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Apologies: Miss J. (June)
Stewart, Mr R. (Roy)
Hardcastle,
Mrs
T. (Therese)
Bottomley, Cr. J. (John)
Merkus. 

Minutes: Resolved
that the
minutes
from the previous meeting be confirmed. (de
Kok/Bottomley) 

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

President’s Report 

The President, Geoff Goode, welcomed Crs. Waters and
Bottomley, Dr S.
Murray-Smith and non-members. He gave a brief outline of
the Gramatan
Avenue
Heathland Sanctuary for the visitors and advised that
80% of the
rehabilitation
of the Sanctuary back to heathland had now been
achieved. He gave a
brief
outline of the history of the Donald MacDonald Reserve
and advised that
Council had invited us to make our comments on the
Management Plan for
the Reserve. 

Cr. Waters advised that our comments had been passed on
to the
Flora
and Fauna Society and gave the President a draft
Management Plan from
the
Flora and Fauna Society for consideration by the
committee at its next
meeting. The President reported that we had not done as
much work on
the
foreshore as in previous years. However he said he was
alarmed at the
condition
of the foreshore at the end of Reserve Road. Large
machinery had been
allowed
into Beach Park for the purpose of removing old, dead
Banksia but in
the
process had knocked over many new trees that had been
planted the
previous
year. 

Cr. Bottomley advised that he had brought this matter
to the
attention
of the Engineers Department of Sandringham Council. The
President gave
a brief report on our involvement with other Societies,
such as the P.P.C.C.,
where we have two delegates, the C.C.V. where we have a
delegate
attending
quarterly meetings and the A.C.F. It was resolved that
the President’s
report be accepted. (Bottomley/Sampson)  

Office Bearers 

Geoffrey Goode was nominated and returned as President
unopposed. (Rendell/Bottomley) 
June Stewart was nominated and returned as Vice
President unopposed.
(Bryant/de Kok) 
Ken Rendell was nominated and elected as the new
Secretary. (de
Kok/Goode) 
Margaret Goode was nominated and elected as the new
Treasurer. (de
Kok/Bryant) 
Jennifer de Kok was nominated and elected as a member of
the
committee. 

The next ‘working bee’ at the Gramatan Avenue Heathland
Sanctuary is
to be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 9, 1983. 

Mussel Farm 

The President gave a summary of the present position of
the
Mussel Farms
e.g. number, size, possible side effects, etc. After
discussion members
moved that the committee take whatever action necessary
to curtail
mussel
farming off the Sandringham coast of Port Phillip Bay.
It was noted
that
the Society is not totally opposed to Mussel farming in
Port Phillip
Bay
but feels it is not necessary to have the farms in
prominent positions
as at Beaumaris.  

Ricketts Point Teahouse 

Jennifer de Kok, on behalf of June Stewart in her
absence,
expressed
the feeling that it was approximately 2 years since the
teahouse had
burnt
down and as it has not as yet been replaced, was it
still absolutely
necessary
to replace the teahouse. Cr. Bottomley advised that
Council had
unanimously
resolved that the teahouse will be rebuilt. He also said
that the
community
had lobbied him personally strongly urging that the
teahouse be
replaced. 

Foreshore Bicycle Path 

After some discussion it was agreed that the Society is
in
complete
opposition to any bicycle path through Beach Park. It
was resolved that
the Committee will take any action necessary to oppose
such a bicycle
path. 

Guest Speaker 

Dr Stephen Murray-Smith gave an extremely interesting
talk
with slides
on lighthouses around Australia, emphasising the
necessity to keep them
manned and not allow the Government to automate them.
General
discussion
followed. 

There being no further specific business the Chairman
declared
the meeting
closed at 10.30 p.m. 

CONFIRMED AS CORRECT BY CHAIRMAN 

Geoffrey
Goode                                                                                                                                  
5th September 1984