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The City of Gosnells People in Parks events for 2008 will get underway on
Sunday 20 January at Greenway Reserve, in Thornlie.
All activities are free and include live music, animal farm, face painting, bouncy castle, balloon twisters, clowns and much more. Playgroup WA will also be running activities for children and parents. There will be six fun-filled events for the season, including:
Sunday 20 January
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Greenway Reserve, Thornlie
Sunday 3 February
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Mahogany Street Reserve, Maddington
Sunday 17 February
Pets in the Park
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Armstrong Park, Huntingdale
Sunday 2 March
Be Active
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Masters Street Reserve, Kenwick
Sunday 16 March
Harmony Week
5.30pm to 7.30pm
The Boardwalk: Treeline Parade, Southern River
Sunday 30 March
4pm to 6pm
Brookland Greens: Repton Loop, Canning Vale
Some of the 2008 events will be themed with the popular Pets in the Park returning to Huntingdale and there’s also Be Active and Harmony Week events. Parking will be limited, so why not walk or ride a bike there?
A sausage sizzle, soft drinks and ice-cream will be on sale from the Rotary Club of Gosnells and community groups, such as Neighbourhood Watch, will also be on hand offering valuable information.
These popular events bring members of the neighbourhood together to meet each other, enjoy themselves and to enhance awareness of community safety.
Look out for a flyer in your letterbox or for more details, check the City’s website www.gosnells.wa.gov.au or call T: 9452 9901.
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Saturday 12 January 2008
Get hooked on Western Australian authors
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Take a sneak peak at the secret world of Batman with Western Australian comic book author Shane McCarthy in Thornlie on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Mr McCarthy is one of eight Western Australian authors visiting public libraries during the summer school holidays, to read their books and talk with children as part of the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge.
He will be at the Thornlie Library, at the corner of Connemara Drive and Culross Avenue in Thornlie, on Thursday, January 17, between 9.30am and 10.30am.
Shane has worked on many famous comic book titles including Batman, Daredevil, Star Wars and, currently, Transformers. His work has been published throughout the world and translated into more than five languages.
The fifth annual Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge encourages children from kindergarten to Year 7 to spend at least 15 hours reading between 6 December 2007 and 11 February 2008.
Department of Education and Training Director General Sharyn O’Neill said the ‘writer in library’ sessions were a great way to get hooked on reading and get involved in the challenge.
“Enjoying reading is an important first step in improving literacy for life, and can unlock countless opportunities at school and beyond,” Ms O’Neill said.
“Meeting a local author is a very inspirational experience and it will motivate many children to pick up an entry form and a handful of books this summer.
“Western Australia has some fantastic children’s authors, so the ‘writers in library’ sessions promise to be fascinating, and I encourage parents and children to take advantage of this special opportunity.”
Children can read by themselves, with a friend, listen to an audio book or be read to by an older parent or sibling – all of which count toward the required 15 hours of reading. Books, magazines and newspapers are all included in the challenge.
There are plenty of fantastic prizes to be won by children and for their schools, and all entries must be received by Monday, 18 February 2008.
For more information on the challenge, the ‘writers in library’ sessions and tips on how to help your child read, visit www.det.wa.edu.au/education/events/readingChallenge
Media contact: Carmen Carter, Media & Communications Officer, 9264 5723
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Take a sneak peak at the secret world of Batman with Western Australian comic book author Shane McCarthy in Thornlie on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Mr McCarthy is one of eight Western Australian authors visiting public libraries during the summer school holidays, to read their books and talk with children as part of the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge.
He will be at the Thornlie Library, at the corner of Connemara Drive and Culross Avenue in Thornlie, on Thursday, January 17, between 9.30am and 10.30am.
Shane has worked on many famous comic book titles including Batman, Daredevil, Star Wars and, currently, Transformers. His work has been published throughout the world and translated into more than five languages.
The fifth annual Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge encourages children from kindergarten to Year 7 to spend at least 15 hours reading between 6 December 2007 and 11 February 2008.
Department of Education and Training Director General Sharyn O’Neill said the ‘writer in library’ sessions were a great way to get hooked on reading and get involved in the challenge.
“Enjoying reading is an important first step in improving literacy for life, and can unlock countless opportunities at school and beyond,” Ms O’Neill said.
“Meeting a local author is a very inspirational experience and it will motivate many children to pick up an entry form and a handful of books this summer.
