Public Meeting, Nov 8th at 6:45 pm

The next BeCA Public Meeting will be conducted at the former Land Sales Office near Lake Bellvista at 6:45 pm on Monday Nov 8th. Councillor Anna Grosskreutz will be in attendance.

You can find out more about this meeting by visiting the BeCA website. A direct link to the item is HERE.

The new lights at the Bellvista Market Place are causing some nearby residents grief. You can read more about this and other issues HERE.

And The Comments Just Keep On Coming!

With several articles hitting the press over the last couple of days people have been adding comments to the online Newspaper stories.

Here are one or two of the more interesting comments:

"Planning for the Sunshine Coast is a very economic and emotional issue and may also be the reason for the lack of decision making. I am not convinced who is right and who is wrong however I think one is rampant with arrogance whilst the other is paralysed by analysis, you decide which is which."

"We the people are squeezed by the kamikaze environmental lobby in one direction; state government, which is owned by developers, from another; and the Federal Government, which dances to the tune of global corporations, and even worse, the same international bankers who finance the World Bank, the IMF and the BIS."

"We all know that the main reason most people move to coasts is to regularly go to the beach. That is difficult already because of lack of parking so imagine what it is going to be like for us with another 45,000 people wanting to do the same!
If all these sections of land are going to be developed, part of development costs MUST go towards building multi story or underground carparking at every named beach on the coast."

"Mum And Dad" Back To See The Offspring!

This photo was taken late last week and shows the parent black swans back at Lake Bellvista again. They have been 'away' for a couple of weeks now.

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No one is sure just why they are back. Other residents expressed surprise when they left as usually they would stay until the young one can fly. It looks like still some growing has to occur before the young one will be taking to the air.

It's Coming Back!

We were told the red azolla problem in the lake will return! Slowly but surely the pest is returning to the top lake as you can see here.

At the moment the bottom lake still looks quite clear.

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For all other Bellvista Estate News click HERE for the BeCA Website's News & Events page.

To All Interested Bellvista Bikers!

Attn Bellvista Bikers!

Now taking expressions of interest in starting a Bellvista Motorcycle Club. This club would do occasional weekend rides and support local charities through small ride fees($5.00 max) and/or kilometre sponsorships. Any other ideas would be helpful too! Any interested parties can please reply by emailing tim.robinson94@yahoo.com.au.

An Update, Ducks & Website!

The BeCA website is again online. Check out the website for all the latest BeCA news, especially the News and Events Page (Click HERE)

The website also has some photos of signs recently erected seeking community comment of the Bellvista2 development.

Have you seen the latest family around the estate seen here enjoying the parklands near Lake Bellvista? Drivers need to be aware as this family has been seen tripping all over the place!

BeCA Website

The main BeCA Website appears to be down right now for some people. Devision (the company who created the website) has been contacted and hopefully things will be up and running again very soon.

The Dam Doctor Is At Work

The Dam Doctor is the name of the company which the SCRC has employed to clear the two lakes in the main park of the red azola. This is purely a cosmetic treatment, the problem won't go away until the lake is flushed out by heavy rain.

The job should be completed early next week (by Tuesday Aug 11th weather permitting)

You can read more about this at the BeCA website, you can get to the relevant article by clicking HERE.

BeCA Meets With Stockland

Yesterday BeCA met with representatives from Stockland to learn about the new Bellvista2 development. You can read all about it HERE

Your August Newsletter (The Bellvista Connector) has been printed and is now being distributed to our volunteer deliverers. So you should have it in the next week or so.

Much of the news in the Newsletter has been lifted directly from the website. However the Stockland Meeting information is so fresh it happened after the newsletter was printed!

Unity College Fete

Unity's first ever Fete is on Sunday 29 August from 10am to 3pm. There will lots of fun things for the kids including rides, show bags, face painting, toy stall, lucky dips and a surf board stall. Parents and grandparents will not miss out either with a cafe, bar, chocolate wheel, major auction, book stall, trash and treasure and plant/home grown produce stall. There will also be performances by dancers, choirs and musicians to entertain everyone. The Mega Fete raffle has the following great prizes: 106cm plasma television; laptop computer; $500 Sea World Nara Resort voucher; Wii console; and a $100 Myer gift voucher.

Ride arm bands and raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Federal election polling station at Unity College on Saturday 21 August.

The Fete will be a great opportunity to bring together the Bellvista community and we look forward to seeing you there.

