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local boxing boys are

going. The Doomadgee

boxing team was able to

tell Alec that they are

training for a big fight in

Mount Isa on May 18.

Alec Doomadgee has

promised he is organising

to take our boxers to

Palm Island for another

fight, which would be a

great opportunity. The

best news though, for the

Dragons Den Boxing, is

that Alec Doomadgee

said he is going to bring

famous boxer, Anthony

Mundine to personally

train our boys. Our

Doomadgee boxers are definitely

looking forward to that.

In early March, the Doomadgee Dragons

Boxing Den was visited by radio announcer

Alec Doomadgee and NITV newsreader

Jeremy Geia. Both interstate visitors

attended the PCYC on a Friday afternoon

to see our Doomadgee boxers in action.

Jeremy Geia, was nice enough to film our

Doomadgee boys in training. Jeremy said

that he looks forward to putting our boys

on NITV to show everyone how good our

Doomadgee boxers are. Jeremy Geia

filmed Walter Pool, Rodney King and

Darcy Isaac doing boxing rounds on the

pads with Amit and Sergeant Matt. Jeremy

promised that he will send our boxing boys

a copy of the TV program, so the boys can

see how they look on TV.

Alec Doomadgee, who is a keen boxer

himself, was also excited to know how our

Doomadgee Police

March 2013 Doomadgee Police and Community, Working Together

Community Watch

IMPORTANT

PHONE

NUMBERS:

Doomadgee

Police Station:

EMERGENCY:

Triple Zero (000)

Phone:

(07) 4742 9090

Fax:

(07) 4745 8175

After hours:

(07) 4744 1111

Inside this

issue:

Crime

Round-up

1

Dragons

Boxing

1

Charity

Bake-Off

2

School

Rewards

2

Books in

Burketown

2

DV—Don’t

Support It!

Report It!

3

Bingo Gifts 3

Swingin’

Spanners

with Phil

4

Big Screen

Movie and

Bingo

4

Good News for Doomadgee Dragons Boxing Den

Crime Round-up by Constable Phil

22-year-old Doomadgee man. A

search of the house was conducted,

in which it is alleged that an amount

of dangerous drugs were located in

the man’s bedroom. The man was

arrested and charged for supplying

dangerous drugs, and set to appear

in Doomadgee Magistrates Court

for this and other matters.

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Doomadgee was arrested and

charged following an incident at the

Doomadgee police station, where it

is alleged the front windows were

wilfully damaged. The man was

sent to Mount Isa Magistrates Court

where he received six months

imprisonment.

On 16 March police intercepted a

24-year-old male person driving

along Talbot Street, Doomadgee.

Police allege the man was drunk

while driving, and was driving on a

disqualified licence. It is alleged the

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Mornington Island man

was arrested and charged

for a number of break-

ins around Doomadgee

community. It is alleged

the man broke into the maintenance

compound on two occasions, stealing

items both times. The man was

remanded to have his matters heard in

the Mount Isa Magistrates Court.

A 23-year-old Doomadgee man was

arrested and charged for supplying

dangerous drugs. It is alleged that the

man had been supplying dangerous

drugs to Doomadgee residents, and as a

result, police attended the man’s house

where they allegedly located an amount

of dangerous drugs as well as other

items during the search. The man was

charged to appear at the Doomadgee

Magistrates Court for this matter.

Following information given to police

from a concerned Doomadgee local

resident, police attended the home of a

Above: Alec Doomadgee and

Senior Sergeant Matt Campbell.

man had a blood alcohol reading of

0.224%. Police arrested and charged

the man in relation to these matters,

to appear in Doomadgee Magistrates

Court.

A 34-year-old man was arrested for

seriously obstructing police and

unlawfully entering a police vehicle.

The man appeared at the

Doomadgee Magistrates Court and

has been remanded in custody until

the matters are finalised.

Just a reminder that if you are

wanted on a warrant, or think you

are wanted on a warrant, attend the

court house on the next court day,

which is May 2, and the Magistrate

might be able to recall the warrant

and get your matters heard.

If you have any information to help

police call the Doomadgee police or

Crime Stoppers. You can remain

anonymous.

Doomadgee Police and Community, Working Together

Police are becoming concerned with the high number

of youth crime happening in Doomadgee at the

moment.

Police have made a number of arrests and have dealt

with children under the Youth Justices Act.

Police have spoken with parents, carers and teachers

Charity Bike Ride

Doomadgee Police Station

Goodeedawa Road

Doomadgee Qld 4830

Phone: (07) 4742 9090

Fax: (07) 4745 8175

After hours: (07) 4744 1111

EMERGENCY: Triple Zero (000)

Useful Contact

Numbers:

DV connect

(women, 24hr)

1800 811 811

DV connect

(men, 9a-12mn)

1800 600 636

Legal Aid

Queensland

1300 651 188

Kids help line:

1800 551 800

Child Safety 24hr:

1800 177 135

Crime Stoppers:

1800 333 000

Lifeline

(24hr counseling)

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Baking for a Cause by Constable Phil

Well, we’ve always known that

Kamaia and Anne enjoy baking

delicious treats such as cakes,

slices, muffins and cupcakes.

So, when they found out two

local Doomadgee boys, Tristan

Toby and Stefan O’Keefe, had

been selected for the state

football finals they put their

heads (and recipes) together.

Every week Kamaia and Anne put on their aprons, get

their mixing gear out and spend hours working hard

in the kitchen to sell their goods at the Doomadgee

Retail Store on Saturday mornings.

The community has shown their support for the boys

(and the treats) by buying them for themselves and

their families. In fact, Kamaia and Anne sell out of

goodies within a very short amount of time!

