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BRASA Survey 1Wednesday, March 18, 2015

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Presentation Protocol

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Format of PresentationEach section presented will be followed by a 10 minute Q and A

Section

Graceleigh Park

North Graceleigh Park

Outside Graceleigh Park

Financial Management

Volunteering

Other

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Number of Respondents

Lower Beechmont

Beechmont Binna Burra Other Total

BRASA 40 25 6 3 74

Non-BRASA

10 9 0 2 21

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Q1: Do you want BRASA to spend money on improvements Hall on Graceleigh?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q2: Hall on Graceleigh ImprovementsAnswered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q 3 Ideas – Other Improvements – HOG

Footpaths / Bike ways / Exercise Circuits

Car parking

Security lighting and access lighting

Storage space for clubs

Landscaping / planting more shade trees

Shower block & change rooms at cricket hub

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Q4. Ideas. Other Improvements - Graceleigh Park

Netball courts / lawn bowls / little athletics / skatepark / interconnecting bike & walkways and footpaths / exercise equipment

Top class playing pitch / irrigation / upkeep existing facilities / regularly mowed / football goal posts

Non-sporting communal activities - small festivals, fairs etc. / Outdoor cinema / event marketing for locals ie: weddings, conventions & birthdays

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Q5: We are currently it the process of making superficial improvements to the oval but would you support at a later date a major upgrade to the oval making it suitable for inter-village competitions with Tambourine and Canungra etc.

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Q6: Would you like to see a small grandstand for spectators?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q7: Would you like to see a scoreboard on the oval?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q8: Would you support a small shower block attached to the cricket/soccer shed to enable tournaments to be held on the oval?

Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q9: Would you like to see improvements to the tennis clubhouse such as an extension on top to allow for functions or a social bar etc?


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Q10: How much financial support should BRASA give the Tennis Club for resurfacing?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q11: Tennis Courts are badly cracked and need resurfacing. Under agreement with SRRC, BRASA is responsible for the courts. Should BRASA give the tennis club for resurfacing courts. The Beechmont Tennis Club has in excess of $20,000 in the bank from hire of the courts over the years. Currently the Tennis Club is not incorporated and cannot go for its own grants. If the grants are processed through BRASA, the amount of grants for other purposes will be minimised.

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Graceleigh Park – Q and A

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North Graceleigh Park

8.7 Hectares of land immediately to the north of Graceleigh Park is held in SRRC’s land bank.

This land will need to be rezoned for recreational use

SRRC is in no hurry to develop this land

SRRC has stated that a management plan will need to be put together before it can be used

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Q12: Possible Uses for North Graceleigh ParkAnswered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q12: Possible Uses for This Park

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Q13. Ideas. North Graceleigh Park

Walking / Bike / Exercise paths with benches. Our kids can walk or bike to school - to cycle from the school through park and around Estates

Bush walking tours starting place / outdoor stage for music and theatre / local outdoor artwork display & mosaic wall / parking / camping facilities in pleasant surroundings could raise revenue / BBQ,s

Skate board and BMX bike facility / Bowls green & Club house

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Q and A – North Graceleigh Park

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Projects Outside Graceleigh Park

The current BRASA committee supports recreational, arts and sports activities around the mountain, not just Graceleigh Park.

The objects of the constitution back this.

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Q14: Enter how you feel about the following regarding BRASA supporting the development/promotion of the following recreational, sporting, and art facilities outside of Graceleigh Park

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Q15: What support should BRASA offer for projects outside Graceleigh Park?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q16: There is a lack of walkways linking residential and recreational areas on Beechmont. Councils; despite lobbying by locals over the years especially Scenic Rim have been unable to include these in their budgets. Walking is a very popular recreational activity. Do you want BRASA to support the development of these around Beechmont?

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Q17: State whether you strongly agree of disagree on the following. If you have no strong feelings either way, click on neutral.


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Q and A – Projects Outside Graceleigh Park

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Financial Management

We have over $350,000 in the bank and with grants we have access to over $2 million on these facilities; based on grants being 80% of projects and 20% coming from our funds or voluntary labour.

The more volunteers, the less money BRASA spends from its funds.

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Q18: BRASA's person power is currently very limited. Do you favour having BRASA pay people running events/facilities to raise moneys on behalf of BRASA? We feel that you cannot strongly disagree if you are not willing to provide voluntary services to BRASA!

