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Apologies: 
Mr
T.W. Templeton M.L.A., David Charles M.H.R., Mrs. (Jill)
Rendell, Dr
& Mrs T.
Vorath,

                   
Mr & Mrs G.Bult, Mrs H.Teague, Mrs G.
Sampson, Mrs J. (John)
Halliday,
Mrs L. (Lois) Bell,

                   
Mrs M.
(Margaret) Goode, Cr L. (Laurence)
Bottomley,
Mr & Mrs L. (Lindsay) Bunnett,

                   
Mr G. (Geoffrey) P.
Connard
M.L.C, Mr
Bob Lawson M.L.C. 

Minutes:      
Resolved
that the minutes from the previous meeting be
confirmed. (Sampson/Rendell) 

Treasurer’s
Report
was accepted
and is attached. (Rendell/Sampson) 

President’s
Report 
The President, Geoff
Goode,
welcomed
the guest speaker, Dr Leon Collett and
Crs. John Merkus and Clem Waters. 

He reported that in
general, meetings
of the Society relied on working gatherings i.e.
foreshore planting and
working bees in the Gramatan Avenue  

Heathland Sanctuary.
We have
received
help from Sandringham Council which has made it
feasible for us to get
in and plant on the foreshore. Progress of
the planting shortly after the storm losses in
February 1982 has been pleasing. 

The other physical
work
done
has been work in the Gramatan Avenue Heathland
Sanctuary.
The President gave a short report on the work done in
the Sanctuary and
the problems from the tea-tree that had been overgrown
and had
overshadowed
the heath. 

We have continued
our
membership
of the Australian Conservation Foundation and the
Conservation Council
of Victoria. 

He advised that we
are
involved with
the Port
Phillip
Conservation
Council and gave a short report on the work of
the council. The
main
issue in the  
last 12
months has
been the
proposal by the Public Works Department to build
a rubble rock wall at Quiet Corner. Both Groups have
been involved  
in making
representations to
the
P.P.A. (Port Phillip
Authority)
and
Minister for Public Works.  

Mr (Douglas)
McAlpine, secretary of the P.P.A., has responded with
a meeting to be
called
on the site by the P.P.A. 

The Government is
sanctioning another
Public Works Department groyne in Sandringham
harbour. The P.P.C.C. has written to the Minister and
various M.P.s
opposing
the building of a groyne. At least two local M.P.s
were sufficiently
concerned
to come down and ask us to show them what is going on. 

It was resolved that
the
President’s
report be accepted. (Halliday/Stewart)  

Qffice Bearers 

Geoffrey Goode was
nominated and
returned as President unopposed. (Hosking/Sampson) 

June Stewart was
nominated and
elected
as the new Vice President. (de Kok/Rendell) 

Jennifer de Kok was
nominated
and
returned as Secretary unopposed. Goode/Sampson) 

Ken Rendell was
nominated and
returned
as Treasurer unopposed. (Bottomley/Stewart) 

The next ‘working
bee’ at
the Gramatan
Avenue Heathland Sanctuary is to be held at 10a.m. on
Sunday, October
10,
1982. 

Ricketts Point
Tea House 

Cr. Clem Waters
advised
that plans
for the Tea House were in each of the three libraries
and on site for
public
inspection. 

He then gave a brief
description
of the proposed building, car park and
running of the kiosk. 

Miss June Stewart
asked if
the construction
of the building and architects fee are to be paid by
the insurance
money. 

Cr. Waters said the
cost of
the new
building is equal to the replacement cost of the
building that was
there.
The $86,000 does not include a  
residence as was
there before.
The
money is only available for replacing the kiosk
according to the
insurance
policy, not for any other use. 

Mr Bill Sampson
asked if
the $86,000
was the estimated cost of the new building. 

Mrs T. Bottomley
asked if
the committee
had an opinion on the matter. 

Mr Goode advised
that we
had thought
it would be advisable to discuss the matter at the
A.G.M. 

Cr. Merkus advised
that
Council could
expect. to receive approximately $43,000 if it did not
replace the Tea
House. 

Cr. Waters advised
that
Council was
strongly under the impression that there is a
community need for the
kiosk. 

The President, Mr
Goode,
said there
are two main points to be considered: 

      
a) 
should there be a
kiosk? 
       b) 
are members in
general,
satisfied with the plan and proposals by Council
regarding the building
and running of
             the
kiosk? 

Donald MacDonald
Reserve 

Resolved that the
committee
of the
B.C.S. visit the MacDonald Reserve and
then put forward to Sandringham Council its
recommendations for a review and update of the
existing
Donald MacDonald Management Plan. (Halliday/Hosking) 

There being no
further
business the
Chairman declared the meeting closed at 9.45 p.m. 

Guest Speaker 

Dr Leon Collett,
Technical
Director
of the Port Phillip Authority, gave an interesting
talk on the work of
the Port Phillip Authority. 

CONFIRMED AS CORRECT
BY
CHAIRMAN 

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