Notes from Eureka Meeting held at ELC July 15, 2013
Present : Mark Valentine, Blake Gordon, Ian Chennell, Ken Dowling(in the ether)
Apologies : BJ Johnson, Roch Prendergast
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Blake reported re healthy state of finances and mentioned the following – Need for a quote from Ian Lawford) on Grammar map for use at Vic Sprint Champs; Proposed that first donation from new Junior Development Fund go to Declan Dickson for entry fees into Australian and ACT MTBO Champs – $120; Donations almost sorted from Cyclic Navigator; Mt Clear end of Canadian to be priority for Roch as soon as he can with events in September and probably January.
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Mark indicated that General Property Insurance is available on items which are either housed at member’s homes or moved between shed/homes and events. It would cover theft from locked premises/vehicles and accidental damage. Cost for a $10,000 cover would likely be in order of $500-600pa. Mark to get formal quotes and submit to next meeting.
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Next local series event is Sunday July 21, thanks to Warwick. Start/Finish is rotunda in Chisholm St Reserve from 10am.
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Testimonial Dinner for Tom Norwood is at Crown Hotel in Buninyong on Sat August 10, 5.30pm for 6pm. Please send RSVP to Mark. Mark to organize booking.
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Noted that Ken will be doing upgrade on MTBO track network in Canadian Forest on a free trial basis, much appreciated.
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Ballarat Health Services have asked for a special aMAZEing Ballarat as part of their Global Challenge Walking program. Mark to action for them on Sunday August 18. Insurance questions have been sorted with OV.
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Discussion on webpage layout, design and content yielded a number of suggestions which will be organized by Ian in coming weeks – please log in to assess improvements and alterations and offer your comments. One such item to be placed on front page will be a weekly update on what’s on for Eureka.
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Next Meeting August 19 – Topic : Facebook and Social Media – looking for input from the young’uns !!