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Q19. Ideas To Raise Revenue

Beechmont Show / picnic days / camping - overnight & BBQ charges / chess tournament / horse riding trail

Craft & photographic display sale on a weekend / Beechmont history/information day

Concerts - a wide range from country to classical / festivals / film evenings - gold coin entry

Fun run / annual cycling race / walking groups / annual sports day

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Q18: BRASA's person power is currently very limited. Do you favour having BRASA pay people running events/facilities to raise moneys on behalf of BRASA? We feel that you cannot strongly disagree if you are not willing to provide voluntary services to BRASA!

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Q20: What do you feel about the management of BRASA's funds?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q21: Deposit cash into Bendigo Community Bank(up to $250,000), giving BRASA possible access to future grants. Deposits up to $250,000 is currently guaranteed by the Federal Government

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Q22: Invest as shareholder in Bendigo Community Bank, giving BRASA better change to obtain grants has risk as any other shareholder.


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Value of $350,000 in 30 years time

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 300

50,000

100,000

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200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

Present Value of Investment Based on 3% CPI

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Simple Budget Example for BRASARevenueInterest on Bank Deposit (2.75% for $350,000) $9,625

Membership $100

Total Income $9,725

ExpensesInsurance $3,000

Legislative and Auditing Fees $1,000

Sinking Fund (depreciation on assets) $9,000

Administrative Costs $1,000

Total Expenses $14,000

Total Income/Loss -$4,275

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Financial Planning / Management

Financial planning involves not just finance. For an individual, one talks about the holistic approach.

What sort of lifestyle do you wish to lead?

Do you want to spend your savings before you get too old?

Do you want to give money to your kids now or when you die?

There is no ONE solution for ALL people

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Possible Investment Strategy

Jewish people believe in the following for their investments:

1/3 for long term capital growth (high income - low risk blue chip investments)

1/3 for revenue raising projects

1/3 for the home ( Term Deposits and cash for tailored maintenance fund)

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Apply this approach to BRASA

Do you want facilities to be built now? • Do you want facilities/events/functions now in order to raise money? Depositing into Bendigo Community Bank improves chance of getting

grants. So long as interest rates are comparable, why not deposit into BCB

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Q23 . Other Ideas on Fund Management

Create a financial budget and projections

A mix of term deposits & managed investment portfolios, not just Bendigo

Use funds for revenue raising projects to give much better return than low interest rates

Create a sinking fund to provision for a sustainable future

Clubs affiliated with BRASA need to be as self sufficient as possible

Camping Ground – Events – Social Club – Café – Shop – Movies and Pizza Trailer supporting and growing each other

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Q19. Additional CommentsSupport (not financially) all of the individual clubs with their fundraising which will put money back into BRASA

It’s good to pay good managers. If they do it well and people have a good time, it becomes more attractive and people will want to help next time. Therefore eventually, more folks will volunteer

Camping at events should be free or minimal cost

Don't turn away opportunities by making it too difficult to use the facilities

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Financial Management Q and A

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Q24 Events which you feel that BRASA should support

RECREATION

All events put on by the users of Graceleigh Park and are affiliated with BRASA

ARTS

Carols / Anzac Day / New Years Eve celebration / Australia Day / arts events / ZestFest / music events / movie nights

SPORTS

School sports days / cricket, soccer, tennis, netball

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What Council Do You Want To Be In?

Council Number of People Stay Leave

Gold Coast 55 48 7

SRRC 37 25 12

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Q28. Other Ideas / Comments

Councils change with elections. Get members to lobby their council on BRASA's behalf. We pay the rates

The fact that the GCCC maintains their facilities is great, though SRRC seems to be more proactive in providing assets

BRASA covers both councils and needs to work with each individually to get the best out of those individual assets

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Q27: How strongly do you feel about this issue?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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Q39: What activities are you interested to participate in? You can click on more than oneAnswered: 58 Skipped: 16

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Volunteering

BRASA Non-BRASA

Number of Persons 74 21

Hours Voluntary Work on Beechmont

3035

404

Average Per Person 41 29

Willing to give to BRASA 1638 265

Average Per Person 22 12

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Volunteering Contd…

Volunteering Gold Coast

1500 members

Grey Nomads

Well known to go to remote locations to donate their efforts to local causes in return for subsidized camping

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Q41: Should BRASA and BAPA merge?Answered: 74 Skipped: 0

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BAPA and BRASA

BAPA Community, Recreation and Arts

BRASA Recreation, Arts and Sports

Both Graceleigh Park and the Beechmont Community Centre are owned by the SRRC

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Final Q and A

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