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t o s u c c e s s f u l l y e n r i c h t h e i r c on f i de nc e , l i f e sk i l l s an d
a c a d e mi c a b i l i t i e s .
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f r o m B e l mo n t H i g h w e r e n o mi n a t e d t o t a k e p a r t i n b o t h
t h e S e n i o r a n d J u n i o r D r a ma w o r k s w o r k s h op s i nc lu d i n g ,
f r o m t h e Se n i o r s :
S h a n n o n Al l s o p , G r a c i e B r o wn h i l l , Am b e r H o u l i h a n , C a me r o n J o r d a n , K a n e K a i s e r , B r on t e L uk i n s ,
J a me s M a c P h e r s on , K e i a r ne e M a th e s o n , Ar mi e M e n d o z a a n d G e o r g i a S t e p h en s o n ; a n d f r o m t h e
J u n i o r s : Ta s h a M e a le y , S a r a P i pe r , L au ra R e i l l y , M i r a n d a Ca r t w r i g h t , G a b r i e l C l i f t o n , H a n n ah
C o n ne l l , Yo l a n d a F a r l e y , To r i G i b s o n , E r i n L e wi s , M o l l y L i n d s a y , H e l e n a P r e d o j e v i c , As h l e e R e i d ,
C e r i an R o b e r t s , Ta n i ka S t o k e s & P a r i s Wr i gh t .
Ar mi e M e n d o z a ma d e t h e N e wc a s t l e H e r a l d w i t h th i s
f a n t a s t i c s h o t h i g h l i g h t i n g h i s s t a g e c o mb a t s k i l l s le a r ne d i n
c l a s s w or k sh o p s .
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f o r D r a ma w o r k s s t u d e n t s t o
k e e p u p t o d a t e a n d k e e p i n
t o u c h w i t h t he i r w o r k s ho p s
b u d d i e s . F e e l f r ee t o d r o p i n
a n d t a k e a l o ok a r ou n d a t a l l
t h i n g s D r a ma h e re :
h t t p : / / d r a ma w o r k s n ew c a s t l e .w e e b l y .c o m/
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B e lm o n t H ig h D ra ma ’ s S ta r s t r u ck S u cc e s s !
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s g o to M i r an d a C a r t wr i g h t o n a j o b w e l l d on e
i n c o mp e r i n g S t a r s t ruc k 201 2 a s E mi l y - t h e i n ve n t o r o f t h e T i me
M a c h i n e . Th i s w a s a c h a l le n g i n g an d fu n da me n t a l r o l e i n th e
s u c c e s s o f t h e s h o w . Wi t h s u c h a n o u t s t a nd i n g o p p o r tu n i t y a t
s u c h a y o u n g a g e , w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g w h e re s h e g o e s
f r o m h e r e . N I D A a n y o n e ?
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s e g me n t s p r e s e n t e d , my c o m me n d a t i o n s f o r t h e i r e xc e p t i on a l p e r f o r ma n c e s i n
d e mo n s t r a t i n g t h e i r Bu t o h , S w o r d F i g h t i n g a n d C i rc u s Sk i l l s . Al l s t u d e n t s b eh a ve d
p r o fe s s i o n a l l y a t r eh e a r s a l s , t e c h - r un s a nd p e r f o r ma n c e s a t t h e E n t e r t a i n me n t
C e n t re . I t h a s b ee n a t r u e p l e a su re t o w o r k w i t h s uc h f oc u sed a n d c o m mi t t e d
y o u n g pe r f o r me r s .
Th a n k s g o t o : Ta me k a B r y c e , H a n n a h C on ne l l , S a ma n t h a O ’ To o l e , S h a r n i e S p i c e r -
Wo r t h , To r i G i b s on , E r i n L e wi s , M o l l y L i nd s a y , J a y d e n R o w o r t h , Ta n i k a S t o k e s ,
R i l e y Ta y l o r , C a me r o n J o r d a n , K a n e K a i s e r , B r o n t e L uk i n s a n d G e o r g i a
S t e p h e n s on .
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D r a ma Te a c h er
MUSIC’S “MELODIOUS” NEWS F a r e w el l M r G i l l !
