Please come to our AGM at 10am on Saturday, 19 October 24, in the Tonic Bar at the Country Club in Launceston. The AGM will be followed by our annual Neighbourhood Watch Awards and Prize Giving Ceremony to our Calendar Drawing Competition Winners.
Your presence and support will be for the following people who are to be recognised this year:
Certificates of Appreciation
Kitty Kruup from West Hobart.
Hilton (Lou) Otto from the Clarence Plains Cluster.
President’s Certificate of Commendation
Phill Canning from Devon Hills.
Jenny Baxter from Pipers River.
Sherri Nolan from Cam/Somerset.
Honorary Life Membership
Leonie Bramich from Natone and Western District.
Kaye Williams from Central Wynyard.
NHWA Volunteer of the Year Runner Up
Stephen Bourke from Clarence Plains Cluster.
Primary School Calendar Drawing Competition
Ainsley Lawrence, 10 years from Newnham.
Aniah Perry, 8 years from Waverly.
Ava Barstow, 9 years from Tullah.
Carina Wu, 12 years from Lenah Valley.
Chelsea Wang, 7 years from New Town.
Lucy Flynn, 9 years from Bellerive.
Manish Vinoth, 11 years from New Town.
Sharlene Guo, 6 years from Warrane.
Shirley Huang, 5 years from Blackmans Bay.
For catering purposes, please RSVP to admin@nhwa.org.au before 7 October 24.
Do One Thing (DOT) come and have a great social outing and support those people who are being recognised this year. Nothing to lose – everything to gain!!
Neighbourhood Watch/Bunnings Crime Prevention Week (The Week)
Runs from 6 November to 12 November 24. NHW will set up information desks, conduct raffles, hold CWACs and sausage sizzles at their local Bunnings Warehouses during The Week. Check with your NHW group to find out what they are doing, when and where.
Ten NHW groups from around the state have been successful in getting a Get Online Week (GOLW) Grant through Neighbourhood Watch Australasia (NHWA). GOLW runs from 14 to 20 October 24. Contact these Coordinators for details about events near you that you can attend.
More details about when and where these events will be held can be found in group communications, newsletters and Facebook Pages.
Our Calendar for 2025 will be launched at our AGM and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 19 October 24. Every NHW member is welcome and encouraged to come to this event to support our award recipients and enjoy the company and refreshments. The AGM starts at 10am and the awards and prize giving starts at 11am sharp.
It’s not too late – register before 11 October 24. You still have 10 days. Do it!!
This online experience over 4 weeks, helps you understand your bushfire risk, create a bushfire plan, complete a property assessment, build an emergency kit and importantly keep your household safe!
Register now and ensure you’re ready for the bushfire season. https://bushfire.tas.gov.au/bushfire-challenge/bushfire-ready-challenge.
Share this message and encourage friends and family to register to increase their bushfire safety knowledge and strengthen our community’s preparedness. Email us at community@fire.tas.gov.au.
14-20 October 24 Get Online Week.
14 October Get Online at Salvation Army, Glenorchy.
16 October 24 Get Online at Southeast Stadium Sorell.
16 October 24 Get Online at ABC Hobart.
16 October 24 Get Online at School for Seniors, Glenorchy,
19 October 24 10am AGM, Awards & Prizes at Country Club, Launceston.
6-12 November 24 NHW/Bunnings Crime Prevention Week.
6 November 24 CWAC at Glebe Hill Village.
11 November 24 Remembrance Day.
Join NHWT – it’s free!
Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Albert Einstein.
Yours in Neighbourhood Watch
Peter Edwards, President
Good Neighbours Create Safer Communities
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