FRIENDS OF THE GREAT VICTORIA DESERT PARKS SIGNIFICANT CORRESPONDENCE LIST, 2008/09 Minor correspondence is not recorded. "VSU" = Volunteer Support Unit. "FOP" = Friends of Parks. "DEH" = Department of Environment and Heritage. Last updated: 20 February 2009 CORRESPONDENCE IN - 22/02/08 to 20/06/08 4 March 08: Email from Anne Beadell with quote for book reprint from Pace Print. 9 March 08: Phone call from Mark Shephard graciously accepting the position of joint patron. 14 March 08: Email from Pam Smith, VSU, re Friends of Parks AGM kit. 19 March 08: Email from Pam Smith, VSU, re urban events for volunteers and hard copy of FOP e-News, Issue 4. 28 March 08: Letter from Pam Smith, VSU, re invitation to 2009 FOP Forum Steering Committee. 7 April 08: Email from Pam Smith, VSU, re OHSW training. 23 April 08: Letter from Alan Holmes, CEO DEH, re comment on the SA Arid Lands Biodiversity Strategy Draft. May 08: Letter from Dene Cordes seeking a representative for the 2009 Friends Forum Steering Committee. 9 May 08: Email from David Mitchell, new Friends of Parks president, re FOP matters. 9 May 08: Letter from Kosette Lambert, Manager VSU, enclosing a copy of "Landscapes", a new DEH publication. 13 May 08: Email from David Mitchell re a FOP response to the SA Arid Lands Biodiversity Strategy draft document. 5 June 08: Letter from Pam Smith, VSU re Volunteer Support Grants, Snake Awareness Seminar, Coastcare Grants, Chainsaw Course and DEH Vehicle Access Policy and Procedure. 5 June 08: Letter from Belinda Bastow, Anglogold Ashanti Australia, re the proposed Tropicana open-cut mine in WA 10 June 08: Email from Brett Dalzell, liaison ranger, re Volunteer Support Grant Application. 10 June 08: Email from David Cockshell, PIRSA, re assisting PIRSA with environmental monitoring in the GVD and suggesting Rob Langley as our guest speaker in November. CORRESPONDENCE OUT - 22/02/08 to 20/06/08 11 Feb 08: Letter to Ross Belcher as the as the Minister's Representative on the Mamungari Conservation Park Board of Management re Information Sheet and Brochure. (This letter's date is pre-22 Feb, but it is included for information) 3 March 08: Letter to Mark Shephard re becoming a joint patron of the Friends, along with Anne Beadell. 5 March 08: Phone conversation with Ken Linn, Hyde Park Press, re a quote for book reprint. 14 March 08: Fax to Robbie Sleep, liaison ranger, - General Project Commencement Advice Form 19 March 08: EMAIL TO ALL MEMBERS: Forwarding the VSU email of 14/3 re FOP AGM. Note re Members' Area of our website. 31 March 08: EMAIL OR LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS: Minutes of the AGM of 22/02/08, plus Members' Update. 8 May 08: Emails to Dene Cordes and FGVD committee re representation on the 2009 FOP Forum Steering Committee 9 May 08: Email to David Mitchell, FOP president, re SA Arid Lands Biodiversity Strategy Draft. 26 May 08: Email to David Cockshell, PIRSA, re us assisting PIRSA with environmental monitoring in the GVD. 26 May 08: Email to all unfinancial members asking them to renew their memberships. 6 June 08: Email to Brett Dalzell, seeking views on fuel subsidy for working bee participants. 7 June 08: EMAIL TO ALL MEMBERS re reminder for the 20 June General Meeting. 11 June 08: Email to David Cockshell, PIRSA, re environmental monitoring and confirming Rob Langley as our November guest speaker. 11 June 08: Email to Jeff Foulkes, DEH, re Volunteer Support Grant Application. 17 June 08: Letter to Belinda Bastow, Anglogold Ashanti Australia, re the proposed Tropicana open-cut mine in WA .......................................................... CORRESPONDENCE IN 21/06/08 to 07/11/08 24 June 08: Letter from Pam Smith, VSU, re Safe Chemical Handling course 1 July 08: Letter from David Mitchell, President, FOP Inc, re communication and revision of the FOP / DEH MOU. July 08: Letter from Pam Smith, VSU, re Manual Handling Training course 23 July 08: Email from David Mitchell, President, FOP Inc, supporting our view on the Lobbying clause in the FOP / DEH MOU August 08: Letter from Kosette Lambert, VSU, enclosing copy of DEH "Landscapes" publication. 