Thursday, August 1, 2013
Safe Plate Event - Park Ridge Shopping Centre
VIPs are doing a free safe plate event at the Park Ridge Shopping Centre on 22 August from 10am-12md
Turning the screws on crime
Turning the screws on crime
Stolen registration plates are used to disguise a vehicle in order to commit crimes and are also used on unregistered vehicles to make it appear as if the vehicle is registered. Regularly check your vehicle to see that both plates are still in place. If they have been stolen, report the theft promptly to local police.Having your number plates stolen not only costs you money but there is also the inconvenience of having to arrange to have the plates replaced.
Why not consider having one-way screws fitted to your vehicle in order to make it more secure and difficult for your number plates to be removed by thieves. Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility and by taking advantage of this free service you can help police ‘turn the screws on crime’.
HAVE YOUR VEHICLE FITTED WITH FREE ONE WAY SCREWS BY OUR VOLUNTEERS
When: Thursday, 8th August 2013
Time: Between 9.00am and 11.30am
Where: Grand Plaza Shopping Centre, Browns Plains
Purple Car-Park (near Coles)
For further inquiries regarding one way screws, please contact the Logan District Crime Prevention Unit on 3826 1800. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.
Monday, July 22, 2013
JULY MEETING 2013
Next Meeting
at
Crestmead Police Station
Monday July 29th 6.30pm
Monday July 29th 6.30pm
Following meeting
Monday August 26th 6.30pm PCYC
Speaker from Logan City Safe
PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday August 9th 6.00pm
Friday August 9th 6.00pm
DEAF LIGHT DISCO 26TH July
6-8.30pm Prep to Year 12
WEAR NEON COLOURS
6-8.30pm Prep to Year 12
WEAR NEON COLOURS
PCYC/COMMUNITY CENTRE NEWS
GROW—meetings for those affected by anxiety and depression
contact 3805 1423 or Sue 0413 920 633
GROW—meetings for those affected by anxiety and depression
contact 3805 1423 or Sue 0413 920 633
HANDMADE MARKETS—NEXT EVENT Saturday 20th July
9am to 1pm contact 3805 1423 for details
2013 July NEWSLETTER
Message from The Area Coordinator
What an extremely informative and well received event we held in June. In place of the normal NHW meeting we invited a speaker from the Beyond Blue charity who gave his own account as an ambassador for the group after having sought help from them many years earlier. Paul Walshe is an ex police detective from Melbourne and we were very grateful that he made the journey to the warmer climes of sunny Qld to provide information and advice. If you need to talk on line you can chat to a professional direct between 4pm and 10pm each evening or log onto beyondblue.org.au call 1300 224 636 (24 hours) or check their facebook page. Mens health is a big subject and you may see
the adverts on the tv or online at the moment worth a look at!
As you may have seen in the media it is now possible to obtain crime statistics from www.police.qld.gov.au site. The crime map is available on line and you can key in the details of what type of crime, what area and what dates. It will not give individual addresses so your privacy is confirmed. It does not specify streets so the concerns many people have that it will affect insurance and property prices is not indicated. Just think of how many properties do not have insurance of any kind! This is an important tool for all residents to use and if you key in the NHW area the Crestmead
one is actually Berrinba Estate - that was the first NHW area formed after Crestmead police station started up, so does not apply.
Instead you need to key in Crestmead as the suburb. The original NHW group for Crestmead only took in part of the suburb and was named Browns Plains 17 - that area was then enlarged to cover the whole of the suburb and is now the largest NHW group in Queensland covering over 4750 premises.
This is why we are unable to deliver a newsletter to every single home I am afraid - we just do not have the resources or bodies able to deliver that many newsletters. However the newsletter will always appear on the website and you will be able to pick up a copy at many business premises - we are trying to encourage many local shops and offices to carry copies to inform people that we do exist. If you have any comments regarding this please contact me on the email address shown overleaf.
Finally I am very pleased to say that we have now been successful in obtaining a grant to purchase our own printer which will be much easier to provide information when necessary - up to now we have had to use the services of our local councillors, state and federal members of parliament and I wish to record our thanks for the help and support given to us in the past.
