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You too can help in keeping our Town

clean & green

Meet one of the cleaners awarded $300 for the splendid work they do in keeping our Town shiny. The others are on pages 8 & 9!

Volunteer as an Environment Ambassador! See page 4 for details

The Town Council says “Thank You” to those who “bin it “ on page 6.

The kids play their part in keeping our Town clean.See page 5.

In Singapore we celebrate lots of festivals. We say that some are “ours” and some are “theirs”. But the truth is, we Singaporeans enjoy all the festivals –

both “ours” and “theirs”.Our Malay and Indian friends have just shared

wonderful sweets and snacks with us to celebrate Hari Raya and Deepavali. All children, of all backgrounds, took part in the Lantern Festival. And now we are all gearing up to celebrate the New Year!

I love to see Singaporeans celebrating and sharing with each other, regardless of race and religion, like when An-Nur Mosque invited Marsiling grassroots leaders and the Inter-Religious Confidence Circle members for breakfast on the recent Hari Raya Haji, or Aidiladha.

When we celebrate festivals together, we bring families and friends together and strengthen the ties in our community. I urge you to extend this spirit of sharing to caring for each other … and the environment we live in.

Many of the items in this issue of HeartTalk have a green message. There is a story on page five telling you how young people are playing their part to keep our Town clean … and a quiet request from one of Singapore’s top cleaners on page seven, “Please say hello to me.”

As the New Year is just around the corner, on behalf of all the Members of Parliament in our Town I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year … and ask you to make a new year’s resolution to help keep our Town clean. If we all play our part, we can make every block a better place to live ... and help save the planet!

Hawazi Daipi

Di Singapura kita menyambut banyak pesta. Kita berkata bahawa sebahagian pesta adalah “milik kita” dan sebahagian lagi

“milik mereka”. Tetapi pada hakikatnya, kita rakyat Singapura menikmati semua pesta – baik pesta-pesta itu ‘milik kita’ mahupun pesta-pesta ‘milik mereka’.

Teman-teman Melayu dan India kita baru berkongsi kuih muih dan hidangan bersama kita untuk menyambut Hari Raya dan

Deepavali. Semua kanak-kanak, daripada semua latar belakang, telah mengambil bahagian dalam

Pesta Tanglung. Dan sekarang kita bersiap-siap untuk menyambut Tahun Baru!

Saya suka sekali melihat rakyat

Singapura menyambut

hari-hari kebesaran

dan berkongsi

dengan satu sama lain, tidak

kira bangsa dan agama, seperti

apabila Masjid An-Nur mengundang

para pemimpin akar umbi dan anggota-anggota Kumpulan Keyakinan Antara Agama ke majlis sarapan pada Hari Raya Haji, atau Aidiladha.

Apabila kita menyambut hari-hari kebesaran bersama-sama, kita mengumpulkan keluarga-keluarga dan sahabat handai dan mengukuhkan ikatan dalam masyarakat kita. Saya menggesa anda agar meluaskan semangat perkongsian kepada menjaga kebajikan satu sama lain… dan sekitaran yang kita diami.

Banyak item dalam keluaran HeartTalk mempunyai mesej hijau. Terdapat sebuah kisah di halaman lima yang menceritakan bagaimana rakyat muda memainkan peranan mereka untuk menjaga kebersihan Bandar kita… dan permintaan ikhlas salah seorang pekerja pembersihan utama Singapura di halaman tujuh, “Harap kata hello kepada saya.”

Oleh kerana Tahun Baru akan datang tidak lama lagi, saya bagi pihak semua Anggota Parlimen dalam Bandar kita ingin mengucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru kepada anda… dan minta anda membuat satu ketetapan tahun baru untuk membantu menjaga kebersihan Bandar kita. Jika kita semua memainkan peranan kita, kita boleh menjadikan setiap blok sebuah tempat yang lebih baik untuk didiami… dan membantu menyelamatkan bumi ini!

Hawazi Daipi

2 heart talk december 2011

Unveiling the poster that will be displayed in every

lift lobby, Dr Lim Wee Kiak asked us not to blame

strangers for the litter in our own blocks.

Er Dr Lee Bee Wah gave a personal thank-you to her award-winning cleaners and called for a mass pledge to say No to high-rise litter in Nee Soon South.

