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THE CONNECTOR
S EPTEMBER 2013
VOLUME 2013, I S S UE 6
Contacts:
Secretary: Debye OReilly 0498266059 OR
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zo 8LCA CALLNDAR
8eCA Management Committee
Meetings:
Mon Cct ober 8, Nov z, zc.

Next Public Meeting:
Mon November zc.

Iuture Newsletter Delivery
Dates:
Mld Cctober, eurly Lecember zc.

ITS MAGPIE SWOOPING SEASON

lts mugle seuson uguln when our frlendly mugles swoo on unsusectlng wulkers und blke rlders to rotect
thelr young. lf you see uny swoolng mugles or exerlence one yourself leuse let your communlty know lts
locutlon by ostlng u note on our fucebook uge. 1hls wlll ulert other eole to uvold or be cureful ln the ureu.

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ve huve chunged the nume of our newsletter from the '8ellvlstu Connector' to '1he Connector' to
refect the lncluslon of 8ells Reuch ln our reudershl.

PRESIDENTS REPORT

l um leused to lnform 8ellvlstu resldents thut we cun now welcome Lunl
Cgllvle to the zcj 8ellvlstu Communlty Assoclutlon Munugement
Commlttee. Lunl ls u younger resldent und wlll ensure the vlews of younger
fumllles ure reresented ut 8eCA Meetlngs.

8eCA ls conslderlng dlerent ldeus for lts Publlc Meetlngs to ensure they
remuln relevunt wlth 8ellvlstu und 8ells Reuch resldents. 1lmlng of these
meetlngs ls ulwuys dlmcult when our ureu hus so muny young fumllles.

Young fumllles ure usuully ut thelr most hectlc us mum und dud return
home from work, reure evenlng meuls und get young fumllles reudy for
bed before stretchlng out und reluxlng themselves. 1he lust thlng these
eole wunt to do ls uttend u 6: m ubllc meetlng! 1he reullty ls these
members of our communlty wlll fnd uttendlng uny meetlng ut uny tlme out
of the questlon.

1herefore, usuully but not ulwuys, Publlc Meetlngs wlll uttruct members of
the communlty who ure 'uvulluble' to uttend, eole who no longer huve u
young fumlly to oversee. 8eCA wlll endeuvor to ensure resldents uvulluble
und lnterested ln uttendlng Publlc Meetlngs ure mude to feel welcome und
thut these meetlngs ure relevunt to thelr lnterests und needs.


Les 1homus
President

INSIDL 1BIS LDI1ION:

Meet Lunl Cgllvle (uge z)

ACM Elghllghts (uge )

llre Seuson Lookout (uge )

News uround the estute (uge )
MEET LANI OGI LVI E OUR NEW COMMI TTEE MEMBER



l've ulwuys been u fun of Culoundru, und my husbund und fumlly huve enjoyed muny wonderful
hollduys here. Llvlng on the Northslde of 8rlsbune, we found we were sturtlng to send un
lncreuslng umount of tlme on the 8ruce Elghwuy esculng the clty to Culoundru for un ufternoon swlm,
dlnner out, to meet frlends und fumlly und so on..everyone here seemed so ft, frlendly und huy!

So just over z yeurs ugo, my husbund und l declded to move here to get ft und heulthy und sturt u fumlly.

After extenslve reseurch, lt becume cleur to me thut 8ellvlstu wus defnltely the rlght luce for us wlth
the dlerent urks, luke und wulkwuys. ve wulked mornlng und nlght uround the luke, the welght fell o
(zckg's for me), the shoulders reluxed und then cume u llttle boy, (now not so llttle ut months und z
kllos of cheeklness!). Soon my slster moved here wlth her fumlly und my urents ufter thut, we ull love
meetlng ut the urk to klck uround u bull or the 1uvern for dlnner. lt hus been the best declslon of our
llves!

l wunted to joln 8eCA, to hel glve buck to thls lovely luce thut hus glven me so much! 8elng uctlve ln
the locul communlty ls reully the best wuy to ensure luces llke 8ellvlstu stuy sufe und enjoyuble for our
fumllles, l strongly encouruge you do the sume.

Lani Ogilvie


POST BOX FINDS NEW HOME

Leslte belng told u move for the ost box from neur the bus sto ln Lomond Crescent to 8ellvlstu
Murket Pluce wus not golng to huen, thut move dld huen . 1he ost box ls now ln Ruwson Street
neur the 8ellvlstu Murket Pluce entry drlvewuy.

lt hud to be osltloned ln the new sot to rovlde Postul servlces eusy uccess to collect mull for dellvery.
1hough the new osltlon lsn't ln the sufest luce, lt ls belleved thut wus the best sot uvulluble.

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national
RLAL LS1A1L l 8eerwuh

We Put You FIRST
FIRST for QUALITY SERVICE

1onathon 1ones, AM
PRCPLR1Y CCNSUL1AN1

ln Culoundru Yeurs - Proud 8ellvlstu Resldent Yeurs

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM BeCAS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

lor those resldents who were unuble to uttend the Annuul Cenerul
Meetlng ln August we would llke to rovlde the followlng lnformutlon.

ley seukers were Rlck 8uberowskl, our locul Counclllor from
Sunshlne Coust Reglonul Councll (SCRC) und Murk Stehens from Stocklund.

Luve Newberry (former Luty Munuger of the 8ellvlstu 1uvern) lntroduced Suru 8llesner who hus tuken over the
Luty Munuger's role ut the 8ellvlstu 1uvern followlng Luve's move to the comuny's new 8rlghtwuter Eotel.

