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THE BROOKING STREET BUGLE
Issue No. 48 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 -1463

Publication Date: 19 December 2000

Published and Printed by:
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax +61 3 9754 3334
e-mail address wbu@bdcu.org.au
World Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre

Lifetimes of Learning
and the cultivation of Friendliness, Practicality, Professionalism,
Cultural Adaptability and Scholarship.

Editor: John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem.,T.T.T.C., GDAIE
Vice-president, World Fellowship of Buddhists
Assistant Editor: Pennie White BA. Dip Ed

CONTENTS

1.0 Coming Events

2.0 Key Policy Changes

3.0 Sangha News

3.1 Training for Sakya Tharpa Ling Centre, Sydney
3.2 Opening of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple
3.3 Opening of the Quang Duc Temple

4.0 Keynote Opportunities

4.1 Training Best Practices for Sydney Centre
4.2 Save our Teacher’s Time by Helping in Filing and Accounting Records
4.3 Fundraising and Special Projects

4.3.1 Flower Stall for Christmas Day
4.3.2 Dragon King Photo & Dragon King Offering Sphere
4.3.3 BDDR Mailing List Fundraiser

4.4 Bhavana Course - December 2000
4.5 Update on Our www.bdcu.org.au Website
4.6 Buddha Dhamma Chanting On-site
4.7 Daily Cleaning of the Sariputta Room and the Store is required
4.8 Offerings to new Image of Protection
4.9 The Bodhi Tree Surround
4.10 Need for Environmental Control

5.0 OH&S News

5.1 Replacement on Decking of rear Verandah
5.2 First Aid Training

6.0 John D. Hughes Roster News

6.1 Attendant Roster

7.0 John D.Hughes NEWS

7.1 John D. Hughes’s Trip to The Nobbies

8.0 Member's News

8.1 “Future Direction(s)” plan for Melbourne
8.2 Information about the Bodhi Tree

9.0 Task Units

9.1 Knowledge Management (KM)
9.2 Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
9.3 Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
9.4 International Dhamma Activities (IDA)

10.0 KM News

10.1 Hillside Radio Broadcast News
10.2 Radio Broadcasts On-line
10.3 Buddhist Hour Radio Script Writing Schedule
10.4 Sumi-e
10.5 Ch’an classes taught by John D.Hughes
10.6 IT News

10.6.1 BDDR Updates Software
10.6.2 Computer Maintenance on PC3A

11.0 LAPAM News

11.1 The Ajarn Chanphy Manivong Altar Relocation
11.2 Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Relocation
11.3 Eastern Wing Project
11.4 Reduction of Fire Hazard at Centre
11.5 Air Conditioning for Sariputta Room

12.0 CGR News

12.1 CGR Procedure Manual 12.2 Auditors Report

THIS IN-HOUSE BULLETIN HAS BEEN COMPILED:

To provide accurate and timely information about current tactical directions that can be useful for promotion of internal public relations.

1.0 COMING EVENTS

2.0 KEY POLICY CHANGES

JDH is back home teaching at the Centre .

JDH wishes to thank all Members who kept the Centre clean, improved in fire rating and operational while he and the delegates and rapporteurs attended the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference 2000.

After much healing by the Sangha, John D. Hughes was able to have a safe and meritorious stay in Bangkok, Thailand, attending to WFB and World Buddhist University agendas as planned .

The following is a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. John Howard MP, from John D. Hughes thanking him for his message to the WFB Conference.

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17 December 2000
The Right Honourable John Howard MP
Prime Minister of Australia
Parliament House
Canberra
A.C.T. 2600

Dear Prime Minister,

On behalf of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, as a Vice President, I thank you for your message to the 21st General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.

The Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency Chuan Leekpai was the Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony.

The Honourable Phan Wannamethee, President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, expressed his gratitude to all the Heads of Governments from around the World for conveying their messages to the World Fellowship of Buddhists attending their 21st General Conference. This meeting celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.

I was honoured to address the Conference on your behalf by reading your message at the Opening Ceremony held on Wednesday, 6 December 2000 at the Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand.

Your message resonated with the globalisation theme of the conference and was well received.

Some of our members acted as rapporteurs at the conference.

Please accept, once again, my thanks and appreciation for your cooperation and attention in helping Australian Buddhists enter the world community. The next World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference is scheduled to be held in 2002 in Malaysia.

Wishing you best wishes for a happy New Year.