“Western Australia has some fantastic children’s authors, so the ‘writers in library’ sessions promise to be fascinating, and I encourage parents and children to take advantage of this special opportunity.”
Children can read by themselves, with a friend, listen to an audio book or be read to by an older parent or sibling – all of which count toward the required 15 hours of reading. Books, magazines and newspapers are all included in the challenge.
There are plenty of fantastic prizes to be won by children and for their schools, and all entries must be received by Monday, 18 February 2008.
For more information on the challenge, the ‘writers in library’ sessions and tips on how to help your child read, visit www.det.wa.edu.au/education/events/readingChallenge
Media contact: Carmen Carter, Media & Communications Officer, 9264 5723
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A Big ThankYou ...
on the way to the shops a couple of days ago, my family were walking to Forest Lakes SC, on arrival at the shops, my daughter Yoorala relised that she had lost her purse, we retraced our steps but did not find a trace of the purse, my wife contacted the Shopping Centre Management Office, they were very helpful and she phoned our new Police Station they were very helpful too, seems they already have a lot of lost property, but unfortunately the purse was still missing, the purse contained a large amount of cash, my daughters Christmas present money from her family ... but the story ends well, yesterday we got a call from Forest Lakes Centre Management, someone had notified them of a found purse, my daughter quickly identified the purse and its contents, she has learnt a valuable lesson, and our faith in human nature has been restored ... THANK YOU
Friday 11 January 2008
Police charge Gosnells man over Westfield fire
as posted on PerthNow
POLICE have charged a 45-year-old man with deliberately settling fire to grass an vacant property at Westfield early Thursday morning.
Armadale Police and a Fire and Emergency Service crew were called to the fire on Westfield Rd around 12.30am and fire fighters quickly brought the flames under control.
The grassed area and a fence were burnt.
A witness gave police a description of a man seen in the vicinity at the time of the fire and officers searched the area and detained a man fitting the description of the alleged offender
walking on Ypres Rd.
Police later charged a 45-year-old Gosnells man with criminal damage by fire and he will appear in the Armadale Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
as posted on PerthNow
POLICE have charged a 45-year-old man with deliberately settling fire to grass an vacant property at Westfield early Thursday morning.
Armadale Police and a Fire and Emergency Service crew were called to the fire on Westfield Rd around 12.30am and fire fighters quickly brought the flames under control.
The grassed area and a fence were burnt.
A witness gave police a description of a man seen in the vicinity at the time of the fire and officers searched the area and detained a man fitting the description of the alleged offender
walking on Ypres Rd.
Police later charged a 45-year-old Gosnells man with criminal damage by fire and he will appear in the Armadale Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
as posted on PerthNow
Tuesday 8 January 2008
ASIC bans WA financial adviser
as posted on TheAge
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Edward William Eikelboom of Maddington in Western Australia from providing financial services for three years.
An ASIC investigation found that in 2002 and 2003, Mr Eikelboom provided inappropriate advice to clients about investing in products of the now-collapsed Westpoint property group.
Mr Eikelboom provided financial planning services through Brighton Hall Securities Pty Ltd, which is now in liquidation, between November 2001 and September 2003.
He also provided such services to EAS (WA) Pty Ltd between September 2003 and May 2006.
Mr Eikelboom has the right to lodge an application with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of its decision.
ASIC said seven banning briefs relating to advisers who advised on Westpoint products are currently under consideration.
So far, 10 advisers who advised on Westpoint products have been banned.
as posted on TheAge
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Edward William Eikelboom of Maddington in Western Australia from providing financial services for three years.
An ASIC investigation found that in 2002 and 2003, Mr Eikelboom provided inappropriate advice to clients about investing in products of the now-collapsed Westpoint property group.
Mr Eikelboom provided financial planning services through Brighton Hall Securities Pty Ltd, which is now in liquidation, between November 2001 and September 2003.
He also provided such services to EAS (WA) Pty Ltd between September 2003 and May 2006.
Mr Eikelboom has the right to lodge an application with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of its decision.
ASIC said seven banning briefs relating to advisers who advised on Westpoint products are currently under consideration.
So far, 10 advisers who advised on Westpoint products have been banned.
as posted on TheAge
Funding boost for at home care services
as posted on TheWest
At home care services have received a $13 million funding boost from the State Government, bringing the amount spent to support elderly and disabled people in WA to $166 million.
