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We have received confirmation from the Coomera Police that 2 houses in our estate were burgled last week.
NHW Occurrence Summary Report (suitable for public release)
NHW Area : COOMERA 05
Start Time & Date 08:03 hrs 03/03/2010 End Time & Date 15:03 hrs 03/03/2010
Address (summary) EWINGAR CT , HELENSVALE
Occurrence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking Offence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking
Occurrence Status Filed pending further information
Start Time & Date 12:03 hrs 03/03/2010 End Time & Date 17:03 hrs 03/03/2010
Address (summary) RIVERDOWNS CRES , HELENSVALE
Occurrence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking Offence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking
Occurrence Status Filed pending further information
If you have any information about the burglaries please contact Crimestoppers 1 800 333 000 or Coomera Police Station on 5519 5555.
Residents are asked to be vigilant to any suspicious activity and report it immediately to the local police or NHW. Please lock your house and activate household alarms (if available) if you are leaving your property unattended.
RD NHW Committee
NHW Occurrence Summary Report (suitable for public release)
NHW Area : COOMERA 05
Start Time & Date 08:03 hrs 03/03/2010 End Time & Date 15:03 hrs 03/03/2010
Address (summary) EWINGAR CT , HELENSVALE
Occurrence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking Offence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking
Occurrence Status Filed pending further information
Start Time & Date 12:03 hrs 03/03/2010 End Time & Date 17:03 hrs 03/03/2010
Address (summary) RIVERDOWNS CRES , HELENSVALE
Occurrence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking Offence Type 0711 Burglary, with breaking
Occurrence Status Filed pending further information
If you have any information about the burglaries please contact Crimestoppers 1 800 333 000 or Coomera Police Station on 5519 5555.
Residents are asked to be vigilant to any suspicious activity and report it immediately to the local police or NHW. Please lock your house and activate household alarms (if available) if you are leaving your property unattended.
More information on these break-ins will be provided at our next NHW meeting on :
Tuesday 20th April.
RD NHW Committee
February Update
CCTV Update
The committee is currently in the process of obtaining quotes for the installation of a CCTV security camera system with number plate recognition software at the entry to our estate. The response to the idea at our last meeting and informal discussions with residents since have been very encouraging.
It is our intention that the system will be installed and maintained long term in a manner that will act as a genuine deterrent to anybody intending to enter River Downs for the wrong reasons. Coomera police see no issue in River Downs undertaking this venture, they say it is not uncommon in upmarket and or secured residential areas.
At our next meeting on April 20th we will be presenting 3 quotes for the system along with detailed information on how it will operate and the estimated cost to each household. We will then hold a vote on the proposal and decide whether or not to proceed.
Changing of the guard, but full steam ahead
It was with regret the NHW committee accepted the resignation of Area Coordinator John Dignam. You will all agree that John has injected a new life into our NHW in the few short months of his tenure. In order that these great gains are not lost the committee will continue to collectively and enthusiastically maintain the momentum we have achieved. The entire committee would like to sincerely thank John for his service and wish him the very best. In the interim Daniela Hardwick will assist in the role of Area Coordinator together with Brett Oakley as Deputy AC, Ralph Luck as Secretary and Wendy Harris as newsletter and website editor.
- Advertising of your business (up to business card size - maximum) in each issue of the River Downs NHW newsletter.
- Advertising on the River Downs NHW website
The deadline to submit your payment and advertisement for our next NHW newsletter is Monday 15th March .
Please contact us at: riverdownsnhw@email.com for easy payment options or if you have any queries.
2010 COMMUNITY EVENT - Date Claimer
BBQ SAUSAGE SIZZLE IN RIVER DOWNS PARK
***SUNDAY 30th MAY FROM 12pm***
BBQ volunteers needed & welcome…..
Please contact riverdownsnhw@email.com
BBQ volunteers needed & welcome…..
Please contact riverdownsnhw@email.com
Daniela treads the hard, hot yards to raise funds for River Downs Neighbourhood Watch.
Pink Parade Walkathon
- to educate, encourage and provide families within our community a platform to participate in an active and healthy lifestyle by joining in the inaugural Pink Parade.
- to raise funds for local community groups together with the McGrath Foundation.
- to raise awareness about chronic disease including cancers, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
For more information on these events please contact Ian Wade-Parker, President, Helensvale/Pacific Pines Cricket Club on 0414 730 480 or email: ian@wpclothing.com.au
Campaign launched to promote new Emergency Alert warning system
Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services
The Honourable Neil Roberts
17/01/2010
A public awareness campaign to inform Queenslanders of the new national Emergency Alert telephone based warning system will be launched today.
