Well the aftermath after the first episode of SBS's controversial, it seems like SBS got their moneys worth! That is they generated tremendous public interest, conversation, got ABC, Chanel 7,8 & 9 talking about the show, divided community opinions, get politicians mostly offside with them and pick on one area of Western Sydney that the upper class of society would not want to travel too or even visit.
So with all the commotions that has happened in the past week or so, the umpteen requests for the pulling of the series, the Managing Director of SBS, Mr Michael Obeid and the series producers let the show go ahead. Whilst we have and had strong support of the pulling of 'SBS Struggle Street' series from the Mayor of Blacktown, Councilor Stephen Bali - where after speaking to him yesterday, we both agree that SBS should have portrayed people of Mount Druitt in a different way and we ask 'Why pick on Mount Druitt?'
Lessons can be learned from this from many aspects as this can startle Government Funding from all levels to inject further funding assist these community members with more social services to assist in the educational process, emergency housing, police taking more humane control of 'drug traffickers', the judicial system to ensure that drug users do complete rehabilitation program before they are released back into the community (even completing essential courses that will make them a model to the community prevent drug trafficking and use), community improvements of streets: continual removal of graffiti, cleaning of rubbish on all street ( dumped or dropped), removal of overpasses in communities that have them and access to community organisations to get these people on the straight and narrow road of success.
Actually, I recommend to all politicians with Mount Druitt, to harmoniously get together to discuss the local filming of a counter serious 'Success Streets'! Showcasing community, religious and business group leaders (not necessary politicians) ordinary community, members who are study the HSC or even Tertiary Qualifications that have created career life goals, hardworking members of the community, and retired community members and the great community organisations that makes Mount Druitt a great place to live in! Maybe Blacktown City Council could take the lead and organise this!
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Friday, 8 May 2015
Blactown City Brass Band - More Hits Coming Up!
Yes we are coming up to 30 song hits with the Blacktown City Brass Band performing their hits for today at Mount Druitt. Sit down after a hard days hard stressful work or as you wake up to a beautiful, fresh new morning. Then find an empty lounge or armchair, recline, then close your eyes slowly, do not sleep for the time being and just simply...... LISTEN!
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Thursday, 7 May 2015
SBS Struggle Street - Mount Druitt - 6/5/15
Although Mount Druitt suburbs consists under the postcode of 2770 12-13 suburbs, under Blacktown City Council Wards 4 and 5 of Blacktown City Council and about 16 suburbs from North to South: Colebee to Minchinbury and East to West: Rooty Hill to Blackett, the show went on program, last night.
There are mixed reactions coming from Daily Telegragh, ABC news breakfast commentator that enjoyed it to mediocre to not wanting the show to continue on Face Book Group 2770 Watch and questioning our Mayor, Stephen Bali's response.
Daily Telegraph:
I personally support every move Mayor, Stephen Bali has made to protect the negative image that was portrayed of Mount Druitt people and every other Councillor that supported our Mayor's decision to get the message sent across to SBS. Let's see 'Struggle Street of Michael Obeid, Managing Director of SBS instead!
SBS Struggle Street 6/5/2015 - Mount Druitt
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There are mixed reactions coming from Daily Telegragh, ABC news breakfast commentator that enjoyed it to mediocre to not wanting the show to continue on Face Book Group 2770 Watch and questioning our Mayor, Stephen Bali's response.
Daily Telegraph:
Struggle Street: Not a rigged reality
SBS has denied claims by participants in Struggle Street that they were given money, and driven to their drug dealers.
I personally support every move Mayor, Stephen Bali has made to protect the negative image that was portrayed of Mount Druitt people and every other Councillor that supported our Mayor's decision to get the message sent across to SBS. Let's see 'Struggle Street of Michael Obeid, Managing Director of SBS instead!
SBS Struggle Street 6/5/2015 - Mount Druitt
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Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Mayor, Stephen Bali Wants Sponsors To Pull Out Of 'SBS Struggle Street' And So Does The Community Of Mount Druitt! - Mount Druitt - St Marys
May Stephen Bali, Blacktown City Council wants the Sponsors of 'SBS Struggle Street' to pull out, which I agree and am sure that thousands of Mount Druitt community members agree.
By pulling out sponsors of the show, the show will hopefully not go ahead with future programming. Managing Director of SBS, Michael Obeid ( taxpayers pay his wages), can now look at providing more degrading any d denigrating 'Struggle Street', for his Sydney suburb where he lives: people on welfare, kicked out of homes,living homeless in bush and also on drugs!
By the way, I noticed he didn't say 'This just beautiful to watch' as he tweeted on other stories produced on SBS, like:
Michael Ebeid @michaelebeid ·
Here are the 10 garbage trucks sent to SBS Head Office today by our Mayor Stephen Bali, Click here . Maybe more trucks should have been sent there, but great effort from the Mayor Stephen Bali!
Click here for Pulling Sponsors Off SBS Struggle Street - Mount Druitt-St Marys Standard
By pulling out sponsors of the show, the show will hopefully not go ahead with future programming. Managing Director of SBS, Michael Obeid ( taxpayers pay his wages), can now look at providing more degrading any d denigrating 'Struggle Street', for his Sydney suburb where he lives: people on welfare, kicked out of homes,living homeless in bush and also on drugs!By the way, I noticed he didn't say 'This just beautiful to watch' as he tweeted on other stories produced on SBS, like:
Michael Ebeid @michaelebeid ·
Michael Ebeid retweeted Lucy Zelic
This is just beautiful to watch. Well deserved Lucy.
Here are the 10 garbage trucks sent to SBS Head Office today by our Mayor Stephen Bali, Click here . Maybe more trucks should have been sent there, but great effort from the Mayor Stephen Bali!
