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Issue 10, 2014
Palmerston HealthyLifestyle Challenge
The Activate 8 week healthy lifestylechallenge swept through Palmerston. MyFollow the Leaders walk through Drysdalewas a lot of fun.
Thank you to everyone who participated inthe walk and stayed for breakfast!
Happy Birthday IMAthe Safety House
Tropical Garden Spectacular Gardening Olympics with Costa Georgiadis from ABCs Gardening Australia.
The recent duplication of WoolnerRoadDinah Beach Road ofTiger Brennan Drive means asafer and more efficient drive toget to and from the city.
Expanding Tiger Brennan Drive intodual lanes is an exciting developmentfor all motorists. 18,000 vehicles use
Tiger Brennan Drive every day.
Not only is Tiger Brennan Drive now
a safer road, the time it takes to travelalong this popular stretch shouldnow be reduced. The Australian and
BecausePalmerstondeserves it
Northern Territory Governments both
recognise that the Top End is a growingdestination, with economic and buildingactivity in Palmerston booming due to
our carefully planned land release andinfrastructure strategy.
Duplication of the Berrimah Road Woolner Road stretch of Tiger BrennanDrive will soon begin and is expected
to be fully complete by 2016.
For the people of Palmerston, thismeans less time in the car and more
time with the family.
Federal Member for Solomon Natasha Griggs and Deputy Prime Minister and FederalMinister for Infrastructure and Regional Development the Hon. Warren Truss.
Tel:08 8999 5397 Email:[email protected]
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In late April I had the pleasureof welcoming one of my newestDrysdale constituents into one ofnine new apartments in Driver.
These apartments were the first of 125
new affordable homes to be constructedand managed by the Territorys affordablehousing rental company, Venture Housing.
The cost of rent is one of the key issuesfacing Palmerston families and I am
pleased to see these units will help easethose pressures with the units to berented to eligible tenants from between
55 to 75 per cent of market rents, which
New affordable housingfor Palmerston workers
is no more than $395 per week. These
new homes will ease the cost of living forfamilies and key workers in retail, tradesand hospitality, who are vital to our plans
to develop Northern Australia and grow
our economy.The new affordable rental properties are
part of the Governments Real Housingfor Growth plan, which will deliver a totalof 2000 new affordable homes across the
Territory by 2016-17.
For more information on the af fordable
rental properties visit:www.venturehousing.org.au
The Palmerston RSL did a fantasticjob organising a large number ofcommemorative services for ANZACDay.
I personally attended the 4.30am GunfireBreakfast, Dawn Service, RSL Breakfast,March, Morning Service and Two-Up atthe RSL.
It is estimated that 1000 people attendedthe dawn service and 1500 attended the
morning service.
The Palmerston RSL confirmed that the
march was the biggest we have ever
BMXThe Satellite City BMX Club is avery popular community facility inPalmerston but sadly, after 30 years,the club is looking worse for wear.
So old are the facilities, the Club actually
has reservations the canteen, which isnothing more than a tin shed, could fail
occupational health and safety standards ifurgent upgrades arent carried out.
The clubhouse is nothing more than a few
shelves to store trophies while the toiletblocks have long passed their use-by-date.
The Country Liberals Governments$300,000 in funding will rejuvenate the clubwith a brand new air-conditioned clubhouse
and canteen to be built on site as well asnew toilets.
The Country Liberals Government granted the Satellite City BMX Club$300,000 to build a new clubhouse, canteen, toilet block and upgradesto bring the track up to national standards.
ANZAC Day
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Gray Community Garden is awonderful place for the Palmerstoncommunity to get together andenjoy the outdoors.
I am so proud to be part of this projectand enjoy the many community workingbees that we have in the garden.
The Gray Community Garden is a chancefor people to reconnect with nature and
get back to the basics of growing yourown fruit and vegetables.
Gardening is not only a relaxing hobby,but it can also be a great social activity.The end product of eating wholesome,
GRAY COMMUNITY GARDENhome-grown produce is just as rewardingas the time spent tending to and caringfor the garden.
I encourage parents to consider usingthe Gray Community Garden as a way
to spend constructive time with theirchildren and use it as a tool to educatethem on the benefits of maintaining a
vegie patch.
The Garden is also useful for those whohave limited yard space at home or arentable to create a vegetable garden due totheir rental accommodation.
The Gray Community Garden even
hosted a very special guest in June whenCosta Georgiadis from ABCs Gardening
Australia visited Palmerston to participatein several wonderful activities.
Costa helped to build a spiral herb garden
and passed on some other very helpful tipsto all of the green-thumbs that attended.
Also, I offer massive congratulations tothe newly elected committee. You will
undoubtedly do a marvellous job underNaomis leadership.
If you or anyone you know is interested in
becoming a member, make sure you [email protected] or
Harvest Corner
The work never ends Mum and I with Costa Georgiadis
Custard apple - yum!
