NEXT MEETING:
Next meeting date to be decided.

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PAST MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

The number of meetings for the year 2020 were reduced due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Meeting and AGM held Sunday 25 October 2020: AGM Meeting opened 11:20 am  Present: Di (in the chair), Alan, Perri, Ralph, Carolyn, Yvonne, Pam, Christine, Allan, Jillian, Stephen, Tony, Justin, Ella, Adam, Tanzi, David. (17). New Office Bearers elected (see Committee).   Financial Statement and President's Report accepted. AGM closed 11:45am. Ordinary Meeting opened 11:50 am: Natural Burials: Carolyn spoke about these. A natural burial does not require a Funeral home to be present nor is a coffin essential. The body may be wrapped in a shroud and a burial depth of 1m is sufficient. A Death Doula may be employed. Grave digging: Justin can organise this. Cork Club:  has been requested for a donation. New Toilet: Ralph has asked Shane Spaulding to progress this with the Kingborough Council. Spare Chairs: Justin said that up to 50 chairs are available from the Dennes Point hall.  We could use 10. Plastic Flowers on graves: The Committee decided that these are not desirable in our cemetery as they make a mess. Maintainence Items: New edge strips needed for the front steps (Ralph will get), New front door mat, 1m x 0.5m (Alan will get it), Extra tea towels needed (Di will donate them), Internal wall has mould and needs repainting (Justin will do). Refund: Perri to be reimbursed $120 for the new mower battery. Family Histories: Christine, Tanzi and Carolyn will submit information for inclusion on our website. New Headstone: Maurice William Mansfield.  This has been added to the Cemetery Map. and also to the Inscriptions page. A Working Bee followed the meeting. The cemetery was mowed and rubbish heaps were burt up.

A total of 17 people attended our meeting and helped with the working bee that followed the meeting. Part of the Cemetery after mowing and whipper  snipping (Click images to enlarge) New Headstone in the the Cemetery (Click images to enlarge)

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Meeting and AGM held Sunday 3 November 2019:

Meeting opened 11:40am (followed by the AGM at 12:15pm)

Present: Perri, Jake, Di, Ralph, Carolyn, Alan, Yvonne, Annie, Pam, Christine, Allan, Zanna, Lucas.

Meeting Summary:

• Seats: Greg Lynd to be thanked for his substantial donation.
• Plaques: Veterans style to recommend. Di will find out about them.
• New Toilet: Matters are still progressing with council.
• Documents: Annie tabled a set of documents from Kathy D.
• Market Stalls: These are still being attended by Perri, Di and Carolyn and are earning money for our association.
• Obituaries: We want to provide more background information about people buried in the cemetery. The info could go in the Bruny News and also on our website.

A recent burial: Bev Davis OAM,  24 July 2019
(Click images to enlarge)
• Donations: Peter Wisby donated $1,000 (($300 for seats and $700 towards the new toilet).
• Stormwater charges: Council have been asked to wave them.
• Registered Address:  This to be changed to 857 Killora Rd, North Bruny Island. (Previously it was 16 Dillon's Rd, Alonnah)
• Notice Board: Needs to have a sign saying 'Plots are available'.
• A recent burial (Bev Davis)  showed that we do not have a well defined protocol in place to deal with this situation.
• Natural Burials: Carolyn and Di are going to attend a talk by Kate Moreton on 24 November and will report back to us.
• Rock Wall: Annie's brother, John, will build a rock wall beside the path to the viewing seat if rocks can be provided.
• New Members: Christine Churchill and Allan Mansell welcomed to today's meeting.

Annual General Meeting:

Our President, Perri Bottomley, is stepping down after 5 years of very valuable service.  See Perri's report here.

Di Jodlowska was elected as our new President and Alan Bottomley took her place as our Secretary.
Jake Jodlowski was re-elected as Treasurer and Annie Correy as Vice President.
David Mazengarb was nominated to continue as our Auditor and Alan Bottomley continues as our Webmaster.

• A working bee and a BBQ lunch followed the AGM.
  

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Funeral Service for Beverley Dawn Davis OAM
Held 24 July 2019 at the Barnes Bay Chapel.

