euroa arboretum inc annual report 2019

Euroa Arboretum Inc2019 Annual Report

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Arboretum Inc. AGM Report, 20th November 2019

Date: Wednesday 20th November 2019 (21 days notice given) Time: 5pm Location: Euroa Arboretum

1. Project Manager Report: Cathy Olive 2. Nursery Report: Andrew Storie 3. Presidents Report: Shirley Saywell 4. Communications and Events Report: Carolena Helderman 5. Financial Report: Vikki Lane

Cath’s Report We’ve had a busy year! Here’s a bit of a snap shot of what we have been doing over 2019.

Nursery: Produced more than 70,000 plants over 2019. We have been expanding space with extra tables,

replaced the roof in igloo 2 and improved the drainage from igloo 2 with new plumbing in 2019.

We will be capping our nursery production targets to no more than 70,000 plants. This is our limit

on space, water and quality control currently. We are trialing a defined area for retail. We will be

closed over the summer months to customers, we will be upgrading signage and parking.

We do have a staffing shortage in the nursery for peak production time without Katie. We will

change our approach, and trial having a pool of casual staff to call in on an as needs basis over

summer to cope with pricking out demands, and assist with volunteer coordination.

Bush Crew: Vicroads work this year was an upgrade of a truck stop at Arcadia, plus continued maintenance of

Reef Hills and Merton sites.

Seven Creeks has had limited funding. 5000 plants were planted with school assistance and Friends

of the Sevens volunteers. Weed control completed with great volunteer assistance, and Glenn and

Mel providing some solid muscle, spraying and whipper snipping work. There is apparently funding

available from Sue Kosch, GBCMA to complete weed control this year.

Strathbogie Shire – we have started some revegetation of Castle Creek. This will continue with weed

control work, planting, and coordinating work with Euroa Secondary students.

Avenel Action Group – planting in Avenel on entry to town. Avenel intend to continue this work in

2020.

Other – incidental jobs from site visits.

Site Visits:

Kim to complete Habitat Hectare assessment work so she will be able to offer Land Management

Planning.

Cathy, Mel and Andrew have completed garden or land management site visits this year.


Education – students:

Bush kinder has continued but been limited to 5 visits due to weather restrictions this year. Euroa

Day Care has decided to also join the Arboretum for bush kinder and has trialled 3 visits in 2019.

They will look at a monthly visit to the Arboretum in 2020.

Schools: Visits from Seymour College disabled group, Longwood PS – planting and successful funding bid, St

Johns – planting on Sevens and Castle Creek. Euroa PS – hands on learning kids engaged on Seven

Creeks and at the Arb. Rushworth PS – visit to Arb.

Euroa Secondary college – VCAL students building nest boxes for Arb.

Euroa Secondary College are keen to extend their Arb partnership next year with more work for

VCAL students in creating installations at the Arboretum, and years 7 – 9 working on Castle Creek

projects in their science program.

GoTAFE – visit and work shop at Arb.

Taungurung bush crew – site orientation days for Grey Box and Box Ironbark projects. Mountain

Pepper collection. Cuttings training at Arb.

Education – Community: Healthy Hectares – successful course run out of Euroa in 2019, Assisted NE CMA to set up a Healthy

Hectares course in the North East.,

Gardens for Wildlife – Violet Town focus for this year. Garden tours and visits. Garden talk.

Under the Microscope field day – StrathbogieRanges CMN

Hosted Central Vic Biolinks field day

Ross Trust application for the development of a mentor program in partnership with Strathbogie

Ranges CMN.

Site planning: Fabulous Phil completed our new shed! It is clean, organized and just awesome to have a great

storage space. Thanks to both Shirl and Phil for their amazing efforts in bringing this together.

We need to approach Regional Development Victoria for funding to continue our infrastructure

development. Could we consider employing Mel as a committee to develop a concept plan for the

nursery/shed area, and Lou Costa and Mel to work collaboratively on a plan for the picnic

pavilion/wallaby grass and bush kinder space to integrate the area. We would aim to use this

concept plan to develop our funding application, and guide the development of this space.