Yours Respectfully,

John D. Hughes Dip. App. Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Vice President, WFB

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3.0 SANGHA NEWS

3.1 We are training our Member, Orysia Spinner, Lama Loppon’s Secretary of his Centre.

The importance of:
Risk Management
Planning with contingencies
Legal responsibilities and duties of the Centre
within the five styles.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

3.2 Opening of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple

On Sunday December 10, 2000 Tim Browning, as a representative of John Hughes, who was attending the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference, attended the opening of the first stage of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple at Greens Road, Keysborough.

The temple opening was a major milestone in the history of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria. The construction of this first stage of the Dhamma Sarana Temple was commenced early this year following the Foundation Stone Ceremony in December 1999.

The opening ceremonies were blessed by the presence of many members of the Sangha including; from Sri Lanka, Venerable Professor K. Vajira and Venerable Udagaladeniye Somaransi; from Dhamma Sarana, Chief Incumbent Venerable Vijitha Thero and Venerable R. Metagil; from Victorian Buddhist Vihara- Noble Park, Venerables D. Vimalanda and K. Vidura; from Sangha Loka - Malvern, Venerable Jimalankar; from Adelaide Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara, Chief Incumbent Venerable Sumedha; from Dhamma Deepa Meditation Centre - Dandenong, Chief Incumbent Venerable A. Sangananda and Venerable V. Sumanasara; from Ringwood Buddhist Meditation Centre, Venerable Bhante Kassapa; from Katoomba Meditation Centre - NSW, Venerable Silarapana; from Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple - Canberra, Venerable Nandarapana; from Western Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara - St Albans, Venerable Uduwara Dewananda; from Yuroke, Venerable Tahan Niketana and two resident monks; from Cambodian Buddhist Temple - Springvale, Venerable Muni; and two representatives from the Thai Buddhist Monastery.

Other special guests included His Excellency Mr H.K.J.R.Bandara, The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, the Mayor of Dandenong, Timothy Holding - the Victorian Parliamentary Member for Springvale, Badra Samarakoon, President of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria, Mrs Elizabeth Bell, and representatives of the police and local city councillors, and Tim Browning representing the Buddhist Discussion Centre, Upwey.

Hundreds of members of the Sri Lankan community and many children from the Sunday School were also present.

The ceremonies began with a colourful procession led by traditional drummers followed by children wearing traditional costumes and carrying Sri Lankan flags. Some of the young girls performed traditional dancing and there was even a small elephant (actually two children in disguise). Next followed venerable members of the Sanhga and then official guests who were led to their seats.

The gathering was then welcomed in an address which was given by Badra Samarakoon, President of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria. She spoke of the occasion as being a golden milestone in the history of their Association welcomed everyone to their Centre of peace and tranquillity.

Following the President’s speech, a letter was read from the Governor of Victoria, the Hon Sir James Gobbo who was unable to attend due to ill health. Sir James Gobo congratulated the Association on their achievement of opening the Dhamma Sarana and the importance of the strengthening of the diverse cultures residing in Australia.

Two young students of the Sunday School then gave very eloquent speeches detailing the importance of there a being a Centre where future generations of children will be able to come and learn the Dhamma.

The Chief Incumbent of Dhamma Sarana, Venerable Vijtha Thero then spoke to the gathering. He said that truth is not sectarian or national and that the Centre was open to all peoples to attend and learn.

Venerable Thero then unveiled the building pinnacle.

Speeches then followed by the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr H.K.J.R. Bandara, the Mayor of City of Greater Dandenong, Cr .Angela Long, and the Member for Springvale, Mr Timothy Holding.

His Excellency then unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening.

At the close of ceremonies, the official guests were invited to go into the Temple and offered flowers to the Buddha rupa.

A more detailed account will follow.

3.3 Opening of Quang Duc Temple

On Sunday 10 December Rilla Oellien and Frank Carter attended the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the new Quang Duc Temple in Fawkner as representatives of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. An article is being prepared for the BDDR about this occasion.

The same day Tim Browning represented the Centre at the Opening Ceremony of the new Sri Lankan Temple in Keysborough. This Temple was opened by the Governor of Victoria. Tim will write an article about this day for the BDDR.

4.0 KEYNOTE OPPORTUNITIES

To learn how to enter articles directly from Brooking Street Centre to one of our Websites. See Evelin Halls.

4.1 Training Best Practices For Sydney Centre

Our Member, Orysia Spinner arrived at our Centre from Sydney N.S.W. on 15 December 2000 and will stay untill 22 December 2000. She has been taught the practical details of our low risk management systems that have been field tested for some years.

