BCRG Update 07_2015, Meeting reminder & agenda BCRG Mar 4

The next BCRG Community Forum will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Brooklyn Community Hall, Cypress Ave, Brooklyn, 6 - 6.30pm.

It would greatly assist our preparation if you could RSVP to Andrea, eo.bcrg@gmail.com.

Hear updates from the EPA, Brimbank City Council regarding Jones/Bunting Roads upgrades and the Brooklyn Evolution Project plus see what's new at the Rocke Brothers site.

Click here for the revised Agenda which is available from the Brooklynip website.

The draft meeting notes from the November BCRG forum are now available from the BrooklynIP website. Click here to download.

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2) $2.6M funding

News has just come in regarding a new $2.6M partnership between the Victorian Government and Brimbank City Council to seal Jones and Bunting Roads.
You can read all about it by following these three links:

Hobsonâ€™s Bay Star Weekly. http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/1833125/brooklyn-residents-get-respite-as-dustiest-roads-to-be-sealed/
Wade Noonan - Member for Williamstown http://www.wadenoonan.com.au/slideshow/456-labor-government-to-seal-brooklyn-s-dustiest-roads
EPA Victoria http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-us/news-centre/news-and-updates/news/2015/february/25/brooklyn-roads-announcement-a-win-for-community

3) Rolling Action List inc Transpacific update

The updated BCRG rolling list of actions that have been identified during the community forums is now available on the Brooklynip website. Click here .
It includes updates on monitoring of the subsurface hotspot at the Transpacific site and news that the perimeter fence at the Old Geelong site has been replaced.

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Brooklyn Community Representative Group

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PO Box 8001, Rippleside, Vic, 3215
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PS BCRG Community Forum meeting dates for 2015 are Wednesday March 4, July 22 and November 11.

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