Seacliff Park Community Group

My name is Jacob from your local Sturt State Emergency Service Unit.

Last year we responded to 756 calls for assistance in the local area, 156 of which were a result of storm damage.

As we approach 'storm season' now it the time to ensure you are prepared to protect your home or business during extreme weather.

Sturt SES would like to invite you and your community to attend our FREE public community forum 'Know Your Risks'.

Our panel of experts will share information on how to prepare for Extreme Weather Event and how to mitigate your risks for Storms and Floods.

With door prizes and free give aways... the event is sure to be enjoyed by all.

Register for your free ticket via eventbrite
Sunday 21st July at 3pm.
Blackwood Library - Tiwu Kumangka Main Hall.
Parking is available onsite.

🌲 Seacliff & South Brighton NHW invite you to their annual Christmas in the Park this weekend!

📆 Sunday, 26 November 2023
⏰ 4pm to 7pm
🏡 Dover Square Reserve, Broadway, South Brighton

🎉 Look forward to musical performances, great food and cold drinks, local community clubs, a special visit from Santa and more!

💚 We hope to see you there!

SEACLIFF/SOUTH BRIGHTON NHW MEETING 7:30pm 8th NOV

The Seacliff/South Brighton Neighbourhood Watch Group is holding its next meeting on Wednesday night at St Joseph’s Catholic Parish, McAuley Room, 24 Strathmore Terrace Brighton.

The guest speaker will be from SAPOL Water Operations (Underwater Search and Rescue).

Everyone welcome.

Neighbourhood Watch Australasia's (NHWA) inaugural National Secure Your Home Day, takes place this weekend, 23-24 September - encouraging all households to dedicate one day to crime prevention awareness and conduct an assessment of their home security - to ‘target-harden’ the home, reduce the risk of crime and help improve the safety of communities across Australia!

National Secure Your Home Day is part of the Safer Australia For Everyone (SAFE) program, a wider safety initiative in collaboration with The University of Queensland.

To participate in National Secure Your Home Day, register at: www.secureyourhomeday.com.au

FREE National Secure Your Home Day Kit + Chance to WIN
Registered participants will receive a National Secure Your Home Day Kit, including a comprehensive Home Security Checklist, valuable tips and advice on proactive security measures, and all registrants will go into the draw to win a prize valued at $3,000 from Crimsafe!

Kids Colouring Competition
Kids can showcase their creativity and enter the National Secure Your Home Day Colouring Competition, for the chance to WIN a $50 Gift Card. For details and to enter, visit: www.secureyourhomeday.com.au/activitiesandevents

There is also a printable Activity Book on the website - have some fun whilst talking and learning about home security!

Videos and Resources
The National Secure Your Home Day community service announcement TV Commercial, news interviews and a range of safety and security videos and sharable resources are available at: www.secureyourhomeday.com.au/newsandresources. A selection of assets are also attached to this email, for your convenience to share with your groups.

Neighbourhood Watch and community groups are encouraged to hold an event during the National Secure Your Home Day weekend, for neighbours to get together and meet each other.

By actively participating in National Secure Your Home Day, you contribute to creating a safer home, as well as building community resilience.

Please share this information with your group members and communities - and thank you for your support.

If you would also like to join NHWA's Mailing list - for the latest news and updates across the year - we invite you do so here: NHWA Mailing List
In the event you are already on our mailing list, thank you!

2023 Christmas Concert - The Band of the South Australia Police

It’s that time of year again, Christmas is just around the corner!

To celebrate the season, tickets are now on sale for the Band of the South Australia Police Christmas Concert 2023 at the Adelaide Town Hall on Thursday December 14, 2023 at 7.30pm

Please see the attached flyer to promote the event within your area and perhaps get a group together!

For all information please scan the QR code on the flyer or visit Trybooking.com/CJZIL

SAPOL have produced a flyer for Neighbourhood Watch use to encourage residents to keep their CARS safe.

There are groups of individuals that walk the streets at night looking for easy targets.

PLEASE take the time to reduce the chances of your vehicles being another crime statistic.