All operational activities at the Centre are co-ordinated by our four Task Units working directly with the Office Bearers and Vice Presidents:

- Local Area Planning & asset Management
- International Dhamma Activities
- Corporate Governance & Reporting
- Knowledge Management

Ms Orysia Spinner
Secretary
Sakya Tharpa Ling Buddhist Centre
66 Evans Street
ROZELLE NSW 2039

RE: Authority to use copyright articles in our publication,
The Brooking Street Bugle’ ISSN 1321-1463

Dear Orysia,

As the Vice President of our International Dhamma Activities, we hold copyright for ‘The Brooking Street Bugle’. This is published and printed by The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. (A.C.N. 005 710 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488) of 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158.

On behalf of our organisation we hereby give authority for your Centre to utilise elements of the above mentioned publication. We suggest that our wording may help your Centre with:

1. the cultivation of Buddha Dhamma

2. compliance with government, legal and civil laws and regulations

3. your organisational structure and management and financial tactical plans

4. communications and publications for your members and networks

May your Committee’s Corporate Governance and Reporting Unit develop a strong and viable Buddha Dhamma Centre in New South Wales.

If you need help in enhancing and refining your information and processes, please draw on our experience by visiting our 8 websites.

Please pass on my regards to Lama Loppon.

Yours in Dhamma

John D.Hughes
Vice President, International Dhamma Activities

4.2 Save our Teacher’s Time by Helping in Filing and Accounting Records

See Frank Carter and Julie O’Donnell for what is needed.

4.3 Fundraising and Special Projects

All Task Units are reminded of the urgency to prepare plans for the achievements of our financial objectives for the year 2000-2001.

4.3.1 Flower Stall for Christmas Day

The organisation and running of flower stalls on Christmas Day 2000 requires two separate teams for running of two separate stalls. Each team will be made up of two groups, one to look after setup and one to look after packup.

The target for gross profit after GST is fifteen hundred dollars. Full roster and site information will be given to all participants on Tuesday 19 December. This is the draft roster. If you would like to add your name to the roster to assist with any of the below activities, please let Arrisha know by 19 December.

Sunday 24 December - Christmas Eve

12pm to 3pm Frank to pick up flowers.

3pm David to pick up trestle tables from Centre; Arrisha to pick up round table and 4 plastic chairs and other equipment

4pm Frank, David and Arrisha to organise equipment at Frank's house and load vehicles. Arrisha to drive Rodney to Frank's house to pick up van with flowers.

Monday 25 December - Christmas Day

Stall at Stud Rd, Wantirna

7.30am to 9.00am - Rodney, David, Leila and Arrisha to set up stall

9.00am to 11.00am - Lenore and Jocelyn to attend stall

11.00am to 1.00pm - Isabella and Lyne to attend stall

1.00pm to 2.00pm - Lenore and Lyne to attend stall

2.00pm to 3.00pm - Lenore and Jocelyn to attend stall

3.00pm to 4.00pm - Jocelyn and Arrisha to attend stall

4.00pm to 5.30pm - Arrisha and Rodney to attend stall

5.30pm to 6.30pm - David, Leila and Rodney to pack up stall and return equipment to Centre

5.30pm to 6.30pm - Arrisha and Jocelyn to count money

Tuesday 26 December

Frank to collect his equipment from the Centre

4.3.2 Dragon King Photo and Dragon King Offering Sphere

The International Dhamma Activities Task Unit are responsible for the Dragon King Offering Fundraiser.

More coloured photographs needed for sale, who can provide them Lyne or Brendan please?

Dragon King cards and Dragon King Offering Spheres may be purchased from the merchandise counter at the front entrance. The picture of the Dragon King on the card is connected to the Dragon King Altar in the Sariputta Room.

If you would like to have a Dragon King Altar at home, purchase a Dragon King card and offer one of the Dragon King Offering Spheres on your new altar. More offering spheres are needed who can supply this? Other suitable offerings include the jewel mandala boxes also available at the merchandise counter, flowers which you may purchase from the Fragrance Stand, water, rocks and jewels.(There are many other suitable offerings).

The Dragon King cards are $10 including GST, the Dragon King Offering Spheres are $10 including GST and the jewel mandala boxes are $6 including GST. Please see Evelin and her helpers if you would like to purchase any of these items.

4.3.3 BDDR Mailing List Fundraiser

Julian Bamford has commenced organising a fundraiser for the Knowledge Management Task Unit where he, and Members who wish to help will contact persons on the Australian BDDR mail list to ascertain firstly, if they would like to continue to receive the BDDR and secondly, if they would like to donate money towards any of our projects.

