A b erlin e .

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I was s i t t in g in the c o f fe e lounge haying a cup o f te a , when I thought o f a very good idea f o r the sa fe ty o f the l i t t l e ones that the mothers brin g w ith them w hile they have th e ir c o f fe e s . Quite a few o f the ch ild ren go near the s t a ir s , and I was th ink ing that a sm all gate could be put on the top o f the s ta ir s so the l i t t l e ones c a n 't f a l l down the s t a ir s .

From a new fam ily member I hope,as I am r e a l ly en joy ing coming down h ere .

Sandy Sutton.

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I t ' s Linda A berline aga in . I ju s t want to say thank you to r the kind l e t t e r that I read in the B u lle t in . I r e a l ly enjoyed making the f e l t anim als. I would l ik e to do more th ings i f I may. My on ly wishes are that I can g e t to know more people a t the Brotherhood w e ll .

Thanking you a l l again .Linda.

As our term o f o f f i c e as C ou n cillo rs end I would l ik e very much to thank you f o r the help which I-have rece iv ed from you in the past sloe months.

As Chairperson you are to be congratu lated on the way you have co n tr o lle d the Council m eetings, e s p e c ia lly when tempers have become frayed and the a ir around has become very heated5 through i t a l l you have kept your c o o l and allow ed everybody to be heard that wanted a say. I

I would a lso l ik e to congratu late you on the way you handled the General M eeting la s t Friday n ig h t, i t c e r ta in ly shows that you have the qu a lity we want fo r the C entre. May I wish you the b e s t o f lu ck fo r the future, as your term as Chairperson ends.

Yours s in c e r e ly ,S h ir ley Wood.

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A fr ie n d is somebody who g ives you a l i f t . . .A ccord ing to someone, "A fr ie n d i s a g i f tNot one that you buy o r s e le c t from a s h e lfBut a fr ie n d is a g i f t that you g ive y o u r s e lf1. '. .And as I s ta r t each day and end each day, too I whisper " Thank Heavens I Pet Qua Like You".

MA-HI 013) BEISHDS ATTENDED THE RBUHIOH PIT 5th NOVEMBER

I t was very good indeed to attend the dinner and fo llo w -o n meeting a t the Centre. We met fa m ilie s , s t a f f , students and v o l s , many o f whom we have n ot seen f o r a long tim e. Many were in vo lved in the Centre from i t s ■beginning in E itzroy S tr e e t ; and fu rth er back when the Centre was s t i l l housed in Brunswick S tre e t . v

I t was a very good evening indeed; i t was e x c e lle n t ly organized and catered f o r . The typed re p o r t was b e a u t ifu lly produced, with, b e a u tifu l c le a r typ in g , good photographs, and in te re s t in g a r t i c l e s . The comment on the B u lle t in was very kind and fr ie n d ly . The b irthday cake was b e a u tifu l to o .

I should l ik e to thank a l l the people resp on sib le f o r that very good exp erien ce .

Alma Jones« e o

I 1)0 HOT THIM THAI MARIA WAS "OB THE WR033G- M 1

The m eeting which fo llow ed the reun ion dinner was very in te re s t in g . However I f e e l that some o f us d id not use w e ll the communication o p p ortu n itie s the meeting presented . I was one o f the o ffe n d e rs , as I could n ot hear a l l the speakers, and y e t I fa i le d to comply w ith requests by Hayden to come nearer to the fr o n t . There were reasons why I needed to s i t near the back, ana there were reasons why I d id n ot con tr ib u te to the d iscu ss io n ; fo r example, as I attend the Centre only one day a fo r tn ig h t I do n ot f e e l q u a lifie d to d iscu ss what i s happening in the C entre.

However, I d id f e e l that I should have g iven Maria D ickson some support when she brought up the o ften -rep ea ted comment th at fa m ilie s found i t d i f f i c u l t to d iscuss.som e o f th e ir problems w ith s t a f f who had not had p r o fe s s io n a l tra in in g . This comment has o fte n been made by d i f fe r e n t p eop le , and i t i s lin k ed w ith the " c o n fid e n t ia l ity " problem , which can cause many c o n f l i c t s . I do not think these c o n f l i c t s have y e t been com pletely so lved .

