Interested? Own your own home, cheaper than market price, low/no interest loan, by putting in your "sweat-equity" and getting to know your neighbors in the community... 
If you want to know more, have someone in mind, even yourself, go to this info meeting:-

Let's tidy this town! 
As in, not just rubbish off the streets, but reclaim the streets of Banksia Grove. 


Meet together at The Banksia Grove Centre, 930am, this Sunday 29th.
Bags, gloves, etc all there. 
Hook up with some people and then, bag and chat. 

* Clean Up Australia Day now can happen whenever the weather suits the local area - which for us, is this Sunday. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Banksia Grove Residents Association
will be Monday July 25. 730pm.

If you would like to be there, click here: bgranews@hotmail.com 
Or phone: 0411 324 245

I just discovered the date for this greenwaste verge pickup: June 6.

And the bulk rubbish pickup is Nov 14.
You can get the City of Wanneroo official doc here: http://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/Residents/Waste_and_Recycling/Bulk_Verge_Collection

Cheers.
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The Round Table grapevine is working great! The latest test was this:
We are hosting the Watoto Childrens’ Choir again this year, and had agreed to a generous offer to promote this in a glossy magazine for every household in the suburb. But when we returned from camp and two weeks away, we could see that the glossy had been delayed and with less than two weeks to go, the community would be unprepared for this gem of a family concert / community event.

So I sent an email to the Round Table, and within a day:
- Cheers sent the event around the e-list
- the state MP, Paul Miles, had the event posted on his website,
- the newspaper had been contacted
- Bill volunteered to deliver 50 posters to businesses to display in their premises
- the schools added it to their newsletters
- school staff are asking can they bring their grandparents
- the glossy may still get to the homes, albeit the day before the concert.

When it counts, I’ll go with the trusted relationships over formal systems every time. 
So browse this site for something you're interested in... get out there and mingle... and work together.
And see you at Watoto!

This is a rare event - right here in Banksia Grove!
All the way from Uganda, the children from the Watoto orphanage will come to perform a traditional African and Gospel Family Concert at Neerabup Primary School.
6:30pm on Sunday 22 May, 2011
 
FREE ADMISSION
But please bring some $$ to make a donation or buy CD's etc.

Call 9206 3110 for further information.

Foundation Housing is going to develop that land that Brunswick Cct surrounds.
Which sounds sad at first - goodbye to all that open space.

But the vision they have for it actually sounds pretty darn good.
So if you're one of the people on Brunswick, or close to it, don't get worked up about it until you find out what's going on. Get Scott or Kathleen at Foundation Housing to explain the possibilities to you as soon as you can. At worst, it would be like a well-managed private tenancy (it's not Homeswest, nor subject to the same constraints as Homeswest.) 

At best, Brunswick Cct could become the best address in BG! That will depend on how intentionally the existing neighbors make acquaintances, but I sure envy you the opportunity. 

Harmony Day March 19
Will be at Wanneroo Town Centre with many events for children and grown-ups, with multicultural groups show-casing their gifts to the diversity of Wanneroo.

Youth Open Day April 2,11-4pm.
at Banksia Grove Center.
Showcasing the center, especially what can be on offer for youth.
Contact the Center.

Watoto Children's Choir
are coming from Uganda to Banksia Grove for 2 concerts:
May 22 7pm - Community Concert for all.
May 24 930am - local Primary Schools combo event.
Billets wanted. Contact sallywestlake@gmail.com