MAY MEETING 2015

NEXT NHW MEETINGS 6.30PM
Crestmead Community Centre

Café area right side of building

MONDAY May 25th
speaker from Animal Management Logan
 

CRESTMEAD PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday June 12th 6pm - 8pm
Crestmead Community Centre
 

BROWNS PLAINS BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday June 5th 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Logan West Community Centre

Wineglass Dr Hillcrest

2015 May NEWSLETTER

Message from The Area Coordinator
Hope that you have all escaped relatively un-scathed from the weather event at the beginning of the month. If only the rain would head out west to help out those on the land. It looked as though the rain would affect our Community Book sale day at Logan West Library but glad to say that it was well supported & we have raised more funds towards community events so thanks to all who participated. We have also been successful with a grant through NHW Australasia so we will be us-ing that for much needed promotional items.
Important news from Police Link via Crestmead Police Station for you all to consider: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) advises that between May & September 2015 they will be conducting an Address Canvassing Exercise. This involves a large number of field officers updating & geo-coding address information within defined geographical areas across Australia. Field Officers will be observing the premises from the footpath & entering the information onto I-Pads. The only premises they will be required to approach to get further information will be hotels, apartment & unit complexes, nursing homes & similar accommodation venues. The field officers will be identifiable by an ABS lanyard & identification card. They may also be wearing a black & red ABS supplied backpack. The field officers will be working 7 days per week during day lights hours. Attendance in the Crestmead division will be somewhere between 4th May - 17th July 2015.

This information may be helpful to alleviate con-cerns from residents if they observe people loiter-ing at the front of their houses. Perhaps you will be good enough to let friends or relatives who do not receive our newsletter know of this survey.
Thanks to the speaker from the Stroke Foundation who gave an extremely interesting talk at our April meeting & don’t forget that we have a speaker from Animal Management for the May meeting. She will be talking about cat enclosures, dog barking & dog attacks & you are more than welcome to come along & ask more questions during the evening. It was good of Councillor Phil Pidgeon to also attend the meeting & bring us up to date with what is happening in the suburb. Large drainage works will be taking place along Chambers Flat Rd in the upcoming months so you may find delays and road closures are inevitable. As usual leave extra time to make your journey, buckle up, use your headlights (not high beam) when driving in the rain & above all be courteous on the road leave that extra distance between you & the vehicle in front.

Volunteer week takes place between May 11th - 17th, & I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who help our community in so many ways. If you are at home with some time on your hands think about how you could help out the people in your suburb in some way. Perhaps deliver-ing meals on wheels, knitting or crocheting clothes for babies or elderly people in hospital or nursing homes, or making pouches for injured or orphaned wildlife. The RSPCA/Logan animal ambulance needs helpers, there is always a need at local schools for people to help children with their reading. How about an hour or so at a local retirement village? many people do not have family nearby to visit and they would welcome a chat and some company. People can be in the middle of the biggest crowd & still be lonely. There are over 6 million volunteers in Australia where would we be without them? A bonus is that volunteering makes you feel good too
& if you are lonely at home wondering what to do with your time there are lots of avenues to explore.
Finally condolences to our valued member Christine on the recent loss of Toby. He was a very vocal & supportive member of the group from the early days & will be sadly missed.
I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events. Take care Geoff



ITEM FROM THE NHW BLOG - LITTERING

Littering damages the environment and is costly to government and the community. It includes cigarette butts, drink bottles, fast food packaging thrown from vehicles and material falling from trailers. There are significant fines for people who litter. These start at $227 but go to $455 for dangerous littering that is likely to harm a person, property or the environment. Examples of dangerous littering include throwing a lit cigarette butt into bushland or long grass, or smashing a glass bottle on a footpath or road verge. Littering may be reported to the Council or the Environmental Protection Agency. Litter coming from a vehicle or trailer may be reported on a mobile device using the link report-littering-dumping.eph.qld.gov.au/mobile/ There is also a litter reporting form available online or by contacting the EPA.

Let us try and keep our suburbs clean and tidy it can be Clean Up Australia Day every day if we instil in our younger members of the community how to be proud of the environment it will make their future much better.

 
UPCOMING TALKS AT THE POLICE MUSEUM

Police HQ 200 Roma Street Brisbane 11am-12.30pm

May 31st -A CRASH COURSE IN FORENSIC MECHANICS

June 28th SCIENTIFIC SECTION—who we are and what we do

APRIL MEETING 2015

NEXT NHW MEETINGS 6.30PM
Crestmead Community Centre

Café area right side of building

MONDAY April 27th
Speaker from the Stroke Foundation

MONDAY May 25th

speaker from Animal Management Logan

CRESTMEAD PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday May 8th 6pm - 8pm
Crestmead Community Centre

BROWNS PLAINS BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday May 1st 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Logan West Community Centre
Wineglass Dr. Hillcrest

