Empowering Young Women to Feel Safe — B.A.M
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Glen Eira City Council October 2013 Volume 188 Empowering young women to feel safe — B.A.M news Community Safety Month Children’s Festival B.A.M (Body and Mind) is a girls’ only self-defence and emotional awareness program focused on engaging females through learning basic self-defence techniques and hosting Sustainable Gardening group discussion about a range of topics. Photo: On Location Photography. Program Springtime Music len Eira Youth Services is There have been some great group important for young females to be Ghosting a program for young discussions as well as some fun aware of their surroundings. females aged 14 to 25 years. B.A.M moments as the girls tried their Self-defence and self-protection (Body and Mind) is a girls’ only hand at developing their skills and should unfortunately be a priority regulars self-defence and emotional techniques in self-defence. for women. Library News awareness program focused on B.A.M participant Ashleigh said the “The media has highlighted recent Arts News engaging females through learning program has been very beneficial so cases where women have been Business News basic self-defence techniques and far. attacked at night coming home from hosting group discussion about a Youth News “I have learnt how to avoid and work or from being out with family range of topics. get myself out of tricky physical and friends. Recreation News Council started the B.A.M program situations,” Ashleigh said. “This can be prevented by avoiding earlier this year and it has been a Youth Worker Natalie Alford said being alone or walking in badly lit great success. B.A.M has been a great experience areas but unfortunately, this is not Physically, women may not be as not only for the girls participating, always possible,” Cr Hyams said. strong as they would like to be so but for the workers involved. The “I think B.A.M is a great way for girls being aware and being able to handle energy and excitement from the girls to learn real-life practical self-defence yourself in unforeseen circumstances has been contagious and there are techniques. The program also provides is extremely important. high hopes that many other young the opportunity to meet new people.” Participants said they enjoyed the women will engage in the program. For further information about this physical components of the program Glen Eira Mayor Cr Jamie Hyams program or to book, contact Youth but also valued the relationships they said he welcomes the introduction Services on 9524 3676 or email developed with the youth workers. of the program and thinks it is [email protected] Seniors Festival Bentleigh • Bentleigh East • Brighton East • Carnegie • Caulfield • Elsternwick • Gardenvale • Glen Huntly • McKinnon • Murrumbeena • Ormond • St Kilda East news Council now collects e-waste through your Mayor’s column kerbside hard rubbish collection Did you know 98 per cent of e-waste is • faxes; Guidelines apply. To book, contact recyclable? E-waste contains a range of • laptops; and Council’s Service Centre on materials including plastic, lead, copper, 9524 3333 or visit gold platinum and rare earth materials. • DVD players. www.gleneira.vic.gov.au and book online. With analogue TV signals being switched Please note: residents are responsible Collection is complete within four off in December, in order to keep for removing private or confidential data working days. using your analogue TV, you may need from any equipment left out for recycling. new equipment such as a set-top box. Further information about how to switch to digital TV can be found at As part of Community Safety Month, www.digitalready.gov.au/how-to-switch Glen Eira City Council will host Any residents wishing to dispose a number of events and activities, of old TVs or e-waste, should note including a safety forum for that Council now collects electronic residents, child car restraint safety equipment (e-waste) for recycling as checks and Responsible Service of part of its free kerbside hard rubbish Alcohol training for sporting clubs. collection. You will also be able to dispose Every household is entitled to three free, of any unwanted medicines on-demand hard rubbish collections from at Council’s Service Centre your nature strip each financial year. throughout the month, so please Materials collected: take advantage. • televisions; Further details about Community Safety Month can be found on page • computers; With analogue TV signals being switched off in December, you may three. need new equipment such as a set top box in order to keep using your • printers; The Victorian Seniors Festival kicked analogue TV. Photo: Rob Churchus. off with a magnificent concert at Town Hall. The Festival continues until 9 October and there are still Councillor contacts a number of activities and events