Missing Rainbow Lorikeet. Hi there, if allowed, kindly, urgently post on the group... Our Rainbow Lorikeet went missing early this morning in Jessie Street, Seacliff Park. Buddy is very tame and might even land on someone's head... Please contact Denise on 0477 854 212 if sighted or found. He can easily be lured with some sugar water.

CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK

The Community of Seacliff Park are invited to attend the Neighbourhood Watch annual Christmas in the Park, a family fun event for all ages.

When – Sunday 27th November 2022, 4PM to 7PM
Where – Dover Square Reserve, Broadway, South Brighton

Entrance Fee – Free but pay for food and drinks

CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK

The Community of Seacliff Park are invited to attend the Neighbourhood Watch annual Christmas in the Park, a family fun event for all ages.

When – Sunday 27th November 2022, 4PM to 7PM

Where – Dover Square Reserve, Broadway, South Brighton

Entrance Fee – Free but pay for food and drinks

Entertainment –
The wonderful SA Police Concert Band – the whole 25 members
You will also be entertained by the beautiful voice of local soloist, Naomi Hede

Food – Lions BBQ, Dover Kindy Cake Stall, Coffee & Ice Cream Vans

Activities: A very well secured Jumping Castle, Historic Police Vehicles and a raffle

Father Christmas – This jolly old gentleman arrives in his sleigh

BYO chair, picnic rugs, hat and sun screen

We look forward to having you join us for this pleasant and relaxing event.

Seacliff & South Brighton Neighbourhood Watch

Phone: 8377 5810 for any questions

Community Activities in Marion

Some activities in Marion

Tax scams are on the rise, so make sure you don’t get scammed this tax time!

There are many variations to this scam, however it normally starts with a 'robo-call' from a mobile number claiming that your Tax File Number (TFN) has been used illegally, and that if you don’t ‘Press 1’ to speak with a representative then you will be arrested. Alternatively, the recorded message may claim your TFN has been suspended and that you need to transfer your money to the 'ATO' for safekeeping.

Beware of 'robo-calls' from mobile numbers.

Scammers can also manipulate incoming caller ID and text messages to mimic local police stations, tax agents and the ATO to reel you in.

Do not engage, just hang up!

Payment methods have been demanded through ‘cardless cash’ ATM withdrawals, retail gift cards and even via a ‘courier service’ to collect cash. The police, ATO and government agencies will never request payment by these means or request sensitive information via phone, text or email.

Confirm by calling the ATO yourself. Do not send any money or purchase any gift cards!!!

It is recommended that you log into MyGov to view official ATO correspondence.

For further information on tax and other scams affecting South Australians, please visit www.police.sa.gov.au/scams

Police have arrested six teens and a woman following an alleged theft and assault from a liquor store at Seacliff Park yesterday.

Just before 5pm, Thursday 9 June, the group entered the store on Seacombe Road and allegedly stole alcohol. They were confronted by staff who they allegedly assaulted along with two customers who had come to the aid of the staff member. The group then left the store on foot.

Police quickly set up cordons and conducted a search locating the group in Don Avenue. Four of the group ran off but were apprehended a short distance away on Lamington Street. Police recovered numerous bottles of alcohol suspected of being stolen from this group.

A 17 year-old girl and 14 year-old boy from Morphett Vale, a 16 year-old boy from Renmark, a 14 year-old girl from Seaford Meadows, a 13 year-old girl from Christie Downs and a 14 year-old boy from Salisbury North were all charge with aggravated theft. They have been bailed to appear in the Christie Beach Youth court on 18 August.

A 19 year-old woman from Morphett Vale was also arrested and charged with aggravated theft, breach of bail and assault a prescribed emergency worker. She has been refused bail and will appear in Christie Beach Magistrates court later today.

Update: Seven arrested after theft and assault at southern suburbs liquor store Police have arrested six teens and a woman following an alleged theft and assault from a liquor store at Seacliff Park yesterday.

NEXTDOOR Letter

If you got a letter asking you to join a free app, best to avoid it. Something to put straight into your bin.

There are plenty of negative reviews most expressing concerns about privacy and use of information.

Plenty of RED flags here. The letter come from Sydney, you are asked to verify your address, and there are claims that it is hard to exit once you join.