DAVIS (nee Morris) Beverley Dawn OAM Born September 1, 1941, passed away July 18, 2019.
Daughter of Eva and John Morris (both dec) of Natone. Wife to John of Bruny Island.
Mother to Dion and Selina. Sister of Andrew (dec), Yvonne, Carol and Neil.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Citation: For service to the community of Bruny Island, particularly through the Bruny Island Historical Society.
Date Received: 09 June 2003.

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Meeting held Sunday 17 February 2019:

11:50 am,  meeting opened.
Present: Perri, Di,  Pam, Steve, Jillian, Annie, Adam, Ella, Carolyn, Ralph, Alan, Yvonne. (12).

Meeting Summary :

• Bench seats:  These were delivered (by Ralph) today. They were donated by Greg Lynd  and are to be placed and installed after our meeting.
• Churchill grave headstones: Youdit Deane is still working on these .
• John Henry Denne headstone: This has been redone with gold leaf letters.
• New toilet: Council to be asked for funding. John Paul Cumming (environmental consultant) will donate his services.
• Fund raising: Di sent an email to Bunnings re a sausage sizzle in March or April?.
• Documents re church: (originally from Kathy Duncombe): Annie has a scroll which she hopes to find when she has a garage sale.
• Market stalls: These are making enough money to pay the electricity bill for the Chapel. Next market is on 10 March.
• Old Wurlitzer organ: It may not be fully functional but Youdit Deane will take it. (Selling on Gum Tree was unsuccessful).
• Entrance gate: Ralph fixed it this morning.
• Shroud burial: Carolyn wants this type of burial plus a bronze plaque.
• Fund raising: What sort of goods?  Yvonne will make muslim shopping bags and sell them for around $2 each.
• Donation: Perri talked to Peter Wisby. He will make a donation towards the cost of the seats and any balance to go towards the new toilet.
• Correspondence: Jo Denne and Kathy Duncombe are to be inducted onto the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
• Finances: $1,420 to be paid for insurances (Building and Public Liability), $287 for seat slats. Voluntary work can be valued at $30 per hour for the purposes of dollar for dollar grants.
• Next meeting: Saturday 8 June 2019.

After the meeting a working bee followed:  

• The 2 new garden seats were placed and cemented into place.
• A path through the bush was cleared to provide easy access to one of the seats.
• The other seat was installed near the top of the cemetery and a "40-spotted pardalote" mosaic was cemented in near it.
• The cemetery grounds were mowed and the graves were wipper-snippered around.
• Rubbish heaps were made ready for burning later in the year when conditions are safe.
• A large limb overhanging the entrance driveway was removed.
  

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Meeting held Sunday 18 November 2018:

Annual General Meeting summary:
Meeting opened: 12:15pm.  All existing office bearers were re-elected unopposed. See Committee.

General Meeting, opened 12:45pm

Present: Perri (in the chair), David, Pam, Ralph, Alan, Yvonne, Jake, Dianne, Carolyn, Jillian and Steve.
Apologies: Annie, Ian, Tanzi and Andrew.

Summary of Minutes:

• Greg Lynd (St Helens) has been contacted re the 2 seats that he is going to make for us.
• Youdit Deane has cleaned 5 Churchill graves and the War memorial and is to redo John Henry Denne headstone.
• Enquiries indicated $6,800 for a toilet unit from Victoria plus $3,500 for transport to Tas. This is much too expensive.  
• Perri asked Council for a funding grant for a toilet.
• John Paul Cumming, who is an environmental consultant, might look at the chapel site next week.
•  Ralph spoke to Anthony Woolley .
• All agreed not to have a public toilet- too much maintenance and too costly. Also would need wheelchair access etc.
• Still hoping to have a Bunnings sausage sizzle early next year. We can get a cover note for extra public liability.
• We will have a stall at the Dennes Point market on 1 December (Yvonne and Perri will be there).
• Carolyn has now replaced Julie as a bank signatory (with Jake and Perri).
• Di to find out about natural burials, eg shroud-wrapped.
• Alan to try and sell our surplus Wurlitzer organ on Gumtree.

