Credit Card Defender Protecting Scammers Who Are Scanning Wallets/Purses! Protect your Money!

We spoke about ATO* Scammers and fraudsters before now there is a growing  rate of people  scanning devices that will scan your credit cards  through your wallet/purse out in the open streets. Next thing your money is gone!

Now available at handbag/ bag stores is a Credit Card Defender,  which will block people scanning your wallet/purse at a small cost of $10.00 under, when you place it in your wallet/purse. I must admit it also prevents Opal Cards being scanned at electronic ticketing machines. I suggest you get o protect your money!

Click here for previous post on ATO Scams

*Australian Tax Office

Here it is "Korjo" Credit Card Defender:
Click here for details on Korjo Credit Card Defender
 

Mount Druitt Commuters Improvement Inc. Meeting 30th April 2016

From Lester Pasley, Secretary, Mount Druitt Commuters Improvement Group Inc.:

 

Dear Members

The next meeting of the Mt Druitt Commuters Improvement Group is on:-

Saturday 30th April 2016

West Tradies Club

247 Woodstock Avenue, Dharruk

Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

I hope to see you at the meeting.

Please pass this message onto those without email.

Regards,

 

Lester

Mount Druit Train Station Upgrade Follow Up!

The interest is getting high, the commuters that I am speaking to are buzzing about improvements required at Mount Druitt Train Station, to cater for busy peak periods, where queues are twentyfold, down to the platform 3-4 on week day afternoons.

Click here for previous post



I believe that St Marys train station has more barriers then Mount Druitt train barriers, yet there  are less commuters traveling through St Marys train station then Mount Druitt train station.  According to the NSW Barriers Statistics 2014   Mount Druitt 7,410 commuters over a 24 hour time period as opposed to St Marys 4,560  commuters over the same period.

So, Ron from Whalan has produced a video  with myself as mainly on the video on what I am doing and lobbying for today*. 

Click here for Video produced By Ron from Whalan

* my  French first name is Jean and I used this for my Face Book. It is moi, John in the video!

Community Members Given Cleaning Equipment For Bus Time Tables & Bus Stop Improvements at Shlavey - Brent From Shalvey

Last week, I bumped into Brent Robertson, former Greens Candidate for Mount Druitt at last years election and noted that one of many respectable community Members within Mount Druitt, he is still working voluntarily hard within the community, for improvements and questioning why things can not be improved.

He has been successful in obtaining a time on section bus stop in Emerson Street, Shalvey Click here for Busways 755 Route , on both sides of the street.Which is a significant improvement for bus commuters within the area.

The question now arises what is the law in relation relation to supplying bus time tables to bus service routes. Is the legal requirement bus time tables at each Section bus stop?  Also, what is the same legal requirements for sheltered seats/ bus shelter. I will find out and hope to get a response from relevant Stake Holders.

Brent also advised that Blacktown City Council has supplied him with cleaning agents/equipment, allowing him to remove graffiti at Mount Druitt bus interchange

What has been noted is when it rains at Mount Druitt bus interchange, seats are wet. So we will need to ask relevant government members and  bodies for inspection, feed back and positive response. I'm sure even they wouldn't like to sit on wet seats!

It has been noted that the bus stop outside Red Rooster, Emerton requires a bus stop shelter heading to Shalvey.

After The Storm - Less Trees - Any Replacements - 'Whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Group'

Do you remember the storm in January this year? I do! Click here for previous posts

So whilst trees were chopped, removed and in some cases, stumped left in the ground. Little has been done to replace at this stage trees, removed from bushland, parks and reserve areas. Unless, there is the thought that replacing them could cause more damage to the community, if  another natural disaster happens and the new  trees are fully grown.  I don't know how the parks and reserves management of Blacktown City Council operates, yet I sure there is  thought about regenerating  plants and trees , that will assist out local birds and animals.


Her is a post from Ron:

Ron added 4 photos to April 22, 2016.e

April 22 at 1:51pm       

It would appear when you wish to have a tree removed from your premises you need council approval, Alas if your the council, remove as many trees as you want, no problem. After the big storm earlier this year some trees did need to come down , but this many ? Cockatoos and Galahs are just two native birds that nest in hollow trunks. I know of two of these trees that had nests. I wonder if any one checked ?

We have a survey to complete for the community, on after the storm tree removal and replaced? You find this on the bottom of  our website, please complete it  to provide feed back!