Health Minister Jim McGinty said the nine per cent funding increase reflects the growing demand for Home and Community Care (HACC) programs in WA’s aging community.
Mr McGinty said HACC programs can mean the difference between elderly and disabled people living at home or in a residential care facility.
“It’s much better for the individual and the community as a whole if people can be supported to live in their own home for as long as possible,” Mr McGinty said.
HACC programs are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the State, and its operations include personal and respite care, home support, meals on wheels, home maintenance and counselling and advocacy services.
Several metropolitan groups will receive additional funding.
Gosnells Community Support Services will receive an extra $200,633, including $154,286 to expand services of domestic assistance, client assessment and transport services and a one-off grant of $46,347 to buy a new bus. The extra money takes its annual funding to $1.3million.
Southern Districts Support Association are promised an additional $382,740 including $224,261 to expand services in centre-based day care, transport services, domestic assistance and social support and a one-off grant of $158,479 to buy two new buses. The extra cash takes its annual funding to $1.3million.
The Volunteer Task Force will receive an extra $1,127,893, including $1,081,676 to expand north metropolitan services in home maintenance, assessment and transport services and a one-off grant of $46,217 to buy a new van, trailer and gardening equipment. All up the task force will receive $2million.
Perth Home Care Services have been allocated an additional $184,461 to expand east metropolitan services in social support, domestic assistance, respite and personal care and client care co-ordination. Perth Home Care Services all up funding will now be $1.5million.
BELLE TAYLOR
as posted on TheWest
At home care services have received a $13 million funding boost from the State Government, bringing the amount spent to support elderly and disabled people in WA to $166 million.
Health Minister Jim McGinty said the nine per cent funding increase reflects the growing demand for Home and Community Care (HACC) programs in WA’s aging community.
Mr McGinty said HACC programs can mean the difference between elderly and disabled people living at home or in a residential care facility.
“It’s much better for the individual and the community as a whole if people can be supported to live in their own home for as long as possible,” Mr McGinty said.
HACC programs are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the State, and its operations include personal and respite care, home support, meals on wheels, home maintenance and counselling and advocacy services.
Several metropolitan groups will receive additional funding.
Gosnells Community Support Services will receive an extra $200,633, including $154,286 to expand services of domestic assistance, client assessment and transport services and a one-off grant of $46,347 to buy a new bus. The extra money takes its annual funding to $1.3million.
Southern Districts Support Association are promised an additional $382,740 including $224,261 to expand services in centre-based day care, transport services, domestic assistance and social support and a one-off grant of $158,479 to buy two new buses. The extra cash takes its annual funding to $1.3million.
The Volunteer Task Force will receive an extra $1,127,893, including $1,081,676 to expand north metropolitan services in home maintenance, assessment and transport services and a one-off grant of $46,217 to buy a new van, trailer and gardening equipment. All up the task force will receive $2million.
Perth Home Care Services have been allocated an additional $184,461 to expand east metropolitan services in social support, domestic assistance, respite and personal care and client care co-ordination. Perth Home Care Services all up funding will now be $1.5million.
BELLE TAYLOR
as posted on TheWest
Motorist charged with reversing over speed camera
as posted on ABCnews
A 35-year-old man has been charged with reversing over a speed camera in the Perth suburb of Guildford.
It is alleged the man's car swerved onto the wrong side of Great Eastern Highway on Christmas Eve, hit another car and a fence before he reversed hitting a lamp post and the multanova.
Police say the driver got out and ran off on foot.
The man, from Gosnells, was arrested yesterday and charged with offences including criminal damage, reckless driving and failing to stop at a crash.
He is due to appear in the Midland Magistrates Court later this month.
as posted on ABCnews
A 35-year-old man has been charged with reversing over a speed camera in the Perth suburb of Guildford.
It is alleged the man's car swerved onto the wrong side of Great Eastern Highway on Christmas Eve, hit another car and a fence before he reversed hitting a lamp post and the multanova.
Police say the driver got out and ran off on foot.
The man, from Gosnells, was arrested yesterday and charged with offences including criminal damage, reckless driving and failing to stop at a crash.
He is due to appear in the Midland Magistrates Court later this month.
as posted on ABCnews
Monday 7 January 2008
Police continue to shadow bikie gang
as posted on ABCnews
Police are continuing to monitor a convoy of about 100 Gypsy Jokers bikies.
They've been trailing the gang since yesterday morning when the bikies left their headquarters in Maddington.