The Town Council’s Anti Littering Campaign started in Canberra on 9 October and by the end of November it was underway in

all five divisions of Nee Soon GRC. Launched in conjunction with Tree Planting Day and the annual Clean & Green Campaign, the Town Council drive focused on the dangers of high rise littering and the social impact of littering in the letterbox area.

Backed by publicity and real rewards for those who help to keep our neighbourhoods clean, the Council plans for volunteer “Anti-littering Ambassadors” to spread the message house-to-house throughout the year.

Where will the volunteers come from? About 200 have already stepped forward in Canberra. Mr Peter Low, Chairman of their Environment Committee, said people only need to think for a minute or two, and then they volunteer.

“I ask them how they feel when they see litter around their flat. What do they think when they see it as they first walk out in the morning?” He said that after a moment’s thought, most people know they are annoyed by litter.

They become environment volunteers the moment they say, “What can I do?”

Keeping Nee Soon clean and green

Many willing hands helped plant and water the new trees, leaving Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim time to spread the message “Let’s keep Nee Soon Central clean and

safe.”

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan, BBM, helped to put the finishing touch – trees – around the newly rebuilt Nee Soon East Courtyard. Then he shook hands with everyone in the huge crowd who came to celebrate.

Chong Pang residents took advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a brisk walk before planting lipstick palms and honouring their five top cleaners at Block 355.

december 2011 heart talk 3

Sembawang says NO to high-rise litter

A ll divisions in Sembawang GRC have joined the Town Council’s anti-littering campaign. As the MPs pointed out when they launched

it at their tree-planting events, success will depend on everybody playing their part.

If you would like to do more, volunteer as a Anti-littering Ambassador at your RC.

We asked Mr Chong Teng Kok, PBM, PBS, an Ambassador in Admiralty, just what he did.

“People put flowerpots on parapets unintentionally,” he said. “So if we spot such potential killer litter, we knock on the door and say, Please put it lower so, if a strong gust of wind comes, it will fall into the corridor, not down to the ground.

“And if we see someone drop a bit of litter, we pick it up and put it in the bin. We start by setting a good example. Then we say something like, Please, next time, it would be good if you put it in the bin.

“Please help us keep the place clean – that’s our message. Only as a last resort do we say something like, We don’t want you to burn a hole in your pocket! The NEA fine is quite tough you know.”

After launching the anti-littering campaign in Marsiling, Mr Hawazi Daipi rewarded the division’s five top cleaners for their tireless service.

To kick off the anti-high-rise littering campaign in Sembawang and Woodgrove,

Mr Khaw Boon Wan (below) and Mr Ong Teng Koon (right) went house-

to-house with their grassroots leaders.

At the Woodlands tree-planting event, Ms Ellen Lee Geck Hoon, PBM, asked us to care for our environment, so that our children would have as nice a place to live as we do.

After planting trees, Mr Vikram Nair (below) led Admiralty residents in a loud “Let’s Bin It”. Then our Litter-free Ambassadors (in white tees with green collars) went door-to-door delivering

the ‘Stop high-rise littering’ message (right).


Just picking it up

and they make it look like play!Here are two of the many examples seen around our Town of young people putting real effort into Keeping Our Town Clean.

In Heart Talk a year ago, we wrote of the remarkable Woodlands artist, Gail Pantin, and how a loyal group of children help her pick up

litter in her neighbourhood. And she thanked them with fun art projects .

This Pied Piper has gone from strength to strength. Several of the original group of children are still active, and many more have joined – including several PRs and foreigners. And over time, the kids have developed amazing litter-picking speed and

On 28 October about 400 students from five schools near the Yishun Pond gathered in the theatre at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Shown maps and photos, they learned how litter in the neighbourhhood could, particularly on windy or rainy days, be carried by the drains and canals into the pond. And that the water in the pond was part of Singapore’s water supply. We drink it.

Then they broke into 64 groups and took part in a massive clean-up operation organised, with great care, by the NEA and volunteers from the hospital and Waterways Watch.

They collected and recorded both recyclables and rubbish. There were prizes for volume and special prizes for “most peculiar.” But our Town got the real prize: 400 young people who understood why we should keep our Town clean.

The event ended with a short message from the hospital’s Mr Liak Teng Lit. “When you leave here – and for the rest of your life – we hope you’ll remember two things,” he said. “Don’t litter. And if you see someone littering, gently remind them why they should not.”