Volunteers: We are blessed with a great crew of regular and new volunteers. There is interest from volunteers in

seed collection and nursery work. There is interest from Trent and Libby to develop a Friends of


group once per month. There has been interest expressed from Rotary/Apex/Lions collaboration to

work on some bigger Arboretum projects. It may be worth investigating the potential of a volunteer

coordinator to value add for volunteers, but also take some of the pressure off staff in managing

volunteers.

Seed bank developments: MOU established and awaiting sign off by Arb Committee for the new seedbank partnership with GB

CMA and Arboretum.

Staffing – Kim Wilson has expressed interest in returning to work and coordinating the seedbank.

Position description developed with Kim’s input. Pay structure to be decided. Seedbank steering

committee is very happy to endorse Kim’s role. Mel Stagg has expressed interest to extend her role

into seed collection – particularly taking on some of Lyn’s role.

Goal is to move the seedbank from Dookie to Euroa in the immediate future. A site has been

identified in the old DPI building on Hinton Street. Some shortages in seed quantity have been

identified for the 2019/20 season. The database and website for the seedbank will need an

overhaul.

Taungurung: Bush foods – developing a bush foods plan – appropriate species, irrigation, set up for property in

the King Valley. Kate is coordinating a feasibility study and business plan model. Threatened species

– working with Taungurung to identify a threatened species or a cluster of species they would like to

particularly work on.

Bush crew – assisting training of bush crew members in natural resource skills. Will assist with plant

identification and seed collection.

Staffing: While this item is last on my report, it is the most significant component. We are extraordinarily

blessed by the dedication, diligence and willingness of our staff to embrace the Arboretum ethos,

craziness, and passion for the environment.

This year, we have waved goodbye to Katie Ryan who has left the district. Katie came to us as a

volunteer, and quietly worked her way to being an integral part of the nursery team. Her ability to

quietly organize volunteers, oversee quality control, prick out thousands of plants and stay cheerful

is missed terribly.

Lyn Ingoldsby has stepped back from her role in seed collecting and the nursery. While we are yet to

tackle a seed season without Lyn, it will be hard to match Lyn for her determination to head into the

wilds and be undaunted by any deterrent to collect seed from difficult to find plants. Lyn’s local

plant knowledge is second to none, and has provided our customers with brilliant advice and

suggestions for years.

I am constantly thankful for the staff at the Arboretum who I am lucky enough to call my friends.

Attention to detail is not my strength, so thank you to you all for coping with my scrappy notes,

picking up after me, or reminding me of what I need to do next. We are all quite different

personalities, but I love the support of a great team.

Thank you for another great year!


2019 Nursery Report It was an interesting year with reasonably high temperatures and a long dry autumn. This did create a few challenges with germination of some species, because the optimum temperature for germination was exceeded that meant some seed failed to germinate or germination became erratic. The long dry autumn meant that the plants kept growing and some became too large for the tubes. In the future this could be overcome by germinating them in a cooler environment or by careful stratification. We also made the mistake of propagating too many of the same species that left us short of space to cater for our other stock. In general most production targets were fulfilled as well as some large orders for grasses and shrubs. The larger pots and non indigenous natives were also a successful introduction into the nursery with most plants sold at a premium price. In summary it was a fabulous year for sales with only a handful of stock left. Volunteers We have been busy trying to engage the volunteers as much as possible in the day to day running of the nursery. This involves teaching them the correct way to prick out plants, treat seeds to break complex dormancy mechanisms and grow plants from cuttings (various methods). We feel if we engage the volunteers more they will leave with a greater sense of satisfaction. Andrew Storie


Presidents Report

Reflection: The Arboretum facility continues to be a regional leader in ecological restoration and education. The vision

that those of us saw, way back in the 1990’s, has become a reality, and we are very proud. Some of those

who helped create that plan in 1997, under the guidance of Prof. David Chalmers, are still with us – Janet

Fogarty, Frank Pierce. Thank you to them and all our contributors who give their time to this exceptional and

inspiring community venture.

