Frequently Asked Questions

A community association in Congo will enable the Congo community to apply for funding and coordinate efforts on community-led projects to improve our local community, protect our natural environment, build strong community ties and improve community resilience and natural disaster preparedness.   

Many other communities in the Eurobodalla have a community association to help advocate for community needs. As a small community, we believe Congo needs a community association to reflect and represent residents' views. Events including the Black Summer bushfires and COVID-19 have underlined the importance of connection. The CCA will help the Congo community strengthen community relationships and reduce social isolation amongst residents.  

No. Congo Community Association’s position on the issue of Congo Rd North will be guided by its membership. The committee recognises there is a diversity of opinion in the Congo community about the closure of Congo Rd North, and the road closure has had a significant impact on many residents.   

When any important decisions are made by the government (or other agencies) affecting the lives of residents, the CCA will advocate for genuine community consultation and community representation.  

Yes. The CCA is currently in its development phase. Our current focus is to attract a broad-base membership and invite ideas for projects, grants and initiatives. This is your association, so please contribute your ideas. Please use the Contact Us page to put forward ideas and suggestions for future activities.  

Like any volunteer-based organisation, the ultimate success of the CCA will be a collaborative effort. We welcome contributions of time, skills and financial donations to help us achieve our mission. However, we also recognise that residents have varying capacities and other demands. We invite people to contribute as much or as little as they can.  

No. We do not, at this stage, have tax Deductible Gift Recipients (DGR) status. This may be something that the committee applies for in the future.

Annual Membership subscriptions are due by the end of the CCA's financial year, June 30. Only fully paid up members will vote at the association's AGM in October. 

Meetings are held in accordance with the constitutional requirements. Committee meetings are held at a minimum 3 times in a 12 month period. The Annual General Meeting will occur in October. Special meetings (general meetings) can be called by the committee as required such as when there are a sufficient number of agenda items to discuss. If you have issues that you would like discussed at a general meeting or AGM please get in touch with us.  

Voting for Committee Positions will be held at our annual general meeting (AGM) in October. If over 18 years old and a financial member you are entitled to nominate and vote at our AGM. Please refer to the CCA constitution for further details. 

We are keen to broaden our committee member base. We invite financial members to apply to the CCA Committee to become ordinary committee members (a member of the committee who is not an office-bearer of the association) or request to form or join a subcommittee. You may have a particular area of interest or complementary skill such as bush regeneration/dune care, native fauna protection, arts/entertainment, historical and cultural, or maybe a youth-focused project idea and be willing to coordinate it as a CCA project. 

It is a Department of Fair Trading requirement of our registration as an incorporated association that we inform you of privacy issues and our constitution. 

Public Liability will be purchased for individual CCA events. In future, and with further funding and donations we hope to purchase an annual Public Liability Insurance policy.