9th March 2024. Edition One. In this edition: President's Report,
BCCT AGM,
BCCT eNews,
Early Beecroft,
The Beecroft Orchestra,
Clean Up Australia,
Pennant Hills Civic Trust,
NSW Gov Changes to housing,
Probus Club,
Your Civic Trust,
Local JP,
STEP,
Julian Leeser newsletter,
Hornsby Council welcome to new residents,
Hornsby Council's response to housing reforms,
Hornsby Council News Bulletin,
City of Parramatta News Bulletin,
City of Parramatta's Fact Sheet,
Recent Development Applications.
Message from the President I
have written this month’s report a little early because at time of
publication Louise and I will be on a holiday. We trust that later
in March we will be safely home following a great time away.
Last month, I drew readers' attention to the State Government’s
proposals for more intensive development. The Trust’s submission has
been lodged with the NSW State Government and a copy can be read CLICK HERE.
The hot weather and recent big storms remind us that any planning needs
to take climate change into account. This includes the colour of
the roofs of new buildings, the maintenance of trees and their canopy, the recognition that large parts of our suburbs are within bushfire zones.
Separate to our submissions on policy issues, we have also lodged
submissions on some recent development applications. You will find the
Trust’s submissions by CLICKING HERE.
During the last month, I spoke at a meeting of the Dural Historical
Society on Murder and Mayhem as related to Beecroft and Cheltenham. I
was very surprised and a little daunted, to find that it was one of
their biggest gatherings. What was even worse was to discover that (yet
again) a number of the people present knew more than I did!!
I attended a meeting of the Friends of Ahimsa with
representatives of the National Trust also in attendance. The National
Trust is planning an exhibition about Marie Byles. Her story can
be found on the History Group’s web site CLICK HERE. Marie Byles gifted her property Ahimsa,
to the National Trust and they will shortly be sending to us a list of
her books and other items of memorabilia that are missing from their
collection. The hope is that some of us might be able to lend
these items to the National Trust. We also had a long discussion about
bushcare and a survey of the property’s vegetation and what the National
Trust might do in response to a Conservation Management Plan.
Marie Byles was always keen to learn of new ideas for practical ways in which to care for our environment.
Along those same lines of practicality, we are interested to know the
thoughts of those Beecroft residents (and others), about how the new bin
removal arrangements that have been introduced by the Parramatta City
Council shire are faring.
I attended the AGM of the Epping Civic Trust at which some interesting
speakers were heard. A dedicated group of people stood for
election to the committee.
The Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust will be holding our AGM on the
evening of Thursday 18 April in the Beecroft Presbyterian Church Hall.
I look forward to catching up with many of you when I am back home in Beecroft.
Annual General Meeting 2024 The
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust's next AGM will be held on the 18th
April at the Beecroft Presbyterian Church Hall in Welham Street at
7:30pm.
Because the State Governments proposed housing reforms have sparked much
interest and debate, the trust has invited a guest speaker to address
the meeting.
The guest speaker at the AGM will be Linda Corkery, Emeritus
Professor of the School of Built Environment at the University of New
South Wales.
Linda is also a former President of the Australian Institute of
Landscape Architecture. Her expertise includes people/place
relationships, urban parks and open space planning and design and green
infrastructure planning.
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust eNews The
Trust publishes this monthly eNews newsletter. If you would like
to receive this newsletter on a regular basis, please CLICK HERE to subscribe to the eNews.
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust Past Bulletins All
of the Civic Trust's older printed bulletins from 1972 to 2017 have now
been digitised and are available on the Trust's web site. CLICK HERE
Beecroft in the 50s and 60s The
trust has been granted permission to publish a collection of
photographs from the 50s and 60s. We will be publishing all of
these in our eNews over the coming months. Here are more.
The photographer was the late Ted Richards, a former Beecroft resident
and founder of the Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust. Ted also
served as the Trust's President for many years. Hannah Street looking west from Wongala
Hannah Street looking east to Wongala – house belonged to Os Seale the dentist
Beecroft Orchestra’s First Concert for 2024 is ‘Memories of Spain’ conducted
by Joanna Drimatis on Sunday 7th April, 2024 at 2.30pm in
the Cheltenham Girls High School new Performance Hall. The Spanish
flavour of this concert comes from Spain-inspired music of Rodrigo, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov and Chabrier.