The kids are playing their part!To watch them, you’d think Keeping Our

Town Clean was a new game they’d invented. Perhaps it’s because they don’t

start with the attitudes us grown-ups have:“It’s the cleaner’s job.” “It’s not MY litter.”

And they haven’t learned our favourite reactions:“It’s dirty. Don’t touch it.” “I don’t have time.”

So, if you tell children how litter spoils the look of their neighbourhood, attracts pests and gets into the reservoirs, they’ll just pick it up.

some games to play with it before it goes in the bin.The art side of their activities has blossomed.

They now have their birds and bugs and animals in a huge mural on the back wall of their amphitheatre and currently they are working to put them on some new litterbins.

Want to start something similar in your precinct? Go to justpickitup on Facebook and get a feel for the energy these kids have.

Keeping the Pond water pure

The heaviest bags were collected by teams from Naval Base Secondary.

Lesson 2: Run when you see a bit of litter, or another team will get there first!

Before going litter-picking, they learned why litter meant trouble for the Pond.

Before the bottles go into the recycling bin, the kids line them up and roll one bottle filled with water to see who can knock down the most. Then they wash their hands with the water in the

bottle! Some days they cut and paint the bottles to make flowers instead.


Here are 10 of you caught keeping our Town

Did you know

You can say “No” to junk mail!If you do NOT want SingPost to deliver unaddressed promotional mailings to your letter box, you can tell them!

That’s right: all you have to do is call 1605 and say you want to opt out of SingPost’s delivery list for unaddressed mailings.Or you can go to the Customer Care

page at www.singpost.com and send your request on a feedback form.

SingPost delivers discount coupons, promotional mailers, brochures, letters, all kinds of unaddressed mail.

Some of it you may call “junk” but some of it you may find quite useful – for example, this newsletter is unaddressed mail. You may want to think twice before opting out.

By opting out you may miss some news and bargain offers – but you’ll have a lot less waste paper to put in the bin!

In Admiralty In Marsiling

In Woodgrove

In Nee Soon Central

In SembawangIn Nee Soon East In Nee Soon South

In Canberra In Chong Pang

In Woodlands

Town Council Property Officers took their cameras on their rounds last month – and some small gifts. Here are ten of the dozens of good citizens they caught in the act of binning their junk mail.

The Property Officers did not have to wait long in the letterbox lobbies. Most residents know when their mail will be put in their box. And most residents sort it out on the spot

and put their junk mail straight in the bin.The Officers gave a four-coloured ball-point

to the good citizens they saw binning their junk mail – and a short lecture on void-deck etiquette to those who littered the place.

We asked Mdm Velasamy Aily, one of the residents caught doing the right thing in Marsiling,

why she was so careful not to litter. “I always put the junk mail in the bin ... I just don’t like to see the place looking messy. When it’s clean, it should stay clean.”

Then she added, “it’s as easy to drop it in the bin as drop it on the floor!”

The Council now has hundreds of pictures of residents who are careful NOT to litter the lobbies. But a few people still do. And make the place messy for everyone else.

The Town Council hopes that rewards and education may solve the problem, but will it? Mr

Mdm Velasamy Aily,

Joseph Ng and his wife, Shirley, have had quite a bit of experience in the prevention of littering and they agree that the littering is done by just a few die-hard litterers.

She is the new Chairman of the Hawkers’ Association at Block 20 Marsiling Drive. “Find the few who are causing the problem, warn them, then fine them,” she said. “It’s the only way to educate them!”

Do you agree? Tell the Council what you think could help stop the litter-bugs.

clean


Meet the best block cleaner in the North West district

Madam Rohana Wong has been named the best HDB block cleaner by the National Environment Agency. Talk

to her for five minutes and you ‘ll understand how she won the award.

She loves her job. She likes cleaning! Though their daughter chose to be a flight

attendant, Rohana, her husband Baba and her son, have all made cleaning their career. She looks after Blocks 466C/D Sembawang Drive and Baba, Blocks 466A/B.

“I feel happy when I clean,” she says. To be closer to her father, the family

moved from Ang Mo Kio to Block 486 (just across the Drive) about seven years ago. She joined Ban Chuan, a cleaning contractor, when the company won the contract for these blocks four years ago. They can cycle to work.

Working 7am to noon, seven days a week, she has no complaints. She likes talking to people in her blocks, kidding with their children, playing with their dogs. She is an infectiously happy person.

We asked if there was anything residents could do to make her work easier. “Not anything. Just say hello to me!”

