BEROWRA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
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Map of Our District
Origins of
Berowra
& District Community Association
Incorporated
The B&DCA has its origins in a public meeting first suggested by Kathy Comb, editor of The Berowra Bush Telegraph, and then organised and brought about by Lyn and Jean Bolton of the Association for Berowra Creek. This meeting, reportedly attended by over 100 residents, was held on 21 June 2005.
A second meeting was planned - also courtesy of the Association for Berowra Creek - and took place on 28 June. At this second meeting, the B&DCA was formed.
At the AGM, held in August 2011, the following officers were elected:
Chairperson: John Farquhar
Secretary: Robyn Borkovic
Treasurer (& Vice-Chairman): Ken Fox
OUR AIMS ARE TO:
1.
Empower local residents to become a vital part of the democratic process
by providing a voice for appropriate and sustainable development,
while promoting the district for residents and business;
2.
Help the councillors to understand Community needs and aspirations by
providing a channel of communication between council, residents and
other interested parties;
3.
Represent Community issues;
4. Make the council accountable.
Please click here and fill out an application form for membership.
The next Ordinary Meeting of the B&DCA will be held on
Wednesday 30th May 2012
at 7.30 pm
in the Old School Hall
cnr Berowra Waters and Crowley Roads
For more information,
please ring 02 9456 5155 or 02 9456 3934
The democratic
process doesn't end at the ballot box. That's where it begins. After
the ballot is over, voters need to continue to take an active part in
what happens. Theirs is not just a passive role, putting up with whatever
decisions their representatives make. Indeed, those elected need to
know what the people think and feel if they are truly to represent them.
So, voters have an obligation and a duty to be a continuing part of
the democratic process, and to persist in putting their ideas forward
and in making their opinions and aspirations known to those they've
elected. That's what being a responsible adult means in a democracy.
(Taken from an address given
in Sydney in 2005 by Fancisco 'Chico' Whitaker, one of the founders
of the World Social Forum.)
Come along and join us!
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