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Neighbourhood Watch
Hackett NewsletterElectronic copies of the newsletter
www.nhwact.com.au & http://northcanberra.org.au
May, 2010Emergency 000Attendance 13 1444Crimestoppers 1800 333
000Inquiries 6256 777ChairDorothy Mackenzie, 6248
[email protected]
Treasurer
Pat McNamara 6249 [email protected]
EngraversHillig Volker 6257 0506
North Canberra Community CouncilMeeting on Policing Issues in
North
Canberra
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 7.30 pm, ACT Sports House, 100Maitland
Street
Guest Speakers Superintendent Mick Calatzis & Sergeant
AndrewBailey, ACT Police
All welcome! This is your opportunity to hear about and
discusspolicing issues, activities and initiatives in North
Canberra.
See http://northcanberra.org.au/ for details
Hackett Community Association
The Hackett Community Association is delighted by the Chief
Ministers announcement that traffic lights will be installed at
theintersection of Phillip Ave and Majura Ave (see separate
article). The Association has campaigned for these lights over the
last4 years. The lights should assist in reducing the amount of
traffic though the suburb in the morning.
The Association will have a table at the Hackett shops on
Saturday 29 May from 8.30am to 11.30am. This will give residentsan
opportunity to talk to Committee members about local issues, and to
join the Association or renew their membership.Membership for
2010-11 will be $5 per person, $2 concession, or $7.50 per
household. The first 20 new or renewalmemberships taken out from 29
May will receive a $2.50 voucher for Wilburs Cafe/Bar (donated by
Wilburs).
The next HCA committee meeting will be on Tuesday 18 May at 7.30
pm at ACT Sports House (the old Hackett Primary Schoolon Maitland
St). Several items will be discussed, including the Hackett 50 Year
book. The Committee would like to inviteanyone interested in
participating in the research and writing of the book to come to
the meeting.
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Dancing with toddlers
A dance class for pre-school children is held at St Margarets
Uniting Church Hall, 10 to 11 am on Tuesdays duringschool term.
Designed for children from babes in arms to four year olds and
parents emphasis is on
playfulness, forming parent-child relationships, creativity and
fun. Participants enjoy dancing with other parentsand children, and
friendships form.
Conducted by Canberra Dance Theatre, the class has operated for
over 2 years and is unique in Canberra. Cost:$10 per family group
per session. For information, go to www.canberradancetheatre.orgor
call: 0435 025 365.
Hackett Activities
Hackett Neighbourhood Watch is compiling a list of social
activities in Hackett open to residents. We alreadyknow about the
social activities run by churches and the folk dancing, but we
would like to hear of anythingelse operating in the suburb or
nearby. If you know of anything like this, please send details
to
[email protected]. The list will be published in a future issue
of the newsletter.
University Experience
Tuesday 6 July, 9.30 am to 2.30 pm, Australian Catholic
University, 223 Antill St Watson. The ACU willhold an open day for
future students to meet university staff and current students, and
to inspect theuniversitys facilities. For details, contact the
Marketing Officer on (02) 6209 1295.
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Chief Ministers statement onHackett roadworks
A major upgrade of the intersection of Phillip Avenueand Majura
Avenue in Hackett will be funded as partof the 2010-11 Budget to
improve the safety of this
busy intersection and discourage rat running onresidential
streets.Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said the $1 million
upgrade would involve the provision of traffic lightsat the
intersection and a left-turning slip lane intoMajura Avenue from
Phillip Avenue.As our city grows it is often the case that the flow
oftraffic increases on streets that were not originallydesigned to
carry such volumes, Mr Stanhope said.An ACT Government safety audit
of the intersectionof Phillip Avenue and Majura Avenue identified
aneed to invest in a major upgrade of this important
junction.
The work will have two purposes. The first is toimprove road
safety at the intersection, and the secondis to encourage rat
running motorists to stick to thearterial roads that are built to
accommodate largevolumes of traffic, rather than making
inappropriateuse of local Hackett streets.Mr Stanhope said the
project was developed inconsultation with the Hackett Residents
Association.He said he was pleased to be able to respond to
localconcerns and fund the upgrade in the 2010-11 Budget.The tender
for the works is expected to be advertised
in November 2010 and the project completed by mid2011.
Eyes on the street pilot program
ACT Police are currently trialing an Eyes on theStreet
intelligence gathering program. It encouragesemployees of business
and government agencies toidentify suspicious people, vehicles and
criminalactivities, and to report them to police. A similar
program has been successful in Western Australia.
