In Italy They Have Leaning Tower of Pisa - In Mount Druitt We Have Leaning Sign From Westfield!

Here you can see
on the left The Leaning Tower of Pisa and on the right Mount Druitt Leaning Sign From Westfield.

The photo on the right was taken Months ago and it appears that Management from Westfield are happy leaving the sign like this. I didn't   want to show you this  before now as I was hoping that Westfield would have fixed it up by now. Not a hope, it needs people from within the community to bring this to the attention to the right authorities.

Tips: For Mount Druitt Public Transport Commuters And Others As Well!

A lady from Doonside has answers for commuters using seats on trains and purposely place bags in he the middle of seat so that any other person cannot sit over there!

She asked lady, 'Do you  have a ticket for that seat;? Immediately, two commuters, sitting on each the side of the seat, cleared the middle of the seat. Nothing else was said.

If someone, is a seat-hogger, after asking nicely the first time,  then use he above question nicely and people with respect.

Mount Druitt 17th Reconciliation Walk - Where You There?

The Mount Druitt  Reconciliation walk, is a way we can all say sorry, to the traditional land owners for white people (and now other races) living and taking over land. Some

 would call it an invasion and  in history it is called 'Australian Discovery' by the first landing in 1770.

If you follow geographical maps the world,  the human eye can plainly see all lands of the world were in past times of not recent, were interconnected. Knowing this I think in early history the Aboriginal people were connected into the Indian sub-continent and with the 'Continental Drift' their land was then Aboriginal and they had lived primitive lives ever since, until the 'Discovery of Australia' by white English speaking people.

You can check on this link for NSW Reconciliation Organisation and you will note it commenced around the same time as the First Mount Druitt Reconciliation Walk. I have walked the Mount Druitt Reconciliation Walk three times. I have enjoyed it and felt very happy about support an event like like this.

As an individual I do believe and support local businesses, local improvements in our community. Without being harsh, we have had a population of people that migrated mainly from the Eastern/Northern Suburbs of Sydney. They could not afford expensive properties in those regions to purchase, were mostly working class community that could afford only cheap housing in out Western Sydney, Mount Druitt. They had their children educated and working within the community, that may have moved out of the area due to lifestyle changes. People made it their home and have seen Mount Druitt grow to what it is today.

We also had a lot of the community members that were living in NSW Housing Commission or called NSW Housing Department homes (although the ratio of NSW Housing Department homes to privately owned houses/properties has dropped  in recent times. Then we have the area that has the highest population of indigenous Australians living in Blacktown Local Government area, mostly in the Mount Druitt area. I take my hats off to them!

If you weren't there last Saturday at the 17th Walk, mark it in your calendar for next year!

Early Morning Birds - Flocks Of Them - Luxford Road Mount Druitt!

Nature has its own way of speaking to us and sends a great important message to our community. Birds are an animal that we normally feel at peace with, especially as we watch their flightpath as they travel in the air like a feather with floating fast speed.

Yet this morning, I did not see or witness any flying birds. I had witnessed hundreds of birds feeding off the grass, in front of Rashay's Mount Druitt on Luxford Road. What a calming and peaceful sight, making my day start and finish the same way. If there is any ornithologists around, let them make me be corrected if I am wrong in stating that these birds are cockatoos.

What do you  think of these birds? Did you know we had seem birds in our community?

Seems Like Water Issues At Westfield Mount Druitt

It appears there are waste water issues at Westfield Mount Druitt, it appears a tanker is clearing out an underground water/liquid or waste water, which may be filling up a lot! Interesting, if anyone knows the reason as what happening here, let us know!

Pacifing Vision Fundraising Night!

We announce earlier in the year a charity organisation that provides financial support to pacific island countries for example Fiji Islands that suffer from mother's nature cyclones and  torrential storms. Also assisting the poor and needy within the pacific islands. They are called 'Pacific Vision' started by the President, Bal Chrishna. 

What I have since discovered is that they also assist local organisations like the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Pacific Vision  holds an annual fundraising l dinner/show night inclusive of raffles and lucky door prizes.

The night was opened by Councillor Jess Diaz from Blacktown City Council. Jess is very supportive towards local community groups and is proud to support 'Pacific Vision'.

The venue was St Marys Memorial Hall and is was well attended from communities coming from all backgrounds. The entertainment provided  was from male and female singers of Indian traditional and older type songs, Indian traditional female dancers and Michael Jackson Action.

Altogether, for a non-alcoholic event, it was well worth it, seeing local talent at heir best, matching India's overseas musicians and singers. If you have ever seen an Indian movie - there is always song after song and music not to be forgotten! A lot of these Indian movies of old musicals like 'Sound of Music, Mame, Mary Poppins, Fidler on the roof and many more . It is a shame that Hollywood and what I call *'Aussiewood' movies are not all musicals.

