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THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD APPEAL

The Red Shield Appeal is a nationwide fundraising appeal to meet the needs of The Salvation Army’s many community service programmes. During the Red Shield Appeal doorknock, 29th May ~ 6th June, an effort will be made to target the shopping centres in Ellenbrook.

How are Red Shield Appeal funds used?

The Salvation Army helps more than 1 million Australians every year – that’s one person every 30 seconds!

In a typical week, across Australia, we provide*:

• 100,000 meals for the hungry
• 2,000 beds for the homeless
• 5,000 to 8,000 food vouchers
• 1,000 people with assistance in finding employment
• Refuge to 500 victims of abuse
• Assistance to 500 people addicted to drugs, alcohol or gambling
• Several thousand people with counselling
• 3,000 elderly people with aged care services
• 40 people in the court system with chaplaincy services
• Family tracing services which locate 40 missing family members *approximate figures

We invite you to help us by dropping in to the following centres to make a donation.

The Shops from Thursday 27th - Saturday 29th of May, or

IGA Woodlake from  Friday 28th – Saturday 29th of May

Andrew Jarvey (Captain)
Salvation Army Ellenbrook
66 Woodlake Boulevard
T 9296 7197  M 0400564445  F 9296 9814
W www.salvationarmy.org.au/ellenbrook
E andrew.jarvey@aus..salvationarmy.org

MEDIA RELEASE

LOCAL LIONS ONCE AGAIN THANK ELLENBROOK &   SURROUNDING SUBURBS

DATE: 07 May 2010.

Ellenbrook Lions members last night celebrated the announcement at this weeks Lions Mildura Convention that “your” local Club was announced as the highest seller of Lions mints in Australia despite fierce competition from the other 450 clubs during the calendar year 2009.

Ellenbrook Lions President, Tony Turner, applauded the six person Mints team and congratulated them on their commitment, sacrifice and drive to reach their target.

Tony also joined the team in applauding the generosity of the local community, which allowed us to achieve a massive $21,585 in sales of the $0.50 mint rolls, that’s a lot of rolls!, he said. He and the team also wished to thank the 110 businesses who have assisted us in achieving the award during 2009.

Ellenbrook Lions Club was officially founded eight years ago with 25 members. Since then the club has grown and now has a membership numbering 34 and growing. The Club is fortunate to have an enthusiastic group of members who are involved in a number of fund raising projects including newspaper collections, swap meets, sausage sizzles, Xmas cake sales and the children’s train.

One area which has proved to be very successful in raising funds for community projects is the distribution of Lions Mints.

The distribution of Lions Mints has been part of the activities of the club since its commencement. Initially there were seven outlets, however during the following three years the number of outlets dropped to five. It was then that two of our members took over the distribution of the mints believing that having two members dedicated specifically to the distribution of Lions mints would lead to an increase in the number of outlets and cash collected. By April 2008 their beliefs were confirmed with the number of outlets distributing Lions Mints increasing from 5 to 53 with annual sales increasing from $100 to over $10,000.

At this stage the workload was becoming far too much for just two members, so two further members were invited to join the team. The result of having an extra two members increased the number of outlets to 78 and annual sales to over $17,000. Since another two members have come onboard we now distribute Lions Mints to 110 outlets with annual sales expected to total $25,000 in 2010.

Once again it must be acknowledged that the success of the distribution of the Lions mints is due also to the outlets, their management and patrons. Without their cooperation and honesty our efforts would be worthless. We extend our grateful thanks to them.

More good news is that sales so far this year are well ahead of last year and with the help of our wonderful supporting businesses and the generosity of you, in the community, we hope to repeat our success this year.

From the Ellenbrook Lions – thank you!

and, please visit our website, www.ellenbrook.wa.lions.org.au , to discover what we, as Lions, do for the community in return for your support.

MEDIA CONTACT:                Ron Freestone

0438 450 157

ronfreestone@bigpond.com

MEDIA RELEASE

A HUGE THANK YOU FROM RADIO ELLENBROOK 88FM

DATE: 9th MAY 2010

Radio Ellenbrook 88 fm today expressed their sincere appreciation of the support they received from their sponsors, supporters and friends in their recent request for submissions to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) against the proposal to award the 90.5 fm frequency to a High Power Open Narrowcaster (HPON), which would jeopardise the station’s future upgrade to a community broadcaster.