Acting Premier Paul Lucas said Emergency Alert can send text messages to mobile phones and automated voice messages to landlines warning people of severe and imminent emergencies, such as bushfires and cyclones. "Emergency Alert has the capacity to send 18,000 text messages and 1000 voice messages per minute in areas at risk of serious or life-threatening events," Mr Lucas said. "It is another method, in an existing suite of measures, we can use to warn people before and during critical incidents," he said.
"Messages distributed through Emergency Alert will contain basic details of the threat, clear recommended actions and advice on where to go for further information." Mr Lucas said while Emergency Alert was an important tool for sending messages to the community, he stressed it would not replac e existing warning systems.
"Our emergency services staff and volunteers will continue to engage the community during emergency events through traditional methods like local radio broadcasts and doorknocking," he said. "Emergency Alert is another tool we have to warn Queenslanders, and we'll continue to use all those other methods as appropriate.
"It is important to remember that Emergency Alert is only a warning, and does not reduce the need for people to be prepared with their own emergency plan in place." Mr Lucas said the system had undergone extensive testing to ensure it was functional and reliable for use during emergencies.
"The Department of Community Safety has advised me that initial issues experienced in a trial at Esk during December have now been addressed and subsequent testing has gone smoothly," he said. "The survey shows strong evidence that the trial was successful in getting the message across to the targeted Esk community."
Mr Lucas said the campaign would focus on creating awareness of Emergency Alert through television, print, radio and online advertising. "The campaign is designed to let people know about the system and that messages delivered will direct them on what to do during critical incidents. "The radio component of the advertising campaign will also be broadcast in a number of foreign languages to ensure these communities understand the new system."
Mr Lucas said Queensland had been working with the Federal Government and other states and territories through COAG on a nationally-consistent telecommunication warning system for a number of years.
The recommendation of such a system in the interim report into the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in February last year added greater impetus to the system's development.
Anyone wanting to know more about the Emergency Alert system can log on to http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/
The Honourable Neil Roberts
17/01/2010
Campaign launched to promote new Emergency Alert warning system
Acting Premier Paul Lucas said Emergency Alert can send text messages to mobile phones and automated voice messages to landlines warning people of severe and imminent emergencies, such as bushfires and cyclones. "Emergency Alert has the capacity to send 18,000 text messages and 1000 voice messages per minute in areas at risk of serious or life-threatening events," Mr Lucas said. "It is another method, in an existing suite of measures, we can use to warn people before and during critical incidents," he said.
"Messages distributed through Emergency Alert will contain basic details of the threat, clear recommended actions and advice on where to go for further information." Mr Lucas said while Emergency Alert was an important tool for sending messages to the community, he stressed it would not replac e existing warning systems.
"Our emergency services staff and volunteers will continue to engage the community during emergency events through traditional methods like local radio broadcasts and doorknocking," he said. "Emergency Alert is another tool we have to warn Queenslanders, and we'll continue to use all those other methods as appropriate.
"It is important to remember that Emergency Alert is only a warning, and does not reduce the need for people to be prepared with their own emergency plan in place." Mr Lucas said the system had undergone extensive testing to ensure it was functional and reliable for use during emergencies.
"The Department of Community Safety has advised me that initial issues experienced in a trial at Esk during December have now been addressed and subsequent testing has gone smoothly," he said. "The survey shows strong evidence that the trial was successful in getting the message across to the targeted Esk community."
Mr Lucas said the campaign would focus on creating awareness of Emergency Alert through television, print, radio and online advertising. "The campaign is designed to let people know about the system and that messages delivered will direct them on what to do during critical incidents. "The radio component of the advertising campaign will also be broadcast in a number of foreign languages to ensure these communities understand the new system."
Mr Lucas said Queensland had been working with the Federal Government and other states and territories through COAG on a nationally-consistent telecommunication warning system for a number of years.
The recommendation of such a system in the interim report into the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in February last year added greater impetus to the system's development.
Anyone wanting to know more about the Emergency Alert system can log on to http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/
Newsletter January 2010
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Pictures from NHW BBQ in the Park
Christmas BBQ in the park
The River Downs Neighbourhood Watch executive wish to thank all of the residents that made the effort in attending the residents get together Sunday 13th December.
It was great success, new contacts and friendships were established and old ones renewed, which of course was one of the prime objectives of the event.
Your committee are already planning the next event which will be somewhere around the month of May, this event is likely to be a car boot sale/bbq.
These photo's are from our Sunday get together. I think I can say the event was a great success, with people
coming and going throughout the afternoon.
