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	DECEMBER 2015
*	SPECIAL MEETING ON PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C140: Bayside Council heard 45 speakers, then voted to pursue C140.
*	FEATURE ARTICLE ON BEAUMARIS: The ‘Domain’ section of The Age had a 2-page article on Beaumaris on 2015-12-12.
	NOVEMBER 2015
*	HOLDING STREET TREE SPACE: BCS Inc. letter to Bayside City Council seeks replanting for sawn-off and dying Manna Gums.
	OCTOBER 2015
*	RICKETTS POINT SIGNAGE DESIGN STYLE GUIDE: BCS Inc. letter to Bayside City Council comments on new signage plans.
*	ABC1 TV NEWS: See video of leading palaeontologist, and the BMYS Ltd Commodore, speaking on marina proposal.
*	CHURCH WITHDRAWS TREE APPLICATION: A recent pew sheet notifies parishioners of the withdrawal of its application.
*	DRAFT MINUTES OF BCS INC. 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: See the draft minutes and the President’s Report.
	SEPTEMBER 2015
*	BAYSIDE PLAN AMENDMENT C140: Send your support here for Bayside Council’s strong move against overdevelopment.
*	RESPONSE BY SUB-BRANCH COMMITTEE: RSL Committee declined to implement the general meeting resolution below.
	AUGUST 2015
*	COUNCIL FOOTPATH CONSTRUCTION: BCS Inc. gave its views on unnecessary concrete footpaths on many nature strips.
*	HEAVY TRACKED MACHINES CROSS LANDSIDE RESERVE: The Landside Reserve suffers to repair a botched development.
*	BEAUMARIS RSL GENERAL MEETING: A motion that the Committee strive to retain the Beaumaris property was solidly carried.
	JULY 2015
*	ARTICLE IN THE CONVERSATION: Prof. John Long, of Flinders University, has a fine article on the Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site.
*	CHURCH DAMAGES TREE ROOTS: In the week before objections to their removal close, a Church damages roots of the trees.
*	CHURCH TRIES TO REMOVE 5 MATURE TREES: Beaumaris Anglicans urged to save their 5 trees by using an already clear site.
	MARCH 2015
*	VCAT APPEAL FOR RSL PARKLAND: The appeal resulted in VCAT reducing the lots from 21 to 20, and saving a tree or so.
*	VISUAL IMPACT OF JUST ONE BIG BOAT: Click here to see the visual impact of just one 20-metre power boat in Beaumaris Bay.
*	COMMENT ON COUNCIL’S DRAFT WALKING STRATEGY: BCS Inc’s 1-page comment alerts Council to certain faults in the draft.
*	FOSSILS OF BEAUMARIS: Museum of Victoria publication has fine photos of Beaumaris fossils with their names and description.
*	“THE CROCODILE THAT ATE THE POWERBOATS”: Public Land Consultancy’s analysis of the marina controversy and the law
*	CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY AT LANDSIDE RESERVE: Volunteers are asked to meet on Sunday 2015-03-01 as detailed here.
	FEBRUARY 2015
*	VCAT’S 2ND REFUSAL FOR 1 NAUTILUS ST: The same developer, again seeking 3 three-storey dwellings, was refused a permit.
*	FOSSIL SITE: Over 1,000 people attended Prof. Tim Flannery and others‘ talks on the Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site in February 2015.
*	CHANNEL 7 NEWS ITEM ON MARINA PLAN: Peter Hitchener reports on the BMYS Ltd marina controversy for Beaumaris Bay.
*	STATEMENT BY U.S. PALAEONTOLOGY SOCIETY: The Paleontological Society supports protecting Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site.
*	ARTICLE ON FOSSIL EVENT: The Age on Friday has an illustrated article on the Fossil Site before the Fossil Event above.
*	NEW WEBSITE OPPOSES MARINA: The website nobeaumarismarina.com is opposing the Beaumaris marina.
*	PROF. JOHN LONG’S LETTER: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology warns of marina’s threat to the Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site
*	ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA SUPPORTS FOSSIL SITE PROTECTION: A position statement by this long established scientific society stresses the need for Victoria’s Govenment to protect the internationally important Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site.
*	BAYSIDE WEEKLY REVIEW ARTICLES ON FOSSIL SITE: Articles report views of Professors Tim Flannery and John Long.
*	BMYS OPEN DAY: Motor Yacht Squadron’s Open Day to explain its marina proposal, on Sunday, 01 February 2015, 10 am – 2 pm

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