We have Peter, a member of 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Group, was asking about a laneway being cleared after he publish a post in our Face Book Group Page back in June 2017.
It is great, that stake holders have responded with the possibility that it was published on social media. This is what our Face Book Page and/or BlogSpot is meant to do.
Here is what has happened:
"Who is best to contact about this as it's blocking walkway between Fraser Place and Laver Street. It runs along Shalvey Public School. It's really a danger
Result 2/7/2017: They fixed the fence
I am sure that Blacktown City Council responded from the publish post on 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Page
We have had 'SBS' Struggle Street on Mount Druitt but we haven't had 'SBS' Success Street on Mount Druitt. This is actually the story they didn't want to provide and they do not consider Mount Mount Druitt to be a successful area with with successful people.
Click here for previous posts on SBS Struggle Street
A Shalvey resident has really motivated herself to progress throgh completing her Higher School Certificate, and acclaimed High School Teacher of Doonside. This is where the directors of SBS Struggle Street might want to go and hide
Click here for Donna Loughran's Mount Druitt Success Story
Thank you Adelaide Dupont, Google plus member who has researched and found the stimulating and interesting article, which may raise more heads up around our area, be proud and study hard to be their own successful story. Need I say any further.
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.
Yes you might have remembered that last year there was food give away s it is back on again this year:
The free food shop will be back at Shalvey PCYC this coming Wednesday 3rd February
Tickets will be given out from 11am.
1 ticket per family and please bring your own bags
We look forward to seeing everyone and catching up
Click here for Mount Druitt PCYC website and address
Click on previous blog
Blacktown City Council are not only looking at improvements, they are doing more improvements. I have noticed at Luxford Road, North Mount Druitt, the old footpaths are being replaced by wider footpaths at the east end of Shennan Walk Way.
This could be so that it is suitable for a shared cycle way, that Blacktown City Council has on Bike Paths and Cycle ways Plan: Click here under Council's Bike Plan 2013
In fact, this widen of the footpath is path for the new Mount Druitt Hospital to Shennan Walkway shared cycle path.
In Mount Druitt there is a few suburbs that don't even have shared cycleways or cycleways going through their own heart shops area: Bidwill, Shalvey, Willmot, Emerton, Tregear, Lethbridge Park, Hassall Grove, Whalan, Mount Druitt Village and no connection between Rooty Hill to Mount Druitt via North Parade.
This sign was placed to prevent the community to walk up the path and not proceed in the area, where Blacktown City Council's contractors were working on above. You wouldn't believe what happened to me on last Thursday the sign was turned around by a community member that wanted to confuse the rest of the community and have people walk up and ride their cycles up the path, where it was closed. I turned it so it was how it was on the picture. A gentleman said, 'Why did you do that? I'll turn it around when I come back!' as he rode his cycle without helmet up the path. I actually said Blacktown City Council put it there for a reason!
People in the community don't understand signs are there for a reason, even if this this sign was there for a temporary time. I think it would look more official if it had a "Blacktown City Council Sing" not a "DMR Sign", which is out of date as it stands for "Department of Main Roads"!
From The Street University: Our Deadly Dreaming Indigenous program took some of the students from
Shalvey High School to perform at the opening day of the Sydney West
Aboriginal Health Centre.
Click here for this
This is a great story for the Mount Druitt and surrounding suburbs where for months and months father and daughter, Steve and Tiana from Shalvey won the House Rules Competition.
Time and time again, we prove to others there are good stories from good people. this one is where a daughter entered her father into a competition, with him knowing and now he really appreciates his daughter courage for doing so. On behalf of 'Whyilovemountdruitt' and community members we congratulate you for what you have just done and what you have won!
Click here for this story
Although the headlines says NSW won, it should also say, 'Shalvey and NSW Wins'!
I have a request from a Shalvey resident, Brent that in Shalvey all bus stops require shelters, seating, garbage bins and most importantly 'Time Tables'.
Actually, the feed back from the 2770 Watch Face Book group, indicates the same as well claims due to anti-social behaviors glass bus shelters are smashed, reports of graffiti. Bus shelters are to protect waiting commuters from rain and over heating days, whilst seating provides comfort for mostly the elderly, garbage's keeps the community clean and time tables keep commuters up to date on arrival of bus services.
I am pretty sure that we have one Councillor is Ward 5, living in Shalvey not sure if he is advocating for bus stop infrastructure improvements, but we will do that in the mean time. Let's hope that Blacktown City Council Transport Officers speak to NSW for Transport and Busways and gets an unanimous decision for Shalvey, a much needed Public transport improvement required.
If you have any bus stops that you would like improved in and around Mount Druitt, let us know by emailing us on"
nsjpas@gmail.com
Today, I received an email from Pauline, Vice-President, Mount Druitt Commuters Improvement Group Inc, has confirmed speaking to Mount Druitt- St Marys Standard, Sales Manager Giles on the 12th March, 2015, that there are suburbs that they do not provide door-to-door delivery of their newspaper:
- Willmot
- Shalvey
- Bidwill
- Lethbridge Park
- Blackett
- Tregear
- Emerton
Other suburbs within Mount Druitt, may be considered privileged suburbs receiving door-to-door delivery of newspapers
The issue here is there are community members that may not have access to online newspapers and do want to keep up with local news, advertisements and sports. I was wondering if the local advertisers are aware some suburbs are not being reached!
Maybe, we do not know the reason why they do no not have this essential service as it could be that there aren't enough people employed to deliver these newspapers, limited amount of published copies or various other reasons.
Personally, I have a total high regard for both local newspapers: both editors and journalists, as they do the hard work to keep the community informed and educated.
I would just like the Editors of both our local papers, to consider the requests of the community to have improvements in door to door delivery or avenues were the community knows where in in each suburb their newspapers could be collected?
Click here for previous blog raised at a Local Group Community Group meeting
Click here for Link To Mount Druitt and Ropes Crossing Issues Last Year