We have a skill-set the envy of other organisations! We have people who give their time, their energy and

their passion to this project – where they often work in difficult conditions and for minimal (or often zero)

remuneration. It is this spirit and generosity that is the foundation of this project and I thank you all for your

endless contributions: -

People: Cath – for her endless energy, and her love for everyone – valuing their contributions, listening to their stories

and being able to do twenty things a minute, including making every single Arboretum worker their favorite

cake at least once a year.

Glen – for being superman, aka the “Bush Crew”. Thanks for your incredible loyalty and generosity and sheer

composure in all situations, be it sleeping at the Arb after a grassland burn . . . just in case (or just for fun), be

it making Jeff’s ute keep going, or just disposing of Indian Mynas. A steady and solid colleague who asks for

little and who makes us all look extravagant with his uncluttered living.

Kate – for recognising what’s important and achievable – without ever losing touch with reality. Her wise and

wonderful counsel on matters, big and small, makes her our go-to person for advice and planning. And for

doing my job much of the time!

Vik – for never gilding the lily – but for also having the knack to ‘turn water into wine’ in emergencies!

Carolena – for building the profile and communicating the many offerings of the Arb to the broader

community – with your creative and thoughtful media skills - and your ability to make us look way more

professional than we really are!

Andrew – for lifting the level of the Arboretum Nursery, making the tube-stock sought after as well as

maintaining a healthy and sought-after “naughty table”!

Lyn – for sharing your love of native plants with us all and for donating your lounge-room, your bathroom (in

fact, your house) as a temporary seedbank! We’re sure gonna miss you – especially if you decide to give up

Market Duty. Can’t be sure which has tested you more – the heat when seed collecting or the chilly mornings

at the Farmers Market?

Mel – for bringing in a new skills base, including a planner’s eye and an artist’s touch.

Kim – for always saying yes to Cath - looking forward to having you around again!

Volunteers - for your time and energy – without you we couldn’t produce vast quantities of seedlings, collect

and clean kilos of seed, and just maintain the enthusiastic and positive atmosphere that keeps us all involved .

. . . Our loss of Kathy Lieschke last year and Katie’s relocation to Warrnambool earlier this year has reminded

us how special and necessary our volunteers are. Everyone adds a layer to this project and every contribution

is rich and unmeasurable.


I apologise to you all for failing on some of the basics – like a decent toilet – how fortunate that you all have

big hearts and even bigger bladders!

Achievements: We just “do temporary” so well (Vik’s words) – but we are moving on some of the big ticket items -and

looking back to that very early charter – when our lofty vision for the Arb seemed far away – we have met so

many of those huge goals, including: -

Applied for DGR status - soon to be advised.

Expanding our service provider role - Vic Roads contracts

Watched the scalped area bloom – literally. A real success story ‘on show’ here at the Arb!

Got the Shed Built – woohoo !

Negotiated with Taungurung for sharing of resources – collaboration with cool-burns, seed collection,

site restoration incorporating threatened species, bush-tucker workshops, etc

Liaising with GBCMA to co-manage the Seedbank, including infrastructure needs.

Created a vibrant website and social media profile.

Bush Kinder and Bush Kinder play spaces – Cath’s favorite role – and it shows!

Seven Creeks – ongoing reveg. works in conjunction with FOS - another Bush Crew success.

Castle Creek – initial works in conjunction with Shire – positive shift!

Aboriginal Walking Trail development – collaboration between Taungurung, and the community,

utilising Karen Sutherland’s design skills. Initial project idea by Dr Mal Altson.

Expanding and updating the ISPA’s – building on past learnings.

Seed production role to expand. Likely partnership with GBCMA to manage the Melb Uni Seedbank

(currently at Dookie).

Schools education – another of Cath’s loves and an important part of our learning program.

Service Club involvement

Receiving an apology from Council and the CEO – after a showing of “poor form” in regard to the

Caravan Park plantings!!

Pick My Project Bid – see Janet’s sketch attached

MPavilion Bid - see letter attached

New Initiatives: The following is a list of ideas collected from Euroa Arboretum staff and committee members. They aim to

increase the amenity and professionalism of the working space at the Arboretum and the business

opportunities and therefore the financial sustainability of the Arboretum. Ideas include, but are not restricted

to:

- A Community Learning Hub facility that has a large conference room, commercial kitchen, office

rooms and toilets being built on the site. This venue can be hired for community use and used as

office space for Arboretum staff or local employees in the environmental field.

