<div dir="ltr">It is a really awesome initiative!<div><br></div><div>Let me know if/when you have an invoice for the trees and I can pay it. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 10:37, <<a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au">forster@ozonline.com.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Martin<br>
<br>
Thank you for your words of support<br>
<br>
I have just republished the tree planting event at <br>
<a href="https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/Volunteer/public-planned-activity/?id=c38ff798-914c-ea11-b698-0003ff6f5db4" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/Volunteer/public-planned-activity/?id=c38ff798-914c-ea11-b698-0003ff6f5db4</a><br>
<br>
We have 9 registered so far, still registered from this year's <br>
canceled planting. I may alter the exact date, those registered will <br>
get emailed notification of changes.<br>
<br>
Tony Forster<br>
tonyf1 on OSM<br>
Friends of Lysterfield Park<br>
<br>
> This is, for me, a highlight of our activities in the last years ( <br>
> as anything that gets me away form the computer is).<br>
><br>
> Count on me supporting this, manually and chasing people.<br>
><br>
> Martin<br>
><br>
> From: Oceania <<a href="mailto:oceania-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
> Date: Saturday, 28 November 2020 at 10:42 pm<br>
> To: Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexgleith@gmail.com</a>>, Edoardo Neerhut <br>
> <<a href="mailto:eneerhut@gmail.com" target="_blank">eneerhut@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:ewen.hill@gmail.com" target="_blank">ewen.hill@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ewen.hill@gmail.com" target="_blank">ewen.hill@gmail.com</a>>, <br>
> <a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au" target="_blank">forster@ozonline.com.au</a> <<a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au" target="_blank">forster@ozonline.com.au</a>><br>
> Cc: OSgeo - Oceania <<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: [Oceania-Board-Private] FOSS4G <br>
> SotM Oceania trees<br>
> Hey Alex, thanks for the reminder. I've directly added Tony Forster,<br>
> Ewen Hill and Ed Neerhut to this response.<br>
><br>
> What is left to do?<br>
><br>
> - OSGeo Oceania needs to pay for 250 seedlings<br>
> I will ask Tony in a moment to get an invoice raised for the seedlings<br>
> - so OSGeo Oceania can pay for them. That's the last direct task the<br>
> OO board has to do.<br>
><br>
> - sometime in June/July/August these seedlings will need planting<br>
> Tony has this all in hand via Friends of Lysterfield. Coronavirus<br>
> conditions permitting, I hope there is a chance to make a community<br>
> event out of it.<br>
><br>
> From my point of view:<br>
> Here is where I hope Ed and Ewen can pick up the reins and organise<br>
> something with Tony. Martin Tomko might also be a good resource to<br>
> call upon, with links to the unimelb student/research community, if<br>
> there's a neat way to use this project as a longer term study site.<br>
><br>
> Another opportunity for involvement of the the OO board here, mainly<br>
> around organising communications about the project with friends of<br>
> Lysterfield<br>
><br>
> I hope other people come up with even better and more creative ideas<br>
> around this project than I can.<br>
><br>
> Looking forward to seeing those trees appear in the ground and OSM in<br>
> 2021, and hopefully get bigger each year. Thanks again to the<br>
> community and OO board for supporting this protracted plan.<br>
><br>
> Adam<br>
><br>
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 23:08, Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexgleith@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hey Adam<br>
>><br>
>> Could we please get an update on the tree planting initiative.<br>
>><br>
>> I've lost track of how much money we've committed. I know we spent <br>
>> $575 on tree guards a while ago, and that we're planning on <br>
>> ordering 250 seedlings... I'd like to include the outstanding <br>
>> expense as a liability, so there's a record of it.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm guessing planting will not be possible until June/July 2021, right?<br>
>><br>
>> And is it worth handing over the relationship with Tony Forster to <br>
>> someone else, considering your distance from Victoria currently?<br>
>><br>
>> For the list, here's Tony's proposal document <br>
>> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbmRF241Vd4QWZRt6l6FBWwtklzhg-ghgbnm2N9YQ6M/edit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbmRF241Vd4QWZRt6l6FBWwtklzhg-ghgbnm2N9YQ6M/edit</a><br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>><br>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
>> From: Adam Steer <<a href="mailto:adam.d.steer@gmail.com" target="_blank">adam.d.steer@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 15:49<br>
>> Subject: [Oceania-Board-Private] FOSS4G SotM Oceania trees<br>
>> To: <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> hey Board<br>
>><br>
>> The FOSS4G SotM 2019 tree planting project will be delayed till <br>
>> next year. Tony Forster has looked at a lot of options, however the <br>
>> project area is in stage 4 lockdown until too late to establish <br>
>> the seedlings properly this year, and in comms with the nursery <br>
>> has advised that it is better to delay a year and make sure the <br>
>> trees we plant survive!<br>
>><br>
>> The nursery will ask us to pay in advance for new seedlings for <br>
>> next year (don't worry, we still only pay for the amount we need), <br>
>> which is great - we've been trying to pay in advance for a while <br>
>> now! I've asked for an invoice.<br>
>><br>
>> ...and I'll keep comms open with Tony about progress.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards<br>
>><br>
>> Adam<br>
>><br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Alex Leith<br></div>m: 0419189050</div></div>