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Institute of Public Administration Annual Report AwardsThis year I presented the 2014 Institute of Public Administration Australia (NT) Annual Report Awards to our hard working publicervice. Congratulations to the Darwin Port Corporation for taking out the prize for Most Readable Report and Best Annual Report!
Audrey Ko - NTPFES, BestHuman Resource Reporting
Gerard Taylor - Dept Treasury& Finance, Best Sustainability
Reporting
Jasmine Aldenhoven - LandsPlanning & Environment, BestPerformance Reporting andBest Coprorate Governance
Melissa Reiter - Darwin PortCorporation, Most Readable
Report and Best Annual Report
To help celebrate National FamiliesWeek, I attended Good BeginningsFamily Centre in Driver andparticipated with the little ones invarious family activities.
was really pleased to be able to donate
he childrens story The Cheeky Monkey.The kids absolutely loved it and we all hada lot of fun.
Good Beginnings is a not for profit
organisation that works with families tobuild better outcomes. A Good Beginningor Every Child.
t delivers three Play2Learn play groupswithin Palmerston:
Mondays 9am 11am for children aged
0-4 years at Good Beginnings AustraliaDemountable, Gray Primary School,Victoria Drive, Gray.
Tuesdays 9am 11am at Driver Resource
Centre, Driver Ave, Driver for children aged0 4 years. Good Beginnings ask that you
please bring a piece of fruit to share.
Wednesdays 9am 11am is the
Play2Learn Baby Group for children
aged from birth to 12 months. A ChildHealth Nurse also attends from 8.30am
10.30am.
For more information please call Good
Beginnings Australia on 8932 7022.
Good Beginnings Family Centre National Families Week
Palmerston Magpies scored a $5000 grantfrom Telstra
Magpies Score
I made a cracked corn delivery to GrayPrimary School so that Jennys mum could
sew sensory bags for special needs students.
Discussing budget implications for Palmerstonwith colleague David Tollner
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Gray Primary National Simultaneous Storytime
SAMs Dance Studio were very excited that they are now eligible for the School Sports Vouchers.
The Northern Territory Government and Desart wished Indigenous artists well as theyembarked on an artists exchange to Korea. It was great to get down to Alice Springs and meet
them the day before they left. No nerves, just great excitement and anticipation. Angie my electorate ofcer and I at the V8s
Congratulations to Palmerston SeniorInaugural Art Exhibition - a big
Feeding many hungry mouths at
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It was great to participate in National Youth Week.A lot of good, healthy conversations.
ege Special Education Centre on itsks to Rotary for its support
Welcoming the 2014/2015 Palmerston Football Club committee!
Somerville opened the doors to its wonderful new facility in Gray.
Palmerston Magpies Netball School Sports Voucher. Its great to see increases to Sport Vouchersfrom $75 once a year to $100 twice a year!
NT Junior Masters Golf Clinic
Red Shield Appeal was a big month of giving!
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Palmerston Regional Business Association with Teresa Hall from Ward Keller
Palmerston Team down at Freds Pass Show colleagues Peter Chandler and
Nathan Barrett
It was great to participate in the MothersDay Classic a big thanks to my DrysdaleDaisies who competed in the 4km Walk,
4km Run and 8km Run.
Launch of the Chief Ministers ANZAC Spirit Centenary Study Tour with Palmerston Senior College
Congratulations to Palmerston Cricket Club for receiving $5000 sponsorship from theCommunity Benet Fund. I am proud to be Patron of this strong club. Cancer Councils Biggest Morning Tea
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Nursing/Midwifeof the Year
I was honoured to present the Nursing/
Midwife of the Year Award on behalf ofthe Health Minister.
A huge congratulations to Tina White!
Palmerston Crocs Rugby Union Club held a very successful fundraising BBQ at BunningsPalmerston. Thanks to Ben and all the crew for volunteering! It was fun!
t was wonderful to attend the 2014 Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards.
t is amazing to be in the presence of such incredible young Territorians doing amazing things for the community and in their work life.
t was an absolute privilege to present and award Jauhari Wright with the Young Carer Award. Jauhari Wright went on to take out thelustrious title of Young Territorian of the Year.
am also very proud of Palmerstons own Christine Gardiner who won the Somerville Community Services Award. Christine does an
amazing job in our community and is one of our most pro-active, community minded young citizens.
Young Territorian of the Year Jauhari Wright Palmerstons own Christine Gardiner2011 Young Australian of the Year Jessica
Watson
Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards
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Launching upgrades to the MVR application with colleagues Nathan Barrett, Member for Blainand Hon. Peter Styles, Minster for Transport.
I was proud to sponsor Nathan Barrett, thenew Member for Blain as he rst entered
Parliament to be sworn in.
Welcome to LT Jeremy Alexander from the
Marine Rotational Force. A big thank you toLT Savannah Moyer who did a great job aspublic relations ofcer for the Marines overthe last 2 rotations. The partnership fostered
between the Marines and Gray PrimarySchool is priceless.
