2015 Januarry NEWSLETTER

Message from The Area Coordinator

Apart from wishing you all a healthy, safe & happy new year I should start by an apology for all those who were looking  forward to the  Crestmead Community Carols on December 6th.  Unfortunately the rain just made the event too difficult to stage & we are sorry for all those who were disappointed.  So much effort had been put into the event that it was a hard decision to make but since the weather map looked very ominous for the rest of the day it was just not worth taking the risk as it happened we only got a few odd showers but we had to decide at lunchtime. However instead we hope to hold a family fun day in Pinnington Park on Sunday March 29th to celebrate Neighbour Day.  There will be a free sausage sizzle, jumping castle & other activities.  The raffle we had started for the carols event will be drawn then, so if you would like tickets please contact by email or come along to our meetings or at the Bunnings BBQ fundraiser on February 7th at the Browns Plains store.  Next newsletter we will have information about our activities and speakers planned for the year including cyber safety, stroke prevention amongst others.

We will not be undertaking as many events as last year e.g. the Crestmead Week of Action and Road Safety Expo but let us know what sort of things you would like in this community.

Please note that you can now report minor traffic crashes via the Qld Police Link smart phone app or online to save having to wait for the police to attend. See mypolice.qld.gov.au for details There are a large number of forms on line which you can complete for many subjects to save having to attend the police    station so take a look. Remember that after these few quiet weeks on the roads that schools return on January 27th and that 40 kph limits will be enforced in the school areas. With the reduced roll toll in 2014 let us work to reduce that figure even more in 2015. There were 48 fewer deaths last year but more hospitalised casualties and we all know that many casualties will carry their injuries for the rest of their lives affecting not only themselves but their family and friends also. Take care and stay safe Geoff

PCYC NEWS

Lots of events at PCYC so contact them for details if any of the items interest you we have such a great community hub at Crestmead Park with the PCYC, Community Centre, Skate Bowl, Dog walking area (on and off leash), bike track for   children learning to ride their bikes off the actual main roads, picnic tables and bbq’s we are very lucky and should take advantage of  what other areas would love to have use of.  Phone 3805 4100

· AIKIDO MARTIAL ARTS

· BOXING FOR FITNESS

· CHOIR

· CRAFT GROUP

· JUNIOR DANCE AND SENIOR HIP HOP

· KARATE

· MUAY THAI KICK BOXING

· PCYC PLAYGROUP

· MUSIC LESSOPNS—GUITAR

· BEEP TEST

· DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

· MUMS AND BUBS GROUP

· BOOTCAMP

Attention Crestmead

“Over the past months there has been a rise in the number of instances of stealing of property from motor vehicles in the suburbs of Crestmead and Marsden. A majority of these stealing offences have occurred from vehicles parked in or at the front of private residences between the hours 4am and 12md.

Crestmead Police are conducting patrols and investigations in an attempt to reduce and solve these offences but we request vehicle owners to make sure that valuables are not left inside vehicle and make sure that your vehicle is locked whenever you leave it unattended.

You can also assist in the prevention of number plate thefts by replacing your number plate screws with SafePlate Screws which are available to be fitted to your vehicle at Crestmead Police Station each Friday between 9am and 12md. The Crestmead Volunteers in Policing are also conducting a SafePlate stall at the Marsden Park Shopping Centre on Thursday 27 November 2014 between 9am and 11am”

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NOVEMBER MEETING 2014

Crestmead Community Centre Café

(area right side of building)
NEXT NHW MEETING

MONDAY NOVEMBER

24th 6.30pm
AGM and End of Year Social

CRESTMEAD COMMUNITY CAROLS

Saturday December 6th 5pm - 8.30pm

PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO 12TH DECEMBER 6pm—8pm theme—CHRISTMAS

DEAF LIGHT DISCO 28th NOVEMBER
Final disco for the year for hearing impaired and their families/carers