“The support was fantastic given the short time we had to seek the support and the submissions”, said Anne Green, Secretary of Radio Ellenbrook  –  thank you all!

We wish to advise all in the communities we currently serve, Ellenbrook, Aveley, Henley Brook, Belhus, The Vines and a small part of the Swan Valley that:-

We are now immediately embarking on the next phase whereby Ellenbrook Community Radio Inc is submitting an Application for a Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence (TCBL).

Up until now Radio Ellenbrook 88 fm, in conjunction with Western Tourist Radio, has been providing a narrowcast service for over 3 years in a 10km radius from its station at 4/60 Coolamon Blvd, Ellenbrook.

If our application for a TCBL is successful, it would mean that our new signal would enable us to add the entire Swan Valley, Chittering Valley, Bullsbrook, Gingin, Midland and others to our existing listening audience.

We are appealing to existing and future sponsors, supporters and friends in all the above areas to assist us by  writing letters or emails to support of our application so that there will be a community radio station serving the area of the north-east Metro Perth.

So everyone, please help us by requesting (and completing) a supporters kit by contacting the radio station NOW on 9297 1088 or email radioellenbrook88@bigpond.com and ask for the TCBL supporters kit.

MEDIA CONTACT: Anne Green

9297 1088

radioellenbrook88@bigpond.com

Intimate, exclusive and with a focus on connecting to the nearby wilderness, Lexia’s first 43 homesites that go on sale from 24th April 2010, are expected to sell quickly.

With homesites ranging in size from an easy-care 7.5m wide terrace to a country sized 2,000sqm homesite, there is something for everyone. And according to Managing Director of LWP Property Group, Danny Murphy, Lexia is a perfect place to buy no matter what stage of life you are at.

READ MORE HERE  – http://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/3358

A 13 year old boy who was missing from Ellenbrook for almost three weeks was found safe and well.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7078417/missing-boy-found-safe-and-well/

SVPA and Combined Coommunity Groups

Attention: all Swan Women in Business!

Please find attached an invitation to the launch of the ‘Swan Women in Business’ networking group on Friday 14^th May at 10.30am

brought to you by the Swan Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Centre East Metro, Westpac Bank and the Australian Experiential Learning Centre.

Important to Note:

A great first step for Women in the Swan
One does not need to bea Member of the Swan Chamber of Commerce to participate.

This is a wonderful program for women of the Swan - and for those who do business with women in the City of Swan,

so ladies use this opportunity to promote your business.  Sue Hurt

Bookings close on Wednesday 12^th May.

We look forward to seeing you there. – DON’T FORGET YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!

Further information please contact: Aimee Benson whose contact details are below

Aimee Benson

Events Coordinator

Swan Chamber of Commerce

Tel 9374 5000

Email: events@swanchamber.com.au

MEDIA RELEASE

RADIO ELLENBROOK 88FM APPEALS FOR HELP

DATE: 20 April 2010.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority have decided to allocate a new full-power FM frequency in the Perth area.

But if the planned allocation proceeds as proposed in the draft document released this month, there will be NO NEW COMMUNITY RADIO LICENSES IN THE GREATER PERTH METRO AREA.

This could mean that Radio Ellenbrook could not aspire to greater things if the high-power license is issued in the suggested format.

It would also mean that a better Radio Ellenbrook would not be possible because we could not upgrade our existing low-power license and if our current 88 FM license expires in 2013, as it may well do under the present rules, it could mean the end of Radio Ellenbrook forever!

It’s time for action by our sponsors, supporters and friends to make a stand for change, for a better tomorrow, for a bigger and bolder radio station covering the Swan Valley.

Contact the station NOW on 9297 1088 or email radioellenbrook88@bigpond.com and ask for the ACMA submissions kit. The closing date for public submissions commenting on ACMA proposal is April 30 at 5 PM.

Please contact us URGENTLY and help us to save your community radio station.

MEDIA CONTACT: Margaret Kidson

0407 195 138

radioellenbrook88@bigpond.com

Hundreds of new classrooms being built by the Federal Government in WA will not be air-conditioned because of buck-passing between the State and Federal governments.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7009116/no-air-con-for-new-classrooms/