2009+News

**2009 News**
The Annual General Meeting of Marion Bay Coastcare Inc was held on 8 August at Dunalley Neighbourhood House. Minutes of the General Meeting following the AGM are attached. Convenor: Margaret Laird Valentine Secretary: Jo Murray (resigned) Treasurer: Frederika Perey Exec members: Margaret Long and Andrew North
 * New office bearers:**

We hope to attract new members in the coming weeks and months and will post activities to the calendar as dates are finalised.

A Envirofund Planting Field Day and General Meeting was held in July 2009. Select to view report and photos.

National Whale Day activities, 6 June 2009 on Marion Bay Beach, went ahead despite the cold onshore breeze. Brrrr! Thanks To Dunalley Neighbourhood House for support and assistance with publicising the event.

Info. booth at Bream Creek Show March 2009 was well viewed. Thanks to Jackie Bice of National Parks for the loan of stand and laminating of photos/labels and pamphlets handed out etc.

Sea Spurge Working Bees/Field Days have been popular in December 2008 and February 2009. On each occasion MBC Inc members and people in the WildCare Sea Spurge Local Area Team and Sea Spurge Remote Area Team have walked the beaches from Bluff Beach, under Hellfire Bluff (Cape Bernier) down to Marion Bay Beach to remove the weeds.

Please find attached the Minutes of the recent General Meeting

Jo completed the national Life on the Edge Coastcare challenge (100km of non-motorised activity on the coast between December 1, 2008 and March 31st 2009), walking Marion Bay Beach just about every day. She walked over 250 km and raised $10 without trying. She hopes to encourage more people to join her next year