Tree Planting - Sun 11th October

Well, our last tree planting was so successful, we are doing it again!

At our last event we planted well over 500 plants in under 90 minutes so we upped the challenge. Our goal this time is to plant 1,500 trees in one day, and for this we need your help.

Come along to the Whitecliffs Foreshore (at the end of Elgan Avenue) at 10am on Sunday 11th October and help us to get these plants in the ground. Bring along some gardening gloves and community spirit and the rest will be provided for you.

Hope to see you all there!

The Committee
Rye's Up!
Against Fast Food Giants

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Council Meeting this Monday 14th Sept

The upcoming Council Meeting, to be held on Monday 14th September at Rye Civic Hall at 6pm, has an agenda item of "Community Concern - Convenience Restaurants and Additional Supermarket in Rye". That's us!!

The full agenda and report can be found by clicking here. This council meeting is open to any member of the public and it would be great to have some support for our cause there. It is VERY important to note that this meeting covers many issues and it is essential that anyone who attends is quiet and respectful.

If anyone attending has any questions there will be a form that needs to be completed, this can be done on the night before the meeting. Alternatively any enquiries and questions can be lodged via custserv@mornpen.vic.gov.au. This facility can be used at any time for any issue.

For those planning to attend the council meeting there will be a buffet style meal available on completion of the meeting. To attend this you must RSVP to Kylie Osborne on 5950 1137 by Thursday Sept 10th. You DO NOT need to RSVP if you simply wish to attend the meeting and not partake of the buffet afterwards.

Apologies for the short notice but this matter has just come to our attention. We hope to see some of you there! We have heard that at least one of the local papers will be covering the issue so it would be great if they could say a "packed house"!

Regards,

Katrina Humphrey & Rye's Up!

Against Fast Food Giants.

NB: Pics courtesy of www.mornpen.vic.gov.au

Tree Planting this Saturday!

We have 500 trees and ground covers to plant and we need your help! So come along to the Rye foreshore, opposite Elgan Ave, between 11am - 2pm and lend a hand! Bring along your community spirit and a pair of gardening gloves and help us improve the foreshore and reduce some of the carbon footprint of these fast food giants.

By the way, full credit needs to be given to Max Bainbridge (Grade 6, Rye Primary School) for the artwork in the poster above!

Rye Tree Planting - Sept 5th 2009

Everyone knows that big businesses have an enormous effect on our environment, and fast food giants are no different. In fact it has been estimated that your average cheeseburger produces 3.6-6.1 kg of CO2-equivalent. That's an awful lot. Check out this website for some more details.

Rye's Up! has never wanted to be a group of just 'nay sayers', in fact our entire purpose is to improve our wonderful town, and to do that we need your help.


We are asking everyone to come down to the Whitecliffs foreshore, on Saturday 5th September between 11am and 2pm to adopt and plant a tree.

The shire has generously offered to donate as many trees as we require, so it would be incredibly helpful if we could get a rough idea of the number of people willing to get their hands dirty for an important cause and a bit of fun. Just a quick email back to me (dixonkatrina@hotmail.com) would be great. Let's not only help balance some of these enormous carbon footprints, but help our town out at the same time. I ask you, what could be better?

Rye's Up! Against Fast Food Giants

http://OurTownRye.blogspot.com/

So how did it go?

The protest event held on Saturday 23rd May was a successful day - people are very happy with the way things are running in general.

A further 101 letters were signed to be sent to the Shire (on top of the 500 that have already been gathered) and we have over 500 signatures on the petitions.

May 24th - Radio Marinara Interview!

Were you tuned into Radio Marinara this morning? Our very own Katrina Humphrey was interviewed regarding the Rye's Up! Campaign and the event held yesterday in the main street.

Check out Radio Marinara's website for more details.




Katrina Humphrey lives in Rye and she's not happy about the fast food giants looking to extend their tendrils to her home town. Katrina speaks on behalf of her group 'Rye's Up!' and their campaign 'What a load of rubbish' to keep Rye just how they like it.

Event is on!!

Don't forget, Rye's Up! is hosting an event on the main street of Rye! It's on from 10am - 4pm on Saturday so get down there, sign the petition, sign a protest letter, have a chat and enjoy Rye! 

Event: What a Load of Rubbish!

Rye's Up! is all about our love of the community. We love living in Rye. We love our natural environment. We love the local traders. We love the small town charm. We are passionate about keeping the beauty of Rye and even improving on our lovely town where we can.

'What A Load Of Rubbish' is a demonstration that takes all of that into account. We don't want rubbish flying around our streets and we certainly are not going to be creating it. Come down and see an estimate of just how many garbage bags just one fast food giant creates in a day. All of our bags are strong and secure and filled with recycling and leaf litter. All of the contents of our bags will remain within these bags. All of the contents of our bags will be disposed of responsibly and sensibly. All of our garbage bags will be supervised by concerned residents who DO NOT want rubbish blowing around on our streets and on our beaches at any time, for any reason.

This is a responsible event designed to inform the public of the proposed developments within our town. We invite you to wander by and see for yourself, not only a representation of the amount of rubbish one fast food giant can produce in a day, but also the amazing environment we live in.

Visit the beach, have a shop, sit down for a rest at one of the local cafes - enjoy yourself, this is Rye after all.

The Leader - Tues 19th May 2009

Rubbish next step in protest

Rye residents will dump rubbish as part of their campaign against invading fast food chains. Under the banner "What a Load of Rubbish", protest leader Katrina Humphrey and her committee will dump 125kg of rubbish at the Napier St clock between 10am and 4pm this Saturday, May 23.

Protesters want to demonstrate how much rubbish they estimate just one fast food outlet would generate.

"McDonald's figures state on average about 125kg per restaurant per day, and 99 to 153kg per drive through," Mrs Humphrey said. "Our calculations have that at about 100 large garbage bags. The rubbish bags will pretty much bury the clock."

The protesters have also launched a letter writing campaign as part of their campaign against fast food giants opening in Rye. The rubbish has been collected by supporters.

Ray Webb, from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, confirmed that the council had received more than 300 letters from residents.

For more details, visit OurTownRye.blogspot.com.