4.4 Bhavana Course - December 2000

During the December 2000 Bhavana course JDH will be reviewing his life plan. A food roster needs to be arranged. We need to adjust targets and fundraising plans for the next six months to achieve our annual budget. We will time manage by training to use Lotus Organiser software. First Aid will be taught by Anita Svensson.

4.5 Update on Our www.bdcu.org.au Website

Thank you to Santi Sukha, who made great improvements to our Original website www.bdcu.org.au and brought this site under our control.

Santi is loading 4000 entries of the John D. Hughes collection catalogue.

This website is now securely uploaded on a gigabyte on a USA server and we have full access to change and update this site.

Santi has spent many hours to set up the site on the new server, making the necessary technical changes and updates. The HTML code had to be cleaned up and re-written.

Future BDDRs will be in two versions - soft copy and hard copy.

The BDDR Volume 10 number 2 is uploaded on this site, for page as printed. The Editorial for the BDDR Volume 10 Number 3 has been loaded explaining BDDR online. It is available at two sites www.bdcu.org AND on companyontheweb.com/buddhamap.

The latest website has a new navigation bar and our search engine and site counter. Please visit these sites. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu to our Webmaster.

4.6 Buddha Dhamma Chanting On-site

Morning Chanting Sessions are held in the Hall of Assembly from 6.30am to 7.00am. Julian Bamford is organising these sessions. All Members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

4.7 Daily Cleaning of the Sariputta Room and the Store is Required

The Sariputta Room carpets have been cleaned by Ron Mollon on 17 December, 2000.

Members are requested to help maintain a high standard of cleanliness. We must preserve our Centre as a suitable location for the Buddha Dhamma to be taught. A list of tasks is available in the Roster Folder 2000. Please see Lisa Nelson, Isabella Hobbs or Anita Svensson.

4.8 Offerings to New Image of Protection

Venerable Ajarn Manivong presented JDH with a twenty four armed protector. This is in the Sariputta Room.

On Thursday December 7, 2000, a Lotus flower blossomed in the Quan Yin pond. Lisa Nelson, Jan Bennett, Frank Carter and Evelin Halls offered this Lotus to the 24 armed protector for our Teacher John D. Hughes and chanted the Vandana for Buddha three times.

4.9 The Bodhi Tree Surround

We are about to replace the plastic sheeting with armour glass from the old Ajarn Manivong Altar. It is too hot for the tree when it is closed in during these hot months. The tree needs plenty of air and water. Fallen Bodhi leaves are to be collected.

4.10 Need For Environmental Control

Please close the metal storage cupboard doors in the library after use.

5.0 OH&S NEWS

5.1 Replacement on Decking of rear verandah

Brendan and Rodney replaced the old section of the deck on 2nd and 3rd December 2000.

5.2 FIRST AID TRAINING

Anita Svensson is certified to give First Aid training during the 5 day Bhavana Course in December. Please see Anita to book in.

6.0 JDH ROSTER NEWS

6.1 Attendant Roster

The Roster 2000 folder is kept in the “Work In Progress” tray located on the brown storage unit in the CGR office. Members attending the Centre during the day are requested to place their names on the Roster.

7.0 JDH NEWS

7.1 JDH’s Trip to The Nobbies

JDH went to Cowes on Phillip Island on the 13 and 14 of December, with Maria Pannozzo and Lisa Nelson. The sea air was beneficial for JDH’s health.

8.0 MEMBER’S NEWS

8.1 "Future Direction(s)" plan for Melbourne

On Thursday 7 December Frank Carter attended the State Government of Victoria's community consultation meeting as part of a process to develop a 20 - 30 year "future direction(s)" plan for Melbourne.

The forum for the Yarra Ranges was held at the Baron of Beef in Sherbrooke.

Approximately 150 representatives from the local community provided views and ideas about such things as:

- What things did each participant most like about Melbourne?
- What things did each participant least like about Melbourne?
- What are your concerns about Melbourne's future?
- What actions need to be taken to make Melbourne an even greater city?

About 18 months ago John D. Hughes wrote a submission to the Shire of Yarra Ranges providing suggestions for them to use in forming their own 20 year Corporate Plan.

This document (PC10 word\yrcorppl) was used by Frank to contribute to the community consultation meeting he attended.

