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Wednesday 8 June 2016
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Richmond police station ‘high risk’ The Richmond police station will continue to be closed “on an infrequent basis” until the security layout of the station’s front counter is improved. Police completed a review of the security of their front counters at stations throughout the country last year after staff expressed concerns about their personal safety. The review found that Richmond
was one of the stations that needed increased security and as a result the doors have been closed when no constabulary members or authorised officers are present. “It’s something that has always happened on an infrequent basis but it is happening a bit more now because we need to modify the front counter,” Nelson Bays Area Commander Mat Arnold-
A sign at the Richmond Police Station last week. Kelly says. “So unless there is a
constabulary member present at the station, it has to be shut up until we get those modifications completed. Mat says they are posting extra staff to Richmond to try and keep the station “open most of the time” until the security is upgraded. He says the station’s front counter only has “wires going across without a screen so it’s
deemed a high risk”. Mat isn’t certain when the security will be upgraded but says “there’s a crew going around the country fixing up all the counters and it’s on the list”. He says the front counters needed to be designed to ensure staff were safe without excessively compromising engagement with the public.
IHC woodworkers nail it at Menzshed Simon Bloomberg The excellent craftsmanship of a group of woodworkers with intellectual disabilities was recognised at Menzshed Waimea on Tuesday when the group held a prize-giving to mark the completion of their latest project. Menzshed Waimea has been running practical carpentry classes for IHC clients at the shed’s workshop at Richmond Park for the last four years. On Tuesday, Menzshed volunteers and IHC helpers from Waimea College and IDEA Services held a prize-giving for one of the two classes to acknowledge their achievements. Menzshed Waimea co-ordinator Alan Kissell says they take around 25 IHC clients in two classes every Tuesday and they have completed a number of projects, including making their own toolboxes. They have also helped the
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Jimmy Gibson, front left, Isaiah Withers, centre, and Ben Jackson and the rest of the Menzshed IHC woodwork class show off their table lamps at Tuesday’s prize-giving. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.
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