Neighbourhood Watch is for people prepared to make their neighbourhood a better place to live. This first Bulletin for 2025 lists events happening throughout the year. It also has suggestions for easy things you can do to contribute to your community.
Here are two grant opportunities that you could help your NHW Coordinator apply for.
Neighbours Every Day and Healthy Tasmania – Community Grants
Grants up to $1 500 for events that foster neighbourly connections. Think of:
Project 75
In celebration of their 75th year, Relationships Australia Tasmania is researching what a connected and respectful community means to Tasmanians. Community members prepared to contribute an hour of their time can help win a $500 gift card for their community group. Find out more here: https://tas.relationships.org.au/75-years/.
Once again there will be a competition for primary school children to have their drawings appear as feature pages in our 2026 Calendar. The competition opens on 1 February 25 and closes on 31 May 2025. Your challenge is to encourage at least one child to enter. More details in our February Bulletin.
If you haven’t yet got a copy of our 2025 Calendar, please check with your Coordinator as they may still have a few left.
See photos of last year’s winners at our Awards and Prize Giving Ceremony at the Country Club, Launceston, in October 24.
Downloading the Snap, Send, Solve App (and using it) must be the easiest way for anyone to help improve their neighbourhood. Dumped rubbish, obscured road signs or potholes – you can help fix them all by SNAPPING a photo with your phone and pressing SEND!!
You can do it. It really is that easy!!
Expecting a package? To avoid porch and front door thieves, request signature confirmation for your delivery, arrange to have your parcel held at the post office, or have a trusted neighbour receive it for you.
See lots more home security tips in our November NHWA Journal which is also online, just open this link to view at: https://issuu.com/countrywideaustral/docs/nhw_australasia_november_2024?fr=sZDMwMzY0NjY4OTE
Each edition of this Bulletin will publish another way to achieve belonging. Belonging is the sense of safety and comfort we feel when we are accepted for who we are. Share each tip with your Facebook friends. Practice it yourself!
We can improve belonging for ourselves, and others, through giving.
Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection creates a new sense of belonging.
Peter Edwards President
Peter Harriss Vice President
Maz Quilty Secretary
Christine Fraser Treasurer
David Rose Assistant Treasurer & Public Officer
Kate Dobson Board Member
Stephen Giles Board Member
15 January 25 11 am CWAC at Claremont Plaza
29 January 25 Launch of Calendar Drawing Competition
1 February 25 Safer Internet Day
11 February 25 Safer Internet Day
17 February 25 Random Acts of Kindness Day
19 February 25 CWAC at Glenorchy Plaza
March 25 The Month of Home Security
2 March 25 Clean Up Australia Day
30 March 25 Neighbour Day
September 25 Secure September
31 May 25 Calendar Drawing Competition Closes
11 September 25 RUOK Day
27-28 September 25 Secure Your Home Day
October 25 Get Online Week
November 25 NHW/Bunnings Crime Prevention Week
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Asking for help is not giving up…It’s refusing to give up. David Meltzer
Yours in Neighbourhood Watch
Peter Edwards, President
Good Neighbours Create Safer Communities
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