Google search can give you more history of this apps which started off well, but seems to have gotten out of control.

New Years. Idiots setting off fireworks. Setting grass alight …

Aggravated robbery at Seaview Downs
10 Nov 2021 9:43pm

Police are at the scene of an aggravated robbery in Seaview Downs this evening.

The suspect entered a service station on Seacombe Road at Seaview Downs. He threatened an employee with a Stanley knife and demanded cash.

The employee gave him money and the man left the business on foot, heading west along Seacombe Road.

Southern District patrols, PolAir and Dog Operations Unit have attended the scene and searches are continuing.

The suspect is described as being Caucasian, short, in his mid 20s, with red hair, wearing a blue mask, a navy hoodie with an Everlast logo on it, and a dark cap or beanie.

No one was injured.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or sees a man matching this description in the area is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

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SAPOL - TRAFFIC WATCH,

Below is the link to information on the Traffic Watch app and online reporting. It is something that you may not be aware of and is a very useful tool for Police and the public.

https://www.police.sa.gov.au/online-services/traffic-watch2

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Two teens have been arrested after breaking into Seaview High School this morning.

About 3.15am Friday 25 June Southern District patrols responded to an alarm going off at a Seacombe Road school.

When police arrived on scene they saw two people running from the science building heading west. More patrols converged on the area and ran down and arrested a 14-year-old Sheidow Park boy on Galway Avenue.

A search of the street quickly found a 14-year-old Seaview Downs girl hiding under a car. She was also placed under arrest.

The boy has been charged with serious criminal trespass and theft after police allegedly uncovered two lab coats and a smart-board pen in his possession. The girl has also been charged with serious criminal trespass. Both are expected to be bailed later this morning and will appear in court at a later date.

Seacombe Gardens Assualt

Police are investigating a report of an assault in Seacombe Gardens.

About 8.30am on Thursday 17 June a 14-year-old girl was walking on Bluebell Avenue to school when she was followed for a short distance by an unknown man. The man approached her and grabbed her on the shoulder before walking away. The girl made her way to the safety of the school and was thankfully not physically injured.

The man is described as of Caucasian appearance, approximately 50 years, 180cm tall, with a tanned wrinkly complexion, centre parting curly dark brown hair, brown eyes, thin lips, and wearing a green jumper.

Any person who may know this person or who may have CCTV or dashcam vision for the location at the time of the incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Seacliff Park Neighbourhood Watch - Feedback Required

The NHW group for Seacliff Park has meetings four times per year (February, May, August, November) at 7:30pm All-Saints Church on the corner of Lamington Avenue and Brighton Road.

Even though the group has not met after February last year because of Covid-19 restrictions the attendance at NHW meetings had been decreasing prior to that. In order to make some decisions about the future your NHW committee would appreciate community input. Without having sufficient direction from the community, we can’t continue to function in our present form.
Although we foreshadowed a meeting in February the committee feel it would be helpful to get some feedback before we plan this year’s agenda.

Could you please take a moment to respond to the following questions to give us some guidance as to what you require from your NHW group this year.

1. What can your committee provide to encourage you to attend a meeting for up to an hour and a half.

2. Are there any guest speakers you would particularly like to hear from?

3. Is the time and date of meetings acceptable? (currently last Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm)?

4. Do you have any concerns which you consider NHW could address?

Keep an eye out overnight for street roamers

There are people who roam the streets at night looking for opportunities to find unlocked cars, or even break into, if they know something valuable is inside.

Looks like we have one in the neighbourhood right now.

The pictured man was photographed on Ophir Crescent at 1:30am last night.

Christmas Baking

At 10:30am - 12pm on the 16th December the Holdfast Bay Community Centre is having a holiday biscuit making and decorating session for Ages 5yr+.

You need to call the Centre to book a spot.

Injured Magpie in Ophir Crescent

An injured magpie has been spotted in the vicinity of 41 Ophir Cresent. If anyone who lives in the area is able to check and see if they can catch it (put a towel over and gently pick it up) and take it to the local vet.