- Upgraded facilities for nursery and ground staff including ready access to clean drinking water,

installation of hot water service, toilet and shower, tearoom facilities

- Increased shed space for storage of machinery and equipment

- A new trailer for Bush Crew work and storage requirements

- Renaming (and re-launching?) the Arboretum in conjunction with the Taungurung Clans Coop.

- Business plan development that allows greater cost recovery on services provided, collaborative

project delivery and proactive seeking of funding

- Sponsorship program that increases the breadth of income revenue opportunities and the security of

funding.


Immediate Plans: Such ideas require a momentum of community support and collaboration, skills and expertise in business,

marketing and sponsorship management, adequate funding and effective project delivery.

Some of the ideas underway: -

- Chase funding to assist with all future needs particularly in regard to staff amenities (toilets, offices,

etc), seed-bank responsibility, nursery maintenance and educational production

- Site Design overview (Mel Stagg and Lou Costa to kick-start) to improve forward planning, including

nursery needs, Arb’s development as an educational / recreational / public space.

- Finding a new propagation team leader - to replace Katy!

- Incorporating sustainable options into our footprint - energy supply, water systems, buildings, vehicle

use, etc

Way Forward: - taken from various strategic planning notes in the last two years . . . Committee of Management: A review of the role and purpose of the Committee of Management should be

undertaken. The existing Committee of Management should be consulted to work through an analysis of

where the Arboretum is currently at, what projects it has coming in and what ideas there are for the future.

From this conversation a look at what the role of the Committee is – in relation to strategic planning, business

management, project delivery, staff employment etc – should be discussed. Gaps in terms of skills and

expertise needed on the Committee should be discussed. From this, an agreed, drafted position on the Roles

and Responsibilities of the Committee should be developed to be available (website etc) for the public and

investors.

Governance: There is a need to provide investors with a high level of assurance that professional governance

systems are in place. This includes transparency and consistency with recruitment processes, budget

management and planning and project delivery and acquittal. Position descriptions should be written for all

roles. New positions should be advertised and recruitment should be based on an equal, transparent process

of merit. Part of the Coordinator’s role should be budget planning and management, including tracking against

expenditure and project outputs/deliverables.

Nursery: The Euroa Arboretum Nursery is one of very few indigenous nurseries around the North-east or

central Victoria. Sales to local farmers, landholders, agency staff and at the Euroa Farmer’s Market all help

bring revenue into the Arboretum and increase its profile. While there are forever maintenance issues, as well

as recognised improvements in processes and the working environment, overall, there are huge opportunities

to govern the market in plant sales. These opportunities could extend to the provision of high quality, ethical,

native plants that are ideal for gardeners and urban environments. The sales from these plants would then

help the upkeep of the nursery (and staff).

Project delivery: As the Arboretum currently receives a number of small projects, similar functions within

these projects should be combined to allow for a more streamlined delivery. A good project management

system, with related budgets, will assist this. Reports can still be undertaken separately for each individual

project.

Steering committees or working groups should be used for larger projects – for example the Communities for

Nature Woodland Project and the Arboretum Nursery. This will both raise the profile of the work undertaken

and increase the ownership across a number of people and build in relevant skills and expertise.

A large component of grants received from the Arboretum involve community education, whether it be field

days, workshops or schools program. A good analysis of the available funding, as well as a view to partner

other groups (eg Friends of the Sevens) should be done with the view to advertising a 2(or 3?) day a week


position just to work on this. A business model of fee-for-service for professional development training could

also be explored by this person. This is an area that is recognised across the board by NRM practitioners that

is sorely lacking.

Regular Monday morning meetings should take place by all employees and volunteers to go briefly through

work plans, any new projects and any issues. Committee of Management members could be encouraged to sit

in. The meetings can just be brief, but it is clear that all staff, especially the nursery staff, would gain a lot of

more job satisfaction knowing what and how they are contributing to projects.