Any way check out here for Pacific Vision Website!

*'Aussiewood' is my nickname for Australia's Movie Industry

Methven St, Mount Druitt, Do You Want A Bus Service?

If you don't know who I am and what I have done in the past, then I will tell you that I have been a community activist advocate for public transport for over 4 and half years. In doing this, I only lead a wonderful group of community people, who needed someone to stand up for something that vitally grabbed/stolen away from  a community that had a gigantic negative affect idin doing so.

So what was it that was taken away.......it was 3 bus services that picked up and took people to their daily destinations that were removed. One vital bus covered and traveled from Mount Druitt, Whalan, Tregear, Emerton, Blackett, Lethbridge Park, Shalvey, onto Plumpton and then onto Blacktown via Dean Park.  This bus service was replaced by 3 different bus services.  Which made it easier for bus companies to run more bus services but less longer route and more interchange services. We have received returned bus services and you can check these stories on Save Bus Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt & Surrounding Suburbs  and 

So now,  why have I mentioned the history as why I am  publishing this bog, it is simple. I spoke to a Mount Druitt community member
called 'Rita' the other night and she asked  why don't we have a service in Methven Street Mount Druitt North?

Not known to her was my local history in public transport, so explained to her that she is talking to the right person. I mentioned to her that most community members walk to Mount Druitt shops, there may be a lot of people that drive cars and it would be difficult to run a bus service. The reason being, there are four street entrances to enter the blocks of properties and communities in North Mount Druitt. They are (you will see by map below): 

1. West of O'Brien Street
2. West of Methven Street
3. East of Hythe Street
4. North of Moorehead Road

One possibility is having a loop bus service similar to the 

Busways 739V bus service.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK? LET US KNOW!

Unusual Commuter At Mount Druitt Train Station!

Well, commuters are usually, men, and children but this morning - at Mount Druitt train station, we had something different that caught the train a bear. No I am not going 'Bonkers' it was truely a bear. No one was scared of the bear as it had a sign, that it wanted 'Hugs'!

Would you give this Bear a hug? It was speaking, walking and carried a bag over their shoulder! It didn't look dangerous to me and  stood up in the entire journey and  got off at Parramatta train Station.

Entertainment At Mount Druitt Westfield - Blacktown City Brass Band First Song!

We have a lot of talent and  talent ranges from all sorts of people, from being young to being old. Both have their own styles, themes and expression of sending their own messages. This bank just play a french music , which sung in  French is a 'Love Song' - let's listen to is and enjoy.

Click Here for Blacktown City Bras Band's 'La Mer'


I have supplied the lyrics in French:

La mer
Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie

La mer
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer bergère d'azur
Infinie

Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées

La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon coeur pour la vie

English Version: 

See
Near ponds 
These large wet reeds 
see 
These white birds 
And those rusty houses

The sea 
Heavan summer confuses 
Its white sheep 
With angels so pure 
The shepherdess azure sea 
infinite

See 
Near ponds 
These large wet reeds 
See 
These white birds 
And those rusty houses 

The sea 
Has rocked 
Along the clear gulfs 
And a love song 
The sea 
A cradled my heart for life

For people that don't know myself, my mother was French and  french is such a lovely language to talk to others that speak - it has got that feminine soft speaking approach and when singing this in French it places you so relaxed and happy!

Final Upgrade Of Foot Paths at Shennan Walkway.Mount Druitt - Great Job Blacktown City Council!

I have  recently been  showing Blacktown City Council, how these path ways/walkways needed improvements. They Read, the studied, they would have done their cost and engineering reports and they heard as they  accept approval this walkway - which is part of Bicycle Rout number 10, improves the condition, by making it better for community members footwear and cycling bikes to  using proper walkway infrastructure.

I am so proud of the General Manager, mayor of Blacktown City Council and all of its officers that have  taken steps to provide these essential improvements for the North Mount Druitt community. My  humble thanks goes to every one of them. Here is the final result:

And not not that there was  cycling and pedestrian marking placed on the walkway straight away, even better!

Amazing - Westfield Mount Druitt Entrance Signage - No Lights Westfield!

Lucky a lot of  community members know how to enter the access roads to and from Westfield Mount Druitt. At the access and entry ppoint  corner of  Luxford Road, Mount Druitt North, here are signs that are switched off. This could mean 2 things - they are trying to save money or no globes to be found to

 
turn the signage lights on!

I hope it is the later of the two. This is important for people that are from outside the area to know where the entrant points are and to know at night time what shops are available.