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False Claim From SBS Face Book Comment -Re: SBS Struggle Street - They Want Us to Struggle!
There was false claim from a SBS Face Book comment that the 'Struggle Street' series was being pulled. Well this is the reason this person offered their wrong comment:
Click here for Sydney Morning Herald Article
So SBS will show the program 8.30pm tonight, 12 garbage trucks to front up the SBS Studios today from Blacktown City Council. SBS decision to allow the show to be seen, want the majority of Mount Druitt see how they stereotype the area, which does not represent the true majority of community members.
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Click here for Sydney Morning Herald Article
So SBS will show the program 8.30pm tonight, 12 garbage trucks to front up the SBS Studios today from Blacktown City Council. SBS decision to allow the show to be seen, want the majority of Mount Druitt see how they stereotype the area, which does not represent the true majority of community members.
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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Hot News Struggle Street -SBS Now Possibly Pulled!
SBS Face Book comments indicate 'Struggle Streey has been pulled - we need further confirmation:
Jean-Francois Svoboda While
SBS will get a big fat cheque for denigrating people of Mount Druitt
-let them show some compassion for the hard working people of Mount
Druitt to not air this show and series, if they air the show they
haven't got compassion and community pride: http://whyilovemountdruitt.blogspot.com.au/.../sbss...
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improvements in the area. We encourage all community members to add
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A Wrung Wolf You may rest at ease for now as it has been pulled.
If this is the case everyone from the community, to Mark Geyer, Mayor of Blacktown City Council, Stephen Bali, face book group 2770 watch needs to be congratulated!
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Mayor Stephen Bali & SBS on ABC video
Mark Geyer Video support
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Mayor Stephen Bali & SBS on ABC video
Mark Geyer Video support
Further Feedback On 'Snap Send Solve' - Blacktown City Council Twitter
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@nsjpas1 by calling Council on 9839 6000.The problem here is you are sending them a message regarding improvements by an email - Blacktown City Council doesn't provide you with a registration number, so it may be hard to trace it! So we will need to ask further questions of the process!
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How can the community check the registration numbers and be shown the result for inspection or improvement publicly? https://twitter.com/blacktowncc/status/593922646292566017 …
Blacktown Council
SBS's Struggle Street Goes On - Despite Protests!
Despite protests from Blacktown City Council Mayor, Councillor Stephen Bali, representing the majority of the community from Mount Druitt and after talk between SBS and Blacktown City Council, SBS's Struggle Street goes on tomorrow night.
I stand right beside Mayor, Councillor Stephen Bali, in him standing up for the Mount Druitt community and I'm sure representing all Blacktown City Councillors, making sure that Mount Druitt is not publicly showing one negative side of the community, which other communities have as well.
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Whilst SBS claims it is showing a balanced view of life, why didn't they go into the heart of Mount Druitt, speak to community leaders, volunteers and hard working people within the area that love our area. There are a migration of people that want to live in the area and this show could well be a 'put off' for them.
While SBS will get a fat cheque for doing this series, how much pride do they have of our area, when they can show this program that denigrates the name, area and people of 'Mount Druitt'. I thought they should be reporting good deeds, jobs and efforts people make to provide wonderful improvements within the area.
I wish the producers have a heart and change their decision?
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I stand right beside Mayor, Councillor Stephen Bali, in him standing up for the Mount Druitt community and I'm sure representing all Blacktown City Councillors, making sure that Mount Druitt is not publicly showing one negative side of the community, which other communities have as well.
Click here for video and story from Channel 7 News
Whilst SBS claims it is showing a balanced view of life, why didn't they go into the heart of Mount Druitt, speak to community leaders, volunteers and hard working people within the area that love our area. There are a migration of people that want to live in the area and this show could well be a 'put off' for them.
While SBS will get a fat cheque for doing this series, how much pride do they have of our area, when they can show this program that denigrates the name, area and people of 'Mount Druitt'. I thought they should be reporting good deeds, jobs and efforts people make to provide wonderful improvements within the area.
I wish the producers have a heart and change their decision?
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Monday, 4 May 2015
Blacktown City Council's Twitter Response To 'Snap Send Solve' Process
John Svoboda
@nsjpas1
@blacktowncc Can someone tell us about how Council deals with 'Snap Send Solve applications when asking for community improvements?
@nsjpas1 All enquiries sent via the 'Snap Send Solve' app are registered and sent to relevant Council departments for inspection.
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Saturday, 2 May 2015
Blacktown City Council Launches A Petition For 'SBS Immediately Suspend The Planned Broadcast Of ‘Struggle Street’ - St Marys Mount Druitt Star
WILL YOU SIGN? Blacktown Council has launched an online petition calling
upon SBS management to immediately suspend the planned broadcast of
'Struggle Street' until community and participant concerns were
addressed. - St Marys Mount Druitt Star.
Actually, it is everyone's right who lives in and around Mount Druitt to decide to protect the area for portraying negative aspect of Mount Druitt, which is not really reflecting every community members stance of how they live, respect and have community pride.
The wider media like to not portray Mount Druitt as a great place to invest their own lives in, by learning, earn money through employment, shopping and living in with people from all different backgrounds and culture.
So if you feel positive about the Mount Druitt area then sign the online petition, forward it to your friends and so on....
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Actually, it is everyone's right who lives in and around Mount Druitt to decide to protect the area for portraying negative aspect of Mount Druitt, which is not really reflecting every community members stance of how they live, respect and have community pride.
The wider media like to not portray Mount Druitt as a great place to invest their own lives in, by learning, earn money through employment, shopping and living in with people from all different backgrounds and culture.
So if you feel positive about the Mount Druitt area then sign the online petition, forward it to your friends and so on....
Click here to sign petition
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