2015 April NEWSLETTER

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

MARCH MEETING 2015

NEXT NHW MEETING

MONDAY MARCH 30th

6.30pm at Logan City Council Offices
 

FUTURE MEETINGS AT 6.30PM
Crestmead Community Centre - Café area right side of building 

MONDAY April 27th
Speaker from the Stroke Foundation
 

MONDAY May 25th

speaker from Animal Management Logan

2015 March NEWSLETTER

Message from The Area Coordinator
Our annual Neighbour Day event is being held on Sunday March 29th at Pinnington Park 11am - 2pm & you are all welcome! There will be a free sausage sizzle, drinks available to purchase, free face painting & jumping castle, free rides on the “Little Squirt” truck courtesy of the Logan Village Rural Fire Brigade who will also be available to give information on the “Don’t be an April Fool” campaign to remind people to change their smoke alarm batteries. There will be giveaways, a raffle & the Rainbow Connection will be singing at the new bandstand which we invite you to suggest a name for Councillor Phil Pidgeon will be able to judge the winning entry on the day. Volunteers in Policing will also affix FREE Safe PL8 screws to your rego plates to prevent them being stolen & all the added expense that entails. Other activities planned include a tug of war, some races for the children egg & spoon, sack races etc & all in all a great way to meet new people, renew old friend-ships & take a couple of hours out to reinforce the neighbour ideas of looking out for each other.
Just a reminder that the meeting in April will have a speaker from the Stroke Foundation very important subject & our May meeting will have a speaker from Logan City Council Animal Management team advising on cat enclosures, barking dogs & will also be bringing along a furry friend to help get the message out there!
Finally another message from our local police that people are STILL leaving their vehicles unlocked in driveways or on the street or in parking areas. The theft of items from vehicles is one of the most easiest of crimes to prevent but YOU have to do your bit. Don’t leave valuables on display in cars (that includes the GPS attached to your wind-screen). Do remember to lock your vehicle & when at home remember to lock the doors even in
your driveway but keep the keys hidden from view. If a criminal breaks into your home the keys are very often the first thing they will see & you have lost the vehicle & all it contains. Why make life easy for thieves?
Thanks to Councillor Phil Pidgeon for attending our February meeting & updating us on council information. I was very proud to represent NHW at the recent opening of Woolworths at Marsden on Fifth thanks for the invite! Take care Geoff

CRESTMEAD PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday March 13th 6pm - 8pm
Crestmead Community Centre

DEAF LIGHT DISCO
Friday 27th March 6pm - 9pm
All the usual fun of a blue light disco aimed at those who are hearing impaired or from a family who care for a hearing impaired person

BROWNS PLAINS BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday May 1st 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Logan West Community Centre
Wineglass Dr. Hillcrest

NOTE THERE IS NO DISCO IN APRIL

CRESTMEAD ANNUAL OUTDOOR SPECTACULAR - CAOS
This event will be held on Saturday 18th April & promises to be another action packed day for all ages. There will be skate displays & competi-tions and lots of stalls to entertain the whole family. Check the local free press, the facebook pages for Crestmead PCYC and NHW Crestmead for more information nearer the date or ring 3805 4100

DISABLED PARKING INFORMATION
Police are cracking down on drivers parking in designated disabled spots without the correct permit. There seems too much confusion about who enforces parking infringe-ments in the local area, including car parks in shopping centres. Police & local councils have the authority to enforce parking offences where there is regulated sign-age.
•Disabled parking •Timed parking •Loading zones •No parking signs
– are continually monitored by police & are enforceable, which may result in you being issued with a Traffic Infringement Notice. Disabled parking complaints are easily the biggest complaint received from members of the public. Disabled parking is normally within easy access to buildings or services for easy access in & out of a motor vehicle. It is designed so that those with disabili-ties who have the appropriate permit can reduce the risk of harm to themselves & others to access necessary amenities & enjoy the same lifestyle those who do not have a disability can. It is also important to know that even without a disable sign visible, it is still an offence if the car park has a disabled marking sign painted on the ground.
(1) A driver must not stop in a parking area for people with disabilities unless
(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a current parking permit for people with disabilities; and
(b) the driver complies with the conditions of use of the permit.
In most cases when you are issued with an infringement notice Police & Local Council authorities will document the infringement by photographing the offence & in cases the lack of permits attached to the vehicle . If you have any questions about the rules relating to Queensland roads, information can be sourced from the Department of Transport & Main Roads web page. Alternatively you can have a look at the Transport Operations (Road Use Management-Road Rules) Regulation 2009 or contact your local Police.

FEBRUARY MEETING 2015

Crestmead Community Centre - Café area right side of building
NEXT NHW MEETING - MONDAY
FEBRUARY 23rd 6.30pm

CRESTMEAD PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday March 13th 6pm - 8pm
Crestmead Community Centre

BROWNS PLAINS BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday March 6th 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Logan West Community Centre
Wineglass Dr. Hillcrest