Peter Baxter

President, Unity College Parents and Friends Association

Out For A Walk In The Sun

The one remaining cygnet was spotted out for a walk in the sunshine this morning. Needless to say, mum and dad were very close by to keep an eye on things. Click on the photo for a larger view, then click "Back" to return to this page.

One resident remarked they saw some water fowl attacking one of the other cygnets while they were alive. So the usual suspects, the lake's eels may NOT have been responsible for the loss of so many young cygnets.

Visit the BeCA website for the latest news on how the new shopping centre is progressing. Click HERE to go to the News & Events page of the BeCA website.

Bellvista Shopping Village Update!

BeCA has received news that the developers of the Bellvista Shopping Village are hopeful the centre may be open for business sooner rather than later. The developer is planning that shop fitters could have access to the new shops during August and September with a possible Bellvista Shopping Village launch date sometime early October 2010!

This is great news for our community!

It Really Is In Healthy Condition.

Looks can be deceiving!

Recently BeCA became alarmed at the condition of the lake. It was thought the red azolla algae would disappear with the onset of colder weather. Rather than looking better, the lake seems to be looking decidedly worse.

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BeCA contacted the SCRC’s Kate Mackenzie regarding this issue. Kate is a key member of the SCRC's Waterways Operations Team. She is BeCA's Council contact person for any issue relating to waterways on our estate.

After inspecting the lake she said:

“I think it (the algae) is likely being fuelled in part by the large number of birds that exist within this system which contribute faeces & other nutrients. This along with any other nutrients from the catchment will fuel blooms. The bird feeding has definitely settled down but I think more & more of these urban water bodies are being used opportunistically by birds...we have similar problem with quite a few of the constructed water bodies at present....along with an increase in algae. I was rather surprised how many birds this small system currently sustains...including Ibis. Generally the algae issue is with long detention times in most urban pond which doesn’t allow for a quick flushing & flow through of an accumulated nutrients. Unfortunately while these are features within our urban environments they are actually detention basins for flood mitigation & used as a fill source for the development.”

Kate will be invited to address the AGM meeting on September 6th. We all agree the lake doesn’t look very healthy right now, but in this case, looks can be deceiving.

Around The Estate

SCRC has put protective guards on the poles supporting the sun sails over the playground equipment at the main park near Lake Bellvista (soon to be called Canavan/Gracie Park?) to prevent climbing.

Remember to click on the photos for a larger view, then click "Back" to return to this page. Regretfully there now appears to be only one cygnet with the Black swan family on the lake.

Roadworks to widen the road at the intersection of Lomond Cres and Rawson drive at the site of the new Bellvista Shopping Village have now been completed. Sections supporting the roof are being put in place in the background of this photo (below).

Swan Family

We are told there are now 4 chicks with the two adult black swans which call Lake Bellvista "Home".

This photo only shows two of them with mum and dad but we were told by a passer by he had seen 4 chicks.

The eels which live in the lake seem to be the biggest problem for these young guys growing up, reaching maturity and then flying away.

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Another Response To The Website Airport Forum Post.

BeCA received the email below from a concerned Bellvista resident:

Just thought we would send you some feedback on Aerodrome Forum.

Fly Neighbourly Agreement:

We are reasonably in agreement with what is set out on this.

Noise Complaints:

We have made some complaints to SC Airport & Air Services Australia over the last 3-4 months. Simple because we are fed up with the noise from these training helicopters. We've been here approx 8 Years and over the last 3 Years have coped a beating from these choppers. Prior to that, we had no reason to complain. When we built, we had all of the acoustic engineering done, as per council requirement, at a great extra cost. Our home is probably one of the most noise reduced homes in here.

I have attached a copy of some photo's I found on a website, that I stumbled onto on Thursday,that show the helicopters we seem to have the most problem with. As there company name, and rego letters are not visible underneath, like the fixed wing aircraft, it makes them hard to identify properly from the ground. Someone could suggest that this be done for the purpose of identification. So when there is a problem they can be easily identified like the planes. As for a rise in reporting of noise complaints of late, until recently, we had nowhere to report this, because no one wanted to know.

I had a conversation with Danny Eatock(SC Airport) a bit over a week ago, after I made a noise complaint, and feel that the powers that be are treating the residents with contempt. We have a right to be able to live here without the constant noise from these 'rogue operators'. Got the feeling that they we're a bit put out because we have dared to complain. We have made 3 or 4 complaints between late April, and middle of June. These are the only ones we have made in the whole time we have lived here, and then it was only done out of sheer frustration. We are not unreasonable people who live in this estate, we are all trying to be neighbourly. I think we have put up with enough.