When. Maria said that fa m ilie s o fte n found i t d i f f i c u l t to d iscu ss th e ir problems w ith s t a f f who had not had p ro fe s s io n a l tra in in g . Gladys Shears sa id ; I!Youfre on the wrong tram. M aria."This was G ladys’ s op in ion and she had a r ig h t to sta te i t . I t helps to c le a r the a ir when people s ta te th e ir op in io n s . But there may have been other people a t the m eeting, l ik e m yself, who f e l t that M aria 's op in ion was im portant t o o . As M aria 's o p p o s it io n expressed h e r s e l f , perhaps a sympathiser should have expressed h e r s e l f , so that both s id es could be heard. That i s what I am now doin g .

One reason why I d id n ot jo in in the d iscu ss io n was that I could not hear a l l the speakers. I w i l l say that f o r Maria and G ladys. They are sp len d id ly a u d ib le .

Alma Jones

GET milL THOUGHT'S AMD GOOD WISHES TO RITA EYHOH

R ita Eynon has been very i l l r e c e n t ly ; she has load three heart a tta ck s . We do hope that she improves in h ea lth .

R ita i s a va luable member o f any group that she belongs t o . She i s a very good communicator, as she pays a tte n tio n to what i s going on, what i s being said and w ritten , and she comments promptly and gen erou sly . Por in sta n ce , when the v i s i t s o f Joan Davey and Joan Day were mentioned in the B u lle t in ,R ita Eynon noted th is f a c t , and said how much she wished that such v i s i t s cou ld be known and noted in advance so that o ld fr ie n d s cou ld try to v i s i t the Centre in order to renew the fr ie n d s h ip .

Tfe a l l do hope that R ita gets b e tte r soon.

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COPY Off LETTER HE. RMT RISE» SECURITY OE TEITOKE AJ3D MIFIEITAIJCE. 25A0/76.TO THE! HOIT. C-.P. HAYES.

There w i l l no doubt always be debate about the n e ce s s ity to ra is e annually re n ta ls f o r Housing Commission tenants®

The Housing Commission Tenants5 Union does not withdraw from i t s p o s it io n sta ted freq u en tly , to your p redecessor Mr® V.O® D ick ie , that i t should be p o ss ib le f o r the Commission to se t up a form o f consumer rep resen ta tion on any committee or board which takes such d e c is io n s .

We are ce r ta in that tenants o f the Commission are n ot opposed to paying equ itab le and ju s t - rentals® However, i f the p ra c t ic e o f annually in creas in g re n ta ls - no m atter by how l i t t l e - w ithout some corresponding guarantee o f improvements in ' maintenance a t present® Their previous exp erien ce , as tenants in the p riva te s e c to r , has given them an understanding o f the need to pursue such requ ests forc ib ly ® As tenants o f the H»C«V® they see the elements o f an apparently organised system o f maintenance - but an enormous gap between i t s prom ises and the r e a l i t y . They conform to the need to rep ort item s f o r maintenance but see l i t t l e action® They know how much time and money i s l o s t by the Commission in in e f fe c t iv e maintenance®There i s u n iv ersa l d is s a t is fa c t io n w ith the Commission5 s performance .on maintenance o f i t s p ro p e r t ie s , which tenants regard as th e ir homes.

We r e it e r a te that tenants do not o b je c t to equ itab le ren t r is e s i f secu rity o f tenure and reasonable maintenance i s forthcom ing.

We remember your prom ise, a t a meeting in St® H ilda chaired by the A ttorney-G eneral, Mr® Baddon-Storey, that the Government was working towards a im iversa l le a se which would p ro te c t both p r iv a te and p u b lic tenants.

We understand the d e s ir a b i l i t y o f a u n iv ersa l le a s e . However, the r e a l d i f f i c u l t i e s to be overcome surely should persuade the Government to do what i t i s n ot prevented from doing - namely to g iv e secu rity to p u b lic tenants, in the form o f a ju s t le a s e , and to bring to an end the shameful weekly tenancy they now have® You need no re&inder that p u b lic tenants are always anxious to pay th e ir ren t in order to keep th e ir homes® Rent i s the f i r s t p r io r it y in their- spending®

Very deep d is s a t is fa c t io n grows out o f the fa c t that tenants have only a weekly tenancy w ith the Commission.

