15th July 2023. Edition One. In this edition:
President's Report, BCCT eNews,
Beecroft’s New Electric Vehicle Charging Station,
Survey on Beecroft Road Traffic Management,
Civic Trust's Spring Walk,
Review of the Toll Network,
Beecroft Bush Dance,
Beecroft Orchestra, Your Civic Trust,
Local JP,
Epping Civic Trust,
Julian Leeser MP. Newsletter, Hornsby Council News Bulletin, City of Parramatta News Bulletin,
Recent Development Applications,
Latest Police Reports.
Message from the President As I flagged in last month’s President’s Report the last month has had a number of significant events in Cheltenham.
I attended the sod turning ceremony for the start of the Real Tennis
court at the Cheltenham Recreation Club on June 18th and then only a
short time later I attended the 110th Anniversary of the
commencement of the club. If you want to know more about Bill Harris,
the philanthropist who donated the grounds for the club go to the
History Group web site at CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE. Both of these events were impressive and very enjoyable.
Then at Cheltenham Girls High School Louise and I attended the most
recent concert of the Beecroft Orchestra. It was a delightful
combination of modern and classical orchestral music. It was well
delivered with warmth and great professional aplomb.
Hornsby Shire Council recently voted to allocate the remaining funds
from the sale of the former Cheltenham Congregational Church towards
commencement of the implementation of the Village Green Management Plan.
A previous Council had stated that these funds should be spent on the
Byles Creek Valley and so two resident surveys were conducted (one by
your Civic Trust and the other by the Humans of Beecroft and Cheltenham
Facebook page) to see if this approach accorded with resident views. The
surveys agreed (in one case) to no longer use the funds on Byles Creek
Valley and the other supported the use of the funds on the Village
Green. The Civic Trust is offering to assist Council in determining the
priority for the work on the Village Green – with an emphasis on
building the half court and for installing exercise equipment.
Parramatta City Council has recently installed a new footpath and built a
traffic calming crossing at the southern end of Orchard Road near the
North Carlingford shops. Again, this has proven to be a difficult
intersection and so we all hope that this will make an improvement to
safety.
The Civic Trust has not yet had any response to letters sent to the
respective new NSW State Ministers on M2 noise or the governance of
private certifiers. We are continuing our follow up on these
matters.
Elsewhere in this e-news is a survey about traffic management along
Beecroft Road. We are advocating for a red light and speed camera to be
installed for traffic traveling along Beecroft Road at the Hannah Street
intersection.
Finally it is with much sadness that I note the passing of Ian McLeod at
the end of June. Ian was one of our fellow residents who was
instrumental in the founding of the Beecroft Cheltenham History Group
and so made a great contribution to our local communities.
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust eNews. The
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Beecroft’s New Electric Vehicle Charging Station HORNSBY Shire Council has unveiled their new electric vehicle charging station in Beecroft. Close
to 900 electric vehicle owners live in the Hornsby Shire, Hornsby
Council suggests that this is a 41% increase over the last six
months.
Survey on Beecroft Road Traffic Management The
intersection of Beecroft Road and Hannah Streets has seen many traffic
collisions. Recently, a number of these have been fatal accidents.
Do you want the Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust to advocate for the
installation of a Red Light and Speed Camera to be installed on the
corner of Beecroft and Hannah Streets?
Results on the Survey on remaining funds from the sale of 179 Beecroft Road – the old Congregation Church We asked:
Do you support that the remaining funds from the sale of 179 Beecroft Road be spent on Byles Creek? Yes/No 52.2% of eNews readers Voted NO 47.8% of eNews Voted YES
Civic Trust's Spring Walk The Civic Trust's next walk will be the Spring walk. The walk is planned for the 27th of August.
Please note this in your diaries. We will be providing more details in our August edition of the eNews. 2023 Autumn walk
Review of the Toll Network The NSW Government has commissioned a review of the toll network by Professor Allan Fels.
A discussion paper has also been prepared
Members of the public are invited to make submissions by July 28. CLICK HERE
Beecroft Bush Dance The last Bush Dance was a huge success, the next on is planned for September.
Beecroft Orchestra’s Concert 2 for 2023 on 2 July, for the first time
having the space and acoustics of the new Cheltenham Girls High School
Performance Hall, was a great success.
The program started with one of Brahms’ gypsy-style ‘Hungarian Dances’
followed by Christopher Gordon’s ‘Ladies in Black Suite’, which is music
from the beautiful film of that name set in 1959 in the high-end Ladies
fashion section of a well-known Department Store in Sydney. The
Recorder Soloist, Alicia Crossley, performed in Georg Philipp Telemann’s
‘Suite in A Minor’ (with a pompous Overture being followed by a
haunting ‘Air A l’Italien’ and fast, boisterous ‘Rejouissance’) and in
the ‘Bilitis Movements’ (based on ‘Les Chansons de Bilitis’) by local
composer Lyle Chan. After a delightful afternoon tea came
Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, which Beethoven asserted was one of his best works, which came to a climax with a lively Presto and Allegro Con Brio.
This year, the orchestra initiated a Young Conductors’ Program. The
response to this has been astonishing and 4 young conductors were
selected to assist and learn from the orchestra’s Conductor, Dr Joanna
Drimatis - one in each musical term. Funds for this program come from
tax deductible donations to the orchestra’s Gift Fund which is
accessible through the Beecroft Orchestra Website.
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust. The Trust has for many years fought and lobbied to protect our suburbs.
If you value your Trust and appreciate the work the Trust does to
preserve the amenity and heritage of our two suburbs, please consider
renewing your financial membership.
This can be done on-line at https://bcct2119.com.au/membership.htm Without your valued support, the Trust will cease to exist.
Epping Civic Trust
The next Epping Civic Trust meeting will be on Tuesday 15th August at 7.30 pm.
The venue for the meeting will be the hall for the Churches of Christ Bridge St Epping.
Anyone wishing to hear from Jerome Laxale would be very welcome.
Local Justice of the Peace Timothy
Abrams, a Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust committee member, has
generously offered his services as a Justice of the Peace for any
residents requiring this service.
Tim can be contacted on Mob 0417 662 405
Dr. Penelope Crossley has also generously offered her services.
Penelope is a practising solicitor and is happy to witness documents pro
bono for 2119 residents if Tim is unavailable. Penelope can be
contacted on 0449 232 474.
Julian Leeser MP. Newsletter dated July 2023 The Trust's policy is that we will publish submitted newsletters from any of our elected representatives. CLICK HERE
Julian Leeser MP. Invitation to attend two forums. Forums will focus on Australia-Sri Lanka relations and on human rights in Iran. The Trust's policy is that we will publish submitted newsletters from any of our elected representatives. CLICK HERE
Hornsby Shire Council's July News Bulletin Can be viewed CLICK HERE
City of Parramatta's July News Bulletin Can be viewed CLICK HERE
City of Parramatta's PAC updates Can be viewed CLICK HERE
Recent Development Applications The
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust's Web Site now has links to recently
submitted Development Applications in the 2119 postcode area for both
Hornsby and Parramatta Shire Councils. This page will be updated
with every eNews publication. CLICK HERE To access them.
Other objections and correspondence with council can be viewed CLICK HERE
Latest Police Reports CLICK HEREfor
the latest reports. Just a reminder that these reports are
regularly provided by the Ryde Police Area Command which includes the
entire suburbs of Beecroft & Cheltenham.
Annual Memberships for 2023 became due in March... CLICK HERE
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