As decided at our AGM in November 2018, members wanted to continue with our monthly Swapmeet. It was agreed to trial a further 6 months, following some successful swapmeets initially, there was less interest noted. In 2020, as COVID 19 has impacted how we do events, and the decline in attendance or interest,
regrettably LKBHPA SWAPMEET will be postponed until further notice as of 2021.
Membership Drive 2021
The association is in need of more members.
MEETING DATES for 2022:
Meetings will not be held until further notice.
NEXT MEETING: TBA
- The date and time of meetings has been changed from bimonthly/evenings to Quarterly evenings. Hopefully this will result in better attendance at meetings, which will enable us to resume hosting guest speakers of local interest.
- Memberships are due at the end of June each year, to simplify things for our Acting Treasurer - $10 single, $15 family.
- Your Committee are working hard on behalf of our residents, but we do need our Members support to keep your Association relevant, resourceful - and, running! IMPORTANT NOTICE; The Association is in caretaker mode during 2022 until further notice.
NEXT MEETING: TBA
Past Speakers for 2021
Past Speakers, from 2018:
Past Speakers, from 2017:
Past Speakers, from 2016:
- Lester Coyne -Srah Drummond Oyster Harbour Catchment Group
Past Speakers, from 2018:
- JANUARY 15th - our guest speaker was Grant Westthorp, from the Men's Resource Centre. Grant gave an excellent talk on their services and facilities.
- MARCH 19th - Annette Grant, local Wildlife Carer, gave a very interesting talk about wildlife rescue, and her role as a wildlife carer dealing mainly with birds..Few of us realised there was this facility right here in Lower King.
- MAY 21st - THE MENS SHED in Albany provided our guest speaker at the May meeting.
- MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1pm. This was our AGM, with General Meeting following. Attendance was improved, which was encouraging. Committee was re-elected for its third and final year, with the exception of Treasurer - where Kylie Freer will replace Naomi Robinson - and new committee member Barbara Temperton. Arrangements were made for organising the proposed Community Xmas Fete.
Past Speakers, from 2017:
- JANUARY 16th - Iris Thomas from Dept of Consumer Affairs: Retail rights, Retirement housing, Scams, Signing contracts, etc.
- MARCH 20th - Peter Ghal of Terry White chemist, Bayonet Head, gave a fascinating talk on Arthritis and pain relief.
- MAY 15th - Councilors Anthony Moir and Bill Hollingworth, and Paul Camis from the City of Albany, were there to answer questions on the Albany Community Strategic Plan 2017.
- JULY 17th - Vanessa Hillerman, a Paralegal from Albany Community Legal Centre, gave an excellent presentation on the wide range of services ACLC offer. They are an independent community organisation, and not connected with Legal Aid.
- SEPTEMBER 19th - David King, manager Albany City Engineering, outlined the current and future plans for local boating and marine facilities, especially concerning facilities for Lower King. Current facilities at Emu Point are overloaded, with little room for expansion. This was an informative session on plans for the Elizabeth Street Jetty and car-park, and other plans for local boating services. See Councils 2016 Recreational Boating Facilities Strategic Plan. Followed by our annual AGM.
- NOVEMBER 20th - our guest speaker was Tim Wall from DFES, who gave a very useful talk on the Emergency Preparation of your property. Tim was kindly standing in for our original speaker Brendan Gordon, the Community Emergency Services Manager at the City of Albany.
Past Speakers, from 2016:
- JANUARY 18th - Brad Waldron, Cleanaway: refuse and recycling.
- MARCH 21st - Darren Leslie, Professionals: Oyster Harbour housing development.
- MAY 16th - presentation by Brian Russell on the proposed Albany Flag.
- JULY 18th - Jeremy Stuart about the Albany Community Foundation.
- SEPTEMBER 19th - South Coast Natural Resource Management (SCNRM) Albany: Oysters for Oyster Harbour. Followed by our annual AGM.
- NOVEMBER 21st - Iris Thomas was replaced by representatives from the City of Albany, filling us in on local issues.