APRIL MEETING 2013

Next Meetings at Crestmead PCYC
Monday April 29th 6.30pm
Speaker from Logan Funerals 
Monday May 27th 6.30pm

 

PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday May 10th 6.00pm

Grey Light Disco

Friday 26th April

NEWSLETTER April 2013

Message from The Area Coordinator
Thanks a plenty this month from a wide variety of people. First of all to Andrew Jones who gave information at our last meeting regarding CRIMESTOPPERS. For those of you interested in joining this organisation as a volunteer you can contact Andrew (who is the chairman for the Logan/Beaudesert Area group) on his mobile 0400 339 234. We also had Peter Keech from PCYC who gave some very interesting insights into BRAKING THE CYCLE. This is a scheme to help young people overcome the barriers to attain their drivers licence through the support of the community. A mentor will act as a supervisor to enable the learner to complete the 100 mandatory log book hours required to achieve their licence. Since this scheme relies on the sponsorship, community support and in kind donations of goods and services to meet day to day operational costs any assistance will be much appreciated. (All donations over $2 are tax deductable and a great way to support your local community). More information can be obtained through the Logan City PCYC email BTCLogan@pcyc.org.au or phone 3442 1700.

I would also like to thank all those who supported us at the recent community benefit book sale which assisted our fundraising efforts for future events. Also those who have bought chocolates for the same reason now after Easter we had better give the choccies a rest!

Don’t forget we are selling Entertainment Books again this year so for $65 you have access to over $15000 worth of savings. A great buy which will be returned many times over just a couple of meals or entries to sports or entertainment venues and you have got back your initial outlay.

Please also take note of the Red Cross Fundraiser at Crestmead Community Centre on April 27th. A very good value afternoon out for the cost of $8 & you will be supporting such a good cause.

Now for the message this month and unfortunately once again property crime seems to be an awful statistic. You can prevent the heartache caused by stealing from vehicles or breaking into homes just by being a little more careful. If you live on acreage don’t forget to lock your front gates this will prevent easy access to your property by sneak thieves they will not want to carry their ill gotten gains down driveways! Cars and doors should always be locked even if the car is parked on your property and you are indoors. It is such an easy thing for thieves to sneak in whilst you are having a lie down, watching TV or out in the garden. MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR THE CRIMINAL - THEY WILL CERTAINLY MAKE YOURS TIRESOME IF YOU HAVE TO GO ROUND CHANGING LOCKS, CLAIMING INSURANCES (or worst still not be insured) and REPLACING ITEMS OF VALUE. Don’t forget sentimental items cannot be replaced items which are easily transported will be taken so ensure that you have your goods marked with microdots or engraved contact the Volunteers in Policing at Crestmead Police Station for more information.

Also safe plate screws are available to prevent your rego plates being stolen another expensive issue when it happens to you and you can get them fitted for FREE!!!

Finally just a reminder that our next meeting will have a speaker from Logan Funerals it is one of the inevitable things in life so don’t bury your head and think you don’t need to know what happens when someone in the family passes away (or you can plan what to do for your own demise). Better be
prepared for these things and we hope to have more informative speakers during the coming few months.

In the meantime, take care Geoff



VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING (VIP’s)
JP services provided at Crestmead Police Station available on Wednesday and Friday mornings and safe plate screws can be attached to your number plates on these days. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings there are VIP’s available for assistance safety audits and general crime prevention advice.
Phone 3803 9555 for more information.
 
Vehicle security
In Queensland, the majority of stolen vehicles are used for joy riding, transport or for use in another crime. The remainder are stolen by professional car thieves for monetary gain, and are either given a new identity and resold, or stripped down and sold as separate parts. The following tips will help reduce the risk of vehicle theft: If you have off street parking, use it. If possible, park behind locked gates or in a locked garage. Parking on the street greatly increases the risk of theft. Remove temptation - always lock doors and close windows when your vehicle is unattended.
If you must leave valuables in your motor vehicle keep them out of sight.
For maximum protection, an engine immobiliser that meets Australian Standard 4601:1999 provides the most effective deterrent to opportunistic vehicle theft.
However, it offers no protection if a thief has easy access to your car keys, so keep keys out of sight and not left in accessible places.

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF CONCERT
APRIL 27TH CRESTMEAD
COMMUNITY CENTRE
12.30pm—6.30pm
COST $8 PER PERSON -UNDER 12 FREE
Light refreshments available, raffle and face painting by Cintahs Creations
All enquiries 0466 900 697

Property security
Property that is most at risk of being stolen is
desirable, usually small, has a good re-sale
value and is able to be off loaded and sold
quickly. Typically, this includes computers,
cameras, multi-media devices, mobile phones,
satellite navigation devices and power tools.
Marking your property makes ownership clear
and deters theft as marked property is more
difficult for the thief to offload.

