Hi Everyone,

Welcome again to the race to the summer holidays and Christmas! We hope you’re all enjoying yourselves and wish you the very best for the holiday season.

BBEN has two very important announcements for all Beechmont businesses and community groups:

1. Listings for the 2012 Beechmont Business & Community Directory are now open.

This is the best local advertising your business or group will do all year, so act now to book your place in the 2012 booklet and online directory. Download the listing form here in Word so you can fill it in electronically and email it into BBEN. Or print it off and post it to BBEN.

Act soon – listings and payments are due before December 1 2011!

Email your completed form to Wendi Trulson: wendit@optusnet.com.au or mail it to BBEN 28 Bibaringa Close, Beechmont, 4211. Payments can be made by cash, cheque, direct deposit, or paypal at the Beechmont Community website: www.beechmont.org.au

2. BBEN Annual General Meeting

The BBEN AGM will be hosted on Friday December 9 at 5.30pm at the Hall on Graceleigh Foyer for a speedy meeting followed by informal networking and merry making.  Please bring a plate of locally grown/sourced finger food to share.

The role of BBEN President and Secretary are open and we are looking for fresh faces and new ideas and projects for 2012. Sally and Lis will continue with BBEN as project volunteers and they are looking forward to supporting the new committee members.

You must be a financial member to nominate for committee positions and to vote at the AGM. A membership form can be downloaded here and if you are listing your local business in the booklet and online directories, membership is now included.

All other AGM forms can be downloaded below. Contact BBEN Secretary Lisa Groom at lisa@parktours.com.au if you would like the forms emailed separately.

2011 BBEN AGM Agenda
2011 BBEN AGM Proxy Form
2011 BBEN AGM Committee nomination form

Thank you to all our BBEN supporters, volunteers and participants. It’s been another busy year coordinating the Beechmont Community Website, Beechmont directory,  Zest Fest and networking gatherings but we continue to believe in the power of local business and local living economy. Please consider nominating for a BBEN committee role in 2012. We minimise the administration so we can maximise projects and effectiveness in our community - and it’s lots of fun too.

See you at the AGM,
Sally, Lisa, Wendi and Emily (2011 BBEN team)