I do admit, over the last couple of weeks, we seem to have had a reduction in traffic over us. Not a complete stop, but more bearable. The circuits map you have on the BECA website. We live in the very top left corner of the map. Why are they, and have they been flying over us for the last 3 years, or so,if they are supposed to be with the limits of the blue and yellow contour lines?? Over the past few weeks, sitting in our outdoor area, which faces the south, we have witnessed quite a few choppers and fixed wing flying right across the centre of the estate, in an area they have never flown in before. Some quite low, and turning over this area. We do realise that conditions dictate a change in flying habits at times, but have some serious questions about some of the activities we witness from time to time.

Overall,if this airport stays in the longer term, it is only going to get busier. So now is the time that they need to get flying habits under control. We can no longer support it staying. This site can be far better utilised, at a profit to council as a business/retail/transport/residential hub for Caloundra, and provide far more jobs than it currently supports. Jobs/accommodation/further education for the kids(over 7500) who are currently in our schools at the moment, who will need employment in the next 10-20 years, and future residents of Caloundra South.

BeCA forwarded the email on to representatives of the Caloundra Airport Management. Later this afternoon we received this response:

Thanks for your feedback on the latest Caloundra Community and Aviation forum, In response to your other comments regarding the issue of aircraft flying over residential areas, it is regrettable and I am apologetic if you are being affected by aircraft noise from Caloundra Airport.

Unfortunately aircraft will require flying over residential areas to approach and take off from that airport, and during training circuits, once they have gained flying height though, they should then move onto the training area away from the airport.

There are occasions when it is necessary for aircraft to remain over residential areas. As residential development has been allowed up to the boundary of the airport, on landing and take off, it will require close level flying to housing.

At the initial level of training, it is required for aircraft to do what is called circuits, this allows the student pilot to learn to land and take off, this requires the aircraft to stay in close to the airport, and when the wind dictates landing or taking off over residential developments.

I regret any inconvenience that you are experiencing, we have been in contact, and as you are aware are continuing to have industry meetings with the flying schools, and ensure they are adhering to our Aircraft Fly Neighbourly Policy, and I will continue to bring this matter up at our next Community and Aviation Forum.

If there is any further information you require regarding any of the information above, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards
Danny Eatock
Operations Manager
Sunshine Coast Airport

Bellvista Shopping Village Update

We are seeing plenty of action around the Bellvista Shopping Village construction site right now with a massive crane (photo left) being used to lift the walls into place. The walls should all be in place over the next day or so. There is a wide shot of the construction site in the photo below.

Remember to click on the photos for a larger view then click back to return to this page.

You can also see more news and happenings going on around our estate at the BeCA website which can be found by clicking HERE. Most updated news appears under the "News & Events" tab.

Resident's Viewpoint On Caloundra Airport

Local resident Russell Walkerden has forwarded the letter below:

--------NOW OR NEVER--------

May I introduce a few facts regarding the topical issue of the proposed Caloundra South Redevelopment Plan, specifically whether the aerodrome remains.

BIGGER, NOISIER--------Most importantly, the community should be aware that if it remains, the aerodrome will not be the facility residents currently recognise. Once assured of tenure, existing lessees, as Mr. Kenny is on record as confirming, will expand their operations. More aircraft movements, more investment required by Council, more safety and noise issues, more residents and visitors adversely effected.

FINANCIAL IMPACT---------The result would be rapidly decreasing property values over ever-increasing areas of Caloundra and surrounds. These areas would then, like every other area with aircraft/helicopter facilities, become an unpopular destination for prospective home-buyers concerned with quality-of-life issues. Residential areas with airports/aerodromes inevitably become low socio-economic zones due to depreciating property values. The local real estate industry is on record as acknowledging the adverse impact retention and inevitable expansion of the aerodrome would have on property values of the numerous areas effected. Probably not generally appreciated are the potential financial implications for the Council. The aerodrome property, which is owned by the State Government, (estimated value $50,000,000) is potentially capable of generating around $1,000,000 per year in rate revenue plus MANY HUNDREDS of jobs. The Council is currently liable for all expenditure required to operate the aerodrome (for minimal financial return). The existing occupying businesses currently enjoy substantially lower costs compared to similar businesses at Council's Sunshine Coast Airport, where modern aircraft infrastructure already exists, giving them a commercial advantage they obviously wish to retain.