It’s great to see the community rallying behind a good

cause, with all money raised going to the boys to help

and have found that children who don’t go to

school everyday are more likely to get into

trouble with police.

Police are appealing to parents and close family

of juveniles in Doomadgee to make sure their

children go to school, and to stay at school for

the day.

School Everyday Keeps Trouble Away

Burketown Kindy Receives Books

the books to Burketown

Kindy and spending

some time sharing the

stories with the kids.

Books are a great way to

learn and there are

stories to suit everyone

from young kids to

elders.

Burketown and Doomadgee police wish to thank those people

who kindly donated books to the Gulf.

fund their trip to Brisbane for the finals.

A big thank you must go to Kamaia and

Anne for helping fulfil the boys dream.

You’ve certainly put the icing on the

cake!

Best of luck to Tristan and Stefan. We

know you’ll play your best and show

them what Doomadgee pride is all about!

Burketown is our closest neighbour

so when we heard that the Burketown

Kindergarten wanted some fresh

books for the kids we wanted to help!

We chose a good selection of books

and stories, kindly donated by people

from communities all across

Australia.

Of course, we couldn’t have done it

without the help of Sergeant Wayne

(right). He had a great time taking


If you’ve ever enjoyed playing

bingo at the PCYC on a Tuesday or

Thursday night you would have

noticed the many quality gifts in the

prize-pool.

Some of these gifts, including

cooking equipment, personal

accessories, clothing and toys have

been donated by the

Charitable Gifts for PCYC Bingo

Domestic Violence - Don’t Support It, Report It!

Domestic Violence (DV) is often abusive

behaviour by one person to another

person in a relationship, such as husband

and wife.

This can sometimes make the victim of

DV live in fear for their safety.

DV can have serious impacts on people

(including children) who experience it,

including physical, emotional and

psychological harm, and can result in

death.

Offenders of DV are the only ones responsible for their use of violence against their victims.

Domestic violence includes behaviour that may be: Physically or sexually abusive.

Emotionally or psychologically

abusive;

Economically abusive (e.g. keeping

their key-card from them);

Threatening;

Controlling or dominating causing the

victim to feel fear for their safety or

wellbeing.

For example: Injuring someone or threatening to do

so;

Trying to force a person into sexual

activity or attempting to do so;

Damaging a person’s personal property

or threatening to do so;

Depriving the person of the person’s

liberty or threatening to do so (e.g.

locking someone in a room without

their consent);

Threatening a person with death or

injury of the person, a child of the

person or someone else;

lovely Kamaia Campbell.

A big thank you, on behalf of all

bingo winners, goes out to Kamaia

and all other community members

who have donated gifts.

Your generosity has helped bring

the community together through

bingo.

Threatening to commit suicide or

self—harm so as to torment,

intimidate or frighten the person;

Threatening to, or actually, harming or

killing the person’s animal in order to

get their way.

DV behaviour can also be a criminal offence. Offenders may

face up to 3 years in prison.

If you need help: If you, or someone you know is

experiencing DV there are plenty of

people willing to help you.

The following numbers are available for

you to call:

In an emergency call 000

Doomadgee Police Station

47 429 090

Doomadgee Women’s Shelter

0459 628 869

DV Connect for women

1800 811 811

DV Connect for men

1800 600 636

North Queensland DV Resource

Service—Mount Isa

47 430 946

North Queensland DV Resource

Service—Townsville

47 212 888

You that you are not alone. Know your

rights. Know that you can be protected.

Living free from violence is a

human right and fundamental

social value.


“I’ll be here for you if, and when, you are ready to talk”

Big Screen Movie and Bingo

Swingin’ Spanners with Phil by Constable Phil

Your brakes are probably one of the most

important parts of your car. If your car

doesn't start, that’s bad enough , but if your

car doesn’t stop when you need it to, that’s

much worse!

Brakes work on the idea that fluid can’t be

squashed, so when you push down on the

brake pedal, it pushes brake fluid from a

bottle under the bonnet down to the brakes

behind the wheels. The brake pads

sandwich against the brake disc which

slows the vehicle down. The brake system

is made up of the fluid bottle (bottom left),

brake lines, brake pads (above left and

bottom right) and brake discs (middle left).

Phil’s top tips:

Check your brake fluid. It’ll be under the

bonnet, in a small container. The fluid

should be clean and full. If it’s low, there

could be a problem. Check for leaks around

the container.

Check the brake pads. They can be a bit

hard to see, so a torch might help. Have a

look for plenty of pad between the brakes

and the disc. Low brake fluid can indicate

low brake pads.

Listen when you drive. Is there a high

pitched squeal when you drive, that might

go away when you push on the brakes? If

there is, this may mean your brake pads are

low.

Have a look at the brake discs.

They should be shiny and very

smooth. If there are nasty scratches,

deep lines or cracks, it may be time

for new discs.

How do the brakes feel when you

drive? The pedal should be firm, not

spongy. If the pedal slowly pushes all

the way to the floor, then there’s a

problem.

Remember that if you drive through

water or mud, you may need to push

your brake pedal a couple of times to

get your brakes working properly

again.

On April 3 the PCYC held a massive movie night

featuring ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’.

‘Madagascar 3’ saw the return of Alex the lion,

Gloria the hippo, Marty the zebra and Melman the

giraffe. The movie showed the group travelling

through Europe to get back to their beloved zoo in New York.

About 100 children enjoyed the movie blown-up on the big screen.

Be sure to keep your eyes out for the next PCYC movie night.

The Easter bingo night saw about 30 people compete for some

irresistible chocolate prizes.

A huge thank you must go out to Sergeant Bernie and his team for keeping Doomadgee entertained!

Phil’s fast fact:

Did you know that planes have brakes?

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