m1989a37

HELD AT BEAUMARIS COMMUNITY CENTRE
AT 8 PM.
ON
TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 1989

1. Apologies:  Mr. Robert Lawson MLC, Mr.
Geoffrey Connard
MLC, Barbara & Alan Cook, Keith Tarrant, Cr. John
Merkus, June
&
Roy Hardcastle, G. (Geoffrey)
Barrow
(City Engineer). 

2. Minutes: Minutes
of the
36th Annual
General Meeting confirmed – Charles Moore L. Bottomley –
Carried 

3. President’s Report: 
Copies of the report were circulated. G. Goode
summarized the main
points. During discussion of the report, the following
items were
raised: 

Conservation Heritage Study. Cr. J. Moller
pointed out
that the
Meeting tomorrow on the Point Avenue Area is for
discussion and review
purposes and public comment. Cr. Bottomley invited
B.C.S. to be
represented
at this meeting. He also advised the meeting that B.C.S.
would be asked
to comment on all recommendations concerning the
Gramatan Avenue
Sanctuary,
before deliberation by Council. 

Foreshore Regulations. David Lea advised the
meeting
that current
regulations concerning Right of Appeal are being
re-drafted to protect
the Right of Appeal; at present it can be avoided. 

Baywide clean up.  (Cr.) J. Moller, S.C.C.
(Sandringham City
Council),
would like as many participants as possible on 29th
October, starting
at
10 a.m. at Ricketts Point Tea House 

Brolga sculpture and Fountain in MacDonald
Reserve to
be restored
and relocated to S.E. corner so that it will be less
concealed. It is
hoped
to be completed by 17th December, 1989 – J.
Moller. 

Gramatan Avenue Sanctuary. Val Tarrant advised
the
meeting that
historically, B.C.S.’s activity in the 1950s in gaining
broad community
support, including politicians and professors, for the
Sanctuary, was
quite
unique. Report received G. Goode J.G. Davis.
Carried. 

4. Treasurer’s Report: Copies
were
circulated.
Report accepted M. Goode J. Moller. Carried. 

5. Election of Office Bearers 

President:            
Nomination
– G.
Goode        
L.
Bottomlay              
J.
Moller          
Carried. 

Vice President:     Nomination – D.
Speirs         
J.
Moller                    
L. Bottomley     Carried. 

Secretary:            
Nomination
– K. Rendell       
David
Lea                 
L.
Bottomley    
Carried. 

Treasurer:            
Nomination
– M.
Goode        
L.
Bottomley             
J.
Moller           
Carried. 

6. Guest Speaker: G. Goode introduced Ms
Catherine
Wilson from
the Environment Protection Authority Recycling Unit. She
explained to
us
that we can all be involved in this Environmental Waste
problem by
being
conscious of what we buy and how we can reuse and
recycle items. An
interesting
discussion continued, with questions and answers. We all
joined with G.
Goode in thanking Catherine Wilson. 

7. General Business: 

Sister City Relationship. 

K. Rendell advised the meeting that Sandringham City
Council
recently
resolved to formally establish a Sister City
relationship with the
Borough
Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk in U.K. and
invited interested
members to contact him after the meeting. 

Boneseed on the Foreshore. 

Mr. Charles Moore was concerned that Boneseed was
taking over
along
parts of the foreshore and it should be removed. J.
Moller moved that
B.C.S.
write to Sandringham City Council concerning the removal
of Boneseed
and
how it can be managed. B.C.S. happy to provide labour
assistance. 
J. Moller. K. Rendell. Carried. 

Meeting closed 10.05 p.m.