Increasing the profile of the Euroa Arboretum, one that is strongly linked to the local community: A current,

comprehensive website will greatly assist this. Services, projects and events can be outlined here. Advertising

all positions will also assist – people within the NRM-interested world will be aware of opportunities or

projects the Arboretum has. A more comprehensive and coordinated volunteer program could be encouraged

– for example, presenting to and targeting various groups in Euroa – Probus, Mother’s Group etc. Renting a

shop front in Binney Street, in collaboration with Euroa Environment Group, Friends of the Sevens (and

others), primarily as office space and for enquiries, but could be extended to sales of sustainable goods

(including Arboretum-grown plants) staffed by volunteers. Increasing the diversity of plant sales will help bring

people to the Arboretum and increase its profile. Selling plants at the Farmers Market should continue with

the opportunity to rotate people/volunteers doing this role. Schools could be approached to set-up regular

education series, adopt an area at the Arboretum, or develop Year 11 or 12 projects. Yearly celebrations could

be held to thank investors, supporters and volunteers. This could become a regular festival.

Shirley Saywell ( President )

Euroa Arboretum Inc

P O Box 77

EUROA 3666

ph: 0427-246900


Attachment:


25th September, 2018

Sam Redston, Executive Director, MPavilion

Thank you for responding to our recent hasty email about your quest for the next home of the Carme Pinòs

MPavilion. We know we are tardy in making this approach but hope you will consider it, nonetheless.

From a distance we have watched the Carme Pinòs MPavilion being installed in the Queen Victoria Gardens.

It is a stunning architectural commission. It is great to see it resting lightly in one of our great liveable cities, in

one of our beautiful, cultivated parks.

We would be honoured if you would consider us here in Euroa for the MPavilion’s next home.

We would cherish her and show her off. We would site her to the north of our small dam where, of a morning,

she would shadow those waters. In the mist she would find a mirror.

***

Euroa, our town is tiny, but our community is big in heart.

http://mpavilion.org/


The Euroa Arboretum, to the south of our town, is a remarkable community place.

http://euroaarboretum.com.au/

We were gifted the land by the Vic Roads Board when they finished using it as a gravel dump during the

construction phase of the Hume Freeway bypass.

We were lucky that the VicRoads engineer had vision. We were lucky that our community also had people

with farsighted interest in ‘country’, biodiversity, and community. The planets lined up.

Once this denuded and rough surfaced place was gifted to our community we set about establishing an

organisation. The Arboretum emerged, driven by a loose knit crew who were bound together with energy and

passion.

Now, 25 years from that first most generous (and surprising) gift, our community stewards a learning facility

which is celebrated by teachers, parents, generations of children, senior Victorians who volunteer because

they love the place and because they can, ecologists who value its contribution to light-touch learning, and

community and regional development champions who think of it as a grower-of-people as well as plants.

Our little place by the freeway is a regional showcase for Indigenous plants and a sanctuary for all seeking to

re-connect with nature. It is honoured by all who commit to it.

We have established lasting relationships with the Taungurung people who work warmly with us – the

newcomers. When we held a ‘stone tools’ day people brought their creekside and paddock findings out of

their cupboards and shared what they had – generously and without fear of reproach. The day was a triumph

of cultural connectivity, knowledge transfer (as the scientists would describe it), and restorative good will.

Indigenous people lost their presence to this place after the Faithful massacres in the 1830s, but they have

never lost their connection. WE have hoped to be a new glue. The Arboretum has done some of that work for

us.

Other, more formal organisations - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Greening Australia

and DELWP – have shared with us as we build our story of place. This is the more function story of this

revivified place. To fund works, structures, and ‘days’, we offer a range of environmental restoration services.

In doing so we draw on the hard work and commitment of those who volunteer. We have built a large

Indigenous plant nursery, a seed production area, and seed-bank. We have been able to employ and train a

bush-crew team, with skills and knowledge to advise and undertake restoration works. Public and private

landowners have been the beneficiaries of this work, pay for services provided, and come back for more. As

they say in the best applications – we can provide referees.

https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/project/grassy-groundcover-restoration.

http://euroaarboretum.com.au/

https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/project/grassy-groundcover-restoration


Large scale land restoration works have been achieved with the help of visceral partnerships. We take pride in

our commitment to building resilience and diversity, socially, environmentally and economically. It is the work

of our Arboretum which has brought the Silver Banksia back from the brink.

