m2003a51

MINUTES OF
THE 51ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
BEAUMARIS CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC. HELD AT ST.
MICHAEL’S CHURCH HALL, DALGETTY ROAD, BEAUMARIS, ON 25TH
SEPTEMBER 2003 AT 8 P.M.

 1. Welcome and Apologies: The
President welcomed the large number of members present
in particular
the Mayor of Bayside, Cr Ken Beadle; Cr Derek Wilson
of Ebden Ward and Mr
Barry Sheppard, President, and several members of
Bayside Residents for
Urban Protection.

Apologies – June Stewart,
Roy and
June Hardcastle, Anne and
Frazer Gibson,
Owen and Louisa Waters.

2. Confirmation
of
Minutes of Ordinary
General Meeting: The
Secretary read the minutes of the Ordinary
General Meeting held on 23rd
January, 2003 at 20 Emily
Street, Beaumaris.

Moved: Ken
Rendell, Seconded: Ted Pearce, that
the minutes be accepted as a true record. Carried.

3. President’s
Report
(Summary): Adrian Cerbasi
outlined issues in which BCS Inc was heavily involved
during the year
including Beaumaris
Concourse Green Space,
Viewing platforms at Moysey Gardens,
Advertising
Signs in Public Reserves, Town Planning Applications
and the Bayside
Council elections. A meeting with Noel Pullen MLC,
Member for Higinbotham,
was held to discuss planning and development
issues and advise of concerns
regarding the Government’s Melbourne 2030 Plan.

A close liaison has been maintained
with
other community groups including Save Our Suburbs Inc,
Bayside
Alliance, Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc and
Brighton Residents
for Urban Protection Inc. The reciprocal support of
such groups
continues to be valued. Appreciation was expressed for
the assistance
and involvement of Committee Members during the year
in particular
Keith Holmes and Ingrid Ashford (Responsible
Development), Ken Rendell
(Vegetation) and Geoff Goode (Treasurer).

This year signifies 50 years of
service to
the Beaumaris community
by the Society,
which will be celebrated with a luncheon on October
5th. The recent
increase in the number of applications for Life
Membership of BCS Inc.
is seen as a positive sign for the continuation of the
Society into the
future.

Moved: Keith Holmes
Seconded: Peter Prager,
that the President’s Report
be
adopted. Carried.

4. Treasurer’s
Report:  Report for
the 2002-03 year was circulated. Moved: Geoff Goode,
Seconded: Laurence Bottomley,
that the summary of
Receipts and Expenditure for 2002-03 be adopted.
Carried.

5.
Election of Office Bearers:
The following Office Bearers were
elected for the year 2003-04 unopposed:

6.
General Business:  Adrian Cerbasi
reported on the Australian Population Institute, an organisation with potential to
influence
planning and development proposals, and a booklet –
‘Better Decisions
Faster’ – produced by State Government currently under
review by BCS Inc.

Geoff Goode reported on
local
issues (Moysey Gardens
Viewing Platforms
and Channel Deepening, Port Phillip Bay)
currently under consideration by Port Phillip
Conservation Council
Inc. on which BCS Inc. is represented. George Schatzel
outlined the link between a Population Summit held in
2002 and the
‘2030’ planning initiative.

Cr Derek Wilson spoke on a
number
of issues currently before Bayside Council impacting
on the
environment. These include Beaumaris
Library re-development, the Neighbourhood
Character Overlay the Concourse Green Space finalisation
and tree controls.

Cr Beadle spoke of the
need for a
suitable BMX Bicycle Track in the Beaumaris
area to replace the illegal track in Long Hollow
Reserve, and the
possible need for increased dog controls in the Rickett’s
Point Marine Sanctuary.

A suggestion was made by
Margaret
Cumming that a microphone be available for speakers at
future meetings.

7. Guest
Speaker:  Fiona Austin, Director,
Austin Design Associates Pty Ltd, presented a very
informative
illustrated talk entitled ‘The
Significant and Interesting
Houses of Beaumaris‘. Photographs
of
many houses designed by well known architects were
included showing
original photographs from the 1950s and 60s compared
with photographs
of the same houses today. Many of the houses were
included in editions
of Home Beautiful for their
significance at the time.
Fiona has compiled a list of 25 such architecturally
significant houses
for submission to Bayside Council with a view to
inclusion on the
Heritage Register in order to hopefully preserve them
for future
generations.

Meeting closed
at 10 P.M. Supper was then served.