MARCH MEETING 2013

Next Meetings at Crestmead PCYC
Monday March 25th 6.30pm
speaker from Crimestoppers

Monday April 29th 6.30pm

PCYC DEAF LIGHT DISCO
March 22nd 6.00pm to 8.30pm

PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday March 12th 6.00pm
(Easter Theme)

Grey Light Disco
Friday 26th April

NEWSLETTER March 2013

Message from The Area Coordinator
Roll on winter for some dry weather I am sure many of you are saying let us hope that most of the rain has now finished and we have a dry and pleasant Easter. With the school holidays approaching comes the timely reminders of safety whilst driving on holidays (and at all times of course) and knowing what your children are up to for the school break. School Watch is an important number to remember when you are out and about remember that it is your taxes that have to pay for repairs and replacements of school equipment and buildings when they are damaged by criminals. PHONE 13 17 88
Driving statistics at this stage of the year are very poor reading I am afraid that the message just does not seem to be getting through. Last year 23 people who died on Queensland roads were not wearing seat belts. As a driver you are responsible for yourself and passengers wearing seat belts. If you are found to have an unrestrained passenger (regardless of age) you will be fined $330 and 3 demerit points for each passenger not wearing a seat belt. Unrestrained passengers over age 16 will be fined $330 and 3 demerit points each.
WEARING A SEAT BELT IMPROVES YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING A SERIOUS CRASH BY UP TO 50%. DO YOU THINK NOT WEARING ONE IS WORTH THE RISK?
One of the current scams still going the rounds is that people posing as Australian Federal Police are trying to scare you into handing over money for control of your computer. Do not fall for any unsolicited messages from banks and financial institutions—all they want is control of your money and your reputation. For more up to date information on scams www.scamwatch.gov.au or you can access by twitter.


Please come along to our book sale on March 23rd so that we can raise some much needed funds for helping out our community. It is an ideal time to meet your local NHW friends and find out more about our group, or just to pick up a bargain of ex library books and enjoy a sausage and drink at the same time.
We are taking orders for Entertainment Guides again this year which are a great money saver as all those who have bought them previously will testify. Please contact Geoff 0431 478 343 or Wendy 0410 504 640 or send an email to crestmeadnhw@hotmail.com
We will be having an information stall at the Crest-mead Annual Outdoor Spectacular once again this year and look forward to meeting up with many of you there. We will have information and giveaways so stop off and have a chat on the day.
Our speaker at the March meeting will be from Crimestoppers and I warmly invite you to come along and find out about this great organisation in which you can anonymously report crime. For more infor-mation about volunteering with Crimestoppers contact local chairman Andrew Jones 0400 339 234 and to report suspicious activity phone 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au
Take it steady on the roads and I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events Geoff
 

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF CONCERT
APRIL 27TH CRESTMEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 12.30pm - 6.30pm
COST $8 PER PERSON -UNDER 12 FREE
Light refreshments available, raffle and face painting by Cintahs Creations
All enquiries 0466 900 697

COMMUNITY BENEFIT BOOKSALE

LOGAN WEST LIBRARY GRAND PLAZA DRIVE
all proceeds to NHW Saturday March 23rd 9am to 2pm,
books, cd’s, magazines for sale at $2 or less.
Also holding a sausage sizzle and drinks will be available.
You can have safe plate screws attached to your registration plates whilst you are there.

VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING (VIP’s)
J P services provided at Crestmead Po-lice Station available on Wednesday and Friday mornings and safe plate screws can be attached to your number plates on these days. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings there are VIP’s available for assistance—safety audits and general crime prevention advice. Phone 3803 9555 for more information.

DEAF LIGHT DISCO on 22nd March
To be held at Crestmead Community Centre 6pm to 8.30pm for school ages Prep to Year 12. $4 for PCYC members and $5 for non members. Food and drinks available for sale and parents and guardians are welcome to stay and catch up in the Community Cafe at the centre.

DONNA’S PHOTOGRAPHY
March 24th Donna will be doing a photo shoot offering family and couple portraits, promo and advertising photography. Cost is $50 with $25 going to raise funds for Epilepsy Queensland. Bookings available for corporate & event photography. For more information go to www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au or www.donnas-photography.net

FEBRUARY MEETING 2013

February POSTPONED Due to Weather

Next Meetings

at

Crestmead PCYC

March 25th 6:30PM 

speaker from Crimestoppers

PCYC GREY LIGHT DISCO
Friday February 22nd

Crestmead Community Centre
FREE ENTRY—LIVE MUSIC

PCYC DEAF LIGHT DISCO
March 22nd 6.00pm to 8.30pm

PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday March 8th 6.00pm

NEWSLETTER February 2013

Message from The Area Coordinator

What a strange few weeks we had weatherwise. I hope that you escaped unscathed and how wonderful to see the community support for those people affected in Logan Reserve. No doubt Logan Council will be arranging collections of donated goods so if you are having a spring (summer) clean perhaps you could look out some items that will be of help to those less fortunate than yourselves.
How timely the article last month about volun-teering and I hope that you were able to contact some of the groups mentioned.
Also don't forget to see if those less able people in your street/vicinity are coping ok. With the power out in Crestmead (and many other suburbs) for 2 days there will be some who lost their fridge/freezer contents. How about doing an extra bit of shopping to help them out? With the wet and windy weather there are many trees that will be unsafe and the sodden ground will make them quite precarious so be careful and take appropriate measures. Help out someone who is aged/infirm to clear up their yard etc. We don't have to wait until Neighbour Day in March to show up!! Don’t forget to try and help our local businesses who also suffered with the power outage - Julie Street shops were affected too so perhaps you could give them your support.
Those that can help out with donations please think about some of your own items or perhaps you could buy new clothes for those flood af-fected. You can't really do hand me downs (or ups) with these, (and it's not just undies). Go to Undies for Bundy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Undies-for-Bundy/357924177657037?ref=ts&fref=ts