Les 1homus reorted on u busy zczj yeur for 8eCA und on lssues to be uddressed for the ucomlng yeur.
1hese lnclude concerns such us the mlsslng footuth ln C'Rellly Lrlve, lmroved foot uccess between 8ellvlstu
und Llttle Mountuln, shude over the luy equlment ln Ruwson St, bus seut shelters, udequute roud uccess lnto
und out of 8ellvlstu und 8ells reuch, ongolng concerns over the condltlon of 8ellvlstu 8lvd und the Lund Sules
Cmce us u future Communlty Centre. 1he Presldent ulso reorted on the need for lnvolvement of the 8ells
Reuch Communlty wlthln the Communlty Assoclutlon.

8eCA's Lundsculng Commlttee reresentutlve reorted on the wonderful job belng done by our locul "SCRC
Curdenlng 1eum'. Ee went on to suy thut he stlll conducted regulur fuce to fuce meetlngs wlth Councll
Suervlsors ensurlng our urks und gurdens concerns were belng uddressed. llnully lt wus reorted thut recent
mulntenunce hud been currled out on muny bloods ucross the estute. 1he urks und gurdens ure looklng ut
thelr best thunks to the work of the 'SCRC Curdenlng 1eum'.

All those who hud revlously nomlnuted for osltlons on the 8eCA Munugement Commlttee were
then elected unoosed. Cne remulnlng vucuncy hus slnce been flled by Lunl Cgllvle.

Counclllor 8uberowskl reorted on hls recent 'roud' trl to lnvestlgute lssues fuclng other Counclls und
Shlres. Ee vlslted Counclls ln NSv und vlctorlu und noted thelr concerns refected concerns ulso
confrontlng the SCRC. Cr 8uberowskl mentloned thut he would lnltlute dlscusslons wlth Stocklund on
the current unuccetuble condltlon of 8ellvlstu 8lvd. Ee reorted thut un 'ln rlnclle' ugreement hud
been reuched wlth Stocklund on the future of the old Lund Sules Cmce us u Communlty luclllty subject
to sutlsfuctory fnunclul costlngs uectlng both Councll und Stocklund.

Murk Stehens udvlsed thut lunnlng for Culoundru South wus well underwuy wlth future stuges to be
unnounced durlng zc. Ee descrlbed some of the deslgn feutures currently belng lnvestlguted us
qulte lnnovutlve, eseclully dlscusslons wlth Lducutlon Queenslund on u government school slte to the
south of Lumerough Creek. Plunnlng on future rouds ls underwuy. ln due course thls could lnclude the
urtlul dullcutlon of 8ellvlstu 8lvd. Eowever the mujor roud lunnlng develoment would most llkely
be un extenslon to luwunu vuy. A future mujor sholng reclnct ls to be sltuuted to the south of
8ellvlstu und would be lurger then "Chermslde'. 1hls too ls stlll some tlme uwuy. ve cun exect to see
lots releused for sule ln Culoundru South when the 8ells Reuch lots huve ull been sold.




FIRE SEASON LOOKOUT

lt hus been reorted to 8eCA thut the locul klds huve bullt un uwesome 8M truck ln the forest ut the to of
the estute where the fre trucks ure behlnd Euntley Street. 8eCA hus heurd thut locul resldents huve no
roblems wlth thls us the klds ure well entertulned und uctlve out of school hours. Regretfully they ure leuvlng
lltter everywhere und recently they huve got urtlcles of ludles clothlng hunglng from the trees. Recently they
huve been burnlng them.

1he lntroductlon of fre lnto the scene, eseclully ut the beglnnlng of the fre seuson, chunges the nuture of thls
sltuutlon. 8eCA encouruges locul klds to get out und enjoy themselves und huve fun. Eowever wlth the
beglnnlng of the fre seuson, the lntroductlon of burnlng ltems ln u bush ureu close to 8ellvlstu homes could
huve dlre consequences for resldents.

1he lssue ls belng hunded on to Culoundru Pollce for thelr uttentlon.

AROUND THE ESTATE

vuterwuys uround the estute huve been cleured of overgrown weeds und lunts to ullow storm wuter
to get uwuy more euslly. vlth the storm seuson urouchlng, thls mulntenunce work ls most welcome.
8ellvlstu und 8ells reuch remuln well ubove the 'once ln u cc yeurs' food llne, unllke muny other ureus
here on the Sunshlne Coust.

Leslte belng one mun down (the teum leuder ls enjoylng hls unnuul leuve) the remulnlng two workers
of the SCRC 8ellvlstu Curdenlng Mulntenunce 1eum ure hurd ut lt keelng the estute looklng lts best. lf
you sot u gurdenlng or urks lssue uround the estute whlch muy requlre uttentlon, fnd the teum where
ever they muy be worklng und uss on uny lnformutlon.

Reorts ure thut sules ure golng ulong nlcely ln the 8ells Reuch develoment. lf you huven't wundered
over to the new develoment for u look recently lt ls worth u vlslt. 1he bulldlng uctlvlty hus to be seen to
be belleved. Lon't vlslt for u few weeks und when you go buck, there ure comlete new stuges oen und
bullders hurd ut work. 1he most recent stuge oenlng hus been to the north of develoment und bor
ders qulte closely to the uerodrome runwuy. 1hls husn't ueured to huve deterred urchusers us bulld
lng contlnues ut u frenetlc uce.

AIRPORT FORUM

8eCA reresentutlves uttended the Culoundru Aerodrome Communlty & Avlutlon lndustry lorum conducted
recently ut the Culoundru Councll Cmces.

Slnce the lust lorum meetlng, u Sunshlne Coust Alrort reresentutlve hus hud meetlngs wlth the Stute
Covernment regurdlng fundlng for the constructlon of u Sutelllte Eellcoter 1rulnlng luclllty. Eowever there
hus been no concrete outcome to these meetlngs ut thls stuge. A full reort from the meetlng ls uvulluble on
the 8eCA webslte under 'News und Lvents'.