Local Men's Network - Blue Mountains

The Men's Community Action Forum met again today to discuss delivery of men's services and men's issues in the Blue Mountains area. The group was well attended and filled with vigorous and lively discussion.

In and effort to expedite resolution of the aims and objectives of the group the "core members" broke into smaller groups distributed themselves about the Mid-Mountains Neighbourhood Centre and came thru separate discussions that were then presented back to the main group.

The group did run overtime and members are urged to be prepared that if an important issue has momentum among the majority of members on the day then time extensions can be expected to accomodate necessary work of the MCAF meeting.

Next Springwood Local Men's Network gathering will meet 7.30 pm on 22 March 2006 at the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre.

Please bring along a favourite photo....

• photo that YOU took
  
• a photo taken of YOU
  
• a photo that made you think
• photo thats important to you
  
• fun photo
  

well you get the idea....

or bring along a whole album if you can't choose just one ....
or bring a photo and make up a yarn...

see you there on the night ..

Last month the meeting of the Blue Mountains Men's Issues Working Party held their (now) monthly meeting. Various members of the local community were invited to the last meeting and it was well attended by those interested and active in the area of Men's Issues.

If you are interested in joining us, your input would be appreciated at this meeting and valued in identification, planning and development of men's services and addressing men's issues in the Blue Mountains area.

Where and When is the Meeting
9.30 am - 11.30 pm
Tuesday
21 March 2006

Mid Mountains
Neighbourhood Centre
9 New St
Lawson 2783

[between the Post Office on the Highway,
and the back of Lawson Primary School]

Aim of the meeting
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The recent February meeting of the MIWP broadened the working relationship between men's groups in the Blue Mountains. The former MIWP group operating in the Mid-Moutains Centre at at Lawson and the Bungecaregee Centre at Hazelbrook are now actively working with the Men's Groups from Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, OMNI, Anglicare, U3A, Men's Shed and Katoomba Project.

At the last meeting, the group unanimously agreed to the name Mens Community Action Forum (relinquishing the former MIWP as no longer relevant to the group) and have initiated an active role in coordinating services available to men and identifying areas of concern, contribution and action.

In order to progress this aim, a further meeting has been set up for 21 March 2006 to include interested participants in the delivery of services to men in the Blue Mountains.

Please advise prior to the meeting if attending. Feel free to distribute this invitation to others that might be interested in this area and would like to contribute to this growing and active forum.

If you have items for inclusion in the agenda or issues that need to be addressed please advise by return email as soon as possible. The agenda will be issued this week.

You are most welcome to contact me by return email or at the contact points below, if you have concerns, constraints or suggestions.

Keith Margules had seen OM:NI working in Bligh Park and was so enthusiastic about its potential he decided to start a group in his hometown of Kurrjong....

19 men turned out in response to Keith's encouragement that it was "Time to put the Billy On"....

The meeting succesfully transmitted the concepts of OM:NI to the gathering of men, who managed to eat the pumpkin scones... generously donated.

Thanks to the assistance of the Colo Wilderness Mobile Resource Unit.... the meeting was a success and members agreed to meet in two weeks time for a second meeting.