Participants report suspicious activities via an Eyes
on the Street incident report form that is sent toCrime
Stoppers, which then processes anddisseminates the data.
Participating organisations include ACTION Buses,Canberra City
Rangers, the ACT Chamber ofCommerce and members of the retail
industry.
For further information on the Eyes on the Streetprogram,
contact the Crime Prevention BusinessLiaison Office via email
[email protected] or on (02) 6245 7526.
Free Engine immobilisers stillavailable
The ACT Government is continuing to subsidise thecost of engine
immobilisers to residents owning a pre2001 car. People with health
care or pension cardsmay qualify for a full subsidy to install
animmobilizer, and anyone not holding such cards mayqualify for a
subsidy of $100. For information contactCanberra Connect 13 22
81.
Outside key safe
As criminals know all likely hiding places, ACTpolice advise
that house keys should never be leftoutside unless secured in a key
safe. These can beobtained from hardware stores and locksmiths or
fromthe Australian Red Cross, Red Cross House, 1st Floor,Corner
Hindmarsh Drive and Palmer Streets, Garran.The contact at Red Cross
is Stacey (ring 6234 7628 toensure availability). Costs are $55
(general public),$35 (Red Cross clients) or for those unable to
pay,arrangements can be made to lend a key safe.
You Can Speak OutYouthProgram
ACT Police have launched a You Can Speak Outcampaign to make
youth aware of family violenceissues and to encourage people to
report suchincidents to police.Family violence is not limited to
relationships
between husbands, wives and their children; it alsoincludes
violence and abusive behaviour betweendefacto couples, gay and
lesbian couples, boyfriends
and girlfriends and even extended family members.Acting Sergeant
Mark Rowswell of ACT PolicesCrime Prevention Team said that the
safety and
protection of young people is essential.ACT Police urge victims
of crime to report incidents
by calling Police Operations on 131-444. In life-threatening
emergencies call 000 (Triple Zero). Forinformation on family
violence visit www.afp.gov.au.For support call the Domestic
Violence CrisisService (DVCS) 02 6280 0900 (24 hours) or
visitwww.dvcs.org.au
Hackett Statistic.
In the 2006 Census (8 August, 2006), there were 2,881persons
usually resident in Hackett. 1,383 (48.0%)were males, and 1,498
(52.0%) were females. Of thetotal population in Hackett, 1.1 per
cent wereindigenous persons compared with 2.3 per cent forAustralia
as a whole. (ABS)
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Assault Burglarydwellings
Vehicletheft
Other theft Criminaldamage
Total
Ainslie
Campbell
Dickson
Downer
Hackett
OConnor
Reid
Turner
Watson
Crime in Hackett and nearby suburbs March 2010
Offence Street Date Offence Street Date
World Environment Day 2010
Celebrate World Environment Day on Sunday 6 June, from 1.00 pm
to 3.30 pm. Local bushcare groups-The Friends ofMount Majura, the
Mount Ainslie Weeders and the Watson Woodland Working Group -will
host functions showing results of their work.
Events will start at two places at 1 pm. You can go to either
(i) the Phillip Ave- Kellaway St gate, to seerevegetation work at
the old Ainslie tip, or (ii) the Roma Mitchell Crescent gate into
Justice RobertHope Park in North Watson. Both groups will walk to
the Hackett Reservoir off Rivett and French
Streets for afternoon tea and a talk from local resident and
ecologist Dr. Phillip Gibbons, at 2.15pm. Seethe benefits of rabbit
control and weeding. (You can skip the walks and go direct to Mt
Majura for thetalk at 2.15 pm.) For information visit
www.majura.org or contact a ParkCare Coordinator: MountMajura
62477515; Mount Ainslie 62477684; Watson Woodland 62413024
Weeding Blitz
Come along for a serious weed massacre on Sunday, 16 May, from
9.00 am to 12.00 noon, at theHackett reservoir off Rivett / French
Streets.Wear: Enclosed footwear, garden gloves, and denselywoven
clothing to minimise the attachment of horehound (dont wear woolen
clothing as you will looklike a hedgehog after the weeding). Also,
bring a weeding tool, such as trowel or a small mattock.Teaand
coffee will be provided.
Last year we made big reductions in weeds in this area. By
working in from the edges and broadcastingseeds of native plants,
we plan to eventually clear the area of weeds, and transform it
into native habitatfor our furry and feathered friends. Enquiries
to Waltraud Pix, FoMM co-ordinator,: Ph 62477515 orEmail
[email protected]
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