Working bee:
This started around 11:30am and continued until 4:30pm with two 45 minute breaks, one for the AGM and the general  meeting and one for lunch.
Grass was mowed, graves wipper-snippered around, some stumps dug out, 2 casuarina trees were removed that were too close to graves,  a path was made to where special seats are to be installed,  some weedy bulbs (Watsonia marginata?) were removed, etc.

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Meeting held Sunday 8 July 2018:

GENERAL MEETING and working bee.
(Our meeting clashed with a meeting at the CWA Hall  and the start was therefore delayed until 1:30pm).

Present:  Perri (in the chair), Ralph, Alan, Yvonne, Jake, Dianne, Carolyn, Jillian and Steve.

Summary of Minutes: 

Our garden shed now houses a ride-on mower which will be permanently stationed there.  The mower has been lent to us by Ralph Bottomley. It is suggested that whenever somebody is going to do mowing they should bring their own petrol. Two bench seats that we were going to purchase from Greg Lynde have not yet appeared.  Ralph will follow up with Greg. Annie will check with Andrew Denne re documents from the church. Regarding a new toilet: Carolyn can get a quote for a septic system at approx $10,000+ Ralph suggested a toilet with a holding tank may be the way to go because we are not sure whether a septic system would  be allowed. It would cost around $7000. Ralph will talk to council (Fluffy) to see what they are likely to approve. Cost of Public Liability insurance was discussed.  We currently have a bill for approx $1,400.  Should we be looking for an umbrella policy along with other similar groups? (Note: Since the last meeting it has been confirmed that the insurance premium mentioned above also covers the insurance on the building). Fund Raising:  Dianne to contact Bunnings to see if we can run a sausage sizzle. New Headstone has been installed for Colin Jacobson (Elsie Churchill's brother in law). A photo linked to the headstone is now part of the Cemetery Map. Carolyn Martyn to be a second signatory for cheques as Julie Risely is now living offshore.  We need a copy of the minutes proposing this to take to Bendigo Bank in Kingston.

Viking Ride-On Mower. Colin Jacobson headstone

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Meeting held 4 February 2018 :  OPEN DAY
The weather was beautiful for our Open Day and quite a few people turned up, although neither the Premier nor Nic Street (who were invited) made it.

The Snug Butcher donated sausages and Banjos donated bread for our barbeque.
These donations are gratefully acknowledged.

New garden shed. Click to enlarge.

By the end of the day our new garden shed was finished and Ralph and Alan were installing strengthening members and shelves within it.

Also steel posts were driven in and attached to prevent wind from blowing the shed away.
Eventually it is intended to add a concrete floor inside the shed.

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Meeting held 3 February 2018:  

A working bee followed to cleanup the cemetery and to work on the assembly of the garden shed.

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Meeting held 5 November 2017: Annual General Meeting. Office Bearers for next 12 months elected. Working bee in the cemetery. Some panels of the new garden shed were assembled.                       Meeting on 8 October 2017: End-of-Financial-Year Statements presented by the Treasurer. Fee for a second burial on top of an existing coffin to be $300.

New sign for the front gate

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Meeting held 17 April 2017:

• SignRite to do new sign for front gate,
• Microwave oven donated by Perri,
• Edge strips have been installed on the front steps of the building.
• Land Tax bill forgiven after Perri wrote a letter to them,
• Monies raised from Bruny Easter Market ($385) and a market stall ($80).
• Donation to Quarantine Station - $500.
  
  

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Meeting held 7 January 2017:

• Amended Constitution lodged with Consumer, Building and Occupational Services.
• Locksafe box installed (inside the meter-box) for safe-keeping of keys.
• Noted that market stalls have raised enough money to pay the power bill.
• Peter Wisby to donate a park bench.
• There are still 2 families who are yet to donate their pledges to the Chapel.
• A ride-on mower is to be donated by Ralph and Perri.
• Discussion re garden shed to purchase at Bunnings.
• Agreed that a suitable shortened name for the assn can be:
  Barnes Bay Chapel & Cemetery Assn.

