Meeting with Mark McArdle

Our association will be meeting with the State Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle in the near future to discuss, among other things the following topics:

• Retail development


• Road access


• Pedestrian crossing at Unity College


• Development at Caloundra Downs and


• Airport noise.

We will keep you informed on developments as they come to hand

Sewage problem

We have been informed by council that several changes have been made to the sewage system since the heavy rainfall we received in Bellvista in recent times. However, they did say that more storm water then they expected in running through the system and they were going to run some dye and smoke tests to find the problem areas. It seems that some people have swimming pools and other items linked into the system that should not be there. Be warned.

Shane Stewart Memorial Fishing Competition

Hosted by the Caloundra Coast Guard.This is the 10th year of the competition with special prizes for offshore and estuary. The major 1st prize for snapper is $1000.00 The major prize in the Random Draw is a Quintrex 400 Dart with Bimini and a Mercury 25hp outboard on a trailer. Safety Gear and regstration is included.
The Major Prize is a joint sponsorship by Sunshine Coast Marine Centre and Caloundra Coast Guard.All funds raised go to the Caloundra Coast Guard to maintain vessels and assist with operational costs.
WHEN: Saturday 6th June & Sunday 7th June 2009
TIME: Registration 4.00pm - 7.00pm Friday 5th June and 8.30am - 10.00am Saturday 6th June, Weigh-in 2.00pm - 5.00pm Saturday 6th June & 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 7th June. Presentaions after the Sunday weigh-in.
WHERE: Apex Par, Lamerough Parade (next to Caloundra Power Boat Club)
COST: Entry Fee $45.00 which is also an entry into the random draws
For more information please contact Barry Kliese on (07) 5492 4760 or email barrykliese@optusnet.com.au

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New Water Efficient Plant Database

New Water Efficient Plant Database
The State Government is actively seeking ways to assist gardeners to maintain their gardens using less water. With this in mind, the development of a new public domain plants database has been commissioned by Waterwise. The database will be a comprehensive listing of plants for each region of Queensland, which are considered to be efficient water users, or drought resistant, for that region. It will include all types of plants, from trees and shrubs to annuals and herbs, and cover both native and introduced species.These workshops are an opportunity for gardeners, nurserymen and horticulturalists to contribute to and comment on the plant database, ensuring their local knowledge is put to good use. The water efficient plant database is being developed for use by homeowners and industry across the state. It will be incorporated into an interactive searchable database on the Department’s website which can be readily accessed based on the user’s postcode.

WHERE: Sebel Function Room, Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore

WHEN: Thursday 30th April

TIME: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
For more information or to book (bookings are essential for catering purposes) call Nathalie on (07) 3852 8700 or waterwise@deickerichards.com.au
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Next Committee meeting

Our next committee meeting will be held on the 11th. May. If you need anything placed on the agenda for discussion please email me on mohrie@bigpond.com . Have a great day.

Committee meeting 20th April

Our committee meeting scheduled for the 20th. April was changed to an informal meeting due to insufficient committee members attending, however we did discuss the following points:

Newsletter
We hope to have the next newsletter out in the first week of June. This will allow us to have our next General Community Meeting on the 13th. June.

General Community Meeting.
Our next general community meeting is scheduled for 13th. June. This is a Saturday and a change from our usual practice of having meetings during the week. The meeting will be followed by a BBQ family day and we hope to encourage some of our younger families to attend. A guest speaker is yet to be confirmed.

We will publish further details as they come to hand.

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day Service as sponsored by Caloundra Sub-Branch of the RSL:

Dawn Service

Kings Beach Amphitheater

Assemble 0515

Service 0528

Bus leaves RSL at 0500 sharp.

Citizens Service and March.

Bus leaves RSL at 0830

March Assembles at 0900

Step off at 0930

Service starts at 1000

Club opens at 1pm for the general public and the two up starts soon after that.

Raise a glass with a Digger and have a good time

And you think you had some water in your back yard

Just a little bit of water about. Something tells me the drainage system just could not handle the pace

Committee meeting 20 Apr.2009

Our next committee meeting is on the 20 Apr. If there is anything on your mind regarding our community make a comment here and I will place it on the agenda.

Support the people who support us

Check out our sponsors on this site and in our newsletter. If you can please support them, they are all local people trying to keep the dream alive. Look under BeCA sponsors

Clearing our drains

After the recent rains it's great to see the SCRC making a start on clearing our drainage system. We only hope some system is put in place to maintain the drains.

From our last Committee Meeting 6 April 09

Neighbourhood Watch
It was decided to move to the next step in forming a Neighbourhood Watch group. To that end Tony Mohr is to canvass the community to form a steering committee, which is the next step. This will require 15-20 volunteers to meet with Sergeant Di Kirkman form the District Crime Prevention Unit who will explain what is required from us. If you are at all interested please contact Tony Mohr on:
5438 2407
0407 546 311 or email mohrie@bigpond.com

Newsletter
The newsletter is now ready and will be delivered over the Easter weekend. We will place a link to all newsletters on this blog. Watch for it.

Sewage spill
The committee is in contact with the SCRC on this matter and will publish news as it comes to hand.

Trees hanging over path on Bellvista Boulevard
We were please to see the SCRC had pruned the trees overhanging the footpath on Bellvista Boulevard. This is thanks to the efforts of two of our members, Terry Walsh and Les Thomas who kept up the pressure on council to do so. We are still waiting for an answer from council on the appropriateness of the trees planted there. We will publish that news when it comes to hand.

Web page
Our web site is near completion thanks to Roger Tedmanson, Les Thomas and students from Unity College.Our web site is near completion thanks to Roger Tedmanson, Les Thomas and students from Unity College. The newsletter has the trial address for the web site. Or you can see it HERE .

Landscape and maintenance sub-committee
We decided to form a Landscape an maintenance sub-committee to liaise with council and the community to ensure our parks and gardens are kept and maintained at the level we expect. If this sort of thing is your passion please contact Tony Mohr and leave your details.

Sewage Spill

A serious sewage spill occurred in Bellvista during the recent heavy rain, this spill caused the closure of Unity College for a day not the mention the hardships imposed on families affected. Our President has been in contact with both the SCRC and Cr Grosskreutz on our behalf to try and get this matter fixed. We will post more information as it comes to hand. If you have been affected by this spill please let us and the council know, this is very important as we can keep a record for the future.