Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A SURVEY

1. Have you ever heard of the concept of community gardens before?  Yes  No

If no, the welcome message gives you some information but if you’d like more, please check these site out:
2. Are you a member of any of the clubs using Trevallyn Park?  Yes  No
  • If so, which club?
3. Do you ever use the proposed site for any other activities (e.g. for walking, dog walking etc)?
 Yes  No If yes, please specify:

4. Do you support the idea of a community garden at Trevallyn Park?  Yes  No  Don’t know
4a. What is the reason for your answer?

5. If you have indicated in Question 3 that you have concerns with the community garden proposal, what might need to be done to address those concerns?

6. If you oppose use of Trevallyn Park for a community garden, can you suggest another suitable location in Trevallyn?

7. If you support the idea of community gardens at Trevallyn Park, are there particular types of gardening opportunities or particular support facilities and services you would like to see provided? If so, please list them :

8. Would you like to be involved in further discussions about the proposed community gardens and if they go ahead, with their development?  Yes  No
If you answered “Yes”, how would you like to be involved?
 Garden plot holder  Garden development  Garden maintenance  Building skills
 Promotion and administration  Community education activities  Other, please specify

9. Are there any other issues, ideas or thoughts you would like to share with us regarding community gardens? If so, please do so here:

10. If you would like to be involved with the garden proposal or would just like more information about the idea, please fill in your name and contact details. Trevallyn Sustainability Group will be in touch.
Name…………………………………… Phone………………………………….………
Email……………………………………………………..

Thank you; the Sustainability Group would appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey.

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And send it to: hayleymarc@bigpond.com
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

DAMN! ...and there I was, just the other day, thinking it would make a good dog off-leash exercise area if it was fenced properly!!! The ‘dog exercise area’ in the reserve isn’t fenced and so often you hear yaps and yelps as canine beasts chase the wildlife. Not to mention the mountain bikers...soon there’ll be a clash I expect!!! TREVALLYN NEEDS A FENCED DOG EXERCISE AREA....NOW!!!!!

The Coordinator said...

No garden proposal released by group
BY HAYLEY TRISTRAM - SOAPBOX
08 Jun, 2010 12:03 PM
By Trevallyn Sustainability Group secretary HAYLEY TRISTRAM THE report on the proposed Trevallyn Community Garden (The Examiner, May 31), deserves an explanation.

The Trevallyn Progress and Improvement Association did not release any papers regarding the community garden proposal.

The Trevallyn Sustainability Group has been negotiating with the association for three months in an attempt to receive in-principle approval for a site for a community garden below the Trevallyn Cricket Club.

The group understands this and a much larger piece of land, which accommodates a cricket club, bowls club, tennis club and so on, has been leased by the Launceston City Council to the association since 1967.

The sustainability group seeks to add the community garden to the existing facilities on this site for the enjoyment and benefit of Trevallyn residents, and the enhancement of our environment.

As part of an ongoing process, some members of the sustainability group met the association on May 29 and presented written documentation, some of which the association had requested to inform its decision making.

This was not intended as public documentation, nor was the meeting established as a public one, but rather a meeting specifically between the Trevallyn Sustainability Group and the Trevallyn Progress and Improvement Association.

Some residents, however, attended and voiced some concerns.

It has always been the intention of the sustainability group to seek broad community support for the garden proposal, but we had considered it sensible and prudent to wait for in-principle support from the association before doing so.

As we have now become aware of some community concern due, in part, to lack of information and misperception, we intend to proceed with community consultation shortly.

There was no evening public meeting planned for May 31 to discuss the project at the stated venue and time noted in the report.

Rather, there was regular meeting of the association, which, on that evening, made it clear it did not intend to have its own agenda sidelined without prior consultation and arrangement.

The 15-20 non-association members who turned up as a result of the newspaper report were told they could not have a voice at that forum and that there was no such meeting. Thus no public meeting was held.

The association did proceed with its own meeting as planned.

On a positive note, those of us who attended were able to talk informally in clusters outside the cricket club rooms. We were able to discuss the concerns of some and inform them of the sustainability group's intended process of consultation, and some of the facts of our vision.

We were also rallied by the fact that the number of supporters of the project who turned up far outweighed those who held reservations.

The notion of growing orchids has not been mooted. We believe the intended word may have been orchard. That said, as this is intended to be a community initiative, such an idea by someone with the skill and passion is most welcome.

The sustainability group was informed on June 2 that a decision was made by the association at its Monday evening meeting to not support development of the garden site preferred by the group. The reasoning remains unclear and unstated at this time.

Despite this decision, the sustainability group remains committed to consulting with the broader resident base of Trevallyn regarding a community garden development and believes the information gathered should be a significant component in informing such a decision.

We look forward to further and more comprehensive community dialogue about the proposed Trevallyn Community Garden.

iff! said...

What is the aim of this ‘community garden’...fostering ‘community spirit’? ... Is it somewhere/something for the school children to go and do outside the classroom? Who benefits? Who’s going to actually go there and use it on a regular basis?

Trevallyn is essentially one big garden already! Maybe there are other ways to achieve ‘community spirit’ in a more connected/networked way ... There are plenty of older residents who would probably appreciate a hand with their garden... also others who work or who are single parent families....etc etc. Teams of school children and adult volunteers could liaise with those who want help and organise small teams to go along at pre-arranged mutually convenient times.

Or how about an ongoing opt-in ‘open garden’ scheme for those who want to ‘open their gardens’ occasionally for others to stop by, sit on a bench, have a chat, a cup of tea? There could be special lollypop signs supplied to those who want to participate which they could just pop out the front of their property during the times they’d like visitors.