We r e l u c t an t l y s a i d g o o d b y e t o M r G i l l i n t h e l a s t w e e k o f Te r m 3 . Af t e r
t h i r t ee n w o n d er fu l y e a r s a s mu s i c t e a c h e r a t B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l we
c o n g r a tu l a t e Mr G i l l o n h i s p r o mo t i o n t o H e a d t e a c h er C r e a t i ve an d
P e r f o r mi n g Ar t s a t M a i t l a n d H i gh S c h o o l . I n h i s t i me a t B e l mo n t H i g h Mr G i l l
h a s b u i l t u p o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t a n d h i g he s t q u a l i t y C o n c e r t B a n d s i n t he
r e g i o n . Th e S t a g e B an d w h i c h p l a y s Mr G i l l ’ s f a vo u r i t e mu s i c a l s t y l e , J a z z , i s
s o u g h t a f te r i n t h e c om mu n i t y a n d a l l o w s g i f t e d i n s t ru me n t a l i s t s t o s h i ne .
Al s o i n M r G i l l ’ s t i me h e r e a t B e l mo n t , t h e c u r re n t
K e y b o a r d L a b w a s c o n c e i ve d a n d bu i l t , th e sh a re d
s p a c e f o r mu s i c s t a f f a n d p e r i p a t e t i c s t ud e n t s w a s
a c q u i r e d , t h e mu s i c t r a i l e r (p i c t u re d ) w a s b o u g h t
a n d u se d f o r e ve r y g i g a n d H S C re s u l t s i n mu s i c
w e r e e x e mp l a r y . M r G i l l p a t i e n t l y s ha r e d h i s
e x p er t i s e i n I T w i t h o t h e r s t a f f , g e ne r ou s l y s h a re d
h i s r e s ou r c e s a n d w i sd o m w i t h o ve r t h i r t y p r a c t i c u m
s t u d e n t s f r o m l o c a l un i ve r s i t i e s a n d c o l o u re d e ve r y
d a y w i t h t h e u n i q ue ` G i l l y ’ se n se o f hu mo u r w h i c h
w i l l b e s o mi s s e d b y s t a f f an d s t u d en t s !
B a n d a n d vo c a l s t u de n t s f a re w e l l e d M r G i l l w i t h
a ve r y s pe c i a l r e he a r s a l i n th e f i n a l w e ek ,
p l a y i n g h i s f a vo u r i te s o n g s a s a s p e c i a l su r p r i se ,
f o l l o w e d b y a B B Q f o r a l l . Th e b a n d r e he a r s a l
w a s h e l d i n t h e Q u ad r a n g l e , a s o u r h u g e b a n d
h a s o u t g ro w n t he c l as s r o o m!
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M u s i c S ta f f Ch a ng e s
M r Gi l l ’ s w i fe , Al i s o n G i l l , h a s b ee n a p p o i n t e d t o t h e r o le o f mu s i c te a c h er i n Mr G i l l ’ s p l a c e . M r s
G i l l h a s be en w o rk i ng h e re i n a c a su a l c a p a c i t y f o r 10 y e ar s a n d s o s he i s w e l l kno w n t o a l l . We
c o n g r a tu l a t e h e r on th i s p e r ma n e n t a p p o i n t me n t .
M i s s S h e l l e y P a r s on s (w h o i s a l s o w e l l kn o wn a n d w e l l l o ve d a t B e l mo n t ) h a s b e e n ap p o i n t e d a s a
p a r t t i me t e a c h er a nd w i l l be w o rk i n g M o nd a y s , Tu e s d a y s a n d We d n e s d a y s . We a r e t h r i l l e d t o h a ve
h e r o n b o a r d!
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We t h a n k a n d s a y go o d b y e t o Mr Al e x M e e (p i c t u re d ) ,
o u r i n t e rn t e ac h er f ro m t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f N e w c a s t l e . M r
M e e p l a y e d t r u mp e t a n d ma d e a s o l i d c o n t r i b u t i on t o
t h e mu s i c f ac u l t y d u r i n g Te r m 3 , i n c lu d i n g ex p er t
t o ma t o s a u c e p o u r i ng !
