Beaconsfield Progress Association - Minutes Tuesday 15 May 2007. 7:30 PM

Item no.	Item	Action
1.	Open and welcome to the monthly meeting at 7:35 PM by the President Les Reader
2.	Attendance (15) and apologies (1) - as per attendance sheet
3.	Acceptance of the minutes of previous meeting held 17 April 2007 The meeting noted that names of those present were not copied across to the printed minutes.	M. David Morland S. Ann Taylor
4.	Correspondence In - • Cardinia Shire re minutes of council meetings – received electronically • Connex Re Flood light • Cardinia Re Art work shop.
5.	Correspondence out – •Connex re flood light of cenotaph
6.	Business arising from the minutes: All matters moved to general business
7.	Reports
7.1	President: Nil to report
7.2	Treasurer’s Report: See hard copy	M. Margaret Boon S. Graham Taylor Carried.
7.3	Councillor’s Report Brett Owen– No report
7.4	Banner Report - Next edition will be out in June. This means we will skip one edition
7.4	Police report - No report
8.	Community Action Group Reports
8.1	Avenue of Honour Report: Michael Muaremov working on this
8.2	Community Complex Advisory Committee Report: No report
8.3	Neighbourhood Watch Report: No report
8.4	Planning Issues Subcommittee: No report
9.	General business
9.1	Michael Petering Regional Manager & Craig Thomas Senior Community Enterprise Manager from the Bendigo Bank addressed the meeting re the possibility of a branch in Beaconsfield. There was much discussion and lots of questions and answers. The main benefit of a Community Bank would be in keeping local capital local. At present Beaconsfield people spend their money elsewhere because they do their banking elsewhere. Community banking will produce an income stream for the local community. Bendigo Bank can also pump money back into the community by way of grants. Profits from community banks are spent by the local community. Each bank has its own board and manages its own profit. A Bendigo Community Bank is basically a franchise. Three hundred shareholders needed to get up and running. $600,000 is needed for start up. It will take about 3 years to turn a profit. It takes about 12 to 18 months to get a Community Bank up and running. It may be possible for a community like ours to join with a Community Bank like the one in Lang Lang. The matter to have further discussion at our next meeting.
9.2	Constitution Up Date - No action this month
9.3	Up Date on the Cardinia Embroidery installation in the Community Complex project. Brett Owen has donated $1,100 toward the costs. Much appreciated. This means we are more than half way to coving the full costs.
9.4	Up Date on the project to make Beaconsfield Plastic Bag Free - No report
9.5	Member of the BPA needed to serve on the Carols By The Creek Committee- Willem Boon was nominated and he accepted
9.6	Insurance matters- The Shire has asked us to increase our insurance for the use of Bob Burgess Reserve. This means our insurance costs will go up. First estimates show costs could be so high as to make the event an impossibility. Nik Hock to do some more work
10	Items From The Floor
10.1	A welcome was extended to members of the Pistol Club. The Pistol Club has been here 49 years and is keen to be stay community minded and connected
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11	Meeting closed at 8.55 PM Next meeting to held on Tuesday 19 June 2007

Beaconsfield Progress Association- Minutes for the Monthly Meeting to be held on: Tuesday 15 May 2007. 7:30 PM.

Item no.

Item

Action

1.

Open and welcome to the monthly meeting at 7:35 PM by the President Les Reader

2.

Attendance (15) and apologies (1) - as per attendance sheet

3.

Acceptance of the minutes of previous meeting held 17 April 2007

The meeting noted that names of those present were not copied across to the printed minutes.

M. David Morland S. Ann Taylor

4.

Correspondence In -

• Cardinia Shire re minutes of council meetings – received electronically • Connex Re Flood light • Cardinia Re Art work shop.

5.

6.

7.

Reports

7.1

President: Nil to report

7.2

Treasurer’s Report: See hard copy

M. Margaret Boon S. Graham Taylor Carried.

7.3

Councillor’s Report Brett Owen– No report

7.4

Banner Report - Next edition will be out in June. This means we will skip one edition

7.4

Police report - No report

8.

Community Action Group Reports

8.1

Avenue of Honour Report: Michael Muaremov working on this

8.2

Community Complex Advisory Committee Report: No report

8.3

Neighbourhood Watch Report: No report

8.4

Planning Issues Subcommittee: No report

9.

General business

9.1

9.2

Constitution Up Date - No action this month

9.3

Up Date on the Cardinia Embroidery installation in the Community Complex project. Brett Owen has donated $1,100 toward the costs. Much appreciated. This means we are more than half way to coving the full costs.

9.4

Up Date on the project to make Beaconsfield Plastic Bag Free - No report

9.5

Member of the BPA needed to serve on the Carols By The Creek Committee- Willem Boon was nominated and he accepted

9.6

Insurance matters- The Shire has asked us to increase our insurance for the use of Bob Burgess Reserve. This means our insurance costs will go up. First estimates show costs could be so high as to make the event an impossibility. Nik Hock to do some more work

10

Items From The Floor

10.1

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11

Meeting closed at 8.55 PM Next meeting to held on Tuesday 19 June 2007

M. David Morland
S. Ann Taylor

• Cardinia Shire re minutes of council meetings – received electronically
• Connex Re Flood light
• Cardinia Re Art work shop.

M. Margaret Boon
S. Graham Taylor
Carried.

Up Date on the Cardinia Embroidery installation in the Community Complex project.
Brett Owen has donated $1,100 toward the costs.
Much appreciated.
This means we are more than half way to coving the full costs.