Foot Path Improvements In William Mason Reserve, Mount Druitt - Stage 2 !

People will be wondering why this path way/ foot path has been suddenly  made as improvements in the area. Some have no idea as what  may have motivated this important change in the area. Who knows one day they will stumble on this blogspot and see how one person representing the people can make the change.

What is important to me, is it can be done. Neglected areas can be improved and upgraded or in some modern peoples eyes 'updated' so that there is more than a sense of pride a sense of respect and honor for the area. people can then promote our area as a great place to live in. The words ' Happy Tourists' can be introduced in our daily conversations with neighbours, family and friends.

Here is the  stage 2 of William Mason Reserve, Mount Druitt foot path upgrade:

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Foot Path Improvements On William Mason Reserve, Mount Druitt - Stage 1

Here it is the foot path improvements,  I have been advocating for in William Mason Reserve, Mount Druitt are on the go. This is a step in the right direction from Blacktown City Council. 

We are seeing the current local government  taking  control of providing much needed improvements in and around Mount Druitt. They are to be congratulated!

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Can We Watch Live Council Meetings In Blacktown - Not Now - But We Should!

I have attended about half a dozen meetings of Blacktown City Council and we have audio connections to each Councillors and  Council Officers  desk. You can see on the  TV Monitor who is speaking  with the name against it.

Well, with a well establish population of over 300,000 residents, I personally think in today's technological age,  Blacktown City Council could  provide  and promote 'View A Live Council Meeting' and maybe any of its Committee Meetings  same as what the City of Botany Bay does Click here for Information on City of Botany Bay's View a Live Council Meeting.

I think we need to see how  some of our Councillor's perform. I have been there and some of the opposition Councillor's just drag the meeting on and seem to want the Council meetings to never end. Not only that they repeat the same point over and over again, as if they were running for the Prime Ministers of Australia.

This will be the way to the future with Local  Government Areas - people want to connect with Council without going there and know what is having - it brings the Council to the  people!

We will request Council to do this and see how quick they can introduce this to  the community! This will also assist community members in Mount Druitt, to see what issues are being properly address and  improved in the area.

Westfield Mount Druitt Pedestrian Crossings Fading - No One Reviews These!

You can see how the Westfield Mount Druitt Work Health and Safety Committee doesn't seem to meet as if they did they would ensure pedestrian crossings for pedestrians would not be fading so you can't see the paint.

Even these issues happen at an important entrance to a major store. It just shows how important Westfield Mount Druitt consider  the health and safety, by not ensuring there are regular checks done. These  are irregular checks! Not only that but it not make the place look like a great place to shop!

Let's hope they look into these issues and see what can be done to provide a safer and healthier community, by providing proper regulated  road signs!

Small Foot Path Improvement On Meacher Street, Mount Druitt!

Any improvement, no matter how big or small it is, is important to see a better community, a community that can raise self-pride. A community that can promote the area as a great place to not only for them but for others to live in. That is what I do. Cut the negative thoughts of the area out of conversations and bring out the best, so the community is highly respected for great people it has and the facilities.


So the following little improvement is a great improvement that I hope not only myself but for others they appreciate the foot path improvement at Meacher  Street, Mount Druitt.

Mount Druitt Could Be A Major Hub For Western Sydney Arts & Crafts!

Blacktown has an Arts Centre, why not  Mount Druitt have an Art and Craft Centre?


Artwork and Craftwork carried by local artists could be placed on show for the entire community. Showing of local talent can be good for the community for many reasons and catering for this  will provide another venue for the local and wider community of Mount Druitt to be entertained.  Blacktown City Council could possibly fund such venue and event throughout each year. A site in the town/hub of Mount Druitt could be located, prepared by engineers, with environmental and community feedback.

 If any local artwork or craftwork is shown to the general public and sold- 10 percent (for example) of sales could be put back to the Arts and Craft Centre reducing costs to be raised by Council. Who knows maybe artwork or craftwork from local could end up to be famous. 

It might even cover artists and craft people from all over the Greater Western Sydney, beside Mount Druitt and wider communities. 

It puts money in people's pocket that may not be fully employed, entertainment to the community,  and a great liking for work of local art and craft. Something that Council could think about!

Pedestrian Crossings Required in Local Community Park In Mount Druitt

The above photo and below request is from a community member called Ron  - who has provided this photo to myself 24th March 2014. I have  held this back until I realised it hasn't been posted on this blogspot. Apologies to Ron!

A local Park our Council spent big Dollars on. Attracts a lot of people including children , It is surrounded by 4 very busy roads and yet no pedestrian crossing on any of the roads. Bus stops either side , heavily used by school children.

