During November Don Gould asked committee members what issues were important to them in our suburb.  The number one issue of importance is the cleanliness of our area.  Following his promotion to Chairman in December, Don set out on a mission to do something about the problem.

Local councilors said that they felt more cleaning needed to be done.  Before we could realistically ask for more we needed to find out how much is being done and when.  

The CCC provided us with the roster for the CRRA area. 

Graffiti is a massive problem all around our city.  It's a problem that cities around the world agree has to be given prompt attention before it gets out of hand.  It is also important to send home a clear message to the creator that their art is not welcome everywhere.

Differing views about the this years fireworks problems were talked about the recent committee meeting.

Everyone is in agreement that as an Association we are not happy with the current state of afairs.  Some poeple would like to see a complete ban on fireworks other than public displays while others would at least like to see a change to the rules around the sale and use of fire works imposing some serious limits on them.

As an Assoiation we have written a letter to the Hon David Benson-Pope on the issue. 

A copy of this letter and the response from the minister can be viewed in the continuation of this article.  If you would like to share your views on the subject then make a posting in the web site forums.