In rep resen tin g the views o f tenants to you , we cannot re a d ily agree to a ren t r i s e - no matter how sm all, which i s not accompanied by the promise o f a new le a se and v a stly improved maintenance services®

While we understand the H.C.V’ s d i f f i c u l t i e s in coping w ith in f la t io n and agree that in i t s e l f th is requ ires some r i s e in r e n ta ls , we must s t i l l oppose th is seemingly u n just ren t rise® We do so not because i t would be un just in economic terms, but because i t would remain u n just in human and s o c ia l terms.

We would be prepared to accep t a r i s e o f a t most 9^/10%,We expect that you w i l l in form the H.CoT.U., as the only body representing tenants, o f the d e c is ion s made in regard to th is forthcom ing ren t r i s e .

Yours s in c e re ly ,

T® le w is ,Secretary . .Housing Commission Tenants Union.

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The grea t o f th e ■earth have th e ir seed o f p ra ise - Heroes and bards and k in gs .But the ones whom the world loves b est always Are the doers o f l i t t l e things*

The ones who w ith lo y a l word and deed Make homecosing always sweet.The ones who answer our c a l l p£ need,With w il l in g , sw ift-coa iing f e e t .

Their names are not o f fame’ s s c r o l l a p art,Their g lo r y no poet s in g s ;But the ones who are near to the w o rld 's g rea t heart Are the doers o f l i t t l e th in gs .

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COHORATUIATIOHS TO IRENE EDWARDS AHD STEVE PARKER

OH THEIR ENGAGEMENT OH THE 15 th OE HOmiBER

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In the past few weeks fam ilies* gas accounts seem to have shy rocketed , and gas i s as c o s t ly as ren ts these days, Are you aware that b e fore you were charged $1*00 a month re n ta l fo r gas b e fo re you paid f o r what you used; now you pay $ 6*40 a month b e fo re you are charged fo r the gas you use®Through my resou rce area I am fry in g to get someone out here from the Gas & fu e l to come and explain the methods used by Gas & Fuel to ca lcu la te the charges f o r gas.

I f you are in terested in coining to ta lk to someone from Gas & Fuel here a t A .E .C . p lease l e t me know* I am concerned about how fa m ilie s are managjrag to meet these b i l l s every two months*

Judy Cassar,Consumer R ights Resource Area

THE FRAIL AGED

She was a c h ild Before we were bom , Row she is help less^ d d and forlorn *She was a b r id e Long years ago Walking in beauty, Cheeks a l l aglow.She was a M other- Babes a t her b reast, Caring f o r o th ers, Giving her bests She i s a woman Salute her f o r th is Row slie is 'w ith e re d and harder to k is s . Speak to her gen tly , Rurse her with pride Row as sue w aits To sa.il w ith the t id e Ours are the la s t hands She’ l l ever hold*Let her know lo v e again Row she i s o ld .

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With the opening o f the new Centre fo r Old Folks in P itz ro y S treet I thought th is might be appropria te ,

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Mary Deeping.

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FAMILY CBIfrEB COUNCIL

27th October,, 1976,

1 . PRESENT; D. Peillon, S, Wood, G. Emery, H* Ray smith, R, Walters.APOLOGIES; H. Kelly, J i Benjamin (Min. S e c .)VISITOR; G. Whitmore.

2, Minutes o f previous m eeting were accepted .3* Ho business arose from m im iies.4 . R eportsa 4*1 S ta ff M aeting.

Pauline W indier accepted responsibility f o r publishing the B u lle t in . • Emergency Aid S o c ia l A ction Campaign- A.R.C. i s producing a book let e n t it le d “How 57 low'-income families live” . Jan Salmon lias arranged tra in in g sess ion s f o r interviewers on 1st November - 3 p.m*; 4th November - 10 a*m» j 8th November - 3 p.ra®

T rain ing sess ion on Legal Aid - 2 p.m, on 4th November,Credit Union w i l l hold a meeting at A.R.C# on 28th O ctober - 7 .30 pern.