Co n g r a tu la t i o n s to Em ma S u t to n a nd Ch l o e J e f f e r ey -
W i l l iam s !
Wh a t a n h o n o u r to h a ve t w o Ye a r 1 2 s tu d e n t s
n o mi n a t e d f o r E N C OR E . We a r e t h r i l l e d f o r s i n g e r s C h l oe
J e f f e r e y Wi l l i a ms a n d E m m a S u t t o n w h o h a ve a c h i e ve d
2 0/ 20 i n a t l e a s t o n e o f t he i r H S C p e r f o r ma n c e
e x a mi n a t i o n p i e c e s . E N C O R E i s a c on c e r t a t S y d n e y
O p e r a H ou s e w h i c h f e a t u r e s e x e mp l a r y p e r f o r ma n c e s
f r o m t h i s ye a r ’ s H S C . Th i s p u t s E m ma a n d C h l o e i n a n
e l i t e g r o u p a n d i s a ra r e h o n ou r .
G a th e r fam i ly a n d f r ie n d s a nd b o ok d i n n e r th e a t r e a t L i z o t te s !
M a n y h a ve a l re a d y d i sc o ver e d t h a t L i ve @ L i z o t t e ' s N e w c a s t le i s t h e u l t i ma t e n i g h t o u t w i t h g re a t
f o o d a n d gr e a t mu s i c . P r e mi u m d i nn e r sh o w s i nc lu d e an e xq u i s i t e me a l a n d a re f o l l o w e d by
p e r f o r ma n c e s b y t h e c re a m o f t h e mu s i c w o r l d ’ s l o c a l , n a t i o na l a n d i n t e rn a t i o n a l a r t i s t s . We a r e
p l e a s e d t o a n n ou nc e t h a t o n Tu e s d a y 1 3 No ve mb e r , B e l mo n t H i g h M u s i c s t u d en t s a re p r o v i d i n g t he
e n t e r t a i n me n t ! Th e B lo o d L i l i e s r o c k b a n d , C o n c e r t b a n d , S t a g e b a n d , Vo c a l E n s e mb l e a n d s o l o i s t s
i n c lu d i n g N i c k P a r a d i s o , D a vy H e mi n g a n d J u l i an B u r le y w i l l f e at u r e . Th i s i s a g re a t op p o r t u n i t y f o r
p a r e n t s a n d s u p p or t e r s t o g a t h e r f r i e n d s an d f a mi l y t o g e t h e r an d h a ve a l o ve l y n i g h t o u t , w i t h o r
w i t h ou t d i nn e r . L i z o t t e s i s a t 31 Mo re h e a d S t r e e t L a mb t o n , d o o r s o pe n a t 6 p m, t h e p e r fo r ma n c e
c o m me n c e s a t 7 p m a n d t i c k e t s ma y b e p u rc h a se d f r o m t h e w e b s i t e ( l i z o t t e s . c o m.a u a n d c l i c k o n
N e w c a s t l e ) o r o ve r t he p h on e (4 9 56 2 066 ) .
S h o w o n l y w i th b ar an d a - l a -c a r t e me n u ava i l a b l e c o s t s $1 4 .
V o ca l Au d i t i o n s f o r S ta r s t r u ck 2 0 13 n o w o pe n
S i n g er s w h o w o u l d l i k e t o a u d i t i on f o r n ex t y e a r ’ s S t a r s t r uc k ma y n o w d o w n l o a d a n a p p l i c a t i o n
f o r m f r o m w w w .s t a r s t r uc k .n s w .e d u .a u o r c o l l ec t a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m f r o m t h e m u s i c s t a f f ro o m.
Ap p l i c a t i o n s c l o se We d n e s d a y 2 4 O c t o be r .
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O u r b a n d i s c o mp e t i n g i n t h e an nu a l B a nd f e s t c o mp e t i t i on o n Th u r s d a y 18 a n d F r i da y 1 9 Oc t o ber
a t L a k e M a c qu a r i e Pe r f o r mi n g Ar t s C e n t r e . We w i s h t h e m a l l t h e b e s t i n t h i s p re s t i g i o u s c o mp e t i t i on
w h i c h h a s g r o w n t o no w e nc o mp a s s f o u r da y s . G o t e a m B e l mo n t !