CAMDEN WARD ROSSTOWN WARD TUCKER WARD to be held, including Connecting the Generations and the We’re Grand! Cr Michael Lipshutz Cr Margaret Esakoff Cr Jamie Hyams (Mayor) StoryTime sessions. Ph/Fax: 9530 0438 Ph/Fax: 9578 2877 Ph: 9524 3225 and Fax: 9524 3358 Council’s Springtime Music Series will Mobile: 0400 832 270 Mobile: 0407 831 893 Mobile: 0427 319 018 commence on Sunday 6 October [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] with an exciting series of free Cr Oscar C Lobo JP concerts. Prepare to relax in the Cr Mary Delahunty Cr Karina Okotel (Deputy Mayor) spring sun with The Uppbeats, John Mobile: 0427 970 879 Mobile: 0424 479 454 Fleming, Vardos and Wildfire. Details Ph/Fax: 9557 0108 [email protected] [email protected] of performers, dates, times and Mobile: 0417 837 418 locations can be found on page 12. [email protected] A major survey exhibition of Cr Thomas Sounness Cr Neil Pilling Cr Jim Magee nationally renowned artist Louise Mobile: 0428 596 951 Mobile: 0428 310 919 Ph/Fax: 9563 8360 Paramor traces the development of [email protected] [email protected] Mobile: 0427 338 327 her creative practice and thematic [email protected] concerns from 1990 to 2013. I highly recommend visiting Council’s gallery and taking a look. It truly is an exhibition not to be Glen Eira City Council missed. Glen Eira Town Hall Telephone: 03 9524 3333 1300 555 727 or www.iprelay.com.au Further details about the survey Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn National Relay Service: A phone then enter 03 9524 3333 exhibition can be found on page 12. Roads Caulfield solution for people who are deaf or Facsimile: 03 9523 0339 The exhibition to commemorate PO Box 42, Caulfield South have a hearing or speech-impairment, Email: [email protected] the 100th anniversary of the Victoria 3162 TTY dial 13 36 77 or Speak and Listen Website: www.gleneira.vic.gov.au declaration of the City of Caulfield is on at the Caulfield Library at Town Hall until November 4, so Disclaimer pop in to see some fascinating Deadlines The information in this publication is of a general nature. memorabilia from Council’s history. The deadline for the next edition (November) of Glen Eira News is Wednesday The articles contained herein are not intended to provide a Finally, with the end of the winter 2 October for delivery 28 October to 1 November (weather permitting). complete discussion on each subject and/or issues canvassed. Glen Eira City Council does not accept any liability for any sports season and the start of the Coming deadlines statements or any opinion or for any errors or omissions summer season, I congratulate all contained herein. The deadline for the December 2013 edition of Glen Eira News is Wednesday teams that won their competition 30 October for delivery 25 November to 29 November (weather permitting). Copyright© Glen Eira City Council 2013 finals and wish all those about to The copyright for all material in this document is the property start playing, all the best for an For advertising and Community Diary enquiries, contact 9524 3333. of Glen Eira City Council (unless otherwise noted). Other enjoyable and successful season. To submit editorial material write to: Glen Eira News, PO Box 42, Caulfield South than as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this document may be reproduced, reused, copied, stored or Cr Jamie Hyams Victoria 3162 or email: [email protected] transmitted in any form without prior written permission from Glen Eira City Council. Contact Manager Public Mayor Relations and Marketing on 9524 3333. glen eira news | october 2013 | p2 news October is Community Safety Month Community Glen Eira City Council is partnering with For further information about Be medicine wise during column other community agencies, to present community safety or any of the activities Community Safety Month free workshops and events to highlight listed below, contact Council’s Service Throughout October, a medical Speaking up for our City safety and improve the health and Centre on 9524 333. Bookings are waste disposal unit will be located in wellbeing of the local community. essential and can be completed online Council’s Service Centre to provide Elsternwick Plaza lease on at www.gleneira.vic.gov.au or by Limited places are available for each community members with a means agreed session so you’re encouraged to book contacting the Service Centre on to safely dispose of medicines that early. 9524 3333. have past their use-by date or are no Glen Eira City Council and landowner VicTrack have agreed Free Workshops longer being used. This activity recognises that while on a long-term lease to occupy Healthy ageing — preventing falls medicines make a significant Elsternwick Plaza — next to Tuesday 8 October Council presents a practical and informative talk on contribution to the treatment and Elsternwick Railway Station.