Another item that can be accessed from computers is the NHW Qld blog. Go to www.nhwq.org and you can see comments on the blog and find up to date information on crimes. It is hoped that Logan will soon be added to the blog locations.
There is also a facebook page for this area - Logan Crime Watch and although not a government organisation it gives real time information regarding crimes in the area. This can vary between car accidents, thefts, hooning and domestic violence situations to warnings about dog thefts (a very big thing at the moment for ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING) and stolen cars, missing people etc. It is worth a look and may answer some questions -such as why is the police helicopter hovering over the suburb at a particular time etc. All of these tools are being added so that it empowers people to obtain more information. HOWEVER DON’T FORGET THAT WE ALL CAN BE THE BEST HELP FOR THE POLICE AND AUTHORITIES SO I URGE YOU ALL TO DO YOUR PART. If you see something amiss (alfoil in windows, a lot of activity at particular premises, people with different vehicles at regular times - this can all be indicative of drug activities, stolen vehicles and stolen rego plates) don’t forget to ring Crimestoppers 1800 333 000 or POLICELINK 131 444.
Please see overleaf regarding new driving penalties and I look forward to seeing you at one of our next meetings, take care
Geoff
NEW QLD ROAD RULES & PENALTIES
Driving with person or animal on lap $256 + 0 points
Reversing for longer than necessary $44 + 0 points
Following another vehicle too closely $256 + 1 points
Driving without a clear view in all directions $256 + 0 pt
Playing loud music $352 + 2 points
Using mobile phone including use by cyclists—$330 + 3 points
Making a U turn across a single or double continuous line $198 + 3 points
Making a U turn at an intersection controlled by lights (unless permitted by signage) $88 + o points
Parking/stopping within 10 metres of an intersection without a traffic light $44 + 0 points
Driving in right hand lane of a multi lane road with an 80km/h or higher limit $66 + 2 points
Entering an intersection when the road beyond is blocked $44 + 0 points
Leaving vehicle without handbrake left on $44+0 points
Tooting the horn (unless as a warning) $66 + 0 points
More information next newsletter
What an extremely informative and well received event we held in June. In place of the normal NHW meeting we invited a speaker from the Beyond Blue charity who gave his own account as an ambassador for the group after having sought help from them many years earlier. Paul Walshe is an ex police detective from Melbourne and we were very grateful that he made the journey to the warmer climes of sunny Qld to provide information and advice. If you need to talk on line you can chat to a professional direct between 4pm and 10pm each evening or log onto beyondblue.org.au call 1300 224 636 (24 hours) or check their facebook page. Mens health is a big subject and you may see
the adverts on the tv or online at the moment worth a look at!
As you may have seen in the media it is now possible to obtain crime statistics from www.police.qld.gov.au site. The crime map is available on line and you can key in the details of what type of crime, what area and what dates. It will not give individual addresses so your privacy is confirmed. It does not specify streets so the concerns many people have that it will affect insurance and property prices is not indicated. Just think of how many properties do not have insurance of any kind! This is an important tool for all residents to use and if you key in the NHW area the Crestmead
one is actually Berrinba Estate - that was the first NHW area formed after Crestmead police station started up, so does not apply.
Instead you need to key in Crestmead as the suburb. The original NHW group for Crestmead only took in part of the suburb and was named Browns Plains 17 - that area was then enlarged to cover the whole of the suburb and is now the largest NHW group in Queensland covering over 4750 premises.
This is why we are unable to deliver a newsletter to every single home I am afraid - we just do not have the resources or bodies able to deliver that many newsletters. However the newsletter will always appear on the website and you will be able to pick up a copy at many business premises - we are trying to encourage many local shops and offices to carry copies to inform people that we do exist. If you have any comments regarding this please contact me on the email address shown overleaf.
Finally I am very pleased to say that we have now been successful in obtaining a grant to purchase our own printer which will be much easier to provide information when necessary - up to now we have had to use the services of our local councillors, state and federal members of parliament and I wish to record our thanks for the help and support given to us in the past.
Another item that can be accessed from computers is the NHW Qld blog. Go to www.nhwq.org and you can see comments on the blog and find up to date information on crimes. It is hoped that Logan will soon be added to the blog locations.
