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February 2016

Hero of the Month Jamie McLean

Jamie has been an Operations Officer with Clontarf Academy at Rosebery Middle School (RMS) since 2011.

The Rosebery Clontarf Academy programme was established in 2011 and operates out of RMS catering for year 7-9 students.

There are four Clontarf Operations Officers based at RMS who provide daily mentoring to Aboriginal boys to engage them in school. There are currently seven Clontarf academies in the wider Darwin region.

The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men and equips them to participate meaningfully in society.

Since opening its first Academy for 25 boys in 2000 the Foundation has grown to cater for about 3,700 boys in 68 schools across Western Australia, Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Jamie’s interest in Clontarf came from the involvement of his father in the Academy while he was in school. Jamie worked at Driver Primary School for four years delivering sporting programs and when the Rosebery Clontarf Academy Programme was established he had no hesitation putting his hand up for a role with them.

Jamie says the most fulfilling part of the job is “Seeing the boys again when they leave Rosebery to go on to senior school and how far they have come.

Catching up with them and seeing what they are doing after finishing school and their achievements. Helping the boys head in the right direction all makes it really worth while”.

More information on the Clontarf Foundation can be found at www.clontarf.org.au

The new fence that has been put up at Moulden Oval looks great.

Hopefully this will continue to deter any vandalism of the oval so that the Crocs Rugby Union Club and Moulden Park School can use it safely.

The works for Moulden oval were completed late last year and was joint funded through Department of Education and Department of Sport & Recreation after concerns from the public, Moulden School and Crocs Rugby Union Club.

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New Fencing up at Moulden Oval

Painting Rosebery wall on Chung Wah TerraceBen Hosking CLP Candidate for Drysdale, Myself and the guys from Sharp Décor are working together to repaint the wall at Rosebery on Chung Wah Terrace.

After having some patchy paint work from where I painted over graffiti on this wall late last year, and also general wear and tear of the original paint, we are working to repaint the entire wall. This is being done over a couple of sessions and should be completed over the next few weeks. Thanks to Kevin from Sharp Decor for donating his time and the paint for this project.

Ben Hosking CLP candidate for Drysdale and myself spent an afternoon cleaning up the park next to Moulden shops with resident Stuart Lambourne after complaints from Moulden residents about the state of rubbish in the park.

Natasha Griggs MP, Peter Chandler MLA Member for Brennan, Ben Hosking CLP candidate for Drysdale and myself handing out back to school packs at Palmerston Shopping Centre.

I held a community talk in Rosebery at Carallia Park off Flametree Circuit on Sunday 17 January to discuss any concerns about crime in the area due to some residents posting on facebook their concerns.

Daniel Shean, Superintendent of Palmerston and Rural Police came down to answer any questions from the public as well.

Thank you to all of those who came to have a chat and get some information. It was great to meet you all and discuss what your local community issues are.

Palmerston Special School underway Construction of the new purpose built facility in Bellamack for a new special school is well under way and is definitely starting to look like a building now.  

The new school will have capacity for up to 84 pre and primary school students with three general learning areas, consisting of 12 classrooms, withdrawal rooms and teacher preparation

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areas and a hydrotherapy pool and associated change rooms. There will also be a multi-purpose school hall and specialised outdoor learning areas.

Works commenced in September 2015 and is due for completion late 2016. The $21.4 million dollar project is funded by the Northern Territory Government.

Rosebery Crime Talk

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With Glenn McGrath at the YMCA Australia Day event at Palmerston Water Park.

Lia Finocchiaro MLA, Myself, Natasha Griggs MP, Ben Hosking CLP candidate for Drysdale and Peter Chandler MLA at the City of Palmerston’s Australia Day flag raising ceremony and Citizenship presentations.

Had a great morning down at the Moulden Pool on Australia Day. Was a good turnout and much fun was had by the community throughout the morning.

Australia Day in Palmerston

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NATHAN BARRETT MLAMember for Blain Shop 15A Oasis Shopping Centre, Palmerston PO Box 946 Palmerston NT 0831

Tel: 08 8999 5572 Fax: 08 8932 3219 Email: electorate.blain@nt.gov.au

Delivery of the Northern Territory Government Palmerston Road Upgrades program is underway, which will provide a safe traffic environment and allow for a greater movement of vehicles in and around the Palmerston city.

As part of the program, the Elrundie Avenue and Bonson Terrace intersection is being upgraded to improve safety and traffic flow. Works at the intersection commenced in early January 2016 and include:

• construction of a new left hand turn lane into Bonson Terrace;

• improving street lighting in the area; and

• upgrading the shared user path.

To allow for works, the Elrundie Avenue and Bonson Terrace intersection will be closed to all traffic. For access on to Bonson Terrace, motorists are asked to travel via Tilston Avenue and Tamarind Road.

Access to properties neighbouring the site will be maintained at all times.

Public transport urban bus route 70 (including A and B deviations) and school services 232, 237 and 225 will be adjusted.

For information on the changes contact 8924 7666 or visit www.transport.nt.gov.au/publictransport

Traffic management will be in place to ensure motorists are aware of the changed conditions which includes lane closures and temporary detours.

It is anticipated that the project will be complete by April 2016, weather permitting.

For further information contact the Department of Infrastructure’s Project Director- Civil Darwin, Arthur Busato on 8999 4499 or email Arthur.Busato@nt.gov.au

New Bus stop for Bonson Terrace near Moulden OvalThe existing Bus Stop in front of the Moulden Primary School will remain as a school bus stop.

A new public bus stop has been constructed along Bonson Tce for the public bus service.

The new stop is a small concrete slab and totem only near the Moulden Oval as it is only a temporary location, and will be relocated to Tamarind Road just up around the corner under the network review.

The new stop is currently not in use as the intersection upgrade works at Elrundie Ave/Bonson Tce has re-routed the public bus service along Tamarind Road.

The intersection works will be complete around April 2016 when normal bus routes will resume and the new public bus stop on Bonson Tce will then be in use.

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Elrundie Avenue and Bonson Terrace Intersection Upgrade