S t u d e n t s p re s en t e d Mr G i l l w i th a f r a me d P e r f o r mi n g
Ar t s s h i r t s i g n e d b y a l l b a n d me mb e r s w h i c h h e s a i d
h e w i l l h an g o n h i s wa l l w i t h p r i d e .
Th e g o o d b y e c ak e w a s t h e b i g g e s t c a ke
w e ’ ve e ve r s e en ! Th e r e w a s e n ou g h f o r n ea r l y
o n e h un d r e d p e o p le to s h a re .
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S a t u r d a y 27 Oc t o b er S t L uk e s Un i t i n g C hu rc h Fe t e - Vo c a l E n s emb l e p e r f o r mi n g
We d n e s d a y 31 Oc t o b e r - S t a g e B an d p er f o r mi n g a t Wi n d a l e P u b l i c
F r i d a y 1 6 N o ve mb e r - M u s i c Th e a t re c l a s s a t P a n t h e r s , N e w c a s t l e ( i n f o r ma t i o n n o t e s a va i l a b l e f r o m
mu s i c s t a f f r o o m)
F r i d a y 16 N o ve mb e r - M u s i c C o mp o s i t i on an d M u s i c I n d u s t r y C l as s w i th R u s se l l Th o rn t on ( i n f o r ma t i on
n o t e s a va i l a b l e f r o m mu s i c s t a f f r o o m)
F r i d a y 2 3 N o ve mb e r - S c h o o l S p ec t a c u l a r , S y d n e y E n t e r t a i n me n t C e n t re - c o mb i ne d ex c u r s i on w i th
F l o r a v i l l e Pu b l i c
S u n d a y 9 De c e mb e r - Vo c a l E n s e mb l e p e r fo r mi n g a t t he G l o be C h r i s t ma s C a r o l s , G a te s h e a d
Tu e s d a y 11 De c e mb e r – P r e se n t a t i o n N i gh t , p e r f o r ma n c e s TB A
F r i d a y 14 D ec e mb e r - B e l mo n t F l o a t i l l a Co mb i n e d Ch r i s t ma s C a r o l s - B a n d , Vo c a l E n s e mb l e and
f e a t u r e d s o l o i s t s t o pe r f o r m
Yo u r s i n mu s i c i n t he `ma n i c te r m’ !
M r s Su s a n Jo h n s on , Mr s Al i s o n G i l l , M i s s S h e l l e y P a r s on s
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
P r e s e n ta t i o n N i g h t Spo r t s Aw a rd s
We h a ve ma n y s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve ma d e su b s t a n t i a l ac h i e ve me n t s i n s p o r t d u r i n g 2 01 2 . I f y ou h a ve
ma d e a r e p re s en t a t i ve t e a m o r me d a l l e d a t r e g i o n a l l e ve l o r h i g h e r a t e i t he r s c h o o l o r a s s oc i a t i o n
l e ve l , p l e a se s ee me t o ma k e s u re I h a ve an a c c u r a t e re c or d o f y o u r a c c o mp l i s h me n ts .
Wh i l s t s p o r t a w a r d s c a n o n l y b e p r e se n t e d f o r ac h i e ve m e n t i n sc h o o l s p or t a t i t s va r i ous
r e pr e se n t a t i ve l e ve l s , t h e a c h i e ve me n t i n s p o r t s n o t c a t e re d f o r a t C H S l e ve l a r e r ec o g n i s e d a nd
r ec e i ve p o i n t s w h en c a l c u l a t i n g s uc h a w a r d s a s S p o r t s p e r s on o f t he y e a r . Th a nk y o u f o r y ou r
c o o p er a t i o n i n th i s ma t t e r .
