Beaconsfield Progress Association- Minutes for the Monthly Meeting to be held on:   Tuesday 19 June. 7:30 PM.
Postal Address: PO Box 217 Beaconsfield 3807
Phone: Secretary 9707 4160 (damorland@bigpond.com) www.beaconsfield.org.au.
@  The Beaconsfield Community Complex, O'Neil Rd, Beaconsfield.
Copies of Agendas and Minutes are available for the asking: Hard copies: see the Secretary
Soft copies posted on Website: www.beaconsfield.org.au/bpa.htm
Item no.

Item

Action
1.

Open and welcome to the monthly meeting at 7:50 PM by the President Les Reader

 
2.

Attendance (10) and apologies (3) - as per attendance sheet

  
3.

Acceptance of the minutes of previous meeting held 15 May 2007
M. David Morland
S. Margaret Boon
Carried
4.

Correspondence In -
• Cardinia Re Proposed Change to the Beaconsfield/Officer boundary
• La Trobe Your Rights At Work Community Coalition Re seeking invitation to address one of our meetings

  
5.
Correspondence out – None
  
6.
Business arising from the minutes: All matters moved to general business
 
  
7.

Reports

  
7.1

President:   Gardening help at the Ruston’s. Bernie van Hout to organise. Helpers will be needed on the day – stand by.

  
7.2

Treasurer’s Report:  See hard copy
M. Margaret Boon
S. Nik Hock
Carried
7.3

Councillor’s Report – Brett Owen:
• Council has now purchased the land on Hom Park Road for a sports venue. This is great news for our sporting clubs.
• Council has approved a new supermarket for Beaconsfield – at the back of Aldi. Access will be from the Emerald Beaconsfield Road.
• VCAT says Mahon Ave development can go ahead - an over ruling of the Council decision.

 
7.4

Banner Report: Will be at the printer this Thursday and collating next week

  
8.

Community Action Group Reports

  
8.1

Avenue of Honour Report:   No report

  
8.2

Community Complex Advisory Committee Report:   No report

  
8.3

Neighbourhood Watch Report:    No report

  
8.4

Planning Issues Subcommittee:    No report
 
8.5

Carols By The Creek Committee: Next meeting will be next Sunday. No news at present.
 
8.6

Beaconsfield Business Group: Underway.

 
9.

General business

  
9.1
 A Community (Bendigo) Bank for Beaconsfield:
Two or three reps needed to attend the next meeting with the Bendigo Bank.
Meeting will be called for some time in July.   Graham Taylor will be our rep.		  
9.2

Constitution Up Date: Waiting on the Beaconsfield/Officer boundary.

 
9.3

Report on the Cardinia Embroidery installation in the Beaconsfield Community Complex project:
$1410 now available. The project is coming along nicely.

 
9.4
 Up Date on the project to make Beaconsfield Plastic Bag Free: • No reportI
 
9.5
 Insurance matters:
• Report from Nik Hock re cost of insurance.
• Brett to investigate why our cover needs to double from $5 million to $10 million.
• Could the church’s insurance cover the Carols event. This one event is the main reason for the doubling of our cover – to be investigated.
 
9.6
 Installation of a Flood Light for our Cenotaph:
• Connex has said yes to the project.
• We to now engage an electrician who will install.    $250 to be allocated
M. Margaret Boon
S. Bernie van Hourt
Carried
     
10

Items From The Floor

  
10.1
 The park gates at the entrance to our town need restoring.
Gates were built in 1938 and paid for by the three ladies who ran the Beaconsfield Post Office.
A council grant will be needed to underwrite the cost.
We proceed to restore gates and beautify the entrance to the park and seek a grant to cover cost.
M. Margaret Boon
S. Graham Taylor
Carried
 
10.2
 Les will be away next meeting.
Graham Taylor was asked to take the chair. 		 
10.3
 The contract to produce the Banner was with Tony Rushton under very favourable terms. This contract now needs to be reissued.

M Bernie Van Hort
S Graham Taylor
Carried
10.4
 The contract now by put with Margaret Boon under the same terms and conditions as existing.
It was noted that the Old Coach House is being used in the evenings by persons unknown. 		 
11

Meeting closed at 9.10 PM Next meeting to held on Tuesday 17 July 2007