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Drysdale NewsLIA FINOCCHIARO MLA Member for Drysdale

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Issue 9, 2014

For the future ofPalmerston, it isimportant to have ateam of strong leaders.To boost TeamPalmerston, NathanBarrett is contestingthe seat of Blain at theupcoming by-election.

Nathan was born in Darwin

at the old Darwin Hospital.His parents moved toPalmerston in 1995 and in1999, Nathan bought hisrst house in Durack.

His wife Rebecca is alsoa long-term Palmerstonresident, moving to Mouldenin 1994, attending Moulden

Park Primary School.Together they moved fromDurack about six years agointo their family home inDriver.

They have been marriedfor 10 years and have threechildren aged 3, 5 and 7.

Nathans educationincludes a Science andEconomics Degreealong with a Diploma in

Our newest TeamPalmerston member

Team Palmerston from left: Peter Chandler, Nathan Barrettand Lia Finocchiaro

Education. He enjoyed asuccessful career teachingin local schools, whichled to him forging strongconnections with manyTerritorians.

Teaching Economics inschool prompted Nathanand his wife to buy a smallbusiness that they ownedand operated successfullyfor nearly three years.In his most recent role,Nathan is involved withstevedoring operations atDarwins East Arm Port.

I love Palmerstonand would be proudto be elected as yourrepresentative in Blain,Nathan said.

I am a passionate,dedicated and drivenperson who has alwaysbeen committed to servingour community.

I want to make adifference in the lives ofPalmerston families, justlike mine, so that we canall have a better future.Nathan said.


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ANZAC DAY

4:30am Gunre Breakfast, The Hub*

6:00am Dawn Service

7:00am Breakfast, The Hub*

9:45am March (details of where to beadvised)

10:00am Morning Service

* All money raised goes to the RSL.

Venaska Cheliah is an exceptional, born and bredTerritorian (Palmerston girl) who has always hada passion for dance. Since she was 6 years oldshe started professionally studying Indian culturaldance at a ne ar ts school in Singapore. She hascontinued her commitment to learning this highlyprestigious and specialist art of Indian dance forthe last 14 years.On 1 February Venaska hosted an amazingperformance which was her graduation from herdance study which is called Arengetram. This isa monumental achievement and was enjoyed bymore than 100 guests. Venaskas performanceat Browns Mart went for about 3.5hours and wasextremely professional.Venaska is the rst born and bred Territorian to betrained by a NT guru and achieve her Arengetram.Venaska is also studying medicine amongst otherwonderful things. Congratulations!

Venaska Cheliah


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My decision to run for theseat of Drysdale in the2012 Northern Territoryelection was largelybased on wanting to helpPalmerston restore itssense of community.As part of enjoying acomfortable and vibrantsociety, people need to feelsafe and secure, whetherat home, work, or out andabout in our community.

The Country LiberalsGovernment is determinedto reduce crime througha number of measures. Iam delighted to report thatover the last 12 months,some important laws havebeen passed that helpaddress the need for a safercommunity.

The Country Liberals havehad numerous Bills relatedto law and order passthrough parliament. Below,I have provided a snapshotof some the major laws tocome into effect.

Criminal Code Amendment(Assaults on Workers) Bill2012This Bill makes it an explicitoffence for assaulting aworker whilst he or she is

Law and Orderworking in the performanceof their duties. Whetheryou are a nurse, teacher, orshopkeeper, it is importantthat people can go to workand know that there is a

specic law deterring peoplefrom assaulting them.

Serious Sex Offenders Bill2013After a serious sex offenderserves their original sentence,they may still pose a seriousdanger to the community. ThisBill allows for the continued

detention or supervisedrelease of such people, ifcontinued management bydetention or supervision ofthe offender is warranted afterthey have served their originalsentence.

Alcohol MandatoryTreatment Bill 2013

This Bill provides for themandatory assessment,treatment and managementof persons who are misusing

alcohol. For a decade,Labor pretended thatalcohol was not an issuein our community and theylet the problem get outof hand. This Bill meansproblem drinkers nally havea chance to change thecourse of their life.

Alcohol Protection OrdersBill 2013This is another law designedto reduce crime and anti-social behaviour associated

with alcohol misuse.Essentially, this Bill allowspolice to issue a personwith an Alcohol ProtectionOrder (APO) if they havecommitted an offencethat carries a term ofimprisonment of more than6 months. If someone hasbeen issued an APO, theycannot consume or possessalcohol, and they must notenter licensed premises.