8.2 Information About the Bodhi Tree

For more information see BDDR

The Bodhi Tree belongs to the family 'Ficus Religiousis' and is commonly found in many South East Asian countries.

The mature tree has an extensive root system that enables it to take up large amounts of water during the monsoon seasons of its native region.

To emulate the monsoon season and to encourage the root system to grow deep into the ground, it is better to give the tree a good water for two hours once every three or four days over the summer months, rather than to give it a shallow watering of 10 minutes.

Shallow watering encourages surface roots that can be damaged by the hot sun, drenching encourages the growth of deep roots as the water sinks further down into the ground and the roots grow to those depths.

In winter the ground should be left quite dry to slightly moist due to the fact that this species does not usually grow in cold climates. During Melbourne's winter season the tree goes into 'slow mode'. This is why the BDC(U) tree looses its leaves after winter.

The leaves that fell each year are pressed and preserved as gifts.

9.0 TASK UNITS

Members names are deleted if it appears unlikely they can give active input to the Centre during December 2000 and January 2001.

9.1 Knowledge Management (KM)

Colour Code: Blue. Julian Bamford is KM Manager.Julian Bamford, Tim Browning, Vince Cavuoto, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, John D. Hughes, Jocelyn Hughes, Isabella Hobbs, David Igracki, Clara Iaquinto, Peter Jackson, Rodney Johnson, Vanessa Macleod, Lisa Nelson, Santi Sukha, Anita Svensson and Pennie White.

ALL MEMBERS PLEASE CHECK YOUR Email.

9.2 Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)

Colour Code: Green. Frank Carter is LAPAM Manager. Julian Bamford, Stuart Amoore, Jan Bennett, Tim Browning, Frank Carter, Brendan Hall, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, David Igracki, Leila Lamers, Lyne Lehmann, Lisa Nelson and Pennie White.

9.3 Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)

Colour Code: Red. Anita Svensson is CGR Manager. Pam Adkins, Lenore Hamilton, Rilla Oellien, Amber Svensson, Isabella Hobbs, Lisa Nelson, Anita Svensson, Evelin Halls, Rodney Johnson, Clara Iaquinto, Lainie Smallwood and Santi Sukha.

9.4 International Dhamma Activities (IDA)

Colour Code: Yellow. John D. Hughes is IDA Manager.Leanne Eames, Julian Bamford, Vince Cavuoto, John D. Hughes, Vanessa Macleod, Anita Svensson, Jocelyn Hughes, Santi Sukha, Maria Pannozzo, Evelin Halls, Pennie White and Julie O'Donnell.

10.0 KM NEWS

(Knowledge Management includes all Dhamma and Prajna Paramitta Teachings, Chanting and Bell Pujas, Translations, John D. Hughes Collection, Audio and Video Recording, IT systems including our seven Websites, e-commerce, Data Warehouse and the LAN, BDDR, BSB and other Publications, Hillside Broadcast and Ch’an & Sumi-e classes.)

10.1 Hillside Radio Broadcast News

We would like to thank Brendan Grainger, the manager of Hillside Radio at 87.6 FM and 88.0 FM, for his assistance in training our Members to operate the radio panel, the continuing technical assistance for the 'Buddhist Hour' broadcasts and the help with pre-recording the Buddhist Hour scripts and chanting in the last month.

May Brendan be well and happy.

We would also like to thank Janette Grainger for all her help and support she has given to the 'Buddhist Hour' radio broadcast team.

May Janette improve her health and be well and happy.

10.2 Radio Broadcasts On-line

Sunday 10 December 2000 the "Buddhist Hour" Radio Broadcast was broadcast with sound via the Internet for the very first time. This means that persons from all around the world were able to hear the Radio Broadcast that consisted of chanting and the Key paper JDH presented at the WFB conference. This was repeated on 17th December, 2000.

The website address was www.gbradio.com which is affiliated with Hillside. We are waiting for conformation from Brendan Grainger if this will ongoing.

The Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast went global for the first time on Sunday 10th December 2000. Hillside Radio (formerly Knox FM) have combined resources with Great Britain Radio and have been experimenting with live global Internet broadcasts since the 9th December 2000. You may hear our broadcast online on Sundays at 11:00 at www.gbradio.com. Thank you Brendan, Janette at Hillside Radio and Great Britain Radio and their technicians and Webmasters.

10.3 Buddhist Hour Radio Script Writing Schedule

Our target is to complete and edit three Buddhist Hour scripts by 24 December 2000. Two scripts are to be used on 31 December 2000, one in the morning at 11am and one for New Years Eve 2000 at 12midnight to 1.00am.

