Hackett Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter - May 2010

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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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