AIR MUSEUM----------There is no compelling reason why the museum cannot remain where it is. It desperately needs a massive injection of funds. With State and Federal governments reluctant, a well-resourced developer's involvement surely offers the best chance for it's future.

HEALTH IMPACT---------The "World Health Organisation Survey 2007 "linked excessive noise with stress-related strokes and heart attacks. "Schools Exposed To Aircraft Noise Are Not Healthy Education Environments. Noise Adversely Effects The Ability Of School-children To Learn,"stated the Lancet in 2005. The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency reported that 40% of Australians are disturbed and/or lose sleep because of unwanted noise at home. Also, we should ask ourselves, is the managing of an aerodrome a core activity of Council? Continually responding to the various issues such as complaints by residents and aerodrome leaseholders must divert Council resources from other community issues.

FUTURE VISION---------Surely most residents would agree that the Council should have a vision for the future development of the Sunshine Coast that will enhance the quality-of-life for ALL residents. More employment opportunities for school-leavers, provision of rail transport, MODERN retail/commercial infrastructure, are just some examples of what is needed. We should not let ourselves be distracted by short-term employment or other issues put forward by those who stand to benefit commercially. Council, not politicians and others with vested interests, is surely in the most informed position to make a decision in the best interests of the majority of residents.

QUESTION---------Finally, ask yourself this, "If an airport/aerodrome and associated helicopter activities are desirable, why is no other community clamoring to provide the current lessees with an alternative location?"

N.B: S.C.R.C.aircraft reporting line. Ph.5453 1501

Airport Email

Recently BeCA forwarded an email to our Councillor to be tabled at a SCRC Meeting. It appears that letter has made its way to the Operations Administration Officer for Caloundra Airport. BeCA received this email from the Operations Administration Officer:

I write in reference to your letter dated 23 April 2010 and the aircraft noise at Caloundra Airport.

A meeting was held on the 30 April 2010 with the tenants of the Caloundra Airport.

At this meeting it was decided that the fly neighbourly policy is to be reviewed. This is currently being done by the Airport Operations Manager, Mr Danny Eatock.

As soon as it is finalised, I will forward a copy to you.

BeCA has emailed a response seeking the opportunity to have input into the reviewed "Fly Neighbourly" Policy.

Good For a Laugh

This notice was spotted on a rear door to the Land Sales Office. Someone (whose PC doesn't have a working spellchecker) put the sign up recently!

If only the problem was this easy to solve!

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Drain To Be Replaced

This drain has not been correctly installed and is outside guidelines says the Council. Council will relay this drain with a new pipe running under the footpath.

The drain crosses the footpath which runs between the under construction Bellvista Shopping Village and the waterway.

BeCA has also requested "Slippery When Wet" signs be installed along this stretch of pathway. After heavy rain there is always seepage from the gardens and grass areas onto the path here making it slippery and a danger to walkers.

Airport Noise

BeCA received this email from a resident this morning:

Monday 26th April 2010 has been an absolute nightmare for us residents in Bellvista. Those helicopters have been flying constantly, low altitude and extremely noisy. I hope Council and CASA make a good decision of closing the aerodrome down, with the exception of the Museum which should stay in Caloundra. Fed up!

Yesterday did seem like we had a fair share of noisy helicopter activity over the estate. They did seem to be quite low and they appeared to outside what would have been expected to be "flight path" areas. A copy of the email has been forwarded on to our local Councillor.

Remember to call 5453 1501 to lodge 'official' complaints.

Lots Happening Around The Estate

Visit the BeCA website and catch up on all the news with the Caloundra Airport. It seems there is something new happening with this every other day. You can catch up on the latest here.

If you go to this page there is a piece on the brown ugly looking stuff in Lake Bellvista right now. It is a natural phenomenon and will disappear as quickly as it came.

It is good to know that Council expects to clean Lake Bellvista sometime during the next seven days or so!

Public Meeting Monday April 19th

Over 40 residents attended the recent Public Meeting held in the Lake Bellvista Land Sales Office on Monday Night. It was an informative night with speakers from Caloundra Police as well as the Sunshine Coast Crime Prevention Unit.

General Business allowed residents to raise their concerns over issues effecting the estate.