Ugly Behaviour in our Neighbourhood

Many people have enjoyed the new playground facilities at the Gully Reserve. Today around 2:30pm some teenagers pulled out all of the dog poo bags and wrapped them all over the kid’s park, and tied it to trees to try knock kids off their bikes on the man-made track.

A passer-by family was abused when they tried to do the right thing by asking the group to stop. The family salvaged as many of the bags as possible.

Not sure what the motivation was for undertaking this vandalism, but obviously some people have no respect.

If you do see any suspicious behaviour, incidents or damage in our neighbourhood you can report it by calling 131444.

SEACLIFF TENNIS CLUB WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS CENTENARY IN 2021.

We are compiling the club’s history, and have found there are significant gaps – particularly between 1940 and the early 1970s. If there are any of you out there who have any knowledge of the Club’s past, we welcome any contributions, whether they be personal memories, photos, videos, memorabilia or documents. Please contact us by email - [email protected].

We are also hoping to re-connect with past players and members, so we can welcome them to the centenary celebrations in 2021. We have set up a MailChimp mailing list for distributing information – please feel free to join the list if you are interested: subscribe here - http://eepurl.com/g6PyjP

A little history:

In 1921, a representation was made from a group of tennis enthusiasts to Council for a parcel of land in the SE corner of Maitland Square to be released for the purpose of playing tennis. The Council granted this request and a ten-year lease, with rent set at 10 shillings p.a. was apparently agreed to. This was the formation of the ‘Seacliff Tennis Club’. Currently, this site is the location of the Seacliff Community Kindergarten (corner of Kauri Parade and Maitland Street).

Two courts and facilities were built and in the early years of the club, games were largely social tennis by nature. A community event was held on 8 November 1924 to celebrate the commencement of club involvement in competition tennis.

In the early 1920s, Thomas Freebairn esquire subdivided land creating 77 building sites (known as Seacombe Park – now Seacliff Park) near Seacombe House, which was his home. This was on the east side of Brighton Road and he transferred one allotment (lot 78) in Aboyne Avenue to Council as a reserve for recreational use. Council planned for new local sporting developments to be located at this site.

Seacliff Tennis Club membership grew and in 1925 and early 1926, the Club held well attended community dances in the Kiosk Hall and raised money for 4 new courts at the Council supported site at Aboyne Avenue. In October 1926 another community dance was held at the Hall to celebrate the development of the new courts. The Hall was boldly decorated in the club colours, blue and gold.

No doubt buoyed by the prospect of four new courts at the Seacliff Reserve location, in October 1925 they pursued and became part of the inaugural ‘Holdfast Lawn Tennis Club Association’ – now Glenelg Districts Tennis Association.

In the 20s and 30s the club hosted very popular annual Easter Tournaments.

A larger clubhouse was built in 1956, organised by the then Secretary Ron Soar (at the time a policeman stationed at Seacliff). Aboyne Avenue tennis courts remained the principal site for the Club until 1991. Other sports (planned bowling and croquet) did not locate on the site and a water gravity tank was built in 1975 on the remaining land.

During the late 1970s and 1980s, the Club grew rapidly and by 1990-91 season had over 300 members, requiring the Club to lease up to an additional 14 courts for its tennis activities during the summer season. Holdfast Bay Council worked with the Club and local hockey clubs to develop a plan for new facilities at Kauri Parade Reserve, on the site of the defunct Brighton City Soccer club. The new sports centre included a split level clubroom and a dual purpose hockey pitch which was convertible to 12 synthetic grass tennis courts. It was used by Hockey in the winter and Tennis in the summer. The club played its first matches on this surface during the 1991/1992 tennis season. This became the new home for summer tennis competition with Aboyne Avenue retained for winter competition and social tennis.

In 2014 a bold new plan for development of the Kauri Community Sports Centre as a consolidated site for year round community tennis, hockey and netball at Lipson Avenue, Seacliff was agreed with Council. The facility at Aboyne Avenue was sold by council and 12 quality hardcourt tennis courts with lighting built on the southern part of John Mathwin Reserve and a new 3 story facility built for the participating sports clubs, the Music Centre and community use. The site is the new home of Seacliff Tennis Club year round and the clubhouse is shared.

