Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 9th October 2024

Correspondence

Emily Boucher. Discussion re Mordialloc Creek Asset Responsibility Plan.
DEECA doesn’t want to be the responsible authority.
The Mordialloc railway upgrade will delay the publication of Mordialloc Pride of the Bay.
Kingston Residents Association– Candidate Forum.
Mornington Peninsula News. Brendan Rees requesting our opinion on the Council decision not to replace the boardwalk in Epsom Wetlands.

Annual General Meeting

Will be held on November 6th 2pm

MBCL Files

Wayne has put the photos on a USB and it has been given to Travis

Coast & Creek Booklet

Suggestions -Logo on front, addition of more pages, Epsom as one page.
Quote $1860 for 1,000 copies. Digital copies to be sent out. View progress at the Annual General Meeting. Other ideas were discussed, including giving copies to the Historical Society to sell on their Guided Tours.

Kingston Council Update including Foreshore & Bushland.

No report from Council. Paul Sandall has been replaced as the Leader of Bushland & Foreshore Team.
Council are appealing to State Government to fix the many potholes in our roads. Bins have been removed from beach causing great controversy. This is to be trialed over Summer.

Parkdale and the Mordialloc Railway precincts

Infrastructure being done along the Parkdale section. Concern about the Palm trees proximity to the elevated rail.
No news on when the first Mordialloc Stakeholders meeting will be held.

Reports from Groups

Green Wedge Coalition
Kingston Heath Reserve is under attack. Proposed new synthetic hockey field in the place of the cricket ground, a full size basketball court.

Port Phillip Conservation Council
Annual General Meeting Thursday 28th November 7pm Longbeach Place 15 Chelsea Rd (behind Library).
Scott Breschin from the Nature Conservancy will speak on restoring kelp forests and reefs. Also Josh Davies from Pesticide Action to speak too.

Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
AGM Sunday 10th November 2pm at Patterson Lakes Community Centre.

Kingston Residents Association
Candidate Forum. Attended by about 30 from the public and 6 candidates.
Judy was astounded at the progress of works for the Heatherton Stabling yard that could be seen from the meeting.

Other business

Sauna for Icebergers
Sauna is apparently a temporary ‘Pop up’.
Need to discourage infrastructure on the foreshore. Against Sailing Club increasing their footprint. Are local laws being broken?\

The Legends of the Creek
Wayne and Gary Spencer are revisiting Mary at the end of the week.

Recycling
Compost green liner bins to be gotten rid of Victoria wide.
Paper meat trays to be banned from recycling.

December Break up.
Meeting and Lunch on December 4th 12pm. At Mordi HQ. Has been booked.

Zoom meetings
It was decided that we try Zoom meetings in 2025 for people unable to attend.

Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League Inc.

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