During the five day meditation course, extra scripts will be completed allowing us to come into the new year with scripts ahead.

10.4 Sumi-e

On 9 December Master Andre Sollier conducted the final Sumi-e class for 2000.

This teaching, the tenth in the 'Searching for the Ox' series, was entitled 'Both Vanished' where both beast and man are described as "Empty, both gone, steps without a trace..."

In attendance to learn and practice under Master Sollier was Jan Bennett.

Lunch was prepared and offered by Stuart Amoore, Jacquee Bennett and Isabella Hobbs. Also attending were Frank Carter, Rodney Johnson, Brendan Hall and Lisa Nelson.

10.5 Ch’an classes taught by John D. Hughes

Ch’an classes are held on the last Sunday of the month. The next Ch’an class is on Sunday 25 Febuary 2001. John had empowered Julian Bamford and Jan Bennett to run these classes. For further information, referrals to potential new students and to book, please contact Julian Bamford on 9754 3334.

10.6 IT NEWS

10.6. 1 BDDR Software

Please do not use PC7A anymore to write texts with Microsoft Word for the BDDR.

From now on the BDDR will be written with Word Pro. This way, more than one computer will be available for Members to help editing the BDDR.

10.6.2 Computer Maintenance on PC3A

It is not possible to successfully log out of Windows on PC3A. Therefore, please do not attempt to log out as you cannot shut down and when the PC is turned off without being logged out of properly it may cause damage to the hard drive. However, you will still need to sign off as the user.

11.0 LAPAM NEWS

11.1 The Ajarn Chanphy Manivong Altar Relocation

The Ajarn Chanphy Manivong Altar was moved on December 15, 2000, by John D Hughes, Isabella Hobbs, Orysia Spinner and Evelin Halls. The altar is now located in the CGR office on top of the filing cabinet A4.

11.2 Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Relocation

Ajarn Manivong suggests that the Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Path be moved from its current location in the Library Reading Room to a new site.

This task was completed on 18 December 2000 with the help of Frank Carter, Rodney Johnson, Stuart Amoore, Lyne Lehmann and Nick Prescott.

11.3 Eastern Wing Project

Work continues on the Sariputta Room. See notice board in library.

11.4 Reduction of Fire Hazard at the Centre

Members attending the Centre are requested to spend some time working on fire prevention. The Do Lists for fire prevention are found on the notice board.

Members need to be reducing the fire hazard around the Centre. Members who can help put your name on the DO LIST BOARD IN THE LIBRARY and cross out the item when complete. Fill in LAPAM database report.

Our Teacher has requested that the following fire prevention precautions be attended to.

1. The front entrance garden beds must be weeded. In particular, the garden area around the Southern Gate near the lion protectors. (Has been done)

2. The corrugated iron fixed to the rear of the building under the CGR office windows needs to be straightened and fixed to the other piece so that there is no gap for leaves or branches to enter under the building. (Has been done)

3. The Quan Yin Pond surrounds need weeding. (Has been done)

4. The aluminium foil doors have been placed near the wood heap between the two tanks. These will act as a fire walls. (Has been done)

11.5 Air Conditioning for Sariputta Room

George Costas, Jan Bennet and Frank Carter installed the air conditioner in the Sariputta Room bedroom on Tuesday 5 December 2000.

The outside needs sealing.

12.0 CGR NEWS

(Includes all administration the legal requirements of corporate affairs, Keeping Minutes, Keeping accounts, Dealing with the Office of Fair Trading and Business Affairs for Fundraising permits, running General Meetings, Organising Task Unit meetings, Dealing with Australian Securities & Investments Commission, Dealing with the Australian Taxation Office, Payment of Accounts, Scheduling the Timing of Happenings at the Centre, Conflict Resolution, OH&S, Publication of BSB, Providing Attendants for the Teacher, Filing and Archiving of Documents, Maintenance of Data Bases including List of Members and Correspondence In and Out, Maintenance of Office Furniture & Office Supplies, Supply of Food and Heating.)

12.1 CGR Procedure Manual

CGR have started documenting procedures for the benefit of all Members. The CGR Procedure manual is located on PC1A desk.

12.2 Auditors Report

On 6 December 2000 Pam Adkins posted the 2000 auditor's report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2000 to the Office of Charities in Sydney NSW.

This is required to maintain our Authority to fundraise under the Charitable Fundraising Act in NSW.

MAY ALL BEINGS BE WELL AND HAPPY

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