The Seacliff Tennis Club commenced playing on the new courts in February 2016. The new building and upgraded carpark shared by tennis, hockey, netball, the Holdfast Bay Music Centre and the Council was opened by the Minister for Sport in August 2018.

Neighbourhood Watch - Update

We really want to promote our NHW page and in the current climate of increasing self-isolation and reduced physical contact, the official Neighbourhood Watch page at: https://www.facebook.com/NeighbourhoodWatchSA/ is a great way of staying in touch with us and other followers, plus hearing about the latest topical crime prevention news and SA Health updates on COVID-19. We ask that you promote our page to your Neighbourhood Watch members, family, friends and neighbours and get them to follow us!

You do not need to have a Facebook account to enjoy reading our page, which we encourage you to do today! However, if you create a Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/ you will then be able to follow us, like and add comments to our posts, and also share our posts to other pages. You will also be able to send us direct messages to our Neighbourhood Watch page inbox.

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Home Security starts at home

SA Police urge the community to think about their home security, with locks on doors and windows your best defence against an opportunistic thief.

Link: http://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/southern-police-district/home-security-starts-at-home

Home Security starts at home SA Police urge the community to think about their home security, with locks on doors and windows your best defence against an opportunistic thief.

Police warn of number plate theft

A spike in the reported theft of vehicle number plates in Adelaide’s south has prompted a community warning from police.

Unfortunately number plates are generally stolen to further additional crimes such as petrol theft.

However this crime, which can cause great inconvenience to the victim, can be easily prevented through the use of tamper proof screws.

Detective Chief Inspector Scott Fitzgerald, from Southern Districts CIB, said police had closely examined theft reports in Adelaide’s south and found about 150 number plates had been reportedly stolen in the last four months.

“These thefts have occurred across a wide range of suburbs since 1 July, but we know that some areas have been hot spots for this type of crime.

“In particular we experienced a series of thefts from Camden Park, Kurralta Park, Plympton, Morphett Vale and Woodcroft.”

He said as a result police are urging motor vehicle owners to consider using Plate Safe screws to attach their number plates and to contact police if they notice anyone acting suspiciously around parked motor vehicles.

“Plate safe screws are a one-way, anti-theft screw which can be fitted with a standard flat bladed screwdriver,” he said.

“They are a simple way of preventing this type of theft, although police would also recommend that you park your car in a well-lit spot, or off the street in a garage or carport where possible.

“If you notice anyone acting in a suspicious manner around parked vehicles in your neighbourhood, call police immediately on 131 444 – prompt reporting can assist police in locating offenders and preventing further crimes occurring.

The RAA offers members free, tamper-resistant screws – and a referral to a repairer to fit them free of charge. For more details: https://www.raa.com.au/motor/safety-and-advice/car-advice

The Neighbourhood Watch Shop also offers Plate Safe security screws on it’s website: https://www.neighbourhoodwatchshop.com.au/

Liberal Party Postal Vote Application - Securing Your Information.

If you received a postal vote application form today from Nicole Flint which has a pre-paid envelope BE CAREFUL. The address is Reply Paid 85499 which is NOT the address for the AEC (Reply Paid 9867) which is most likely a Liberal Office address. So if a member of the Liberal Party opens the letter sent to them by you Nicole will have all your details and security answers as well as your signature, even if it is eventually passed onto the AEC. The simplest solution would have been to provide an envelope with the AEC address.

So you will be SAFER if you send application forms directly to the AEC yourself or complete the application online via the AEC website.

NHW Seacliff Park Meeting Tuesday 26th March 2019
Tuesday
26th March 2019
7:30pm

All Saints Anglican Church
Corner Brighton Rd and Lamington Ave, Seacliff Park

All Welcome

The guest speaker will be Ben Cosford who founded Soul Coffee Roasters which is now on Brighton Road Somerton Park. Ben imports ethically grown coffee and roasts, grinds and sells several different varieties. His staff are mostly refugees or people who have been long term unemployed. Ben also happens to be the part time minister at All Saints Anglican Church! He tells a very interesting story about how he came from being an overseas missionary, to becoming an Anglican Priest and then running his own coffee importing and roasting business.