3 August 08: Letter from Kosette Lambert, VSU, enclosing "Volunteers Bonus Book" for members. 19/08/08: Letters and emails from Pam Smith, VSU, re 2008 FOP Forum - President's speech, photos & 2009 program September 08: Letter from Sharon Wachtel, DEH, re Parks Month (October), with flyer. 23 Septembr 08: Letter from Lynley Nietschke, DEH, enclosing copy of new "SA National Parks Guide" October 08: Letter from Kosette Lambert, VSU, enclosing "Landscapes" 28 October 08: Letter from James Crocker, A/Regional Conservator, inviting us to a meeting on December 5. 1 November 08: Letter from Jay Weatherill enclosing Volunteer Support Grant cheque. CORRESPONDENCE OUT 21/06/08 to 07/11/08 24 June 08: Letter to Brett Dalzell, liaison ranger, - application for a Volunteer Support Grant. cc to Manager, VSU 21 July 08: EMAIL OR LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS: Minutes of general meeting of 20/06/08, plus Members' Update. 23 July 08 and before: Emails and a Fax to VSU and Gayle Lang, DEH, - re Volunteer Support Grant application and replacing copy lost between Ceduna and Port Lincoln. 23 July 08: Emails to David Mitchell, President, FOP Inc, re the 'Lobbying' clause in the FOP / DEH MOU. 6 October 08: Letter to Lorraine Rosenberg, General Manager, Alinytjara Wilurara NRM Board, re new mining tracks near Mamungari and future work with the Board. 8 October 08: Email to Kosette Lambert and Brett Dalzell expressing our thanks for the Volunteer Support Grant of $2500 to help defray the fuel costs of the 2009 field trip. 13 October 08: Letter to Robbie Sleep & Tammy Cox thanking them for their support during the 2008 field trip and enclosing photographs for the wall of the Oak Valley Parks office. 27 October 08: Email to all members re reminder for the Nov 7 general meeting. 27 October 08: Email and letter to Damienne Ingram, Hema Maps, with signed agreement for limited use of a Hema Map on our website. ......................................................... CORRESPONDENCE IN 8/11/08 to 27/02/09 November 08: Letter from Lorraine Rosenbergs, gen manager AW NRM Board, re work with the board. November 08 (dated 22 Oct): Circular from David Mitchell, President FOP, re grant money processes. November 08: Letter by email from Andrew Lothian re the Flinders Ranges Landscape Survey. 14 November 08: Email from VSU enclosing "The Link" and a reader survey. 24 November 08: Circular from David Mitchell, president FOP, re meetings with regional conservators. December 08: Letter by email from Rotary Club of Glen Osmond re Parks awards. 22 December 08: Email from Lorraine Rosenbergs, gen manager AW NRM Board, re a board workshop in February. December 08: Letter from Kosette Lambert, VSU, enclosing Landscapes - A Journey Through the Seasons 14 January 09: Letter from Simon Bey, Greening Australia, re Santalum spicatum seed collection 20 January 09: Email from Alice Dodd, UniSA, re research on volunteer organisations' websites 23 January 09: Letter from David Mitchell, FOP, re "stocktake of relationships" by consultant Rob Small. January 09: Email and letter from Pam Smith, VSU, re Rotary Awards February 09: Letter and email from David Mitchell, FOP, re FOP AGM on 11 May 2009. February 09: Email and letter from Mike Greig re DEH Reserve Management Planning Review. February 09: Email and letter from Pam Smith, VSU, re Safe Chemical Handling course on 28 March 2009. CORRESPONDENCE OUT 8/11/08 to 27/02/09 8 November 08: Email to minister, rangers, trainers, VSU and others with Field Trip 08 report attached. 8 November 08: Email to James Crocker, A/Regional Conservator re Dec 5 meeting. 9 December 08: EMAIL OR LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS: Minutes of November 7 meeting. 12 December 08: Email to Sophie Keen, AW NRM Board, re work with the board in 2009. 7 January 09: Letters to 7 potential reviewers re "Shrubs and Trees of the Great Victoria Desert" 7 January 09: Letters to 12 potential booksellers re "Shrubs and Trees of the Great Victoria Desert" 5 February 09: Website response to Alice Dodd, UniSA, re research on volunteer organisations' websites 17 February 09: Telephone response (by ex-president Arlene) to Rob Small re "stocktake of relationships"