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Next meeting Monday 18 June 6:00 for
6:30pm Story Bridge Hotel, upstairs
meeting room, (enter
from Main Street). Guest speaker to be confirmed. Welcome Welcome to our website!
The Kangaroo Point Neighbourhood Watch group has been established for over
ten years and we have built up a strong sense of community. The active
involvement of residents at the Point has greatly contributed to the high
standard of safety and amenities and the low crime rates in our area. We meet
bi-monthly on Monday evenings and encourage residents to come along, to get to
know their neighbours better, to share ideas, and raise any issues regarding
Kangaroo Point. At our meetings we look at crime matters and concerns re
safety, security and matters of public interest. We often start with a guest
speaker on a topic of local or community interest. Our local
councillor, Cr Helen Abrahams and our local Police liaison officer from
Dutton Park police attend most meetings. If you cannot
attend meetings and have any issues or concerns, please contact us at info@kangaroopointnw.com. You can browse our website
for Meeting Minutes, our regular Newsletter, our Heritage Walk Guide, Crime
Bulletins, Police Contacts and other articles of interest. We look forward to
meeting you and/or hearing from you. 2012
meeting dates: 13 February, 16 April, 18 June, 13 August (inc AGM),
8 October, 10 December. Recent Events: Qld Heritage
Festival Kangaroo Point Guided Heritage Walks Saturday
April 21 and Sunday April 22 Some very interested visitors and locals thoroughly
enjoyed the guided walks conducted by David and Christa. They took a
fascinating walk back in time as they followed the route of our Kangaroo Point Heritage Walk booklet
to the historic and heritage-listed sites in our beautiful Kangaroo Point
Peninsula, Brisbane’s earliest suburban residential area. Sunday
25 March – National Neighbour Day Picnic 11am – 2pm Captain
Burke Park, new beach end (eastern end) opposite No 1 Holman Street A small group of locals braved the chilly winds and
post-election weariness and enjoyed a picnic and a chat together with a great
selection of shared food. Clean
Up Australia Day, 4 March- This
year Captain Burke Park, the beach and
mangroves and parks up to Thornton Street ferry terminal were cleaned
up by a large group of enthusiastic people from Brisbane Rotary High Rise,
Qld Waterways and a few of our own dedicated members. The Point is now
looking great thanks to the hard work of all who participated. Meeting April 16, 2012 – Another great turnout as our eminent guest
speaker, historian and author Helen Gregory gave us her fascinating
perspective on the history of KP in a talk entitled “Puzzling the Point’s Past”. The talk was very well received by
our appreciative members and the enthusiastic questions were a true
indication of the high level of interest that exists in the history of our
area. It was a great way to mark the beginning of the 2012 Qld Heritage
Festival. We also welcomed our new Police Liaison Officer,
Constable Bernie Nyan who takes over from our well
liked Andy O’Day who has been promoted to Senior
Constable and is now working on other projects. Bernie gave us an update on
crime in the area and reminded everyone to take more care about personal and
community safety. See the meeting minutes for a more detailed report of the
meeting. Meeting February 13, 2012.We had a great turnout to the first meeting of the
year and welcomed several new
members. Guest speaker Ben Wilson of Bicycle Qld spoke about the
responsibilities of cyclists and pedestrians on public roads and shared
pathways. After a lively discussion and many questions everyone agreed that a
harmonious relationship between cyclists and pedestrians can only be achieved
by a change in attitude of all concerned.
See the meeting minutes for more details (follow link on the
left). After the meeting many
attendees enjoyed a lovely dinner in Deery’s
Courtyard, it was a great way to continue forging closer community ties. Meeting November 2011:
We heard from Dr. Bui about the proposal to set up a Vietnamese Memorial in
Capt. Burke Park. Construction of this has now begun. (February 2012). Kangaroo Point Heritage Guide Have you seen the beautiful guide we launched in
December 2010? Follow the links in the left column to view the front and back
pages of the guide. See our newsletters for more information about historic
sites mentioned in the Guide. Copies of the Guide are available at our
meetings and walks, or at the Story Bridge Hotel, Story Bridge Adventure
Climb and local real estate agents.
This site has been
developed to provide relevant and timely information about Neighbourhood
Watch and Crime Prevention, in the Kangaroo Point suburb of Brisbane,
Australia. The development and maintenance of the site has been in part
funded by a grant from Brisbane City Council. Successful Neighbourhood Watch relies on good communication
between residents and their local Police. This site contains
information about the areas serviced by the groups, co-ordinator's roles and
contact details. Police provide information about local criminal activity,
(including comfits and photographs), which may be useful in solving
crime. Anyone who has information on any crime mentioned, or who may be
able to identify any comfit, is asked to contact the Police Liaison Officer
who is listed in each groups list of co-ordinators.
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