H u n te r R eg i on S e l ec t i o n T r i a l s
Th e f o l l o w i n g R e g i o na l t e a m s e l e c t i on t r i a l s w i l l be h e l d t e r m 4 . Th e y a re :
B a s e b a l l – 1 4 N o ve mb e r , S t e ve n s on O va l (M a y f i e l d We s t )
G i r l s S o f t b a l l – 2 1 N o ve mb e r , S t e ve n s o n O va l (M a y f i e l d We s t )
G i r l s C r i c ke t – 2 2 N o ve mb e r , Wa l l s e n d Cr i c ke t O va l
B o y s C r i c k e t – 2 9 N o ve mb e r , M a i t l an d P a rk (S M R w i c ke t s M a i t l a nd )
P l e a s e s e e me t o g e t a l l t h e i n f o r ma t i o n a n d p e r mi s s i o n n o te s , a n d t o e n s u r e y ou a r e en t e r e d
t h r o u gh t he a p p r o pr i a t e c h a n ne l s .
U p c om i ng T e rm 4 E ven t s
C H S B o y s Te n n i s - G o s f o r d
C H S G i r l s Wa t e r P o l o - P i c t o n
C H S B o y s Wa t e r P o l o - Al b u r y
H u n t e r B lu e s & S p o r t s Aw a r d s - We d n e s d a y 5 De c e mb e r
C H S B l ue s Aw a r d s - F r i d a y 7 D ec e mb e r
T im e to Ce l eb r a te O ur S u c c e s se s
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o J a k o b M a r t i n w h o wo n t h e 17 + N a t i o n a l T r a mp o l i ne C h a mp i o n s h i p s a fe w
mo n t h s a g o p r i o r t o i n j u r i n g h i s f o o t . We l o o k f o r w ar d t o h i s fu l l r ec o ver y f r o m t h i s ve r y s e r i o us
i n j u r y .
O u r l a t e s t S t a t e T r a mp o l i n e C h a mp i on s f r om t h e C H S S t a t e T r a m p o l i n e C h a mp i on s h i p s a r e ;
H a r r y L i s t o n , J o sh u a Je n s en , L i a m P r i d e , C on n or - R os e C o o k , a n d S h a n n o n Al l s o p .
We l l d o n e !
S c h o o l T ea m S u c c e sse s
O u r t r a mp o l i n e t e am w a s a g a i n s u c c es s f u l w i n n i n g t h e i r 1 9 t h c o n s ec u t i ve S t a t e T r a mp o l i ne
C h a mp i o n sc h o o l t i t le . O u r s t u d en t s a l s o p l a y e d a n i mp o r t a n t r o l e i n t he H u n t e r s c o n t i n ue d s u c c e ss
a s t h e c h a mp i on r e g i o n .
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P D / H / P E F a c u l t y
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O n 14 S e p t e mb e r s tu d e n t s a t t e n d e d T r y -a - S k i l l ex c u r s i o n t o N e w c a s t l e J oc ke y C lu b w h er e t he y
w e r e g i ve n th e o p p or t u n i t y t o e x p a n d t he i r k n o w le d g e o f f u tu re c a re e r o p t i o n s a va i l ab l e t o t he m .
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H u n te r D es i gn S c h oo l - 2 0 1 3 I nd u s t r y S c h o la r s h ip s
I t i s t h r ou g h g r e a t s up p o r t a n d e n c ou r a g eme n t f r o m t h e l o c a l D e s i g n i n d u s t r y ,
t h a t t h e H u n t e r D e s i gn S c h o o l i s p r o u d t o a n n o un c e t h a t a s c ho l a r s h i p w i l l be
o f fe re d f o r t h e 20 13 C e r t i f i c a t e I V i n De s i g n C U V4 0 31 1 .
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i n f o r ma t i o n .
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Al l s t u d e n t s c an a p p ly f o r a Ta x F i le N u mb e r ( T F N ) t h r o u g h C a r ee r s o f f i c e .
W o rk E xp e r i en c e
C o u l d a l l Ye a r 10 s t ud e n t s u n de r t a k i n g n on - c o mp u l s o r y w o rk ex p e r i e nc e th i s
t e r m e n s u r e t h e i r p a pe r w or k i s c o mp l e t e d a n d re t u rn e d t o t h e C a r ee r s o f f i c e .
S t e ve R o be r t s o n
C a r ee r s Ad v i s e r
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SCHOOL SHOE REQUIREMENTS Th e s c h o o l mu s t a b i de w i t h t he O H& S s a fe t y r u le s t h a t a r e n o w l a w i n a l l D EC sc h oo l s a c r o s s t he
s t a t e . Wh e n p u r c h a s i n g y o u r c h i l d ’ s f o o t we a r , u se t he f o l l o w i n g i ma g e s a s a g e ne r a l g u i de .
