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MINUTES OF
THE 53RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
BEAUMARIS CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC. HELD AT ST. MICHAEL‘S CHURCH HALL, DALGETTY ROAD, BEAUMARIS, AT 8
P.M. ON 8TH
SEPTEMBER 2005

[NOTE: The minutes of the 52nd Annual
General Meeting, on
2004, were not confirmed at the 2005 AGM]

1. PRESENT – Mr
Edward Pearce (Chair) and Mrs
Diana
Pearce, Cr Ken Beadle, Cr Derek Wilson, Mr
Geoffrey and Mrs Margaret
Goode, Mrs Josie Cerbasi, Mr
Murray and Mrs
Ingrid Ashford, Mr Ron
Morris, Mr Peter Russell,
Ms Robyn Browne, Mr Ron Hayton, Ms
Moira Longden, Mrs
Lynda Judkins, Mr
George Schaetzel, Mrs
Val Currey, Ms Claire Timlock, Mr
Ralph and Mrs
P Salisbury, Ms J Palmer, Mrs
Susan Raverty, Mr Rodney
Smith, Mr Rodney Nash, Mr John Knight (Total 26)

2. OBSERVERS – Mr
Peter and Mrs Caroline
Shepard (Brighton
Residents for Urban Protection), Mr
Michael Norris (Friends of Bayside Native Wildlife)

3. APOLOGIES – Mr
Adrian Cerbasi, Mr
Laurence Bottomley, Mr
Keith Holmes, Ms Kathleen Kiernan, Mr
David Judkins, Mrs
Anne Gibson, Mr Bill Gleadell, Mr Reg
and Mrs Lorna Leslie, Mr
Christopher Sutton.

4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT – In
the
absence of the President, the Chair read his prepared
report, which
highlighted the activities of BCS Inc. over the past
12 months drawing
attention to main issues encompassed including
mounting objections to
locations to a proposed skateboard facility, Beaumaris
Hotel development, the attempted Ricketts Point
Landside incursion for
car parking, and a number of residential developments
deemed
inappropriate.

The President expressed
appreciation to
members of the Committee for support and assistance
through the year.
It was resolved that the President’s report be
accepted. Carried. Moved
G Schaetzel, Seconded K
Beadle.

5. TREASURER’S REPORT – A
Summary of
Receipts and Expenditure from 1/7/04
to 30/6/05
was
tabled for information and discussion. There being no
discussion it was
resolved that the Treasurer’s Report be accepted.
Moved G Goode,
Seconded K Beadle with congratulations on the surplus
of income over
expenditure obtained. Carried.

6. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – Mr Peter Russell (Returning
Officer) advised
that the following positions were filled unopposed:

POSITION

President

Senior Vice President

Junior Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Zone 1 Leader

Zone 2 Leader

NOMINATION

Mr
Adrian Cerbasi

Mrs
Fiona Austin

Mr
Edward Pearce

Mr Ron
Morris

Mr
Geoffrey Goode

Mr
Keith Holmes

Ms Kathleen Kiernan

POSITION

Zone 3 Leader

Zone 4 Leader

Zone 5 Leader

Zone 6 Leader

Zone 7 Leader

Zone 8 Leader

NOMINATION

Mr Ian
Wong

Mr
Kenneth
Rendell

Mrs
Ingrid
Ashford

Mrs
Josie Cerbasi

Mr
Rodney Nash

Mrs
Patricia
Glazier

A vote of thanks was extended to
the
Returning Officer for his valued assistance. Moved E
Pearce,
Seconded R Morris. Carried.

7. GENERAL BUSINESS – Cr Ken
Beadle
informed the meeting of his imminent retirement from
Bayside Council
after two terms and provided comment on current issues
including the
proposed skateboard romp (further site evaluation to
occur), Ricketts
Point Landside incursion (will not proceed due to
opposition by State
Government although installation of right turn
facility and pedestrian
crossing will occur), Footpath Trading Policy ( BCS
Inc. comments taken
into consideration in final draft), shared Bicycle
Road (Beaumaris section
will require a balance between
the needs of public space and the community at large).

Geoffrey Goode as BCS lnc. representative
gave a summary of Port
Phillip Conservation Council Inc. activities for the
year drawing
particular attention to opposition to the incursion
into Ricketts Point
landside, the proposed extension to the shared Bicycle
Road, and recent
modification of the Beaumaris
Cliff near the Beaumaris
Motor Yacht Squadron, which appears to have occurred
without adequate
public notification or supervision.

Cr Derek Wilson reported on two
development
applications, which indicated attempts to circumvent
the Planning
Scheme. Both were refused a permit by Council and went
to the Victorian
Civil and Administrative Tribunal on appeal. Both
appeals were lost.
VCAT outcomes should serve as a salutary lesson to
developers.

8. GUEST SPEAKER – Ms Amy
Weir,
Environment Officer, Bayside City Council, gave a very
interesting
illustrated resume of the responsibilities and
activities of her
current position Including among other things,
research into Rakali
presence on the foreshore, rejuvenation
of artificial lakes throughout Bayside, Foreshore and
other Reserve
master plan development and environmental education
talks to school
groups. Ms Weir felt that she was assisted in carrying
out her duties
by her local knowledge and appreciation of the Bayside
environment
through lifelong residency. The Chair warmly thanked
Ms Weir on behalf
of the meeting.

9. CLOSE – The meeting was
declared
closed at 10:10 p.m.
with
refreshments following.

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
           Ron
Morris, Secretary

Confirming Chairman
………………………………………                                              
Date
………………. 2006