Last week I announced the award of a $1000 NSW government grant to the Wellington Domestic Violence Collective.
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Over a number of years, the Wellington DV Collective has built on the theme 'Wello says NO to violence' which runs through all of the Collective's locally based promotional material.
The Collective expressed their desire to update and print new local information and promotional material for use throughout the community.
This new material will be used at a series of events planned in the upcoming year including the Wello says NO to Violence movie night and White Ribbon Day.
To find out more about the Local Domestic Violence Small Grants Program, go to www.women.nsw.gov.au.
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I'm encouraging people across the electorate to nominate their favourite business for this year's I love my local business Facebook competition.
Small businesses are the backbone of our community and this competition is a great way for consumers to sing the praises of their favourite local business.
Consumers can nominate their favourite business because they go out of the way to do the right thing by their clients, show great innovation, make the best hamburgers in town or simply because they are big supporters of their local community.
If you have a favourite small business, all you have to do is go to the NSW Fair Trading Facebook page and describe, in 60 words or less, what you love about the local business.
Local businesses wanting to encourage their customers to nominate them can head to NSW Fair Trading's website to download promotional materials, including a competition poster and web-friendly images. Voting closes on November 9.
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Schools can now sign up to receive the Kindergarten Orientation Day Road Safety Packs to help support our most vulnerable road users.
The new packs provide a platform for parents to talk to children starting at school next year about safety in an interactive and engaging way.
When kids start school they spend more time around roads and it is important they develop road safety skills.
The packs include height charts to help ensure parents are using the most appropriate car seats. They also include Safety Town DVD's, fact sheets, fridge magnets and fun stickers to remind children about using the passenger side to get in and out of the car - what we call the safety door.
Schools in the Orange electorate wanting to order Kindergarten Orientation Day Road Safety Packs can place orders by quoting the reference number - 45092022 - via phone 1800 060 607 or email RMSorders@bluestargroup.com.au.