A l l s h o e s M U S T b e f u l l l e a t h e r , b l a c k sh oe s . O u r un i f o r m c o d e s t a t e s t h a t t h e s e sh o e s a re t o be
w o r n on a l l sc h o o l d a y s e xc e p t Th u r s d a y , w h e n fu l l l e a t he r s p o r t s s h o e s mu s t b e w or n .
Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r – fo r u se w i t h o u r sc h oo l u n i f o r m – b l a ck le a th e r , la c e up s ho es . M u s t n ot
e x t e n d o ve r th e an k le o r h a ve a p l a t f o r m. Th e l e a th e r mu s t c o ve r th e wh o l e f o o t f o r s a f e t y .
I n c o r r e c t F oo tw e a r – D u e t o O H & S p o l i c y a n d t h e s a fe t y o f y ou r c h i l d s l i p o n s h oe s a n d s h oe s
t h a t d o n o t c o ve r t h e w h o l e f o o t a r e NO T ac c e p t a b l e .
Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r f o r S p o r t – S p o r t s h oe s s h o u l d be p r e d o mi n a n t l y w h i t e , e i th e r l a c e u p o r
Ve l c r o . S h o e s sh o u l d b e su p p o r t i ve o f t he fe e t du r i n g ex e r c i se . Th e w h o le o f t he u p p er f o ot
mu s t h a ve a s o l i d c o ve r .
I n c o r r e c t sp o r t s s h o es - S l i p o n s p o r t s s h oe s a r e n o t pe r mi t te d , t h e s e i n c lu d e c an v a s s h o e s a s
t h e y a re n o t su p p o r t i ve o r a p pr o pr i a t e f o r s p o r t a n d P E .
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Don’t throw away your old mobile
phones!!!
Belmont High School & the SRC are collecting old mobile
phones to raise much needed funds.
Just place your old phones in the collection box located
at the Front Office.
DONATE
YOUR OLD
MOBILE
PHONE
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$265 + 2 POINTS
SCHOOL ZONE PARKING OFFENCES Penalties for School Zones Current as at 1 February 2012
MAXIMUM PENALTY Means that in the area in the direction
of the arrow, you must NOT STOP
your vehicle at any point on the road
or kerb, unless there is a medical or
other emergency.
.…………………………………………….. MAXIMUM PENALTY Means that you have no more than
2 minutes for drop-offs or pick-ups of
passengers or goods and the driver
must stay within 3 metres of your
vehicle.
……………………………………………... MAXIMUM PENALTY
Means that in the direction of the
arrow or arrows you are not allowed
to stop your vehicle unless you are
driving a bus.
…………………………………………….. MAXIMUM PENALTY
DOUBLE PARKING
You are NOT PERMITTED to stop or
park your vehicle alongside another
vehicle that is already parked parallel
to the kerb.
STOP in a NO STOPPING zone: $265 + 2 points, or STOP on or near a Children’s or Pedestrian Crossing: $265 + 2 points
STOP on path/strip in built up area: $147 + 2 points
STOP or Park in a Disabled Marked Area without a permit: $441
$147 + 2 POINTS
$265 + 2 POINTS
$265 + 2 POINTS
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DISCLAIMER: Advertisements included in Bulletins
are a source of revenue to offset bulletin costs and
are not in any way to be considered as
recommendations by the school.
House with No Steps now has Community Participation & Transition to
work.
House with No Steps embraces a person centred approach. This means that you determine what you
want to get out of the service.
What we can do Home living, travel skills, computers, sports, library,
friendships, independence, community, choice, connections, cooking, movies, dancing, new skills. The
list is endless, it’s up to you.
Where we are 51 Parklea Ave, Croudace Bay.
On the bus route
Who to contact Phone Kathryn or Sandra to find out more information.
Ph: 49468311
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DISCLAIMER: Advertisements included in Bulletins are a
source of revenue to offset bulletin costs and are not in
any way to be considered as recommendations by the
school.