4*2 Standing Committees*.Ah Finance.•rarasw-ri-iC<=3S«»-—«« s»

A ll members o f a fam ily no matter what age, can be covered by the one fa m ily fee , but grandchildren are not covered . Any daughter o r son -in -law o f a family member w ill automatically be covered by the membership f e e .The f iv e support workers t o bo perm itted to pay membership fe e i f they wish to v o te ,Devele'•m ental Fundt the additional $44.00 f o r sp ecta c les was passed.Fun-din" 0'• 'iIttee t M s motion was passed.

1, The a llo c a t io n o f trie A ssistan t Research Worker to be included in next y e a r 6s Budget should be looked at again, in the l ig h t ©f S ection 4 .3 o f the C on stitu tion .

Be The Council a ccep ts Judy T i l l as H oliday Host Worker.3* Annette to get lunch money only, while Sue Stewart i s on annual leave4* Brace Barrett w i l l be approached regarding changed door handle on

the door into the Play S chool.5 , The S e le c t io n Panel fo r the Research Assistant to be Jan Salmon,

Graeme Brewer and Sue Stewart®

C. CRASASC.1« I t i s recommended that the Committee send a le t t e r to Senator

Guilfoyle requesting an explanation on the Government's views on Emergency A id ,

2 , Paulin© W», Judy C. and Maureen ¥. to meet Brenda Hobarth.4®3 Other R eports, *—

5* General Business*Compensation,. Hayden w i l l look into insurance cover f o r volunteers

and d r iv e r s .' Wednesday night A c t iv i t i e s . Council i s in agreement that the Wednesday

night children have a camp on 11 th to 13th November, i f c»k® with Chris, end a su itab le budget i s presented to the Finance s/C byPaula Walsh,

6 • Corre spon5en.ce,1« A letter w i l l be sent to H.O.T.U®, s ta tin g that ARC p o l ic y i s that

a ll m eetings held at ARC be open to a l l Centre members.2. A le t t e r was rece ived from Connie Benn, expressing her•regret that

she w ill be unable to attend the General M eeting. .3» An invitation be extended to Jack Butlerf Kr, and Mrs, Carroll

(Mentone Halfway H ouse); Mr, Buxton (ley ... o f M ord ia lloe ) to attend -the General Meetings

7 . AtyplicatioES f o r Membership,.

1 . Mrs* Y a ler ie Pierce, Carlton (5 ch ild ren ) - introduced byB etty Barry®

2. Mr® A llan Haslen, Forth P its r o y (3 ch ild ren ) ~ introduced byPauline Windier*

3® Mr® and Mrs® John Ryaa, C arlton (4 ch ild ren ) - introduced by B etty Barry®

' 4o Mr,, and Mrs® Brian Moore,- C arlton ( j ch ild ren ) - introduced by Betty Barry.

5„ Mr. and Mrs. A lla n B atten, Carlton (3 ch ild ren ) - introduced by B etty B arry.

These a p p lica t io n s w i l l be held over to nest week su b ject to the payment o f the $1 membership f e e .

8 . Ifext Meeting - Wednesday, 3rd Moveaber at 7 j?.m.

APOLOGIESi J . Benjamin (M in .S ec .) , J* R oberts, G. Emery.VISITORS; A9 E a s ie r , G. Whitmore.

2 . Minutes o f p revious meeting were accep ted .

3 . Ho business arose from the m inutes.

4 . Reports®4.1 S ta ff M eeting.

L e tte rs have been sent to every member, and home v i s i t s have a lso been, made regarding the Annual Meeting®

Interview tra in in g has commenced on Emergency Aid and i s held a t Melbourne U n iversity .

The Credit Union has formed a board and i s now g e tt in g th ings under way.There was a dem onstration ou tside the p ro p e rtie s in N icholson S treet sold

by the H. C«Y. la s t week-end in which ARC was in v o lved . L e a fle ts were organised and d is tr ib u te d .