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION PASSED OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS


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The NT Government

continues to plan for thegrowth of Palmerston,with the pouring ofthe concrete slab forPalmerstons $5 millionChild and Family Centre(CFC).Minister for Education PeterChandler said Palmerstonwas chosen as the urbanlocation because it is theTerritorys fastest growingregion with many youngfamilies in need of improvedservices.

Norbuilt Pty Ltd have beencontracted to deliver theproject and it is on scheduleto be completed in June thisyear, which is an excitingprospect for Palmerstonfamilies.

Big progress for PalmerstonChild and Family Centre

With sales in the suburbof Johnston two yearsahead of schedule and thenal stages of Zuccoli tobe released this year, thedemand for services is onlygoing to grow.

The centre will have anindigenous focus and boostcapacity across the region.

Family-orientated serviceswill be offered, including50 childcare places,maternal and child health,child health checks andvaccinations.

There has been widespreadconsultation with thecommunity which hasidentied a number of keythemes relating to well-being, empowerment and

independence for families

which I believe this centrecan deliver.

Consultation also identieda need for creating solidfamily foundations includingmeeting basic needs rst,developing life skills such asgood nutrition and providinga place for family play

opportunities.50 extra childcare placeswill be welcomed by thecommunity as securing childcare places is somethingmany families battle with.

A public tender to manageand operate the centrewill be put out prior to thecompletion of construction;all interested parties areencouraged to apply.


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Palmerston HospitalOn 20 February 2014,Federal Health MinisterPeter Dutton, ChiefMinister Adam Giles,Northern Territory HealthMinister Robyn Lambleyand the Federal Memberfor Solomon NatashaGriggs released the StageOne Palmerston HospitalScoping Study.

Minister Lambleycommented that now thatthe Scoping Study hadmade clear what serviceswould be offered in StageOne of the PalmerstonRegional Hospital we canget on with formal markettesting and the expressionof interest processes.Informal discussions havealready been held with arange of health providersand nancers and there isgreat interest in this project.

I am pleased that our

government has set aside

up to 45hectares ofland for thehospital andhealth precincton the StuartHighway thats 15 timesthe size of theoriginal, poorly planned site.This is an excitingdevelopment that will buildthe whole of the NTs healthcapacity and allow Darwinto grow as the capital ofNorthern Australia. It alsolooks forward to Palmerstongrowing the new Hospitalhas the space and capacityto grow with Palmerston.

The Stage One ScopingStudy shows the hospitalwill deliver an emergencydepartment to respondto the needs of thePalmerston region. It willalso provide medical and

surgical services including

cardiology, renal medicine,cancer services, paediatric,antenatal and postnatalobstetric services. Itlooks forward to providingadditional services,including birthing services,as part of Stage Two.

I encourage everyone toprovide their feedback tothe Department of Healthon the Scoping Study whichis available at http://health.nt.gov.au/palmerston_ regional_hospital/

Keep your eye out for morePalmerston Hospital updatesin my newsletters and on my

facebook page.

Bombing of Darwin Commemoration Australia Day at the Palmerston Aquatic andLifetyle Centre


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A group of residentsin Gray have started aFacebook communitypage for the communityof Gray.If you are on Facebook,you can become a member

of the group and postinformation up, so allresidents can keep up withwhat is happening.

Just type in GrayCommunity and you will seeour community group wehave started.

We have currently 9residents and they areall getting involved withupdates, so its a great wayto see what is happening inour area and your street.

We have started thisFacebook community pagebecause of the successwe experienced with the

Bellamack Communityfacebook page.

We hope one day to havea Facebook page for everysuburb in Palmerston.

Let us know your thoughtsand your feedback.

Kind regards

Valda Ioane & Peter KafkasAdministrators for the GrayCommunity facebook page.

Gray CommunityGarden

GrayCommunityFacebookGroup


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Contact

LIA FINOCCHIARO MLAMember for DrysdaleUnit A3 Palm Plaza, Palmerston NT 0830 PO Box 4248 Palmerston NT 0831

Tel: 08 8999 5397Fax: 08 8931 3266Email: [email protected]

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