Rohana was very pleased when a resident said to her, “Auntie, you’re very cute. You make me happy!”

Rohana never misses a chance to play with the kids, chat with their mothers, joke with the seniors. “If they’re happy, I’m happy,” she says.


A big THANK YOU to our cleanersThe environmental cleaners shown here were each given a cheque for $300 by the Town Council as a small token of

our gratitude for the care and hard work they put in, day after day, to keep our blocks looking nice.

ChongPang

Marsiling

Nee Soon South

Admiralty

Sembawang


A big THANK YOU to our cleanersThe environmental cleaners shown here were each given a cheque for $300 by the Town Council as a small token of

our gratitude for the care and hard work they put in, day after day, to keep our blocks looking nice.

Nee Soon East

Nee Soon Central

ChongPang

Canberra

Woodgrove

Woodlands


Contractsand Legal

Nee SoonGRCFinance Sembawang

GRC

Publicityand PublicRelations

Mr Khaw Boon WanMinister for National

DevelopmentMP for Sembawang GRCAdviser to Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council

Mr Hawazi DaipiSenior Parliamentary Secretaryfor Manpower and Education

MP for Sembawang GRC(Marsiling)

Chairman of Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council

Mr Ong Teng KoonMP for Sembawang GRC

(Woodgrove)

Assoc. Prof.Muhammad Faishal

IbrahimMP for Nee Soon GRC

(Nee Soon Central)

Mr PatrickTay Teck Guan, BBM

MP for Nee Soon GRC(Nee Soon East)

Dr Lim Wee Kiak, PBM

MP for Nee Soon GRC(Canberra)

Vice-Chairman of Sembawang-Nee Soon

Town Council

Ms Ellen Lee Geck Hoon,

PBMMP for Sembawang GRC

(Woodlands)

Mr Vikram NairMP for Sembawang GRC

(Admiralty)Vice-Chairman of

Sembawang-Nee SoonTown Council

Er Dr Lee Bee WahMP for Nee Soon GRC

(Nee Soon South)

Mr Cheong Khim Teck, JP, BBM(L)