2014 November NEWSLETTER

Message from The Area Coordinator
End of the year upon us & the festive sea-son & all that entails. Please make sure that when you are heading out for festive events you arrange for a designated driver who will not be drinking or arrange for a taxi the results of having that one drink too many or being involved in an incident caused by another driver’s reckless actions is just too horrendous to think of so make sure that transport is sorted out before you head off for parties etc. Then going away? Are you sure that your house will not advertise the fact? Do you have someone to pick up your free newspapers, mail & perhaps arrange to park their car in the driveway whilst you are away to give the impression that someone is at home? When it comes to disposing of the boxes that all those Christ-mas goodies come in, it is worthwhile re-flecting on not advertising that you now have that U Beaut flat screen tv, sound sys-tem or latest technological invention when you throw out the cardboard packages another sign for the criminal element to drop by your home and help themselves to an unearned gift. If you are having a party remember to consider your neighbours who may not like the choice of music, jokes and loud noise that your friends and family do just a kind word to let them know that there will be extra vehicles in the street and a warning of some noise would be appreci-ated & with that a lot of compromise can be achieved. Remember to register with the police through Party Safe let them know ahead of the event & that can save a lot of problems, & PLEASE do not advertise on facebook or other social media sites that can spell disaster. Perhaps take time too just to consider that neighbour that you occasionally say hello to when walking the dog or on your “power walks” - they may well be lonely over the Christmas/New Year season so just a few minutes to check that they are ok and whether they need any help for shopping etc could be the best Christmas present that you can give makes you feel good too!
Our final couple of events for the year are up-coming the AGM & end of year social at the Community Centre on Monday Nov 24th come & make some new friends & become part of your community. The Crestmead Community Carols take place on Saturday 6th Dec in Pinnington Park with lots of ac-tivities have a safe & peaceful summer & we look forward to lots of events in 2015. Take care Geoff

THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS DURING THE PAST YEAR INCLUDING:
Crimestoppers, Donna Lowe Photography, SES, PCYC - Braking the Cycle & Community Centre, Logan City Council - Logan City Safe & other De-partments plus councillors & mayor, Department of Transport & Main Roads, MP’s Jim Chalmers, Desley Scott & Michael Pucci, Logan Village RFB, St John Ambulance, RSPCA, Toll Group, Tough Toys, AA Amusements, Bendigo Bank, Cycling Qld, Harvey’s Towing, Yellow Cabs, Motorama, Logan & Greenbank Rotary, KENNARDS HIRE, Kingston Park Raceway, Homestead Fruit Market, STORAGE KING Kingston, Bunnings, Albert and Logan News amongst many others thanks to all.

IMPORTANT UPGRADE TO POLICELINK SERVICES
Reporting crime & contacting police online has been made easier in Qld following improvements to the Policelink App & online reporting services. An up-grade to the Policelink App for smartphones has been released with new features & a more user-friendly interface, making it simpler for the community to report non-urgent matters. It allows users to directly report non-urgent crimes such as stealing offences, as well as locate the nearest police station & also the lati-tude & longitude of their location, should it be needed when reporting incidents. A photo & video upload feature to include in reports, crime mapping, a rolling news screen & other features are also avail-able. There are now 20 reporting options from the QPS website which include noisy party reporting, ‘track-my-crime’, stolen property updates, hooning, wilful damage, taxi fare evasion, graffiti & withdrawal of complaint forms. Policelink is the QPS contact point for all non-urgent matters & it is important that all members of the public have access, not only for the benefit of QPS operations but for the safety & security of the community. At the touch of a button, users can conveniently & anonymously report non-urgent mat-ters & provide police with potentially vital evidence. Having it all packed into the one application and web-page, makes it much simpler for people to access the information & functions. The technology comple-ments the Policelink hotline which has processed more than 2.5 million calls since it was established in 2010 & provides further options for the hearing im-paired & non-speaking communities when seeking non urgent contact with Police. It is estimated the Policelink service saves more than 260,000 opera-tional hours each year which is redeployed to front line roles. The new Policelink App is available for free to download from the App Store for Apple de-vices& Google Play for Android devices. To report a crime or incident online or to track the progress of an investigation visit: www.police.qld.gov.au/online

LOGAN ROAD SAFETY EXPO 2014

 A BIG THANK YOU to

Michael Pucci and Desley Scott MLA

Mayor Pam Parker

 Councillors Phil Pidgeon and Cherie Dalley

for their generous donations towards

the road safety expo. 

