NHW QLD QUEENSLAND
Glenwood Park NHW (Mudgeeraba 3 & 4)
Bus shelter action group
Glenwood Park NHW celebrated one of their major achievements for 2019 with a get together at the new Bus Shelter on Swanton Drive which was completed in December. This bus shelter has been on our agenda for approximately 8 years. The Bus Stop is situated outside Poinciana Gardens, a gated complex with numerous senior residents. After many years of discussions and surveys it was finally committed to in the budget by our Councillor Glenn Tozer, Division 9, City of Gold Coast. Tracey Clouston from Crime Preventions joined us for our celebration. With our area being relative free of crime we have been concentrating
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our efforts in on making our estate safer. We are surrounded by 2 large colleges, a primary school and three childcare centres so it is important to be aware of the safety of our residents and all those who pass through. With the support of our councillor we have managed to achieve a new footpath in Fig Tree Park near a very dangerous intersection, a Smiley Face traffic sign to make residents aware of the speed limit, Repairs,
repainting to the Possum Telstra Utility Box, along with upgrading the Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) signs in our area. It was brought to our attention at our Annual General Meeting that there were insufficient Disability Parking bays at the nearby Robina Railway Station. We approached the Transport Minister and Queensland Rail and within a period of 2 months, 8 new spaces were made available which