But … we don’t simply try to grow the country back.

We increasingly think of our place as not just functional, but also representational and metaphorical. Our

tenderness for the landscape and our desire to help it to shine, now plays out in other ways.

Landscape works, art installations, and boardwalks draw visitors to the ephemeral wetland zones and

wildflower vistas.

Art classes, garden design seminars, wildlife programs, and cultural workshops are hugely popular.

Our commitment is inter-generational, we want to leave the land a better place, but (without being mawkish)

we also want to cultivate (grow them up) those who will come after us. The Bush-Kinder class – which we have

now run for three years – brings local kids (aged 2-5) and their ever more curious parents.

http://euroaarboretum.com.au/bush-kinder/

The Strathbogie Ranges – the hills where the Kelly boys and their sisters rode (before they robbed the Euroa

Bank) – are our backdrop. Forests and wildlife. The greater glider, an endangered species, is just one of the

species of the as yet ‘secret Strathbogies’, which shares its country with the phascogale and the koala, and in

the warmer months (of which there will be more under climate change projections) the scarlet robin and the

gang-gang.

Set amongst the wattles, native grasses, and wildflowers, in the shadow of the Great Dividing Range, with its

changing light, open sky, and bushland beauty, perhaps the Euroa Arboretum would be a fitting place in which

to ‘home’ the MPavilion: or … at least – we think so.

Might we talk?

Warm regards,

Shirley Saywell ( President )

Euroa Arboretum Inc

P O Box 77EUROA 3666

ph: 0427-246900

http://euroaarboretum.com.au/bush-kinder/


Communications and Events Report It’s only fitting that l provide you with stats and pictures and give you an idea of how the outside world may see Euroa Arboretum when they type it into their search engine. Google – Search and Business Updated information and added images. Surprisingly there’s always a big response from adding images to Google Map search.


Euroa Arboretum Inc Facebook Page 545 Likes 603 Followers We use Facebook to share events, plant catalogue, plant list, nursery sales and Mel has had a fantastic response to her posts about what’s going on at the grounds, what’s in flower, on ground works and sharing plant knowledge. Posts for events and plant sales are shared to Facbook pages such as Euroa Community, Longwood, Violet Town Community Page, Nagambie and Avenel. When posts are shared, they are seen by over 2000 people. We do not pay to boost posts.


Euroa Arboretum Website www.euroaarboretum.com.au Website Stats

We also publish and maintain the following websites: www.healthyhectares.org.au www.biodiversityspring.com Print Media We advertise our events to Tableland Talk, Village Voice and Ruffy Newsletter as well as flyers placed in shop windows. We have had many short listings and stories in the Euroa Gazette. Radio Euroa Arboretum events have been talked about with Sandra Moon on ABC radio and Terri Cowley on OneFM. Newsletters via MailChimp We have 500 subscribers and these emails relate mostly to events and nursery. They are driven by ‘What’s on’. On average, our emails are opened by 54%.

http://www.euroaarboretum.com.au/

http://www.healthyhectares.org.au/

http://www.biodiversityspring.com/


Design We design our own flyers and newsletters and hire graphic designer, Nerida Hipsley, to do larger works such as banners and the recently updated brochure. The brochure has been distributed to information centres and shops in the local area.


Events Our events are listed on the Arboretum website, Facebook events, TryBooking and in local media and flyers. Here’s a snapshot of the events run by the Euroa Arboretum in the past year:

That’s about it! We get a fantastic response from everyone at our events and who comment on our Facebook page.