The soloist will be Andrew Blanch
on Guitar. Andrew is President of the Classical Guitar
Society in Sydney and has independently released a ‘Spanish Guitar
Music’ Album. Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ was
inspired by the gardens at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, the
spring resort palace and gardens built by Philip II in the
last half of the 16th century and rebuilt in the middle of the 18th
century by Ferdinand VI. It includes a dialogue
between classical guitar and other solo orchestral instruments Bizet’s ‘Toreador song’ from
Carmen Suite displays the celebratory confidence of the Toreador as he
is cheered by the crowd on entering the bullfighting ring. Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov’s ‘Capriccio Espagnol’, composed in 1887, is based on lively Asturian dance music and Spanish folk melodies. España, one of the few pieces Chabrier wrote
originally for orchestra, has assured his fame. Composed in 1883
following a trip to Spain, this rhapsody captures the color and
excitement of Andalusian music and reveals Chabrier's imaginative flair
for instrumentation.
The program also features the Australian composer Miriam Hyde, with her ‘Happy Occasion Overture’ which was conceived in a spirit of recreation.
Visit the Beecroft Orchestra Website for more information at thebeecroftorchestra.net.au.
Tickets are available on the website or at the door.
Clean Up Australia 2024 A huge thank you to all those who volunteered for Clean Up Australia.
Over 30 bags of rubbish were collected.
We had support from many residents plus the local Scouts and Rotary.
Below are pictures some of some of volunteers and some of the rubbish they collected. Ross
Walker, Stuart and Trish Brown, Bill
Woods
The local Scouts
Pennant Hills The
Pennant Hills Civic Trust March newsletter and submission on the
NSW planning code: -huge changes - summary can be viewed CLICK HERE
NSW Government Explanation of Intended Effect: Changes to create low-and mid-rise housing CLICK HERE
Hornsby Shire Council has mentioned "Low and mid-rise housing reforms"in their business papers CLICK HERE then scroll to item 7 on page 34.
A message from the Beecroft Probus Club Beecroft
Probus was established over 40 years ago in 1981 and like Beecroft West
and Beecroft Mixed, we are all part of the Probus South Pacific
organisation.
While we are a men’s club designed to build friendships through shared
experience, partners are always encouraged to attend meetings and
events.
We meet monthly every fourth Monday morning at the Cheltenham Recreation
Club and always have a guest speaker with an interesting topic. .
We focus on fellowship and expanding our knowledge; free from the
constraints of politics, religion, fundraising and competition.
To access the website CLICK HERE
Alternatively contact the secretary Ross Walker on 0412 257 556 for more information.
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust The trust has recently successfully campaigned for a "Kiss and Ride" parking zone near the railway station.
We continue to submit objections to Council over inappropriate development applications.
We are continuing our efforts to have the M2 road noise reduced.
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.
The Trust has for many years fought and lobbied to protect our suburbs.
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.
The March STEP activities can be viewed CLICK HERE.
Julian Leeser MP. March Newsletter The Trust's policy is that we will publish submitted newsletters from any of our elected representatives. CLICK HERE
Hornsby Shire Council's welcome to new residents CLICK HERE
Hornsby Shire Council's response to the State Government’s proposed housing reforms The response can be viewed CLICK HERE
Hornsby Shire Council's March News Bulletin Can be viewed CLICK HERE
City of Parramatta's March News Bulletin Can be viewed CLICK HERE
City of Parramatta's Fact Sheet: NSW Government’s proposed low- and mid-rise housing reforms 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
Keep our two suburbs strong and informed by being a member!
To support or join the Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust, please visit our website. CLICK HERE.The
eNews has become our main method for disseminating information to the
community. We already send the eNews to many of our residents. We
encourage residents who receive the eNews to tell their neighbours and
friends and suggest they too subscribe. The eNews letter is
available to all who subscribe. Trust Membership is not a
requirement.
The eNews archives are available HERE. To subscribe to the eNews: CLICK HERE.
There is an active Civic Trust Facebook group; to view the Facebook CLICK HERE.
The Trust will assist any resident regardless of their membership status.