You can read up on all the happenings HERE

The following is the text of a messagge received from Unity College...... You may be able to assist:

Good Afternoon, I am hoping to engage the support of the Bell Vista Community for Unity College in the Learning Tools for Schools competition currently being run at Stockland Caloundra. We are hoping to win one of the major prizes which would be put towards IT equipment for our Early Years students. Currently we are coming second. Any support residents can offer us would be greatly appreciated. Quite simply all that we do is present any receipts from purchases to the customer care desk and request that the points be allocated to Unity. The receipt is then stamped and returned to the customer. Thank you for your time and anticipated support. Mrs Gina Sanders (Parent and Teacher)


Please do what you can

More In The Sunshine Coast Daily

There is yet another article in today's Sunshine Coast Daily regarding the future of the Caloundra Airport. There will be a Council Meeting next Tuesday where a process to determine the future of the Caloundra Airport will begin.

This link will take you to the BeCA website page which has the latest article. Click HERE.

For all Bellvista's latest News and Events click HERE.

Airport Safety Concerns

There has been a fourth article included in today's Sunshine Coast Daily. You can read the article HERE. The photo has been reproduced from the Sunshine Coast Daily website.

You can download the text of all four articles HERE.

The article can be read at BeCA's website under the tab "News & Events" or just click HERE.

Airport Debate Hots Up

There has been some verbal action back and forth regarding the future of the Caloundra Airport in the Sunshine Coast Daily recently.

Firstly there was an article from the Councillor regarding the future of the Caloundra Airport. This was followed by an article from Grant Kenny who is an owner of a helicopter company established at the airport. Finally our own Bellvista Community Association President (pictured) waded into the discussion with his viewpoint.

You can download a pdf document (172 kb) containing the text from all three articles HERE.

We expect to get further resident feedback at the upcoming BeCA Public Meeting to be held at the Land Sales Office (beside Lake Bellvista) on Monday April 19th at 6:45 pm. All residents are welcome.

Caloundra Airport Article - Sunshine Coast Daily

This is a link to an article in "The Sunshine Coast Daily" to do with the possible closure of the Caloundra Airport. You can find it HERE. In the article Councillor Grosskreutz refers to council's power to close the airport. "She also warned the businesses that a new anti-aerodrome residents’ group “was about to raise its profile” due to continued “helicopters behaving badly”." is a quote lifted directly from the article.

Don't forget the next BeCA Meeting is a public meeting open to all Bellvista Residents. It will be conducted on Monday April 19th at 6:45 pm at the Land Sales Office at Lake Bellvista.

We look forward to as many residents as possible attending.

The BeCA Newsletter "Bellvista Connector" should be delivered to all homes by the end of this weekend.

More local news can be found at the News & Events page of the BeCA website which can be found at this link

http://www.bellvista.com.au/

Just click on the link to go to the BeCA website and then click on the News & Events tab.

April Newsletter

The Bellvista Connector, BeCA's newsletter, is expected to be delivered to resident's homes by about Sunday April 11th. However with Easter Vacation coming up the newsletter production is ahead of schedule in case some of our BeCA Committee members are away over the holiday period. So the Newsletter is available online right now. Just right click HERE and select Save link/target as ... and you can download the 1220kb pdf file to your computer.

The next Public Meeting of BeCA is open to all residents and will be conducted in the Land sales Office at Lake Bellvista at 6:45 for a 7 pm start on Monday April 19th.

Report Aircraft Noise

For any noise complaints that you may have in relation to the Bell Vista area you are encouraged to contact the airport, the direct line is 5453 1501. From here a noise complaint form is completed by staff and forwarded to the Operations Manager to investigate and discuss with the relevant business the issues raised in the complaint, once this process is done, a detailed outcome is recorded which you will be informed of.

Bike Week

Calling all cyclists. Council’s TravelSmart team is hosting a range of great events and workshops to celebrate Bike Week from March 13 to 21.

There is something for all ages, from bike maintenance workshops and pathway awareness rides, to sessions helping children progress from training wheels to two wheels as well as how to correctly fit your bike helmet.

Local schools are also encouraged to get involved in a Ride to School Day on March 17.

Bike Week aims to:

• encourage and facilitate active participation in cycling
• raise awareness in the broader community of the benefits of cycling
• position cycling as a legitimate, active and healthy transport mode

The events are part of Queensland's Bike Week activities with funding from the Queensland Government and Bicycle Queensland. Several local bike shops have generously donated their time to conduct the bike maintenance workshops.

