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Drysdale NewsLIA FINOCCHIAROMLAMember for Drysdale

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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

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