On Saturday night police issued a number of infringements to members of the group, including five for driving under the influence of drugs and two for refusing a test.
Detective Inspector Charlie Carver from the Gang Crime Squad says the team of up to two dozen police will camp overnight near the property where the bikies are staying.
"We're currently at a property that they own out at Westdale, out at Beverley and they're in there for the night or for well who knows, probably for the next day or so,' he said.
"Basically they just go on their merry way and we basically road manage them when they do. So that's the way it works. We've stopped them for drug tests, we've stopped them for random breath tests, we've also checked their vehicles and their motorbikes, we've checked their driver's licenses and we'll continue to do that."
as posted on ABCnews
Police are continuing to monitor a convoy of about 100 Gypsy Jokers bikies.
They've been trailing the gang since yesterday morning when the bikies left their headquarters in Maddington.
On Saturday night police issued a number of infringements to members of the group, including five for driving under the influence of drugs and two for refusing a test.
Detective Inspector Charlie Carver from the Gang Crime Squad says the team of up to two dozen police will camp overnight near the property where the bikies are staying.
"We're currently at a property that they own out at Westdale, out at Beverley and they're in there for the night or for well who knows, probably for the next day or so,' he said.
"Basically they just go on their merry way and we basically road manage them when they do. So that's the way it works. We've stopped them for drug tests, we've stopped them for random breath tests, we've also checked their vehicles and their motorbikes, we've checked their driver's licenses and we'll continue to do that."
as posted on ABCnews
as posted on Gippsland Friends of Future Generations
Comment News
02/01/2008 Page: 1
A COLLABORATION between the cities of Armadale and Gosnells and the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale to tackle climate change is achieving positive results, with the three councils collectively saving 45,268 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07. The results are reported in the latest annual tracking survey of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Australia program, which helps councils to implement greenhouse action.
The program, a joint initiative of the Federal Government and Local Governments for Sustainability, reports each year on the progress of councils in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and the initiatives they are putting in place to achieve their targets. The three councils are partners in the South East Regional Energy Group and established the award-winning regional environmental project Switch Your Thinking to educate the community about practical greenhouse action.
According to the latest report, the City of Gosnells saved 31,244 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07. Mayor Olwen Searle said initiatives such as the construction of energy efficient buildings like the Agonis, converting utility vehicles to LPG, purchasing a pool blanket for Leisure World and encouraging recycling had been the key to the result. The Switch Your Thinking program and an initiative to capture and flare methane at the old Kelvin Road tip site had also contributed to the greenhouse savings.
The City of Armadale saved 13,700 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07 through a range of corporate and community initiatives, including purchasing Green Power for council buildings, installing a new efficient air-conditioning system at the administration building and installing a pool blanket at the Armadale Aquatic Centre.
The council commissioned a solar hybrid wind turbine at the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Recreation Centre in Byford, purchased Green Power for the administration building, installed energy-efficient lighting and computers.
as posted on Gippsland Friends of Future Generations
Comment News
02/01/2008 Page: 1
A COLLABORATION between the cities of Armadale and Gosnells and the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale to tackle climate change is achieving positive results, with the three councils collectively saving 45,268 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07. The results are reported in the latest annual tracking survey of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Australia program, which helps councils to implement greenhouse action.
The program, a joint initiative of the Federal Government and Local Governments for Sustainability, reports each year on the progress of councils in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and the initiatives they are putting in place to achieve their targets. The three councils are partners in the South East Regional Energy Group and established the award-winning regional environmental project Switch Your Thinking to educate the community about practical greenhouse action.
According to the latest report, the City of Gosnells saved 31,244 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07. Mayor Olwen Searle said initiatives such as the construction of energy efficient buildings like the Agonis, converting utility vehicles to LPG, purchasing a pool blanket for Leisure World and encouraging recycling had been the key to the result. The Switch Your Thinking program and an initiative to capture and flare methane at the old Kelvin Road tip site had also contributed to the greenhouse savings.
The City of Armadale saved 13,700 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2006/07 through a range of corporate and community initiatives, including purchasing Green Power for council buildings, installing a new efficient air-conditioning system at the administration building and installing a pool blanket at the Armadale Aquatic Centre.
The council commissioned a solar hybrid wind turbine at the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Recreation Centre in Byford, purchased Green Power for the administration building, installed energy-efficient lighting and computers.
as posted on Gippsland Friends of Future Generations
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