1. MEETING OPENED by President Phil Mellon

   ATTENDANCES: Phil Mellon (President), Pauline Irving, Steve May (DoE), Andrew Marshall, Louise Duxbury, Karen McKeough (DoE), Terri Harwood, Maurice McCormick, John Blaney-Murphy, Phillip Marshall, Chris Westcott, Graeme Heighton (Treasurer)

   APOLOGIES: John Mitchel, Leitisha Newman, Adrian Stratico

2. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES:

   Minutes of the previous meeting were moved as accepted with the alteration that Andrew Marshall was titled, in error as VP, by John Blaney-Murphy seconded by Andrew Marshall, carried.

3. CORRESPONDENCE:

   Outgoing

   Incoming

   • Script grant guidelines
   • TREASURER'S REPORT:

     Presented by Graeme Heighton one report for October and current report, tabled. Moved accepted by Maurice McCormick, 2^nd by Chris Westcott

   • GENERAL BUSINESS:

     5.1 Introduction of Karen McKeough

     Introduction of Karen McKeough by Steve May (DoE) as our new Torbay Catchment Group Co-ordinator.

     5.2 Presentation of Cost Sharing criteria for streamlining

     Determining funding assistance for private landholders - Steve May DoE. Motion to have the funding agreement for the Torbay Catchment restoration Plan signed as agreed. Moved Maurice McCormick, seconded by Graeme Heighton.

     Steve also presented the draft of the funding schedule for the best management practice, which was moved to be accepted subject to as closer examination of the funding fiqures examined and approved by Andrew Marshall and Maurice McCormick, by Graeme Heighton and seconded by Terri Harwood, carried. Advertising to be sent out by the end of the month

     5.3 The Watershed Torbay Website

     How do we want to use it in the future.

     A general discussion agreed on the need for more advertising of the website address and to make the website more interactive (by the public) to encourage input into the website/website set-up.

     5.4 The implementation phase of Watershed Torbay project

     Giving it a face and name. The general agreement was to keep the Watershed Torbay logo with some market research into what needed to be added to show that it is now currently a work in progress.

     Action Karen and Steve

     5.5 Who's who in the TCG

     Creating a database of people, their interests, the information they receive? Who to contact for what?

     Steve May (DoE) will correlate existing information with Graeme Heighton and will bring the results to the next meeting

     5.6 Weed control at demonstration sites.

     Steve May presented a report on the need to access funding to maintain weed control at demonstration sites. Ways to fund this work is to be looked into.

     5.7 Other business

     • A List of meetings will be drawn up by Secretary and presented at next meeting.
     • Karen McKeough presented a summary of outcome of the Torbay Catchment Group Restoration Plan. Tabled. Suggestions are called for the next meeting to address these tasks.
     • Maurice McCormick expressed his pleasure with the article in the SCRIPT newsletter.
     • Chris Westcott enquired to the drainage committee? Are the Watercorp and DoE still involved in this area? North Creek drain was named as a point of concern. Chris and Steve May would tour this area and advised.
     • Louise Duxbury asked for any items for the next newsletter, she was currently compiling.
     • Tabled Marbellup Brook Water Source Protection Plan by Letisha Newman for next meetings discussion.
     • Next Steering Committee meeting 8 March.

   • Next meeting: 1 March, 2006

Meeting closed 9.40pm.