For bookings or more information visit the TravelSmart website. www.travelsmartsunshinecoast.com.au

BeCA Meets With Councillor Grosskreutz

Yesterday BeCA representatives met with Councillor Anna Grosskreutz to discuss issues relevant to Bellvista residents. There is some exciting news relating to a new toilet block in the main park, issues regarding Bellvista Blvd especially during school pickup times, possible emergency entry and exit pathways for Bellvista, the future of the Land sales Office and, the future of the Airport. There is lots more news there too.

But you will need to go to the News and Events page of the BeCA website for all details. Click HERE to be redirected to the website.

The BeCA Management Committee has a temporary vacancy for another Committee Member. This temporary vacancy would last for about 5 months until the Annual General Meeting currently set down for September 6th 2010. If you are interested in becoming a member of the BeCA Committee contact BeCA Secretary Tony Mohr by clicking HERE or by phone on 0407546311.

It Doesn’t Look Like An Underground Carpark!

The huge amounts of soil which have been removed from the site of the new Shopping Complex in Rawson St has left this large hole in the ground which is the future underground carpark. It now seems a further retail site is to be included in the future development of Bellvista when Stockland plans to add at least 500 lots for sale to the south of the estate beside Unity College playing grounds and to the College’s south. The new retail complex should complement the complex being built in Rawson St.

More details regarding BeCA’s recent meeting with Stockland can be found on the News & Events pages of the Beca Website. You can get to the website HERE.

Shopping Centre Construction Underway: (16/2/2010)

The photo above shows excavation commencing for the construction for the new Shopping Complex in Rawson St. The excavation is for the underground carpark which will provide more parking spaces underground than above ground.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council has set strict road safety guidelines for the corner of Lomond Cres and Rawson Avenue. The corner is to be widened and the bikeway/footpath is to be extended to 2 metres wide.

The “Photo Gallery” at the BeCA Website will keep you updated on progress.

More Bellvista News can be found HERE.

Complex Building Powers On

Have a look how fast construction is going ahead on the units down near Lake Bellvista. Expected completion date end of April - early May.

Revamped Newsletter

The revamped newsletter should be delivered during week ending 20th February 2010 in an A3 format. We look forward to feedback from residents on ways the newsletter can be further improved. Any volunteers willing to fold and/or deliver our newsletter please contact the Secretary. You can do that HERE.

BeCA is also seeking a sponsor for the Newsletter so we can have it photocopied in color. Currently the Association’s resources do not allow us the cost of color photocopying. Contact the Secretary at the above link if you know of someone who may be able to help.

You can download your own copy of the February 2010 Newsletter HERE. It is a 1150kb pdf file. Right Click on the "HERE" and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As". The newsletter will then be downloaded to your computer.

Traffic Bankup At Unity College Pick-up Time: (2/2/2010)

These photos were taken at 3 pm on Tuesday February 2nd at the roundabout connecting Bellvista Blvd and Dumbarton Drive. The photo above left shows traffic banked up from the roundabout heading north towards Caloundra Rd. The other photo above right shows the view looking south across the roundabout back towards the school.

Current school enrolment is just over 900 students. Unity College has been designed to accommodate 1400 students.

What if ……..

You needed to get to an important appointment in Caloundra.

There was a serious medical emergency and an ambulance wanted to get the patient up Bellvista Blvd to hospital.

There was a fire and Bellvista residents had been advised to evacuate the estate.

The answer is, hope it doesn’t happen between 2:30 and 3:30 pm on a school day!

Welcome To The New member Of The Family: (10/2/2010)

Visitors to Lake Bellvista have been delighted to see the Lake’s resident swan family has a new addition! This young addition has been spotted making itself at home under the careful eye of Mum and Dad! Some residents think there may have been more cygnets in this hatching but perhaps there were lost in the recent heavy downpour which may have caused the lake water level to rise and possibly wash some of this year’s brood away.

CALOUNDRA AERODROME COMMUNITY & AVIATION INDUSTRY FORUM MEETING

The next meeting of the Caloundra Aerodrome Community & Aviation Industry Forum is TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2010 AT 5:30 PM – 6.30PM

If you have anything you wish BeCA to present on your behalf please contact Bern Johnson here.

Minutes of this meeting will be posted on the Web when they come to hand.

Mum and Dad alone

An examination of the lake has found the family of swans is down to just Mum and Dad again, the four young ones have left for parts unknown. Not to worry you can bet they will be back at it in no time flat.

The bird life in the lake seems to be back to normal since we have stopped feeding them, well done to all concerned.