Membership
The 5049 Coastal Community has a e-membership of over 350 local residents registered by email along with 2300 households on the mailing list. It is led by a committee of dedicated volunteers .

Become a member of the MRA. Membership is free. Simply fill out the form below

We do not charge a membership fee, we simply add you to our community email group. We will use this to keep you informed of matters of importance in the area.  

From time to time you will receive the following from us:-

  • An electronic copy of our quarterly newsletter ‘5049 Communicator.’
  • Updates on the Cement Hill Development site.....as well as we can!
  • Notifications re the Linwood quarry at Marino and the day they are blasting. (Some nearby residents are affected by dust and vibration).
  • Emails of any activities or events in the area that are relevant to our community
  • An occasional ‘call to action’ when we need to rally our community as a show of unity regarding urgent issues from time to time
  • Electronic survey on issues in our area
  • News of our expansion into Seacliff
  • Release of our draft  5 year strategic plan for review by the community

You are always welcome to email us on matters you would like addressed or have included in the newsletter or on our website. If you would like to share relevant information within our community we will email it to our group if fits within our mandate. We always respect email address privacy and will not share your details with anyone unless requested by you.

Please get in touch if you would be willing to assist with any of the following:
  • Become a committee member
  • Help to write newsletters
  • Help to deliver newsletters or other paper communications
  • Be a team leader or member for a specific project or campaign
  • Help organise forums
  • Manage and update the 5049 website
  • Manage and post on the 5049 Facebook page
  • Monitor and report on media and council meetings on matter relating to the 5049 community
  • Assist with grant applications
  • Coordinate membership growth
  • Coordinate sponsorship growth
  • Provide expert opinions to the Association (please specify)
  • Take minutes at meetings
 
Finally, if at any time you wish to be removed from the 5049 Communicator email group – simply send us an email with the words ‘Remove me’ as the subject line and we will remove you from the Data base.
 
We look forward to hearing from you and catching up at one of our local events. Keep an eye out for website updates and our Facebook page. - see links below

Become a member

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Next Committee Meetings:
  • Thursday 26 July 2018
  • Thursday 23 August 2018

Highlights of Latest meeting

Highlights from the August 2018 committee meeting
  • Boral   see page
  • City of Holdfast Bay - Committee members  continue to raise issues with Council over activities in Kingston Park with some success. See page
  • City of Marion -Liaison meetings to continue . Regular separate meetings to be set up with local ward Councillors
  • David Speirs - reschedule regular meetings for committee nominees
  • Public Forum on Kingston Park Foreshore Master Plan - success 15 May See page
  • Train timetable agreed to continue to support local Andy Welsh with his campaign to reinstate the lost commuter trains See page
  • Cement Hill Development -.  Dust  and visual amenity still a major issue.  The matter of potential contamination not resolved. Agreed to write to the developer again.See page
  • LED street Lights - City of Marion are rolling out there program of upgrades however there is no change to the light temperature.
  • Bandon Reserve update City of Marion will review revised concept with MRA on site 28 May before going public.
  • Strategic Planning Forum 5049 - . Final draft to go to the community for feedback following the overview at the Public Forum  May 15 .See page
  • Marino Community Hall -  Meeting has been held between Hall Committee and Council on the next steps. See page
  • New Constitution this to be expedited and delivered in time for the Nov 2018 Annual public meeting. Draft to be circulated before the next Committee meeting in June.