There is also a facebook page for this area - Logan Crime Watch and although not a government organisation it gives real time information regarding crimes in the area. This can vary between car accidents, thefts, hooning and domestic violence situations to warnings about dog thefts (a very big thing at the moment for ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING) and stolen cars, missing people etc. It is worth a look and may answer some questions -such as why is the police helicopter hovering over the suburb at a particular time etc. All of these tools are being added so that it empowers people to obtain more information. HOWEVER DON’T FORGET THAT WE ALL CAN BE THE BEST HELP FOR THE POLICE AND AUTHORITIES SO I URGE YOU ALL TO DO YOUR PART. If you see something amiss (alfoil in windows, a lot of activity at particular premises, people with different vehicles at regular times - this can all be indicative of drug activities, stolen vehicles and stolen rego plates) don’t forget to ring Crimestoppers 1800 333 000 or POLICELINK 131 444.
Please see overleaf regarding new driving penalties and I look forward to seeing you at one of our next meetings, take care
Geoff
NEW QLD ROAD RULES & PENALTIES
Driving with person or animal on lap $256 + 0 points
Reversing for longer than necessary $44 + 0 points
Following another vehicle too closely $256 + 1 points
Driving without a clear view in all directions $256 + 0 pt
Playing loud music $352 + 2 points
Using mobile phone including use by cyclists—$330 + 3 points
Making a U turn across a single or double continuous line $198 + 3 points
Making a U turn at an intersection controlled by lights (unless permitted by signage) $88 + o points
Parking/stopping within 10 metres of an intersection without a traffic light $44 + 0 points
Driving in right hand lane of a multi lane road with an 80km/h or higher limit $66 + 2 points
Entering an intersection when the road beyond is blocked $44 + 0 points
Leaving vehicle without handbrake left on $44+0 points
Tooting the horn (unless as a warning) $66 + 0 points
More information next newsletter
Friday, June 21, 2013
JUNE MEETING 2013
Next Meeting at Crestmead PCYC
Monday June 24th 6.30pm
Speaker Paul Walshe
BEYOND BLUE
Monday June 24th 6.30pm
Speaker Paul Walshe
BEYOND BLUE
Following meeting at Crestmead
Police Station
Monday July 29th 6.30pm
Police Station
Monday July 29th 6.30pm
PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday July 12th 6.00pm
FREE DISCO!!!!
DEAF LIGHT DISCO 26TH July
6-8.30pm Prep to Year 12
WEAR NEON COLOURS
Friday July 12th 6.00pm
FREE DISCO!!!!
DEAF LIGHT DISCO 26TH July
6-8.30pm Prep to Year 12
WEAR NEON COLOURS
2013 June NEWSLETTER
Message from The Area Coordinator
A very interesting talk last month from Brad at Logan Funerals. He had some tips for making the inevitable less stressful for your family if only you would talk things over with them e.g. what type of service you want - burial or cremation, songs or hymms and even what to put in your casket. His greatest warning was not to fall for the funeral insurance schemes which are advertised intensively on TV at the moment. You could start off paying a few dollars a month and end up paying tens of thousands of dollars for a funeral which may cost less than $2000. Funeral bonds or prepaid plans are available and Logan Funerals are happy to invite you to call at their refurbished premises and visit the chapel of rest and discuss any concerns with them. We arrange these sorts of talks to inform the community and our next meeting will be entirely put over to the very important subject of depression and anxiety. Our speaker is from beyond blue and I invite all of you who are affected or know of someone who may feel that there is nowhere to turn to come along and find that there is someone willing to listen and to help. There will be leaflets and information available and we will provide refreshments so come along and discover that help is available.
The following meeting in July will be held at Crestmead Police Station & we have invited Superintendant Noel Powers to attend you may remember him from the unrest in Douglas Street some time ago, joining the front line with his colleagues and showing the face of reason. We also hope to provide future speakers from Child Safety and Logan City Safe. What do you want from your local community group who are willing to take on board constructive & useful suggestions to make our suburb and city a more friendly & safe place to live and work?
By the time you have received this newsletter I will have had the opportunity to attend a regional discussion regarding the way forward for NHW. Social media of course is one way of keeping in contact with the community our facebook page and website are available for information.