Chairman

Mr Ivan Ho Siu Hong, PBMCo-Chairman

Mr Johari Bin Ahamad, PBMMember

Mr Liow Kian Huat, PBMMember

Mr Tan Kun Seng, JacksonMember

Mr Shaw Kar Seng, Bob, PBMMember

Mr Ng Tok Yong, Andrew, PBMMember

Rev Song Msang Seng, PBMMember

Mr Poon Chue On, John, PBMMember

Mr Bakerche Bin Mohamed, BBMMember

Mr Ang Chee Yam, JP, BBMChairman

Mr Aw Kai Aik, Norman, BBMCo-Chairman

Mr Goh Hung Kwang, PBMCo-Chairman

Mr Loh Wee Seng, PBMMember

Mr Ang Kor Suah, JoeMember

Mr Rodney Chang Kok Bu, BBMMember

Mr Tan Chin Huat, AlfredMember

Mr Jeffrey Tong Chwee Chong, PBM

Member

Mdm Rose Koh Siang Noi, PBMMember

Mr Ramlee Bin Kasiman, PBMMember

Mr Tan Joo TeckMember

Mr Toh Boon TeckMember

Mr Law Shun Yong, BBM(L)Chairman

Mr Sim Yeow Kwee, David, BBMCo-Chairman

Mr Chua Sook Yong, BBMMember

Mr Sim Kin Chye, PBMMember

Mr Wong Kok Wye, Allen, PBMMember

Mr Toh Hong Hua, John, PBMMember

Mr Mohamad Hashim Bin Mohd Shah

Member

Mr Lim Seng Min, PBMMember

Mr Goh Peng Hong, PBMMember

Mr Chong Khian Choo TonyMember

Mr Lakshmanan s/o NagarajanMember

Mr Soh Choon Heng, Philip,PBM

Member

Mr Chong Choy Fatt, JasonMember

Mr Tan Yan Boon, Alex, PBMMember

Mr Reggie Thein, PBMChairman

Mr Tonic Oh Thai Nan, BBMCo-Chairman

Mr Lim Ah Lek, Christopher, BBM

Co-Chairman

Mr Goh Yew Lee, Alvin, PBMMember

Mr Ng Kie Cheow, AnthonyMember

Mr Chew Meng Hui WinstonMember

Dr Phua Tan Tee, PBMMember

Mr Narayanan s/o Sankunni NairMember

Ms Gay Meng ChooMember

Mr Heng Cheong Leng Richard,PBM

Member

Mr Adrian Rennie Pereira PBMMember

Mr Neo Bee Kiong Francis Member

Dr Ting Seng KiongMember

Mr Malik Bin Maksudi, PBMMember

Mr Soh Tze Churn, Jack, BBMChairman

Mr Gopala Krishnan, JP, BBMCo-Chairman

Mr Omer Farook s/o Sevatha Maricar, PBM

Member

Mr Ravindran s/o SockalingamMember

Mr Gurusamy SelvarajMember

Ms Ong San San, PBMMember

Hj Mahmud Bin Ali, PBMMember

Mr Tan Kok Siong, Michael, PBMMember

Mr Ong Boon Hock RobertMember

Mr Sam Koh Hock Thye, PBMMember

Mr Zulkifli Bin RedwanMember

Mr Ng Bah Tee FrankieMember

Mdm Loh Ai Pheng, Adalene,PBM

Member

Mr Chong Wei Hian ThomasMember

Mr K. ShanmugamMinister for Foreign Affairs

Minister for LawMP for Nee Soon GRC

Adviser to Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council

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It began quite small, with just young people. Teenage “health ambassadors” from Admiralty Secondary School, together with officers from

the LTA and Woodlands NPC, manned crosswalk patrols on Woodlands Avenues 7.

They patrolled from Avenue 4 to Gambas from 7.30am to 9.30am, for three days. They gave flyers on road safety to cyclists, and reminded them to push their bicycles on the crosswalks.

How would you like to spend an hour a week as a COP!

More than 1,500 cyclists, mostly factory workers, were reminded of the importance of safe cycling during the operation.

Pedestrians thanked them and the LTA was enthusiastic about the results. The Police stepped up their patrols in the area to further encourage uncooperative cyclists to reform.

Since that effort in June 2009, there have been fewer complaints from local pedestrians.

On-going Road Safety With LTA and Police help, factories in the area have since organised regular talks with their workers to further strengthen the safety message.

To further enhance safety measures, COP was organised to ride night patrols and give residents peace of mind, especially those who come home late at night.

On alternate Wednesdays, about ten volunteers, in distinctive vests and safety helmets, patrolled the neighbourhood on bicycles acting as a deterrent to petty crime and dangerous cycling.

To make sure all residents are involved in this effort, new citizens and PRs were invited to join in.

A German-born citizen from the NorthOaks condo joined with his neighbours. He said, “Back home, such initiatives are unheard of, but it will instil ownership in the scheme. It also lets me meet my friends and neighbours...!"

Sembawang COP is currently recruiting more volunteers so that they can increase the frequency of patrols. You’re welcome to join the patrol, either on a bicycle or on foot.

All the RCs in Sembawang division worked closely with the Police, the LTA and the division’s Community Emergency and Engagement Committee (C2E) to start a Citizens On Patrol (COP) programme. You could be part of it.

The Nee Soon South CERT was formed in 2005 with only 40 team members. Today, it has more than 200 – and the number is

always growing.Recruited in every RC and NC zone, the

volunteers are tasked to help prepare residents for emergencies and to help both the SCDF, Police and residents in emergencies. They are trained in emergency response skills such as fire fighting, first aid and evacuation procedures.

The Nee Soon South team now has a good mix of members from all age groups, and from both HDB and private estates.

The team goes on patrol twice a month to check that all neighbourhood facilities to enhance safety and security are in place and intact. While on patrol, team members also help to educate their neighbours on safety and security.

The team regularly provides first aid and crowd management at community events and also

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a true self-help idea. Members join a team to learn skills so that they can be of real help to their neighbours in an emergency. Through training, the Nee Soon South CERT has grown from strength to strength.

What makes a team great?

provides an after-care service for the elderly at the Day Care Centre in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

TrainingThe division set up an Emergency Preparedness (EP) Centre at Block 838 in 1998. Here nine members, certified by the SCDF, run an extensive training programme with courses covering EP skills and both standard and advanced first aid.

To date, more than 2000 residents have attended courses at the centre – and that’s been been a key factor in strengthening the CERT movement in the division.

The team has also partnered the Police in an anti-loanshark programme, the NEA in a programme to prevent the spread of dengue and they’re currently working with PUB on ways to keep an eye on the reservoirs.