 

Volunteer Administrative/ Data Entry Assist - Meca Mount Druitt - 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Group!

Great initiative for anyone that is unemployed seeking work. Yes, it is  volunteer work but this volunteer work can lead to full time work, especially if  good or exceptional work is done, you'll have a higher chance of getting full time paid work. Thank you Meca Mount Druitt!

MECA is seeking a volunteer for an administrative/ data entry position. 

The role is three , per week from Tuesday – Thursday, from 9.00am to 5.00pm. 

We are interested in engaging someone who wants to develop their skills in customer services/ data entry/ admin/ staff support. This is a great opportunity to work in a diverse organisation and improve your employability. You can enhance your skills whilst supporting the community. 

Our previous Administrative Assistant is moving on because she has secured full time employment through this role!
If you would like to apply for this position please email operations@meca.org.au to schedule an interview.
Contact Holly on 02 96259300 if you have any questions

Trauma Support For Railway Staff - As They Deal With Issues Every Day!

When we travels  on trains in our Sydney Railway network, we are most sublime to  the Railway staff that deal  with many difficult situations every day: new directions from Management that may affect their  job stress level, abuse from commuters, accidents and emergencies that require their assistance.

I know a majority of the Sydney Trains staff at Mount Druitt and  they are true blue human beings, like us. Their emotions are the same as ours, so should something negative happen in their working  environment, they may need to ensure that they are OK!

We have seen  how a post is the recent past here has portrayed an incident where abuse was made at a Mount Druitt  Sydney Trains Staff and next day, did not escape Police in charges being laid.

So having an application that you can upload on your mobile phone "Trauma Support", may make their lives healthier as they using this application. Check it out as I will notify the Mount Druitt railway staff this week about this application.


Click here Trauma Support Application!

Poll Results: Vandalism Poll!

One of our Poll Results (bottom of Home Page), although generated a small result, indicates how Mount Druitt community feels about certain issues. These people that have responded want things to improve and would like  our State Member for Mount Druitt, Hon. Edmond Atalla has to take great interest in this topic.

I thought as much that the result would be clear cut. Among dealing with many community issues, I know that Hon. Edmond Atalla has been cleaning up State Government owned Property that has been vandalised. I'm sure he is investigating ways  to prevent this vandalism occurring with the community, as there is a lot of cleaning costs added on.

Should State Member of Mount Druitt address vandalising issue in Mount Druitt?

Result: 4 votes polled Yes.

So this could be the mandate from the community given to our State Member, to look at avenues of  preventing this issue getting worse and also to reduce it!

I encourage everyone to poll your votes on other Polls on bottom of Home Page!

 

 

Lest We Forget.... ANZACS Of All Wars - 25th April 2016

So, we all have a national public holiday, to remember the ANZAC soldiers that died and fought in all wars and returned Servicemen and women. We remember our lost battle at Gallipoli and as we seek peace in all over the world.
 
Take time out and  give your 1 minute silence or more should you  want to 'Thank them more!'

"Flame of Remembrance" -  at Rooty Hill RSL, 2016 - (left) and  ''Flowers of Remembrance" - at Rooty Hill RSL, 2016 (Top)

Click here for Last years Dawn Service held at Rooty Hill RSL 

This year the Dawn Service was held at Pine Grove, Minchinbury - it was held there before but changed last year to Rooty Hill RSL becuase of 50 years celebration!

Today Is Earth Day - Caring For Our Environment - Including Illegal Dumping And Littering - Telegrapgh UK

Another great worldly idea which our local Mount Druitt area would be able to work on, from here on in. 

Maybe we could have a 'Mount Druitt Care Day', where the entire community gets involved about illegal dumping of rubbish and littering as discussed in a previous post Click here

Check out how you can help out here or at least look at the below 1 minute video:

International Earth Day litter video

Blacktown City Brass Band Back In Mount Mount 21st April 2016

Well, it has been a long time that I have recorded music from the Blacktown City Brass Band and I have just been informed that they are playing tomorrow night, just outside the Woolworths, Westfield Mount Druitt exit.

May I suggest that you ask them for your favourite music and they might even  play it for you.