However is the delivery of newsletters the way to continue? This group covers the whole suburb of Crestmead with over 4750 residences and 11000 population. It has one of the youngest and most culturally varied populations and we try to reach out to all of you with information. We need to engage more with the younger members of society so do you have any ideas how to develop our reach?
I look forward to seeing you at one of our next meetings, take care Geoff
Beyond Blue is working to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience. It can affect all ages, genders and lifestyles. Help is available for those with chronic illnesses, work, alcohol and drug related, grief, pregnancy and post natal depression, Gay and Lesbian, children & young people, Aboriginal & multicultural people, injury & suicide prevention. The service is completely confidential, you can talk to a trained health professional and last year over 70000 people contacted beyond blue for help. Call 1300 224 636 (available 24 hours), go onto their web site or facebook page and can even chat on line live if you do not want to speak to someone over the phone (4pm to 10pm 7 nights a week).
CONGRATULATIONS
Great news that Crestmead Police station won the inaugural Rotary Logan Police station of the year awards presented recently at Parliament House. Many congrats to Snr Sgt Rob Mulhern and his colleagues who are doing such a great job for our community. Welcome to all the new recruits and thanks for helping to keep our homes and streets safe and secure for everyone.
A very interesting talk last month from Brad at Logan Funerals. He had some tips for making the inevitable less stressful for your family if only you would talk things over with them e.g. what type of service you want - burial or cremation, songs or hymms and even what to put in your casket. His greatest warning was not to fall for the funeral insurance schemes which are advertised intensively on TV at the moment. You could start off paying a few dollars a month and end up paying tens of thousands of dollars for a funeral which may cost less than $2000. Funeral bonds or prepaid plans are available and Logan Funerals are happy to invite you to call at their refurbished premises and visit the chapel of rest and discuss any concerns with them. We arrange these sorts of talks to inform the community and our next meeting will be entirely put over to the very important subject of depression and anxiety. Our speaker is from beyond blue and I invite all of you who are affected or know of someone who may feel that there is nowhere to turn to come along and find that there is someone willing to listen and to help. There will be leaflets and information available and we will provide refreshments so come along and discover that help is available.
The following meeting in July will be held at Crestmead Police Station & we have invited Superintendant Noel Powers to attend you may remember him from the unrest in Douglas Street some time ago, joining the front line with his colleagues and showing the face of reason. We also hope to provide future speakers from Child Safety and Logan City Safe. What do you want from your local community group who are willing to take on board constructive & useful suggestions to make our suburb and city a more friendly & safe place to live and work?
By the time you have received this newsletter I will have had the opportunity to attend a regional discussion regarding the way forward for NHW. Social media of course is one way of keeping in contact with the community our facebook page and website are available for information.
However is the delivery of newsletters the way to continue? This group covers the whole suburb of Crestmead with over 4750 residences and 11000 population. It has one of the youngest and most culturally varied populations and we try to reach out to all of you with information. We need to engage more with the younger members of society so do you have any ideas how to develop our reach?
I look forward to seeing you at one of our next meetings, take care Geoff
Beyond Blue is working to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience. It can affect all ages, genders and lifestyles. Help is available for those with chronic illnesses, work, alcohol and drug related, grief, pregnancy and post natal depression, Gay and Lesbian, children & young people, Aboriginal & multicultural people, injury & suicide prevention. The service is completely confidential, you can talk to a trained health professional and last year over 70000 people contacted beyond blue for help. Call 1300 224 636 (available 24 hours), go onto their web site or facebook page and can even chat on line live if you do not want to speak to someone over the phone (4pm to 10pm 7 nights a week).
CONGRATULATIONS
Great news that Crestmead Police station won the inaugural Rotary Logan Police station of the year awards presented recently at Parliament House. Many congrats to Snr Sgt Rob Mulhern and his colleagues who are doing such a great job for our community. Welcome to all the new recruits and thanks for helping to keep our homes and streets safe and secure for everyone.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
JUNE EVENT 2013
Crestmead Neighbourhood Watch
PROUDLY INTRODUCES
Paul Walshe
from Beyond Blue
To present a talk on
Depression and Anxiety
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Monday 24th June at 6:30pm
Crestmead PCYC
Gimlet St. Crestmead
Free Admission
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