Latest News• Add My News • Search Old News Gippsland › Latest news › Latrobe Local NewsNeighbourhood Watch Newsletter, September 2003, Area LTB1 Bridle Estate. (NHW76)Meeting with Jenny Cummings (Berry Street), An Active NHW, NHW Blood Challenge, Telephone Reporting of Crime, Police Crime Report, Deadly Mushrooms. Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for September 2003 NHW ARea LTB! Bridle Estate
Neighbourhood Watch Inc. No. A0037920V Area Coordinators Carmen Cook 5134 1920, Val. Bartholomeusz 5133 9685. Next Meeting When: Monday 15th of September 2003. Time: 7.15pm to 8.30pm, Where: Salvation Army Hall, Bridle Road, Morwell. Our August meeting was attended by Jenny Cummings, regional director of the Berry Street organization. Jenny was asked a number of questions from concerned residents about the Berry Street hostel in Chestnut Avenue. Jenny has requested if residents notice any bad behaviour connected to the hostel, that they immediately ring one of the following numbers. All reports will be treated confidentially. Berry Street hostel in Chestnut Avenue, 5134 5872. Berry Street Supervisor, 0408 545 795. Berry Street Office (office hours only) 5134 5971. An Active Neighbourhood Is A Safe Neighbourhood:In our efforts to make our community a safer place we have invited Brendan Jenkins the local member for Morwell, John Truman acting Regional Housing Manager and Marie Davidson (Emergency Housing) from the Dept. of Human Services to our September meeting. This an opportunity for residents to raise any concerns about safety in your area. Remember always report any suspicious behaviour immediately to Police on 000 (Triple Zero) Neighbourhood Watch Blood Challenge:Neighbourhood Watch volunteers are being asked to donate blood to the Red Cross. Last year 1337 volunteers took part. The numbers have been going up each year. We did not participate last year. Additional donors are needed because the Red Cross blood stocks are low. Blood donations can be made at the Latrobe regional hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays, ring 5173 8169 for an appointment and say you are from Neighbourhood Watch. Can you help this worthwhile service? Telephone Reporting Of Crime:A successful pilot program designed to reduce paperwork and increase police patrol hours is to be progressively implemented State-wide. The concept, titled "Telephone Reporting of Crime Incidents" is designed to improve the effectiveness of receiving reports of some crimes via the phone without police attending the scene. At present when a person contacts the police station with a complaint, police are required to record the information up to four times. The new program has reduced that to two. 22.5% of reports made to stations fit the "Telephone Reporting of Crime Incidents" criteria, and saved the need to dispatch a police unit. In reducing the amount of paperwork, the police are to spend more time on the streets. The pilot program has shown widespread benefits, including better customer service, time savings for both the police and the complainant, more time spent on patrol and local crime trends being reported more accurately. This reporting system will be introduced throughout the state in the coming months. A person must agree to the telephone report and understand that police will not attend. If the person requires police assistance, they will attend. Police will always attend serious crimes. The specific crimes that will be targeted by the program are:Property Damage (Less than $2,000) Theft from Motor Vehicles. Theft of Motor Vehicles. Theft of Bicycles. Theft ($2,000 limit, this does not include shoplifting). Police Crime Report For NHW Area LTB1, Bridle Estate, August 2003.
Deadly Mushrooms: Recent weather conditions have germinated the Death Cap mushrooms. The Death Cap and Yellow Staining mushrooms are extremely toxic, and are responsible for 90% of all mushroom poisoning worldwide. Death can occur within 48 hours of eating the Death Cap. The Death Cap is a large mushroom with a cap ranging from light olive green to greenish yellow. It has white gills and the base of the stem is surrounded by a cup shaped sac. The Yellow Staining mushroom turns yellow when bruised with a thumbnail. They are often gathered and mixed with field mushrooms, and can cause nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: malcolml@dcsi.net.au
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