Tweed Valley Neighbourhood Watch
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AT LONG LAST INCORPORATION
For some years now Tweed Valley Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) has been lobbying for Incorporation for its groups spread across the Tweed Valley and Brunswick.
At long last I am happy to report that Incorporation is now fact and for Incorporation purposes we are registered as TWEED VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH INC.
Why you may ask have we taken this direction? The simple answer; to apply for grants most organisations require the applicant to be incorporated. Neighbourhood Watch like many other organisations needs money to exist these days, deliver events, to keep up with administration costs and the production of newsletters, website, etc.
It is no secret that a lot of our members have kept NHW groups afloat by putting their hands in their own pockets to keep the local community up-to-date on crime and safety issues, but products and equipment can be expensive and we need assistance from time to time from outside sources to keep up our work in a professional manner.
Tweed Valley NHW has a lot of dedicated members who put a lot of time in voluntary work with our organisation, but we are always looking for more to join our ranks, so if you are interested please make contact with your relevant area we would be happy to talk to you. If your area is not represented then we’d like to assist in you starting a NHW program in your area.
We must also bring to your attention to Geoff Provest MP who has helped greatly with behind the scenes work in our quest for incorporation and our thanks to him for his tireless efforts.
Your local Neighbourhood Watch groups are not only working with the public on face to face safety issues these days, but we are now involved with the Eyewatch programme that was came about well over a year ago to bring NHW into the 21st Century. This State Government/NSW Police initiative has now made it easy for the public to go online at home or mobile and be in contact with your Local Area Command and Neighbourhood Watch through the use of Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
On behalf of all our groups in the Tweed Valley/Brunswick Valley we look forward to continuing our work with the community and feel free to contact us or our groups for advice on security issues or membership enquiries.
Keep Safe
Gordon Levenson
Hon. Secretary Combined Groups NHW Tweed Valley/Brunswick Valley
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A joint investigation by Richmond Local Area Command and State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad has resulted in the arrests of two men for drug supply, and one man for drug possession.
In January 2013, Richmond Local Area Command’s Drug Unit commenced an investigation into the supply of methylamphetamine in the state’s north. Over the course of their inquiries, officers identified a local truck driver as a possible supplier of the drug.
Police will allege that on numerous occasions over the last three months, the man sold methylamphetamine to other drivers at various locations along the Pacific and New England highways.
Between 11am and midday yesterday (Wednesday 10 April 2013), Gangs Squad and Richmond detectives arrested three men, and seized more than 60 grams of methylamphetamine, at Roberts Road in the north-western Sydney suburb of Eastern Creek.
A 47-year-old man – a truck driver from Chilcotts Grass, near Lismore – was subsequently charged with two counts of supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug. Officers also charged him for dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
A 41-year-old man from Bligh Park in Sydney’s north-west was also charged with supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug and possession of steroids, while a 49-year-old Bligh Park man was charged with drug possession.
The 47-year-old and 41-year-old were both refused bail to appear in Blacktown Local Court today (Thursday 11 April 2013).
The 49-year-old was granted bail and is scheduled to appear in Mount Druitt Local Court on Thursday 2 May 2013.
Police from Richmond Local Area Command also executed a search warrant at a property on Taylors Road, in Chilcotts Grass, yesterday afternoon, before arresting a 54-year-old woman who resides at the property. She was refused bail to appear in Lismore Local Court today.
Surf Life Saving have warned people to watch out for marine stingers as blue bottles washed up on Tweed beaches yesterday.
Snapper Rocks was host to a number of the blue bottles.
The Daily News received multiple photos from witnesses showing blue bottles scattered along Tweed beaches early Friday morning.
There were also reports of marine stingers drifting along in the Tweed River.
Nicole Hartman was walking along the beach yesterday morning and noticed the jellyfish.
“They were all along from snapper to North Kirra,” she said.
Natasha Faux said that the stingers weren’t just in the ocean.
“Heaps of big jellyfish in the rivers today,” she said.