Delia Lawrie MLAMember for Karama December 2015

Phone: 08 89996659 | Fax: 08 8945 2090Email: electorate.karama@nt.gov.au Shop 27, Karama Shopping Village, KaramaPO Box 662, Karama NT 0813

Delia Lawrie MLAMember for Karama

Phone: 08 89996659 | Fax: 08 8945 2090Email: electorate.karama@nt.gov.au Shop 27, Karama Shopping Village, KaramaPO Box 662, Karama NT 0813

Delia Lawrie MLAMember for Karama

I extend my season’s greetings to everyone and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.It’s been a busy year in politics with CLP chaos negatively impacting across the public service and business.If it wasn’t for the major oil and gas project se-cured by Labor I doubt we’d have any economic or jobs growth.I’m hoping 2016 heralds the beginning of a better time in the Territory. At least it’s finally election year!I’ll continue to work with local schools and am thrilled to be a part of the Sanderson Alliance, an initiative across all of our local public schools – Karama, Manunda and Malak Primary Schools, Sanderson Middle School and Casuarina Senior College.The Sanderson Alliance is seeking to have a collective impact to improve the lives of children. It’s early days but very exciting.For more information on the Sanderson Alliance contact my office.It’s been a year of challenges and significant change for me locally.I’ve well and truly embraced my new role as an Independent Member for Karama.I used the November sittings of Parliament to highlight concerns with the lack of a comprehensive plan to battle the scourge of Ice and again pointed the Government to the Victorian Ice Action Plan.I took on the CLP about their failures in Education and have vowed to stand up against

moves by them in the December sittings to limit entitlement to education to 26 semesters (equivalent of 13 years). This covers transition to Year 12 but fails to reflect the reality of many children who need to repeat a year, do Year 12 over two years or who due to special needs require additional years of schooling.In my office we have farewelled Kerry Wetherall who is training as an Aboriginal Community Police Officer and have had Dean Vlassco take up the important Karama office role.Dean has now accepted the opportunity to study in Indonesia so he’ll be saying farewell to us at the end of the year and will be replaced by Malak resident Elaine Walton.I wish Dean all the very best for his studies.Finally, thank you to all the wonderful residents who stand strong in supporting me to remain a strong, experienced and compassionate voice for our community.Every day I am thankful for having a crucial role in Caring for Community. Season’s Greetings.

Out and About

Darwin Community Arts

Celebrating ability, belief & creativity at the launch of Darwin’s Disability Festival.

Raising funds for the Ronald McDonald House charity that supports ill children and their families on McHappy Day.

Congratulations to the Royal Life Saving Society for bringing Boof the Barra to Parliament to promote water safety.

I made a floral arrangement for the Royal Darwin Show politician’s competition.

Celebrating Diwali with the Indian Cultural Society. Thank you Chandra and Hemali Seneviratne for being wonderful company.

DCA provides regular programs:Music Jam Playing music together Mondays @ 7pm.Beats and Clips Write music and create video clips. Mondays 2-6pmCemeNTstars Drama workshops for people with disabilities. Tuesdays @ 5pmCemeNTworx A community theatre looking for new participants.Our Common Threads Textile art program for women. Wednesdays 10am - 1pmCommunity Garden Plant grow and eat. Tues 4.30pm - 6.30pm & Sat 8.30am - 10.30am.Creative workshops Do-it-yourself arts and craft. Sat 9.30am - 12.30pm. Tues 6pm - 8pm.

Training My Computer Specially for seniors, obedience lessons for destops, laptops, tablets and phones. Mon, Tues and Fridays 2-4pm

If you are interested in any programs run by DCA or want to find out more about the organisation you can contact them on:PH: 8945 7347Mail@Darwincommunityarts.org.auwww.darwincommunityarts.org.auwww.facebook.com/darwincommarts

Justice of the Peace

Dawn Lawrie is available as a Justice of the Peace at our Karama office

Wednesdays

12pm - 4pm

Call 8999 6659 for details.

electorate.karama@nt.gov.au

Community Room

The Karama Electorate Office has a community room

available to not for profit community groups needing a

space to meet. Bookings can be made by contacting the

Electorate Office.

If you ever have any questions, issues or ideas, please

feel free to drop in to the Karama Electorate Office

or call on 08 8999 6659.

Community Information

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Caring for our Community

AROUND MALAK & KARAMA

Delia Lawrie MLAMember for Karama

Delia Lawrie MLAMember for Karama

Sanderson Middle School Term 3

Manunda Tce Primary School Term 3 Malak Primary School Term 3

Always a delight to read story books to young students at Manunda Terrace Primary School

Loving a good Q&A session with our awesome grade 2 class at Karama Primary before reading story books to them.

Indonesian Consul and I at the Philedelphia Uniting Church to farewell our wonderful Reverend Salomo Bangung.

A beautiful performance by the Sing Song Sign Choir to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Week.Proud of all these great performers.

I was delighted to sponsor Karama Library to provide a session on healthy eating and lifestyles, in which they made smoothies using a smoothie bike! Since that day the group has been coming back weekly and has doubled in size which is great to see.

At Casuarina Swimming Pool to encourage Holy Family Catholic School students at their swimming carnival.

Karama Primary School Term 3

Such a joy to read to our young playgroup children. Congratulations Tata Centre at Karama School for participating in the Reading Egg Bug. A great place for families.

Sanderson Middle School Term 2

Congratulations to all the winners of my Delia Lawrie Literacy Awards.Karama Primary School: Jackson McDowall, Kristy Jorrock, Jacob Price, Jade Hanson, Dakodda Stephens.Sanderson Middle School: Emily Tsang,Cecilia Mendereni, Naw Thar Su Lin, Charlotte Uwizeyimana, Elizabeth Tshibangu, Belinda Lay, Abeera Nadeem, Jenifer Zafiriou,Stacy Bui, Zhara Saki, Panuphong Saengkai, Nikayla Price, Angus Carmichael, Ashanti Berry.Manunda Terrace Primary School: Kassidy Sherif,Gabriella Reynolds.Malak Primary School: Nina Gikopoulos, Feiloaki Newman, Jillian Gabor, Julianne Gabor, Keely Jingles, Rosie Cahill,Yeehung Yeo, Joziah Gonzalez, Maria-Pauline Sanchez,Jordan Kelly-Mullins.

Literacy Awards

A six week trial of markets in the Malak Shops rear car-park was a huge success. Co-ordinated by a volunteer market committee auspiced by Darwin Community Arts, it sought to showcase local products and organic produce. I was proud to support this great community event by selling water.Following the outstanding success of the trial the markets will be held for the entire dry season in 2016. I would encourage everybody to support our local markets.If you would like any more information about Malak Marketplace please email: malakmarketplace@gmail.com

Karama and Malak has been thriving with activities during the Dry Season.It has been a real pleasure to visit local schools and the Tata Family Centre to read story books to children.Below I’m pictured with the energetic Floss Roberts from the Royal Life Saving NT. Congratulations to Floss for lobbying to achieve school-based access to swimming programs.Enjoy the end-of-year festivities, stay safe over the break and feel free to pop in and say hello.

Great to catch up with Floss Roberts from Royal Life Saving NT to discuss school-based access to swimming programs.

It was a privilege to attend the Darwin North RSL Remembrance Day service. It was great to see students from O’Loughlin Catholic College at the service paying their respects to our servicemen. Lest we forget.