Bicycle Tasmania

Minutes for Ordinary Monthly Meeting 2006/12/21
ACTION SUMMARY

ACTION – Andy Semmler. Invoice to Cycling Promotion Fund for Corporate Membership.

ACTION – Tim Stredwick. Email Peter Strang to say BFA association fees on their way once Andy is set up as new 
Treasurer. COMPLETED.

ACTION – Tim Stredwick. Tasman Bridge Survey Posters in Hobart CBD bike shops. Ambrose to print, Tim to distribute. 
Printing completed, not distributed in bike shops yet. 
ACTION – Tim Stredwick/Andy Semmler. Invoice Cycling South for 50% of Survey Monkey annual subscription.


Action Summary Remaining From November Meeting.


ACTION Ambrose: ensure that BNSW gets a copy of Spoke posted.

ACTION Tim: coordinate BIG RIDE wrap-up thoughts via email.

ACTION Andrew: follow-up with Margaret on what may be possible regards Environment Centre library facility.

ACTION Andrew: check with Garry Bonney for second hand colour printers – Garry is looking into it.

1	Present

               Tim Stredwick, Ambrose Canning, Andy Semmler, Patsy Jones.

2	Apologies

Andrew Heard, Peter Hughes, David Edwards, Linda Baldcock

3	Confirmation of Minutes of Last Meeting

Tabled and accepted

4	Correspondence Incoming

4.1	Email from Cycling Promotion Fund congratulating BT on being so active and offering support if needed for 
Tasman Bridge campaign. 

4.2     MAIB annual report, cheque from John Deegan for Cycle Safe insurance returned by BV. Bicycle Queensland and         
Pedal Power Newsletter. Amy Gillet Annual Report.

5	Correspondence Outgoing

5.1	Letter to Office of Sport and Recreation supporting CyclingSouth as coordinating body for State Bike Week.

5.2	Response to CPF email

5.3     Invoice to CPF for Corporate Membership

6	Committee and Other Reports

6.1	Treasurers Report

$5316.39 
Stuart still has cheque book and hasn’t yet fully handed over to Andy.  

BT still owes BFA association fees for 2007.

6.2	Kingborough BUG
 No report

6.3	Hobart BUG
No meeting since last BT meeting

6.4	CyclingSouth

Proposed meeting in the north of the State with NWRCG/Safe Roads for Cyclists and newly formed Launceston 
BUG to explore possibilities for single state wide peak body representing recreational cyclists/advocacy. This 
has been initiated in conjunction with Sport and Recreation/Premiers Physical Activity Council who require a 
single state wide point of contact for recreational cycling organisations.  

6.5	Tasmanian Bike Council
No report 

6.6	Web Site – Andrew

Total web site hits: November:5,196 October:6,019 September:4,452 August:4,135 July:6,902 June:6,026 
May:3,887 April:4,859 March:5,638 February:4,359 January:4,721 December:3,227 November 3,434.

6.7	Membership

Ambrose reported 120 approx total members, 27 single, 9 single concession, 57 family, 10 family concession, 3 
corporate.

6.8	Social Rides

Bruny Island – 11participated including two families, it was a great w/e, you should have been there. 

7	Business Arising

7.1	Tasman Bridge Crash Survey

Approximately 60 respondents so far, some have simply noted name and contact details, these respondents are 
being contacted for more details. If no further details forthcoming these respondents will be deleted. Tim 
Stredwick to collate results in January in preparation for meeting with DIER.
It was decided to further promote the Survey by placing posters in Hobart CBD bike shops. 

7.2	Insurance

Cycle Safe is no longer available so BT is currently not able to offer current members Personal Accident 
Insurance (PAI) which has the potential to significantly reduce our current membership and severely limit any 
increase. 
There was general agreement that we are in a very vulnerable situation as far as inability to offer PAI. 
BT has received a quote from Cycle Cover for PAI but this would have to be an integral part of member benefits 
not an option.
Although it would stretch us financially and commit us to increasing membership there was general agreement 
that we should take up the Cycle Cover quote. 
There was also quite a lot of discussion that this decision should involve all the elected committee members and 
that we should have a larger committee with non allocated positions to broaden the input as we grow and make 
such important decisions. 

8	New business

8.1	Survey Monkey annual subscription shared with CyclingSouth. Andy to invoice Mary for this. 
9.2    BFA donation on hold, explain situation and publicise request for donation for Federal Election campaign to 
members.

9	Meeting Finished

8 pm.

10	Next Meeting

There is no January monthly meeting. The next meeting will be held at the Environment Centre, 102 Bathurst 
Street at 5.30pm on Thursday 15th February