And the final count including children was 83 attendees, very good indeed. The final group of residents arrived at around 5pm and we cleared the park just prior to 6pm, a huge day!!
Left over bits....I have 1 x Directors chair and 1 x green sun hat, these items were left in the park and can be retrieved by contacting riverdownsnhw@email.com
Finally, I would like to thank the committee members for putting in their free time and other contributions, the volunteer cooks, the little name sticker helpers and of course all the residents who attended and supported their Neighbourhood Watch group in making the day a huge success.
John Dignam
Area Coordinator
River Downs Neighbourhood Watch
BBQ IN RIVER DOWNS PARK
COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER:
***SUNDAY 13th DECEMBER FROM 12pm***
Condamine Cres Park.
BBQ supplied by your local Bi Lo supermarket
BYO: chairs, extra shade & drinks
See you there!
***A note from your new NHW Area Coordinator***
Hello to River Downs residents my name is John Dignam and as of the last NHW meeting held on Tuesday 20th October I was elected (unopposed I might add) as the new Area Coordinator for River Downs. I have lived in the area for 9 years now and I consider River Downs to be one of the nicest areas I have lived in, secure, friendly and comfortable. River Downs is certainly an area with a nice feel and well worth looking after. The NHW meeting at the Bowls Club was well “just brilliant”, we had the best turnout of residents ever, I think the number who sat through the meeting was around the 37 mark, truly inspiring. And a hearty thank you to previous committee members now retiring and to our new Queensland Police Liaison Officer Const. Donna Kay, she gave an excellent presentation.
I mentioned during my introduction talk a number of initiatives that the new committee will be undertaking this year, briefly they are:
· Holding 4 quarterly meetings approximately every 3 months, the next being Monday 11th January 2010…. We hope you can make it.
· Organisation of a guest speaker for each meeting
· We intend to hold some kind of bi-annual social type function. This is to help develop the community networking aspect of knowing who we are and information communication amongst the residents. I personally know lots of the residents because of my daily marathon walking but not all can have that luxury so this may be the next best thing. The first event is a sausage sizzle type of thing in River Downs Park at Condamine Cres. scheduled for noon Sunday on the 13th December. The committee will try to secure donations of the goodies from Woolies or Coles…hopefully, and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
· We intend to create a web page/blog; this will enable residents to view newsletters, security advice and other
announcements more promptly and also enable resident communication to the community through the committee members. (please see the November newsletter for an update on our website).
· We have also commenced collecting residents email addresses etc. We will keep these secure and only use them in communicating important materials and information. Typically this may be when a resident’s property has been unlawfully accessed or there has been a suspicious event occur. Past experience in the area indicates when one home is violated then over a short period of time a few more also become affected. Therefore if the committee is able to get early warning of an event it can broadcast a warning to all networked residents advising them to take extra precautions.
Please consider forwarding your details to the committee through myself on riverdownsnhw@email.com
The NHW committee looks forward to meeting socially with residents on the 13th December at the park in Condamine Cres. Don’t forget your chairs, drinks and shade.
21 October 2009
John Dignam
I mentioned during my introduction talk a number of initiatives that the new committee will be undertaking this year, briefly they are:
· Holding 4 quarterly meetings approximately every 3 months, the next being Monday 11th January 2010…. We hope you can make it.
· Organisation of a guest speaker for each meeting
· We intend to hold some kind of bi-annual social type function. This is to help develop the community networking aspect of knowing who we are and information communication amongst the residents. I personally know lots of the residents because of my daily marathon walking but not all can have that luxury so this may be the next best thing. The first event is a sausage sizzle type of thing in River Downs Park at Condamine Cres. scheduled for noon Sunday on the 13th December. The committee will try to secure donations of the goodies from Woolies or Coles…hopefully, and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
· We intend to create a web page/blog; this will enable residents to view newsletters, security advice and other
announcements more promptly and also enable resident communication to the community through the committee members. (please see the November newsletter for an update on our website).
· We have also commenced collecting residents email addresses etc. We will keep these secure and only use them in communicating important materials and information. Typically this may be when a resident’s property has been unlawfully accessed or there has been a suspicious event occur. Past experience in the area indicates when one home is violated then over a short period of time a few more also become affected. Therefore if the committee is able to get early warning of an event it can broadcast a warning to all networked residents advising them to take extra precautions.
Please consider forwarding your details to the committee through myself on riverdownsnhw@email.com
The NHW committee looks forward to meeting socially with residents on the 13th December at the park in Condamine Cres. Don’t forget your chairs, drinks and shade.
21 October 2009
John Dignam
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