Lots of things on the agenda for this year & we will be holding another Community Benefit booksale at the Logan West library on Grand Plaza Drive on Saturday March 23rd between 9am & 2pm. All books, magazines & CD’s will be $2 or less & we are also having a sausage sizzle & raffle & can affix safe plate screws to your vehicle registration plates so come along and grab a bargain (and a snag).
We will be selling Entertainment Guides again this year and still for the very low price of $65. Funds raised to go to NHW for community events, so please think of purchasing from our group. A couple of meals (or night in a hotel) and you have more than made up for the initial outlay.
This months meeting WILL go ahead - we had to cancel the January meeting due to the weather so hope that you can come along and be part of the community - we would like to hear your views and suggestions for the group. Take care Geoff
The Queensland Government has announced a state-wide amnesty from prosecution for the surrender and registration of weapons and unregistered firearms during the amnesty pe-riod.
You can surrender unregistered firearms to your local firearms dealer or police station without prosecution for its possession. Personal details or reasons for the possession may not be required.
If you hold a Weapons Act licence for the relevant category you can apply to register a firearm at your shooting club, firearms dealer, armourer or local police station without prosecution for its possession.
For more information, call the Firearms Amnesty Information Line during business hours on 1300 833 548 or e-mail: firearmsamnesty@police.qld.gov.au


BITS AND PIECES FROM OTHER GROUPS
PCYC is holding the next Grey Light Disco on Friday February 22nd with free entry and live music!!
Crestmead Annual Outdoor Spectacular - CAOS will be held this year on April 13th with a later start time 2pm to 10pm. More news next edition but contact the PCYC for more info in the meantime.
Foundations and Drumbeat - two new programs will be running in local schools by the PCYC youth team. Foundations is a young women’s life skills program which will pilot at St Francis. Drumbeat is an interactive communications program but the venue is yet to be announced.
Grow - an organisation for helping those suffering or recovering from Depression, Anxiety or similarly associated mental health problems now has a group meeting every Tuesday morning 11am - 1pm held at Crestmead Community Centre. The group is open to men and women and has been in existence well over 20 years and is similar to AA programmes. Please contact the Community Centre for further information or Sue on 0413 920 633.
Donna’s Photography is holding a photo shoot on Sunday March 24th. Cost of $150 for unlimited hours of photography for FAMILY and COUPLE portraits, Promotional and Advertising photography. Half of fee will raise funds for Epilepsy Queensland.
(Can be done at workplace or home if required)
www.donnas-photography.net or ph:0466 900 697


Advance news!!!!!
PCYC are holding their first ever DEAF LIGHT DISCO on 22nd March
To be held at Crestmead Community Centre 6pm to 8.30pm for school ages Prep to Year 12. $4 for PCYC members and $5 for non members. Food and drinks available for sale and parents and guardians are welcome to stay and catch up in the Community Cafe at the centre



LOGAN POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012-2013
Remember that there is still time to vote for these awards. Logan Rotary have organised the awards and they are sponsored by Grand Plaza and Colonial First State. Voting boxes can be found at Commonwealth Bank branches, Motorama & the Albert & Logan News amongst others, and close on 28th Feb.
Nominations can be lodged on line at www.loganrotary.org.au or you can enter on one of the forms in the local Quest paper or at one of the local businesses who have a voting box and forms. The nominations are for:

• Police Officer of the year

• Police Staff member of the year (civilian employees)

• Logan District Police Station of the year (include which section if applicable)

Crestmead PCYC have recently commenced school age care at Waterford West State School, John Street Waterford West. Before school 6.30am to 8.45am and after school 2.45pm to 6.00pm. Vacation care can also be provided. Phone 0407 759 048 for further details Special offer during February.


The management at the Australian Outback Spectacular are offering a special deal for Logan families who would like a night out to get their minds off the recent weather events. HALF PRICE tickets during February - only $59 for a 3 course dinner and drinks and show.
Available for adults, kids and pensioners on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7.30pm -
9.20pm. A very generous offer - information supplied by Councillor Luke Smith - thanks Luke!!
Contact dan_barnes@vrtp.com.au

JANUARY MEETING 2013

Next Meeting at Crestmead PCYC

Monday January 28th 6.30pm

PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday February 8th
Crestmead Community Centre
Full information on PCYC activities
can be obtained by phoning
3805 4100 or Facebook page