Message from The Area Coordinator
Thanks to all who attended our Neighbour Day event including the stall holders from Logan Village Rural Fire Brigade running the Little Squirt ride & information about fire safety & changing your smoke alarm batteries, PCYC, Logan City Council, Crimestoppers, Hasina’s face painting, Coffee with James & the Rainbow Connection Choir. Great attendance & I am sure that all the raffle & prize winners from the races & games had a good time. Let’s look to making it a bigger & better event next year, but in the mean-time we are planning to hold a Christmas in July event so will keep you updated with details in the next couple of newsletters. Thanks to Clr Phil Pidgeon for attending & we hope he will soon be able to announce the name for the bandstand lots of entries were handed in on the day. Also a big thanks to our NHW volunteers who did a sterling job with the free sausage sizzle & giving away all the lollies and goodies. It was good to see the guys from the Crestmead Men’s shed on the day which hopefully will be up & running in 2016. Please contact Ron 0437 798 232 for information.
Our next attendance will be at CAOS Crestmead Annual Outdoor Spectacular on Saturday 18th April so please come along & grab some of the information & freebies on the day. PCYC have such a great variety of activities so this will be a good opportunity to see what is on offer 10am –2pm. Then we are having our annual book sale at Logan West Library on Saturday May 2nd & hopefully some of you will come along & support another of our fundraising efforts.
We had a great meeting at the Logan City Council offices in March where we were given a viewing of the camera monitoring room. It is really good to see the great way these cameras are being used to provide safety and security for our city. Thanks to Logan Council for the invitation.
Remember we are selling ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS again this year for $65 so please contact crestmeadnhw@hotmail.com if you would like to purchase a copy or phone Wendy 0410 504 640 they are available in book or phone app form.
Good news that our neighbouring suburb Marsden has reformed the NHW group and we wish them lots of success. I hope you find the myth busters information useful we will include them as & when we can, and I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming meetings or events. Take care Geoff
Annual WAVSS Candlelighting ceremony 6th May 5pm - 6pm at Logan Saints Rugby Park, 200 Queens Road Slacks Creek (plenty of parking available). Come along to show remembrance of people who have been lost to Domestic Violence . To confirm attendance phone 3808 5566 or reception@wavss.org
Greenbank Rotary High Tea
The recently formed Greenbank Rotary group (satellite of the Rotary Club of Logan) are holding a fundraising High Tea at Greenbank RSL on Sunday May 17th 1.30pm for 2pm. There will be prizes for finest & funniest headwear, raffles, lucky door prize plus hand made jewellery for sale. Funds raised will be divided between Logan Special Olympics helping out the locals who do our city so proud with any of their endeavours, & also Destiny Rescue which Rotary are very supportive of in trying to end child exploitation. For more information please contact Lynn Mathers 0408 233 821 & RSVP can be made to greenbankrotary@gmail.com by May 12th with the names of attendees. There will be hot & cold food with tea & coffee plus a cash bar will be available. Cost is $30 per person & will be in the Medallions Room.
Myth-Busters
Do you think that it is no offence to travel at 80km/h in a 100km /h zone with a string of cars lined up behind you? This is INCORRECT as you can be charged with failing to show due care & consideration. If you are travelling at 80km/h in a 100km/h zone you must pull over (when it is safe to do so) & allow cars to pass. So when should you pull over? Generally common sense prevails if you see 4 or 5 cars behind you that is the time to consider pulling over to allow cars to pass safely. When you think about it if everyone travelled at exactly 100km/h there would be no need for overtaking at all.
This information was from the Bundaberg Road Policing Unit you can find more myths “Busted” on their web link www.mypolice.qld.gov.au/Bundaberg including: merging, roundabouts, smoking in cars with kids, following too close, trailer shackles, just over the limit, railway crossings, unrestrained loads, expired registration stickers, cyclists & pedestrian crossings, power of a stop sign, lane filtering, number plates.
RETIREMENT LIVING OPTIONS
There are free community legal information sessions provided by The Park & Village Information Link
Session 1: Retirement living options know the facts 9.15am - 10am
Session 2: Living in a retirement village 10.15am - 11am Session 3 Living in a manufactured home park 11.15am –noon. The Seniors Legal and Support Service will present session 4 Top tips for avoiding financial exploitation 12.15am to 1pm
To be held at Logan Hyperdome Library, Bryants Road Wednesday 22nd April
Logan Central Library 26 Wilbur Street Wednesday June 16th
Logan West Library Grand Plaza Drive Wednesday June 24th
More information please contact Caxton Legal Centre 3214 6333 email: caxton@caxton.org.au or visit www.caxton.org.au
