SANDRINGHAM FORESHORE ASSOCIATION (SFA) Founded January 2007

ABN 42947116512 A CHARITABLE NOT FOR PROFIT VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION

SFA PO Box 52 Sandringham 3191 E-mail: sandyforeshore@optusnet.com.au Website: http://sandringhamforeshore.tumblr.com/ Who is the Sandringham Foreshore Association? The Sandringham Foreshore Association is a charitable not-for-profit association. Membership is free. Our self-acclaimed role is to foster and promote good natural conservation principles to Bayside foreshore management. Our current focus is to assist public education by aligning ourselves with scientific experts in fields of conservation and natural environment, and to facilitate effective communication between community council and state governments and established environmental science publications and position statements. The role of SFA is to care for and help protect our local beaches and cliffs, but also to educate, raise awareness and preserve our local archaeological, geological, cultural, indigenous and heritage sites such as the Beaumaris Bay fossil site. If you are interested in joining our free membership, to receive notices and our Quarterly Newsletters Please respond via our website http://sandringhamforeshore.tumblr.com/MembershipForm

Objectives and Aims: 1. to sustain our Sandringham foreshore & neighbouring beaches 2. to preserve its natural beauty and aesthetic value 3. to prevent sand and cliff erosion 4. to maintain healthy clean beaches and cliffs 5. to conserve natural wildlife e.g. marine life, native flora and fauna 6. to ensure a sense of place 7. to ensure archaeological and cultural sites are protected 8. to conserve cultural values .......for all ages and future generations to enjoy. The Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock and Beaumaris beaches are one of the primary reasons that draw Bayside residents to choose to live in this area and for residents outside of Bayside to visit. The aim of the SFA is to continually consult and communicate transparently with its members, the community, and all stakeholders concerned such as Bayside City Council, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Parks Victoria and the Victorian Coastal Council. Non-profit clause: The assets and income of the organisation shall be applied solely in furtherance of its above-mentioned objects and no portion shall be distributed directly or indirectly to the members of the organisation except as bona fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the organisation. Acknowledgement of Country and Indigenous Australians The Sandringham Foreshore Association respectfully acknowledges

the original custodians of the Bayside foreshore the Boon wurrung people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land and we pay respect to the Elders both past and present and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people present today. We respect the Boon wurrung people for their rich culture, deep affinity with the land and spiritual connection to it. Committee and founding members of SFA:

x Dr Vicki Karalis President; Medical practitioner (GP); Expert health advisor to the Federal Government; Associate Professor, Department Nutrition La Trobe University

x Alison Horton Vice President; Perfusionist x Adrienne Smith - Public officer/secretary; IT consultant x Craig Francis - Treasurer; Bachelor Business Studies

(Accounting), IT Manager, former school teacher x Paul Hede - Committee member; Architect x Helen Gibson Committee member; consultant geologist x Ike Solomon - Committee member; engineer x Salva Crusca - Assistant secretary; Mental health clinician

The SFA was founded in January 2007. To date, the SFA regularly communicates with its working party of over 800 members electronically, and also by way of letters, flyers and phone calls. The SFA believe it is vitally important to continually communicate and liaise transparently with the community on all levels. We believe there is local knowledge of the foreshore with long-term residents and regular users of the beach. Dissolution Clause / Winding up of SFA Membership of SFA is free an application form can be downloaded from the website. To date, the SFA have not received any money from its members or received any income. Should it receive any community grants for projects, and the Association is required to wind up, any funds will

be reimbursed to the grantor or provided to another registered tax exempt non-profit organisation if it wishes to pursue the project for which the grant was received. In the event of the organisation being dissolved, the amount that remains after such dissolution and the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be transferred to another organisation with similar purposes and which has rules prohibiting the distribution of its assets and income to its members. Artistic and cultural appreciation of Sandringham foreshore Sandringham foreshore and its neighbouring beaches are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful coastlines in Victoria with its sweeping shore line meeting sandstone cliffs and native vegetation. This area has been treasured for its natural beauty over the years by artists, residents, visitors and tourists, and has become particularly well known through the work of the famous Australian artists. The Bayside coastline is noted for its outstanding beauty and has been painted by many famous artists, with many paintings on display. Some of these works were exhibited in 2007 titled Australian Impressionism at the Ian Potter Gallery in Federation

Square-part of the National Gallery of Victoria. The show was an enormously successful collection of some of Australia's best loved pictures from the 1880s to early twentieth century. The collection included masterworks by noted artist Charles Conder, including "Sandringham" painted in 1890 and held by the National Gallery of Art, Canberra, and "Rickett's Point", also painted in 1890, held by the National Gallery of Victoria. Other paintings by Tom Roberts of the time touched on similar bay-side scenes.