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Meeting held 8 October 2016:

• Microwave oven and a "locksafe" for keys is needed.
• Committee signed off that we do not require our Financial statements to be audited each year.
  (This is no longer a legal requirement for associations with less than $250,000 annual turnover).
• Discussed moving the bell tower closer to the Chapel. (Seek permission from Kathy Duncombe).
• Elsie Churchill has enquired regarding repainting of headstones.
• Working bee followed.
  
  

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Meeting held  28 August 2016:

• GST de-registration has been approved and finalised by the Australian Tax Office.
• New bucket and mop donated by Carolyn Martyn. Decided that vacuum cleaner not needed yet.
• Investigation of feasibility of going to solar power for the Chapel. Payback period would be too long.
• Draft financials presented by Treasurer. Further details to be supplied by Perri.
• Spare keys for the Chapel with: Perri, Julie, Jake, Di, Weitske, Kathy, Ian (Parky) and in the meter-box.
• New fencing completed with donations from: Robert (fence posts and wire), "Murrayfield", Mark Hansson (1 day labour), Ralph (excavator and labour), Ian Young (1 day labour).
• Linda Champine and Carolyn Martyn have acquired plots in the cemetery.
• Reconciled bank balance as at 30 June 2016 was $7,811.45.
• Annual insurance bill $1,240 paid to McKillops.  (Perri to be reimbursed).
• Annual Return signed off and to be lodged with Dept of Justice. ($61.20 lodgment fee).
• Burial fees ratified. ($650 for member or a donater, $1,000 for others).
• Chapel to be made available for WEDDINGS etc.
• Clean-up of cemetery is needed. Working bee at next meeting on 8 October 2016'
  
  

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Meeting held 12 June 2016:

• Annual report presented by Perri Bottomley.
• GST de-registration applied for.
• Chapel keys to be left at Smoothys Point and in the meter-box at the Chapel.
• Perimeter fence has been completed (except for the section along Church Road).
  
  

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Funeral Servive on 28 April 2016:

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Funeral Service held 7 March 2016:

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Renewal of Vows Ceremony on 12 December 2015:

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Painting work on 7 December 2015:

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Working Bee 30 May 2015:

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Meeting held 17 May 2015:  ( held at the CWA hall).

• Contract of Sale from the Anglican church is ready to finalise.
• Approx $28,000 received in pledges from the Bruny Island community.This will be sufficient to purchase the church and the cemetery ($25,000 + GST + Stamp Duty)
• Building will need to be painted to make the asbestos lining safe.
• Public Liability insurance will have to be taken out (approx $700).
• Electricity account needs to be transferred to the new owner. ($90 per quarter plus usage).
• Water tank behind the building needs to be replaced. Weitske Loef will donate a 1500L tank.
• Perimeter fence needs to be rebuilt. "Murrayfield" will assist with this.
• Sign at front needs to be changed to reflect the new status of the building.
• Discussion re what burial charges are to be levied. Agreed that shareholders to pay $600 and others
  $1,000.    Charges to be reviewed every 3 years.
  
  

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Meeting held 22 November 2014:   Inaugural Public Meeting

• Meeting held at the CWA hall, Bruny Island Main Rd, Barnes Bay.
• Meeting led by Keith Bill pending the election of a committee.
• St Peters Church, Barnes Bay was recently deconsecrated by the Anglican Church  .
• This meeting was called to setup an incorporated association to purchase the church and the site
  for $25,000 using pledges obtained from the community.
• The following executive was nominated and duly elected:
  
  President: Perri Bottomley
  Vice President: Anne Correy
  Secretary: Dianne Jodlowska
  Treasurer: Jake Jodlowski
• General Committee Members:
  
  David Young, Ian Young, Justin Jones, Carolyn Martyn, Alan Bottomley, Julie Riseley,
  Weitske Loef, Ralph Bottomley.
• Name of the association to be:
  Bruny Island Cemetery and Chapel (Barnes Bay) Association Inc.  (Accepted).
• Pledges received so far stand at $13,000.
• Executive to meet quarterly.
• A Constitution is to be drawn up and registered.
  
  

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Document circulated 3 April 2014:

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Working Bee held 16 June 1996:

(Photo from Alan Bottomley)