By JONATHON HOWARD
PRESIDENT of the EDV Residents Group Johanne Wright has stepped up the campaign to include Doonan, Eumundi, Verrierdale and Weyba Downs into Noosa Council – and she’s calling on supporters to back the move.
“Our campaign is now moving into top gear and we need every hand to the pump,” she said.
“If you want a boundary change then we need to move from being the ‘silent majority’ to a very vocal group.
“This will only work with maximum membership involvement.”
Ms Wright said she would be sending out a newsletter with more information next week.
“But right now we need to gear up significantly to consult more widely with our community following the initial meetings.” she said.
Ms Wright sent a list of tips for residents to get the ball rolling through media engagement and social media networking.
“If anyone can assist with the following tasks please email your responses to edv@westnet.com.au,” she said.
1. We need every one to be prepared to write at least one positive letter to the three key print papers plus the online paper outlining why you want a change. Short and sweet so that it gets a chance of being printed.
2. We need 20 people who will be involved in a letter campaign to both the newspapers and also to key politicians – we find that the politicians monitor the letters and it is helpful to have a number of different people ready to put their views forward – our committee member Alan Ramsay is happy to co-ordinate and help with this.
3. Help at some small social meetings we are organising over the next few weeks in different parts of the area – suggestions for an area, setting up, getting people to fill out forms, help serve refreshments, be prepared to have your say.
4. Help to collate information and type up lists as they come to hand.
5. Speak to your neighbours/friends about the change and refer them to the website (edv.org.au) for more information from the end of next week – better still if they are keen get them to become members by downloading the membership form.
6. Help to run a social media campaign – who is good at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? Badly needed.
7. Be prepared to ask the committee of any organisations in which you are involved locally (e.g. ECCO, EDCA, EHA etc) or where there are many of our local residents who belong (e.g. Rotary) to have someone from us speak at one of their meetings.
8. Other – can you think of something that you would be able to do or a suggestion to us about getting people to have their say.
We may need to do some fundraising but I am hopeful that we might get a grant to obviate this.
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