With more and more residents stepping forward to join the team, grassroots leaders say a major reason for its success – and of Nee Soon South’s many other safety and security programmes – are the strong links between its seven RCs, its four NCs and its Community Emergency and Engagement Committee, or C2E.

neighbours helping neighboursTwo success stories about

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2.

Patrolling the reservoirs.

Ready to roll.

On night patrol.Who says helping isn’t fun?


Mr and Mrs Rauf thought the plans were “very good.” While they had hoped to

see Lift Upgrading included for their block (176) – they were very pleased to see the major improvements proposed.

Miss Zakiah Bte Hj Othman often jogs around the precinct on her rest days. Having lived here for 28 years she said, “I feel very happy about all these improvements. The precinct was not very green to begin with, and our exercise equipment was getting old and worn out.” She liked the idea of having

a variety of new fitness equipment around the estate. It would add interest to her exercises.

If a roof is built over the basketball court, Sylia Chong liked the way “Rain or shine, the kids will be able to play,”

Mr Tan Chao Cheng said, “Honestly, I would have preferred to have an HIP, not an NRP!” At the dialogue session later, he said that his ceilings were leaking ... and Mr Hawazi was able to tell him that currently, after proper

inspections, the HDB was often willing to pay 50% of the cost of repairs and he and his upstairs neighbour would only have to pay 25% each.

Mr Poh Wen Xiang said he thought the HDB had planned “some pretty fast work. It won’t disturb our living arrangments very much at all!”

“It’s very good for us old people,” said Mdm Thankamma d/o P.K. Kesavan. “The government is giving us some

good things. I particularly like the new toilets offered – they’re a very nice design.”

“He’s getting too old for a squat toilet,” said Mr Chai See Hin of his father, Chai Kian. They chose the honey tile set. “The grey set includes a little sink over the WC tank. It’s not practical. We already have a sink in there!”

Mr Muhammad Afendi and his family did not agree. “We liked the little handboowl. It’s very convenient. And so are the new laundry pole holders. They’ll make hanging out the laundry much easier.”

Ms Maimon bte Abdul Aziz thought the little washbowl was “a fantastic idea. Anything that increases recycling is good I say.” She was looking forward to all the improvement. “ I only wish people would make the same sort of effort to keep the place nice outside their flat.”

Q Can we have a covered linkway across the road?A Yes, but it would have to be 4.5m above the road, too high to keep the rain off you. And it would be very, very expensive.

Q Can we have a public toilet near the basketball court?A Yes, it could be built, but its maintenance would be a major

problem and expense that the Town Council will have to look into.

Q Can we have more block signboards?A Yes.

Part of HDB’s programme to remake our heartland, the programme offers residents

living in older blocks an opportunity to transform their home and bring it closer to the standard of a new one. At a very affordable price.

An HIP includes both essential and optional improvements. Repairing spalling concrete and structural cracks, replacing waste pipes and laundry pole holders, upgrading the electrical load – all these are considered essential improvments and are free for citizen households.

Upgrading and retiling the bathroom and toilet, replacing the refuse chute hopper, entrance door or grille – these are optional improvements. (And there options with the option: what kind of tiles would you like to have?) For options you pay a small fraction of their cost.

Q Can we have more Carparks?A No space within the precinct, but HDB is aware of the problem and is planning a few more

spaces near the swimming pool which should ease the problem.

Q Can we have fewer trees? The birds in them make a mess?A We need the trees for oxygen and we can’t get rid of the birds, but TC will take action to mitigate the problems they cause.

Q Can we have a water tap at the BBQ?A Yes.

On 12 November, proposed plans for a Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP) for Blocks 167 to 179 Woodlands St 11/13 were exhibited.

And at the Dialogue Session...

On 14 October, Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim asked all Singaporeans living in Blocks 731 to 736, Yishun Street 72 to vote Yes for a Home Improvement Programme (HIP)

After looking at the exhibition...

After looking at the exhibition...

Renewing our neighbourhood

Remaking our heartland

After looking at the plans, many residents went to a dialogue session with Mr Hawazi Daipi

and the architect. “Now is the time to give your views on what else can be done to make this NRP better,” he said. Voting will be early next year and construction should start at year end.

Choosing the tiles for the new bathroom.

Urging us to support the improvements.

Mr Hawazi and the architect discussing plans with residents.

Choosing the new front door and metal gate.


