Early on in late 1989, The Friends initiated their campaign to have The Valley environmentally protected, and this included starting publicity to promote their campaign to local residents. A4.1 Press Releases A4.2 Newsletter A4.3 Annual Bulletin [Archivist Note to readers: Recall that The Friends and its Working Group were all unpaid volunteers contributing their time and efforts to […]
Continue reading »Archive Document Title: THE FRIENDS – COLLECTIVE DECISIONS Archive Document Type: Official Policy Document Archive Document Date: Sunday 10-December 1989 Archive Topic Category: The Friends – Collective Decisions Archive Digital Document Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Number of Pages: 4 Author: Neil Stuart (Founder, Chairperson, Secretary, Bushcare volunteer, active Working Group member, Bushcare volunteer, in collaboration with members of The […]
Continue reading »The local residents who came together to form a community group called the Friends of Katoomba Falls Creek Valley (around their home) quite quickly after meeting up a few times informally, crystalised in their collective thoughts of the shared values and objectives of what they sought to achieve. The following archival documents in chronological order demonstrate this collective united thought […]
Continue reading »This starting particular Archive Topic Group ‘A: THE FRIENDS – ORGANISATION‘ focuses on the organisational and internal administrative functional aspect of this Katoomba local group of residents. The formation of these residents into a local community group initially informally met up together for the first time on Sunday 10th December 1989. The group discussed matters of common local interest particularly the […]
Continue reading »This webpage presents the start of The Neil Lewis Stuart Archive, being a re-sorted archival record of the tireless voluntary work of The Friends of Katoomba Falls Creek Valley (1989-2016), under the most generous congenial community leadership and vision of Neil Stuart (1937-2016). A1.1 Very First Public Invitation Letter Drop A1.2 – First Public Meeting Invitation Flyer A1.3 Friends Meeting, […]
Continue reading »Archive Document Title: THE FRIENDS OF KATOOMBA FALLS CREEK VALLEY – BUSHCARE GROUP: A HISTORY Archive Document Type: History Story Archive Document Date: 2008-Nov-23 (Sunday) * Archive Topic Category: The Friends Formation Archive Digital Document Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Number of Pages: 6 Author: Les Petö (Bushcare Co-ordinator, active Working Group member) * Document is not dated, but […]
Continue reading »Archive Document Title: RECORD OF MEETIMG AT UNITING CHURCH HALL, KATOOMBA ST., KATOOMBA ON AUGUST 4, 1991 Archive Document Type: Meeting minutes Archive Document Date: 1991-Aug-04 Archive Topic Category: The Friends Formation Archive Digital Document Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Number of Pages: 4 Abstract: This docmented a meeting of the community volunteer group ‘Coalition of Residents for the Environment’ (C.O.R.E.) […]
Continue reading »Archive Document Title: Come to a meeting of residents of the Valley of Katoomba Falls Creek… Archive Document Type: flyer Archive Document Date: 1989-Nov-19 Archive Topic Category: The Friends Formation Archive Digital Document Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Number of Pages: 2 Document Abstract (introduction): Some weeks prior, the following 2-page flyer was drafted and distributed by walking letter box drop […]
Continue reading »Archive Document Title: (no title) Archive Document Type: letter Archive Document Date: 1989-10-15 Archive Topic Category: The Friends Formation Archive Digital Document Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Number of Pages: 2 Document Abstract (introduction): In early October 1989, a public invitation letter circular to local residents of Katoomba was drafted and distributed via walking letter box drop by Neil Stuart and […]
Continue reading »