REACH 16th Annual General Meeting 2016
8th March 2016,
Dear REACH Members,
I hereby give notice that REACH 16th Annual General Meeting will be held as follows :
Date : 23rd March 2016, Wednesday
Time : 8 pm
Venue : IJ Barre Centre, Tanah Rata
2. Agenda :-
1.President’s welcoming address
2.To confirm the minutes of the 15th Annual General Meeting.
3.To adopt the annual report 2015.
4.To approve the audited Statements of Accounts ending 31st Dec 2015.
5.To consider any other matters of which 7 clear days notice shall have been given in writing to the secretary.
6.President’s closing speech.
We appreciate your attendance.
Thank you,
(Dr. Koh Gim Lam )
Secretary
CAMERON HIGHLANDS NEEDS A HELPING HAND …… YOURS
English Language Programmes in the Community
Besides our school programmes ,a few of our committee members also conduct English Language Programmes in the indigenous villages on the outskirts of town almost every week. They are mainly reading and writing lessons in simple English for children and young adults. As these programmes have been ongoing for a number of months now the turnout is usually very good. But to be effective more volunteers who can speak fluent English are needed.
So if you are visitng Cameron Highlands for a few days or you are back home for your semester break and would like to help out do contact Dr Koh Gim Lam at kohgimlam@gmail.com or Datin Aseema at aseema54@gmail.com
English based Environmental Education Programme in Convent Primary School on the 17th February 2016
An English based Environmental Education programme was held in SK Convent ( Convent Primary School) on the 17 th February 2016. Around 60 students from Standard 3 to Standard 6 participated. The programme was conducted by Miss Elucia Yong, (our regular REACH volunteer and also an undergraduate majoring in English) and assisted by Datin Aseema, Puan Mazlira, Miss Saras, Miss Geogina and Convent School teachers.
As with other similar programmes that we have held, there was first a video presentation and discussion on the envirionmental problems here. 
Tree Planting by MATTA group on the 31st January 2016
On the 31st January 2016, Malaysian Association Of Tour & Travel Agents(MATTA) organized a reforestation event which was held at the REACH Biodiversity Center located on a ridge in Gunung Brinchang…
There were around 45 participants and upon arrival at the Biodiversity Centre, they gathered for a briefing by Mr Satya Murthy, our chief tour guide.
The Blueprint of Cameron Highlands 2030 (Replacement)
16th January 2016-Under The Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), local plans are formulated to set up the direction, the development of a town should take. It should adhere to the development plans of the country (the 2nd National Physical Plan) and the state (Pahang Structural Plan 2002-2020.) Local plans are essentially the “Blueprints” of a town.
If one understands the “blueprints” one would not be “surprised” nor “shocked” when large swath of virgin forests goes or mountains get wiped out from the earth or high rise buildings suddenly pops up in the middle of the town square!
The new blueprint of Cameron Highlands up to the year 2030 ( Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Cameron Highlands 2030 Penggantian )is now up for viewing at the local town council and the deadline has been extended to the 18th of January 2016 ( ie 48 hours from now). Do spare some time this weekend and download the pdf copies from the local council website www.mdcameron.gov.my . In the homepage click on ‘ Awam’ then on ‘ Muat Turun Borang’ Some sections are missing and some are duplicated. For those missing maps we will upload them on our webpage.
CHBAR Health Campaign In Tringkap on the 11th December 2015
On the 11th of December, REACH organized a CHBAR health campaign for the people of Tringkap at the Tringkap Multipurpose Hall (Dewan Serbaguna Tringkap).
At 8:15pm, our REACH volunteer, Miss Melody Woon gave a talk on “Cameron Highlands Bebas Asap Rokok” in both Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin as an effort to create an awareness regarding the dangers and health hazards of smoking.
After the talk, Dr Liau Tai Leong from REACH took his turn to share about the Community Stream Investigation (CSI). His speech mentioned about the quality of the water in Cameron Highlands and the importance of preserving it.
