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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 8th October 2025

Correspondence

In
Nina Earl letter to Council re Peter Scullin Reserve
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Letter to S. Kilkenny, Tim Richardson re Rossdale GC.

Coast & Creek Booklet

Digital copies still to go on website, and will include details of where you can get hard copies. Need to get final version from Mick. Send to all the Councillors, Sailing Club and DEECA.
Suggestions – Penny to try at CWA, schools, Council Chambers. Trevor to University of the Third Age.

Annual General Meeting

November 5th, 2pm at Bronwen’s. 37 McDonald St Mordialloc.

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 3rd September 2025

Correspondence

In
Conservation in Kingston Newsletter, Letter from Port Phillip Conservation Council to Council re Sauna, Nina Earl to Council re Peter Scullin Reserve

Coast & Creek Booklet

Digital copies to go on website, and include details of where you can get hard copies. Need to get final version from Mick. Send to all the Councillors, Sailing Club and DEECA.

Visit Politicians offices, schools, Neighbourhood House, Community Centre, Library, Council Chambers to ask if they will sell them.

Annual General Meeting

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 13th August 2025

Correspondence

In
Conservation in Kingston Newsletter.
Rossdale meeting 20th August

Kingwood Golf Club

Golf Course Redevelopment Guidelines were set up to allow Kingswood Golf Course to be developed.

Coast & Creek Booklet

A 1000 have been printed, where can we sell them at $2 each? suggestions were newsagencies, Kingston Council Offices, libraries, cafes, Mordialloc Neighbourhood house, Historical Society, Politician’s offices. Getting boxes for money and stands for booklets.
Digital copy, and details of where you can get hard copies, to go on website.
Need to get final version from Mick.

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 4th June 2025

Correspondence

In – Viva Gas import in Port Phillip (PPCC), Planning Democracy, Enviro Justice invite, Restore the Bay, Friends of the Grange Newsletter, report on Mordialloc Creek meeting

Coast & Creek Booklet

Mick is putting down a deposit.

Kingston Council Update (Foreshore & Bushland)

Invite Candice Mingo (Team leader Foreshore & Bushland Leader) to July Meeting.
Invite Cr Sarah O’Donnell (Yammerbook Ward) to a meeting.
Council Climate Change Update – saved 2 million in power, changing to electric and saving gas.
Urban Forest Strategy. Council voted unanimously to replace 3 for 1 when trees are removed.

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 7th May 2025

Correspondence

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Port Phillip Conservation Council emails of interest have been forwarded
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Submissions regarding removal of Manna gums under threat in Southern Rd.
Emails from Nina and MBCL to encourage councillors to vote in favour of planting 3 for 1 trees to be put into the Urban Forest Strategy.

Coast & Creek Booklet

Mick kindly printed our final draft to be checked before going to printers.

Kingston Council Update (Foreshore & Bushland)

Have Council liaised with LXRP regarding the restoration of Groves Reserve?
Epsom Grasslands has been mown and pathway along wetlands lake is going ahead.
Are they going to plant out the front of factories near the creek (Location?)
Where are the palm trees behind the Mordialloc Chemist going? Or are they staying?

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 5th February 2025

Coast & Creek Booklet

We viewed the booklet on the big screen and final suggestions were made.

Kingston Council Update including Foreshore & Bushland.

Rosemary attended and asked 2 questions regarding Groves Reserve
The 5th soccer pitch at Kingston Heath Reserve was passed. They have an $800,000 government grant to pay for it.

LXRA and the Mordialloc Railway precinct

Judy, Travis and Bruce are on the Stakeholders Liasson group.
There has been a long trail of emails regarding the future of Groves Reserve.
Station St, Aspendale has been blocked off on both sides of Groves Reserve. Travis reported that trees have been marked for removal. Members have visited before access is denied. They were appalled by LXRA’s disregard for this significant Coastal Banksia Woodland (natural/remnant).
Council want their Reserve protected but are powerless to protect it. This piece of land was gifted to the City of Chelsea in 1920 by Groves.
We need to request a meeting with Tim Richardson.
Read The BIOSIS report 2018
Contact Media, Politicians, post on Social Media
Bruce has had a conversation with an LXR representative and will call again with more questions and alternatives to protect Groves Reserve.

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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

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 7th August 2024

Correspondence

MBCL Files
Emily Boucher is organizing the remaining documents to go to the Council Depot to be offered to Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria

Kingston Council Update including Foreshore & Bushland

Team Leader Bushland & Foreshore Paul Sandells attended and reported to us. He is on a short term contract until the end of the year. He recently worked on Phillip Island as Chief Operations Officer working with and educating the Community. Worked with local indigenous groups.
Spoke highly of his new team. Impressed by the recent plant give away and the Gardens for Wildlife Program. National Tree Day saw a lot of planting by community groups.

  • Draft of Biodiversity Strategy to be released in September. Opportunity to get the big picture.
  • Open space management needs to go beyond Council.
  • Environment Education Centre to be developed by 2029.
  • Three golf courses are to be supported in their biodiversity.
  • Hopes that the Horticulture team will provide proper care for remnant vegetation.
  • Are Environmental Management Plans needed for recreational reserves? Many reserves are multifunctional and therefore many interest groups.
  • Wild life cameras in Bradshaw Bushland Reserves are being rotated to gain a better snapshot.
  • Team leaders are Rachel Devlin (Bushland) and Luke Kapatini (Foreshore)
  • Wayne asked about the plantings on Lambert Island
  • Penny’s concerns about tree planting at foreshore car parks was raised
  • Travis was concerned about Avian Bird Flu. Is there a plan of action if affected birds are seen?

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 7th February 2018

Mordialloc Creek

Well! After all the sturm and drang over over the Pompeii Landing on the bank of the creek is seems that the current occupant will be offered a nine year lease by Council so that work can continue providing a launching ramp for small boat owners. The land is dispute is a small area of Crown Land. The Mordialloc Fishing & Boating Club will also use this site.

Commercial Developments

Two developments are being planned for Main Street – partial demolition of Mordialloc Hotel and 26 units for the car park went to mediation last month. As did the Grocery Store, a shop with goods too expensive to succeed in Main Street. This shop is to become an up-market cocktail bar. Parking, already a problem in the shopping centre was a concern for objectors.

Mordialloc Bypass

A meeting was held at Waterways cafe 24 February to learn how migratory birds may be affected when the four lane elevated freeway was built across, not only the Waterways wetlands but also Woodlands and Braeside wetlands. According to the Parsons Brinckerhoff report to VicRoads Lathams Snipe, a migratory bird will be affected. A meeting 6th February heard speakers from RMIT, Dr Ian Woodcock and Crystal Legacy, Traffic Planners describe how freeways are consuming the suburbs, rather than building more public transport. The VicRoads team also spoke at this RAMPF meeting at Dingley as did two speakers from Environment Victoria.

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Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 1st November 2017

Groves Reserve

Three MBCL members met with the Local Member to discuss the potential threat to the Banksia Woodland as a result of the SES being offered use of the site for a replacement depot. The current Scope building is situated on Crown land. Both VicRail and VicRoad own strips of land on either side of this building. It is thought that the building could be reconfigured to accommodate both the Scope building and the SES. There may be a scar three on Groves Reserve.

Dent’s Paddock

VCAT was not happy with the extent of vegetation which would be removed if the development of 14 units went ahead on this lovely little piece of bushland at Edithvale – a suburb short of open space. Land is in limbo at present Local residents would like Council to buy the land for open space as has been done where two house blocks were bought for that purpose.

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