S&CC $72,498,000

Government Grants $25,097,000

Other Income $10,920,000

Water & Electricity $20,989,000

Management & Admin Charges $12,046,000

Cleaning Works $12,084,000

Lift Maintenance $7,835,000

Maintenance & Other Works $7,444,000

Transfer to Town Improvement Fund $5,453,000

Transfer to Sinking Fund $37,053.000

S&CC $72,498,000

Government Grants $25,097,000

Other Income $10,920,000

Where did the Town’s money come from?

What did the Town spend it on?

Financial Report FY 10/11

Total: $102,904,000

Total: $108,515,000

Two thirds of the Town Council’s income came directly from residents in the form of Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC)

While residents bore most of the cost for running the Town, the books would not have balanced if the Council did not receive grants

from the Government. In the financial year that ended in March this year, these grants contributed almost a quarter of the Town’ s income.

The remaining 10% came from the various fees charged by the Council for parking and the use of void decks and so on – and from the income generated by the careful investment of the funds the Council holds.

With a income of $108,515,000 and total expenses of just $102,904,000, the Town achieved a modest operating surplus of $5.6m.

Over one-third of the Council’s operating expenditure last year was the transfer of $37 million to the Sinking Fund to meet future

cyclical maintenance and replacement needs.Water and electricity remained the second

biggest expense item, though many green measures taken by the Council kept these costs in check.

Careful budgeting allowed the Council to transfer over $5 million to the Town Improvement Fund as well as add $5.6 million to the Accumulated Surplus.

How much of the Sinking Fund was spent? The Town transferred $28,727,000 (excluding a one-time LUP grant) to the Fund last year and earned a further $9,831,000 return on investments, giving the Fund a total income of $38,558,000 for the year.

The Council spent nearly half of that on the Lift Upgrading Programme. Redecoration and Repainting cost another $7 million. Including all

the other cyclical renewal works, the Council spent a total of $37,574,000 of the Fund, leaving in it a surplus of $984,000.00 for the year!

Lift Upgrading Programme $20,662,000

Redecoration & Repainting $7,170,000

Pumps, Pipes & Tanks $3,950,000

Reroo�ng Works $1,788,000

Electrical Wiring $129,000

Taxes & Admin Charges $3,875,000

Total: $37,574.000

Lift Upgrading Programme $20,662,000

Redecoration & Repainting $7,170,000

Pumps, Pipes & Tanks $3,950,000

Reroo�ng Works $1,788,000

Electrical Wiring $129,000

Taxes & Admin Charges $3,875,000

Water & Electricity $20,989,000

Management & Admin Charges $12,046,000

Cleaning Works $12,084,000

Lift Maintenance $7,835,000

Maintenance & Other Works $7,444,000

Transfer to Town Improvement Fund $5,453,000

Transfer to Sinking Fund $37,053.000

1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011


Walk at void decks taking extra care at corners

Walk when near lift lobby and watch out for opening lift doors

Walk at aprons and footpaths

By the time you see this...

It’s too late.

Walk when people are around

Think when you ride.


Dengue fever is an illness carried by the Aedes mosquito, the most common mosquito-borne

viral disease in the world. It’s always painful and it’s sometimes fatal.

The Aedes – or Asian Tiger – mosquito has black and white stripes on its body and legs and usually bites

during the day. It lays its eggs – up to 300! – in stagnant water. A drop of water that would cover a 20-cent coin is enough for the Aedes to multiply.

The best way to prevent Dengue is to prevent the Aedes from breeding. And we can do it with the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out.

1. Change the water in your flower vases every two days.

2. Turn over all pails and containers, indoors and outside.

3. Remove water from your pot plates every two days.

4. Cover the bamboo pole holders when you’re not drying laundry. 5. And pick up any litter you see. Trash collects rain water so easily.

How to get your home ‘ready’ for emergencies

The SCDF, working with the National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council and the People’s Association, has developed a checklist that will let you check just how prepared you are for an emergency.

Does your home meet SCDF fire safety guidelines? Are you equipped to handle

emergencies? Do you know a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member living near

you? Do you have some first-aid skills?

If you answer ‘no’ to any of these questions, better get

a copy of the Ready Home checklist. Go

through it and you’ll start getting your home ‘ready’ for emergencies.

The new checklist is in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. You can pick it up at any Fire Station, Fire Post or CC. CERT members in your neighbourhood will also distribute it when they visit house to house.