4 .2 B .S .L . E xecutive.The Boai*d has approved o f ARC now having th e ir own bank account f o r the

Savings Scheme. B .S .L . in the past have not approved.. but because i t i s f o r members! money, they have approved now. B .S .L . have stated that they

.have no o b je c t io n s i f A .R.C. decided to have a l i v e - i n caretaker.The rocks in the Play School o r ig in a lly belonged to S t. Paulf s and there­

fo r e should not be d isposed o f .

FAMILY CENTRE COUNCIL3rd November,1976

1 . PRESENT: B. P e illo a , M, K e lly . S. Wood, H. Ray smith,

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It Siuvijr’ is rai'iip~icttii>3. i e accepted , ;2 , Annette and Btulrrey 1jtj paid fo r 'bsing r e lie v in g s ta ff* T i l s i s vh.’.le

paid s t a f f are on .annual L turns This a c t io n to rep lace Motion 4 o f B ta ffig g i / e s in u tes o f la s t aaeir f i e notion sas carried,,

3 , A fter &co« A Isseysi on i t vrao do sided that th is m atter voted "be returned to a meeting v ith Iteilitite dob Mi 5 :0 a Rapa

4, - Atte.T5.sg S/C v i l l approach Marge Stack larky, fsisgf H ollander and pre•■:out and pace s o r te r s in the H s y School*,

5® Mcalpii Shears w i l l 'be approached to r e lie v e in the Play School .i-

S ocdal, 'At H r Atfcmnt of S&„20 he paid to S. Kurdy fo r tranep-ort to the Dos Lent

Hfeote th is pactioa van parsed ana returned to Finance 3/0 to ratify,.B, 1 , i t 3 : Chrxstes.s Carol b igh t i s accepted for the 23rd teams bo r* hut

Council. vKufid Hire thought given to hold ing a dance coupled w ith t h is to eelobre.' ABC3 f i r s t birthday*

2* rsix fiss ion is granite f o r S o c ia l s /c to approach s ta f f Eoabers r e - gar ding vrua.i is? rtesbte, 'bo 3 dene concerning' toys at Christmas,,

4»4c l o other reports®

5- ,„.,3nera;L34S:3 e a 3 . Bone,

6* Correspcirtc'rpcy?,A le t t e r s a s rece ived fro® Bob Long concerning item s f o r in clu s ion in

Agenda f o r Gc&eral K eetirg --f * CJorp-lebe resin xeture o f Standing Coamitteea,2® O ff ic e p.3 -'i "' " ‘-3d to Gcun o i l should act in that cap acity and

tig substitute allowed in any fo ra ,3® G o-option o f xy sters to Coixneil should come from orig ina l. :r;,cr:rLnations

for-.C ou n cil,

4 3 S fs vd frg C u rn rH ace ,

4e, Perm of o f f ic e Council should govern iota5, Mho i s fin a l decision-'®Hers Oomicll or S ta g in g Committee,

Also included a re :-

6, S ta ff representation on Council,7, Sols of Co-ordinator on CoxmoiX,Se Recognition o f service by retirin g Council mesibors,9„ What should be done when a robbery occurs.

A le t t e r was rectix/eu from Fsula Walsh sA viteyg v s ’that owing to lack o f support from voH u teera , the Wednesday n ight Children * 3 Camp would s o t be held,, and that the yea tes a c t iv i t i e s would end with a party and th in on teovestex lOiuu Dot, ea beh a lf o f the C ou n cil9 thanked Paula ate. hex 'ro lu stoers f o r the assiotan ee they have giver* to the pprbsrsh ch ild ren ,I t vs.s thought that p orters the Carp s/c could look in to the p o s s ib i l i t y o f hoM lug a p a ren t-a vd -u se -ch ild camp in the soar fu tu re ,

7 , Whs a p p lica tio n s f o r fam ily members fyots la s t w er. have been approved ;n?, bp act is the payment o f the At s 00 membership fe e ,

8 , test,® o f nest meeting - We&aesiayy 10 fh Boxmmbsy at 7 p.ia.