Click here for previous post and music you can listen too

Mount Druitt Historical Society Inc 'Mount Druitt Estate Photography Display' & 'The Oak's Plumpton Presentation'

The Mount Druitt Historical Society Inc is holding open community days to display local historical events that have occurred. To me, local knowledge is important is it so good and great that this group retains and maintains the history of our area. Here is an opportunity to  bring yourself and your family and be educated, then you are well informed and tell others. The address is 23 The Avenue,Mount Druitt!

Maybe you would like to volunteer and assist them:

Mount Druitt Fire Station Has A New Twitter Account - Mount Druitt Face Book Group!

So, we all think we are all  internet and social savvy, Mount Druitt Fire Station is also as well, with their new Twitter account. Great idea - to keep the wider world informed of local fires issues and  rescues.

This another way we can keep in touch with them!


Click here for it!

If Only Blacktown Council Cleared This Area At Hythe Street Reserve Mount Druitt......

I have been totally disgusted with the way some community members trash our areas: streets, roads and Dawson Mall. I was educated and taught about personal and community hygiene, tidiness, neatness and and cleanliness.

Yet, time after time, after Blacktown City Council officers spend hours, picking up and cleaning areas where any amounts of rubbish are dumped or dropped, voluntarily. There are the few that think because they walk on or around public property, they can do what they like with it, including burn rubbish , if not picked up.

Here is Grass Fire at Hythe Street Reserve Mount Druitt today

Click here for previous post

I have reported in the past,issues of dumped rubbish and over grown grass on the Hythe Street Reserve, Mount Druitt (which is along Ear Street) and have not received a response from NSW EPA or Blacktown City Council as yet, either from Councillors or Council Officers. If only they had responded and cleared this rubbish. That would have been a start and then maintain the property by mowing the grass down.

A suggestion from a former Blacktown City Councillor, Kathy Collins is so simple that I do think Council need to look at this inniative: that community members pick up rubbish in front of their own properties as they place their rubbish bins, each week for pick up.

Click  here for suggestion from Former Blacktown City Councillor!

Click Here on Post NSW EPA Fines  

NSW EPA Tosser Adds Required Click here to view it 

Resolution to this problem, is not one person's responsibility. Let's go back to teaching the basics of  keeping  our community clean and tidy to our community. The following are the ways I think our community can change:

• Kathy Collins suggestion of clean front of your house, when placing rubbish bins ready for pick up.
• Promotions of "Tosser Campaign" all around Dawson Mall/Mount Druitt Town Square, streets and all Parks/Reserve within Mount Druitt, materials obtained through NSW EPA litter.prevention@epa.nsw.gov.au 
• Each Councillor from Blacktown City Council, must spread the word of a cleaner environment at every public meeting they address and every community member they meet.
• Keep your community clean signs - place the amount of fines on signs.
• Local radio and newspaper media remind and the community that the cleaner we keep our land the emphasis on a cleaner life to live in!

• Council Rangers fining community members and then the community will start to get the word - or if the community member wants to spend a day cleaning up a few streets instead - that will pay their dues or go out to the community likes schools and business, to teach them the right way of keeping our community clean.
• Blacktown City Council, should organise cleaning of an report an public area within 3 to 4 days, not neglect it - like what has happen here!
• Maybe Council can engage the community in open forums where people  make suggestions of improvements in this area.

I'm sure that Blacktown City Council spend Millions of Dollars of  'Keeping our communities clean'! More community pride will reduce these costs, thus reducing council rates and more for useful expenditure!

Upgrade Of Playgrounds Across Blacktown $1.2M - St Marys Mount Druitt Star!

Great initiative from Blacktown City Council and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Jacqueline Donaldson, to improve and upgrade  public park playgrounds within Blacktown City Council, with 5 wards in Blacktown City Council,  I would expect about 6-7 playgrounds upgraded within Mount Druitt suburbs:

click for story from St Marys - Mount Druitt Star 

Movies For School Holidays - From Westfield Mount Druitt And Hoyts!

Click here for Hoyts  Mount Druitt movies

Good Luck Plaza Mount Druitt - 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Group Page!

Ron from Whalan, post on 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Group Page is providing us a promotional video on Lucky Plaza Mount Druitt. Have you been there, yet?

Ron Vorbach

8 hrs

The best variety of products that seldom appear in other super markets. Well presented . Prices are better then fair and the crew are amazingly Happy and Polite. You are not drowned out by loud back ground music or P A chatter. You can talk to your partner , think and do a lot of normal peaceful things as one should expect.