But why wait? You can download a copy of

the checklist at www.scdf.gov.sg. Go to “Community and Volunteers”, then “Publications”.

The list (above) asks you to check about two dozen items. And when your home meets the SCDF guidelines, you can proudly put up the sign (right).

Mr Poon Chue On, John, PBM

(CLC Member)Chairman, Nee Soon Central Zone 5 RC

CongratulationsHelp check DengueSome more clusters have cropped up in our Town. We need to keep to keep fighting this menace.

Mr Heng Cheong Leng, Richard, PBM

(FC Member)Secretary, Woodgrove

CCC

Mr Tan Yan Boon, PBM

(CLC Member)Chairman, Woodlands

Zone 11 RC

Mdm Ong San San, PBM

(PPRC Member)Chairman, Marsiling

Zone 6 RC

Mr Soh Choon Heng, Philip, PBM(SBGRC Member)Treasurer, Admiral

Garden CCMC

In the Singapore National Day Awards, the long, hard work and community spirit of these five Town Councillors earned them the honour of a Public Service Medal, or Pingat Bakti Masyarakat. Our gratitude – and our heartiest congratulations – to each of them.


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Admiralty:Christmas Party and Graduation Ceremony Sunday, 18 December, 5pm-7.30pm Blk 588B Woodlands Drive 16

Zone 5 Year End Party Friday, 23 December, 7pm-10pm Blk 682C Woodlands Drive 73

Year End Countdown Garden Party Saturday, 31 December, 9am-Midnight Blk 552 Woodlands Drive 14

Edusave Merit Bursary Presentation Saturday, 7 January, 8.30am-5pm Innova Junior College

Ponggal Celebration Sunday, 29 January, 10am-2pm Blk 579A Woodlands Drive 16

Canberra:Campfire and Christmas Party Sunday, 25 December, 7pm Jelutong Harbour Park

Christmas Celebration Monday, 26 December, 7pm Blk 478 Sembawang Drive

Welcome 2012 Sunday, 1 January, 6pm Blk 417 Canberra Road

Chong Pang:2nd International Wushu Competition Saturday, 10 December, 9am-5pm Yishun Secondary School

2nd Int’l Wushu Closing Ceremony Sunday, 11 December, 7am-10pm Chong Pang CC Hall

CC Open House and EMB Presentation Sunday, 8 January, 9.30am-12 noon Chong Pang CC

Marsiling:Ponggal Celebration Sunday, 29 January, 6pm Blk 204 Marsiling Lane Amphitheatre

Lunar New Year Temple Tour and Lunch Sunday, 29 January, 8am Fuchun CC and Marsiling CC

Sembawang:Edusave Merit Bursary Presentation Sunday, 8 January, 8.30am-12 noon Sembawang CC

Lunar New Year Dinner Saturday, 28 January, 7.30pm-10pm Sembawang CC

Woodgrove:YEC Christmas Celebration Saturday, 17 December, 5.30pm-7.30pm Blk 364 Woodlands Ave 5

Zone 7 Block Party Saturday, 17 December, 7.30pm-10pm Blk 349 Woodlands Ave 3

Educational Tour to Yakult Factory Thursday, 22 December, 1pm-4pm Yakult Factory

Haw Par Villa Tour Sunday, 8 January, 8am-12.30pm Haw Par Villa

Woodlands:Year End Countdown Party Saturday, 31 December, 8pm-12.30am Open Field next to Wlds Civic Centre

Nee Soon Central:Sports Carnival Sunday, 18 December, 4pm-8pm Hard court next to Yishun Polyclinic

Christmas Residents’ Get-together Saturday, 24 December, 7pm-10pm Hard court next to Blk 732 Yishun St 72

Lunar New Year Light-Up Friday, 6 January, 7.30pm-10pm Open Field next to Yishun MRT Station

Nee Soon East:Block Party Saturday, 24 December, 7.30pm N4 Courtyard

Edusave Awards Ceremony Saturday, 7 January, 4pm Nee Soon East CC

NRP Exhibition Saturday, 7 January, 7pm Blk 325

Citizenship Ceremony Saturday, 14 January, 10am Nee Soon East CC

Nee Soon South:Countdown Party Saturday, 31 December, 8pm Open Field next to Blk 838 Yishun St 81

Nee Soon South CC Open House Sunday, 8 January, 9am 30 Yishun St 81

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