We would also like to acknowledge

 the financial assistance given by

Toll Group and Bendigo Bank

as very much appreciated.

Many thanks to all those behind the scenes who are making the event possible - committee members and the stall holders who are giving up their precious time on a Sunday to make the expo an interesting and enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

Come along and be informed and entertained plenty for the children to take part in and lots for adults to see and do. 

Food and drink available and entry is FREE!!!!

2014 October NEWSLETTER

Message from The Area Coordinator
A look over your shoulder and it seems like the beginning of 2014 & this year we have had a very packed year of events. Our Road Safety Expo will be held on October 19th 10am - 4pm at Waller Park Browns Plains & is set to entertain & inform with a range of organisations to help us with safety on our roads. No matter how long you have been driving you can still gain valuable information to remain safe on our roads & our younger population will be quite surprised with the range of guidance available. Even our youngest are catered for with face painting, jumping castle, Little Squirt supervised rides & the Safety Truck from the Australian Truck Association has a cart track, activity tables and colouring books to occupy them. Look out for the posters & banners which are appearing in the Logan district and for those who need to have Safe PL8 screws affixed to their vehicles there will be Volunteers in Policing providing this service. Even those who use 2 wheels will be helped with Cycling Qld & their Jayco Trailer plus the Australian Skateboarding Community Initiative will be supported by Drawing Boards who will give plenty of info to up & coming skateboarders & scooter riders.
The best news of all is the event is free so I hope you will be able to come along to enjoy the day with food & drink available.
Don’t forget the last Grey Light disco of the year with a rock & roll theme October 24th 6pm to 9pm, cost $10 which includes BBQ dinner with tea/coffee & lucky door prize. Also a prize for best dressed rock & roller.
The sold out fundraising for cancer charities High Tea is being held the following day so a big month ahead - the Halloween theme Blue Light Disco is on October 10th 6pm-8pm prep to grade 7 - cost $5 non members $4 members. More info for all - 3805 4100.
Our last meeting of the year will be in November and combines the end of year social with our AGM so please come along to our new venue - the café area of the Community Centre which will soon be getting a facelift. Also we congratulate the PCYC in their recent successful grant application to get more equipment
to provide facilities for our ever growing suburb. Our annual state NHW conference is being held at Caloundra this year & I have been fortunate to be nominated for the district award - it will be an informative time with the future direction of NHW being foremost but we need to hear from our local residents as to what they would like from the group.
Please email me or comment on the facebook page if you would like to make a suggestion & we hope to have plenty of events next year to inform you of safety measures we can all take to feel more secure in our lives.
The continuing theft of motor vehicles from homes is a big worry but one that can be curtailed if only people make sure they lock their vehicles BUT IMPORTANTLY do not leave keys in plain sight for thieves to steal if they break into your home - we must all do our bit to put the criminal out of business. Two engine immobilisers will be given away at the expo thanks to the Logan City Council.
Take care Geoff

ROAD SAFETY EXPO - A BIG THANK YOU!
Toll Group for their huge donation to bring the Safety Truck to the expo. Bendigo Bank for a successful grant & local state members of parliament Michael Pucci & Desley Scott.
Logan City Mayor Pam Parker, Councillors Phil Pidgeon & Cherie Dalley for their kind donations and to Logan City Council.
Also to all the stakeholders who will be attending the event & for the support they have given this very important subject - do not only think of fatalities when crashes occur - there are always the ruined lives afterwards who never recover & for the families & friends who will have to spend their lives looking after those with preventable injuries.
Also all the emergency services who have the task of rescuing, attending to & clearing up after any of these incidents - they have to go home to their families and act as if it were just another day - except for some it isn’t.
Finally a very big pat on the back to all those who have worked hard to get the expo to this stage - the committee members, the QPS & others who are giving up valuable time to help our community - YOU ARE SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED - thank you!

OCTOBER IS:

• Buy Nothing New Month

• Walktober

• Dogtober (assistance dogs month)

• Mental health week –5th—12th

• Anti Poverty week 12th—18th

• Carer’s week 12th –18th

• Eat Local—feed Global 12th –20th

• World Food Day 16th