The Chief Minister and I attended Driver Primary School to discuss the importance of Territory Dayand the celebration of Self Government in 1978.
Top End Remote Control Car Association received $4812 from the Community Benet Fund.
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With my colleague the Hon. Willem Westravan Holthe at the launch of the new Living
Water Smart initiative.
The V8 Supercars saw thousands of Territorians enjoy the smell of burning rubber and theexcitement of V8 fever! The Chief Minister hosted school students in his tent.
Here we are with Durack School. The pedestrian crossing on Temple Tcenext to Coles received a much needed
upgrade. The crossing is now signalised andis working very well. The large shrubs thatmade visibility difcult for drivers has also
been cut right back. A fantastic improvementto that stretch of road.
As a new member of Lions Palmerston I lenta hand at the Beer Can Regatta which raises
tens of thousands of dollars for charity.
Nathan Barrett, Raiders President Johnno and I enjoying the Australian Secondary SchoolsRugby League U18s National Championships down at the Raiders ground.
$22,000 grant to the YMCA Palmerston Youth Drop-In-Centre which will replacethe tired and torn pool tables.
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Territory DayMy annual Territory DayFamily Fun Day BBQ wasanother huge successwith hundreds of peoplecoming down to FlindersPark in Durack to help mecelebrate 36 years of SelfGovernment.
Families from all overPalmerston came to enjoy the
free activities and BBQ while
celebrating what it is to be
Territorian.
The Territory Day-themed
thongs and stubby cooler
giveaways were a huge hit
with the parents while the kids
thoroughly enjoyed the free
soccer, rock-climbing, face-
painting and jumping castle.
Territory Day is our day where
we spend time with family and
friends, enjoy some fireworks,
and reflect on how important
it is for Territorians to be in
control of our own destiny.
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amily Fun Day
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We have had a huge market season come see us every Friday!
Our anonymous knitting legend has been at it again! This time she knitted a toy turtle howabsolutely fantastic. The sick children at RDH will absolutely love them.
Thank you to everyone who signed thecondolence books for the families of MH17
victims Theresa and Wayne Baker and EmmaBell. It is heart-warming when the community
rallies together to support one another.
Sporty kids are happy kids! I attended aDurack School assembly and met some
very excited students who received their$100 Sports Voucher. Did you know thesuccessful Scheme has been expanded to$200 a year and now also includes a $200
Learn to Swim Voucher Scheme forchildren aged up to 5 years!
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Territory Day 2014 started with a wonderful citizenship ceremony on the balcony of Parliament House.
Territory Day Citizenship Ceremony
I was thrilled to facilitate a National Tree Dayevent where students from Good Shepherd
Lutheran College and Durack School got theirhands dirty to beautify University Avenue.
NationalTree DayGray Child Care Centre washanded over by the City ofPalmerston to the NorthernTerritory Government on 30 June.
The benefit of this handover is that theNTG will be able to secure affordablechildcare in an area of great need.
The NTG saw this as a better option forPalmerston families than if the City of
Palmerston was to sell the Gray ChildCare Centre to a private operator.
Palmerston is a young and vibrant
community with 52 per cent of thepopulation under the age of 30 and 10per cent under the age of five, making
child and family support the highest ofpriorities.
Gray Child CareConstruction of the new PalmerstonChild and Family Centre is nearingcompletion and will provide 50 childcare
places, family and parenting supportand child and maternal health services.
It will support the integration ofservices for families and ensure priorityof access for the local Indigenous
community.
Construction of the centre is nearingcompletion. The government will
soon announce a public request forproposals for management of the
facility.An information session for interestedparties was recently held at Gray
Community Hall.
Construction of the Palmerston Child and Family Centre in Farrar is nearing completion
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The NTG committed $1millionin the budget to extend theexisting preschool to support thecommunity growth within Durack.
This project includes a new playroom,bathroom, store, quiet room and a new
plant room to service these new areas.70 square metres of veranda area willalso be added to help provide outdoor
shade space.
The Playroom and support facilities
are designed to support 3-5 teachersand 25 students and is fully disability
compliant.
The project is on track for completion in
late September 2014.
$1 MILLION FOR DURACK PRE-SCHOOL
Its not every day that I get to give awaya car but boy is it exciting! Sids & KidsNT work so hard assisting people whoare grieving from the loss of a child and
in providing education and resources toassist with prevention. You guys reallydeserve this car it will do you and the
community much good!
CAR GIVE AWAY
The Country Liberals Governmentwill install five CCTV cameras atthe Elizabeth River Boat Ramp aspart of the 2014/15 budget.
Palmerston fishos can also look forwardto improvements at the popular Elizabeth
River Jetty with the construction of twoshade sails and safety upgrades.
These improvements will make a hugedifference to that jetty so families canbetter enjoy this community facility.
Territorians love their fishing, and somany families with little children frequentthis boat ramp so we need to ensure
safety is a priority.
Elizabeth River Jetty Shade
Structures and CCTV