Message from The Area Coordinator
Our next meeting will be held at the Community Centre with Andrew Plint from Hannah’s Foundation speaking about how to prevent accidents in pools, at the beach and dams. This is vital information for all and I encourage you to come along and you never know you may be able to save a life with this knowledge. Andrew and his associates gave much support to those affected by the floods during our last two disasters and we will also have Michael Pucci in attendance with resuscitation charts for you. Please let us know if there are any particular speakers you would like to attend future meetings—we are willing to try and provide people who can help us all in our day to day lives.
We are holding a Neighbour Day event in Brabham Park off Julie Street on Sunday March 30th. There will be sausage sizzle, drinks and face painting available and this is the ideal opportunity to get together and meet new friends in your area. Don’t forget that many people feel isolated even though we live in a very busy suburb and it does not take a lot of effort to say hello to your neighbours and see if there is anything you can do to help them - the deed may be returned to you one day!
Our annual book sale will be held at the Logan West library on Grand Plaza Drive on March 15th so advance notice to come along and pick up books, cd’s, audio books, magazines for a great price - nothing over $2. There will be books to suit all ages.
You will see by the statistics this month that there have been several assault offences. Bear in mind the recent tragic deaths which have occurred by people who have been assaulted - please remember it is easier to walk away than be placed on life support or spend years recovering from a moment’s madness. Many assaults take place under the influence of alcohol or drugs so if you are out with friends - look after one another and make sure that you are able to get home to your families.
You will also note multiple offences in the same area and on the same day - please look out in your neighbourhood. We all see and hear things that just don’t seem right but too many people these days “don’t want to get involved” or think that someone else will report suspicions. We need to look out for each other and get back to community spirit. A recent trip through country NSW and ACT showed how towns and villages were quite proud of having their NHW signs on display. If you see something suspicious get in touch with police link 131 444. The high number of offences which are being solved is down to the extra police we have patrolling the area and you may see the police out on bikes - this is another initiative which allows for the police to get to places that perhaps would be difficult for squad cars to reach.
Harmony Day will be held on March 21st and the Harmony Float Parade will leave Logan Plaza and Harmony In The Gardens will take place at Logan Gardens in Civic Parade between 11am and 3.30pm. This celebrates the One City One People project and is an ideal way to celebrate our wonderful mix of cultures in the city to enhance positive perceptions of cultural diversity and social cohesion. Remember EVERYONE BELONGS!
Finally good luck to Sandie &Tony from the Coffee Club in Browns Plains & Jimboomba who are doing a motorbike trip to Tasmania to raise funds for Prostate Cancer. We wish them a successful and safe trip.
I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events. Take care Geoff
Far too many vehicle thefts these days are the result of keys taken from homes - put them in less obvious places and make sure that cars are locked even when parked in your driveway or garage. Remove Sat Nav devices from cars when parked - a thief only needs to type home and the address will be plain for criminals to plunder your homes - don’t make life so easy for them!!