Jul 18 - Jun 19

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Arboretum Services INCBush Crew 66,432.00Site Visits/Consulting fees 13,953.96Arboretum Services INC - Other 1,045.45

Total Arboretum Services INC 81,431.41

Donations 5.00Interest received 5,028.05Nursery INC

Plant Sales 98,286.11Planting Accessories 27,687.05Seed Sales 3,737.73Nursery INC - Other 20.00

Total Nursery INC 129,730.89

Projects Grant Funded INCDELWP 8,000.00GBCMA 2018-19 INC

GBCMA Grey Box Reserve Mapping 30,000.00PRO-SI-5504-2018-0006 Seed Coll 25,000.00VLG1819147 Playspce at the Arb 10,000.00VLG1819336-Yam Daisys 17,000.00

Total GBCMA 2018-19 INC 82,000.00

GBCMA Grant Invoices 7,000.00Projects Grant Funded INC - Other 3,150.00

Total Projects Grant Funded INC 100,150.00

Projects Recurring INC216013 Healthy Hectares INC

216013 Healthy Hectares/16 9,600.00216013 HEalthy Hectares/18

Healthy Hectares 216013 -671.03216013 HEalthy Hectares/18 - Other 782.86

Total 216013 HEalthy Hectares/18 111.83

216013 Healthy Hectares INC - Other 2,400.00

Total 216013 Healthy Hectares INC 12,111.83

Biodiversity SpringPRO-2018-0016- Biodiversity Spr 9,100.00

Total Biodiversity Spring 9,100.00

Gardens for Wildlife Program 2,543.25

Total Projects Recurring INC 23,755.08

Total Income 340,100.43

Gross Profit 340,100.43

ExpenseAdministration costs

Advertising 45.45Printing and stationery 615.27Staff training and welfare 291.68Administration costs - Other 31.35

Total Administration costs 983.75

ArboretumArb Chemicals 108.62Arb Contractors 2,800.00Arb Irrigation 92.17Arb Planting Accessories 1,855.00Arb Repairs & M 489.84Arb Tools 548.27Arb Wages 19,887.50

4:46 PM Euroa Arboretum Committee of Management

18/11/19 Profit & LossAccrual Basis July 2018 through June 2019

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Jul 18 - Jun 19

Capital WorksShed 25,944.84

Total Capital Works 25,944.84

Arboretum - Other 947.82

Total Arboretum 52,674.06

Arboretum Services EXPBush Crew Expense

BC Chemicals 512.72BC Contractors 2,103.25BC Planting Accessories 1,751.00BC Travelling Expenses 1,764.28BC Wages 22,599.30Bush Crew Expense - Other 800.76

Total Bush Crew Expense 29,531.31

Site Visits 5,741.86Arboretum Services EXP - Other 794.00

Total Arboretum Services EXP 36,067.17

Bank Fees 3.50Electricity 3,615.91Employee amenities 936.42Euroa Arboretum Incorporated 2.00Insurance

Workers compensation 3,640.03Insurance - Other 1,913.59

Total Insurance 5,553.62

Nursery EXPNur-Fertilizer 5,205.94Nur-Repairs & M 3,724.66Nur Irrigation 891.94Nur Plant Accessories 22,627.17Nur Wages 82,225.50Seed Production 9,283.62Nursery EXP - Other 374.50

Total Nursery EXP 124,333.33

Payroll Expenses 54,857.32Permits,licences,fees 687.00Projects Arboretum Funded EXP 273.52Projects Grant Funded EXP

GBCMA 2015-16215105 Seed Production Biod 500.00

Total GBCMA 2015-16 500.00

GBCMA 2017-18 Exp216030-Gardens for Wildlife 3,901.99

Total GBCMA 2017-18 Exp 3,901.99

GBCMA 2018-2019 493.82Projects Recurring EXP

Biodiversity Spring EXP2014- Biodiversity Spring 250.002019-Bodiversity Spring GBCMA 1,844.34

Total Biodiversity Spring EXP 2,094.34

GBCMA Grey Box Seed Collecting 1,544.79Healthy Hectares EXP

216013 Healthy Hectares 3,790.91216013 Healthy Hectares 2018 11,955.38Healthy Hectares EXP - Other 25.33

Total Healthy Hectares EXP 15,771.62

Total Projects Recurring EXP 19,410.75

Projects Grant Funded EXP - Other 3,510.05

Total Projects Grant Funded EXP 27,816.61



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Jul 18 - Jun 19

Telephone 2,544.80

Total Expense 310,349.01

Net Ordinary Income 29,751.42

Other Income/ExpenseOther Expense

Profit and loss suspense 0.00

Total Other Expense 0.00

Net Other Income 0.00

Net Income 29,751.42



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