For community people that doesn't know where this park is, is The R.A.A.F Memorial Park. We will see if we can get pedestrian crossings to reach the park. from  at least 2 out of 4 streets leading into it! The major streets are Carlisle Avenue, Woodstock Road, Belmore Avenue and would you believe Druitt Street.

My proposal would be to have a pedestrian crossing at the  entrance to the park on Carlisle Avenue or at the corner of Woodstock Road and Carlisle Avenue the other one  could be  corner of Bulolo Drive and Belmore Avenue or further down corner of Belmore Avenue and Woodstock Road.

What do you think? We will raise this with  Blacktown City Council and get back to you!

William Mason Reserve Further Request For Upgrade

One thing I forgot to add to the request of upgrade of footpaths at William Mason Reserve, is this section of the park is used to walk around the Reserve by walkers and bicyclists. This will need to have new pavements, once the upgrade has taken place and is in current work in  progress:

Methven Street of William Mason Reserve

Click here for previous blog on upgrade of William Mason Reserve






The  top part of this hill  has been humanly made into a walkway, I'm not too sure why this hasn't been picked up by local authorities before!

Luxford Road, Mount Druitt Traffic Light Upgrade - I Got It Wrong! Not a Pedestrian Crossing required A Pedestrian Walk Phase!

The famous saying that we are all humans and  no one is perfect, that I agree. Especially with me! I am sort of learning this voluntarily work for the community, by myself and hopefully getting results. It is  not hard as it it is all using e-mails and blogging to  get the message across. Something that once you are taught, you can reach the outside world through the world wide web.

This work is not to be done with hatred  but for love and respect for the community. It is not much labor intensive  but it is rewarding when  improvements are bring made and  things are being done. The wider community may not realise what is being done in the back scenes, until one day they find this website and discover what is happening.

So what does this all mean, is that  I got it wrong that we needed a pedestrian crossing on the east part of the current traffic lights, on Eastern side of Luxford Road North of Mount Druitt (entrance to Westfield Mount Druitt). It is called a 'Pedestrian Walk Phase'. So I am human!

I received  from the Senior Traffic Management Officer, from Blacktown City Council Click Here For Senior Traffic Management Officers Letter of Response.  I contacted him straight away and apologised for my wrong request. I remember when I was just a children we used to call them pedestrian crossings, terminologies  have changed with the modern world. He was  so polite, that he agreed that a 'Pedestrian Walk Phase' is require.

The only hiccup maybe is that the NSW Roads and Maritime Services may say it will delay traffic. My question is if it delays traffic and promotes accidents that have a delayed life how would they feel with their decision. There are a lot of community members that are day to day risking their lives crossing this road. Since there has been accidents there before, preventive measures must be used to prevent potential loss of life and/or extreme health issues.

Especially, if it was me that was involved in an accident, that would be shocking!

Pedestrian Crossing

Pedestrian Walk Phase

Click Here For Original Blog On Pedestrian Required At Luxford Road Mount Druitt

R.A.A.F Memorial Park - Short Bush Walk - Mount Druitt!

Over 200 hundred years ago, Mount Druitt wasn't Mount Druitt, it would have had natural landscapes as local inhabitants - aboriginal people would have hunted, and lived within the area.

Now with the modern transformation of the area to a vital  residential  highly populated hub in Western Sydney, where there are thousands on thousands on humans living  in the area. We tend to forget how we all arrived to live Mount Druitt, yet know that we all came from different backgrounds.

For  me, it was a simply fact of  purchasing a property in an affordable area, starting a family here but I didn't know I would have been a community activist representing the people of Mount Druitt in getting  returned bus services in the area - still not fully complete.

What I have discovered in doing so is a lot of the public transport issues are  community improvement related. Thus here I am representing the community and promoting the community we live in. I know that an area that may not have full attention seeking improvements can be obtain by natural showing of what needs be done to be the best that  meets each needs.

Enjoy this bush Walk in Mount Druitt

Shennan Walkway 2nd Day of Upgrade Pathway

According to the Blacktown Local Environmental Plan recently conducted the North Mount Druitt is part of the the expansion to cater for the population growth that is expected within the next 20 years or so. These are investigated by professionals with Council in consultation with NSW State Government future  plans. Although the community may treat as a low key issue to be dealt with now, it is important as it monitors  the progress and important of providing  much needed community improvements that                                     have have been not catered for in some areas                                      before.

So if we do not ask for necessary improvements to be made now to improve the community we live in, it may not be done as stake holders look at  new growth areas and leave old growth areas as it is.

Blacktown City Councillors are the people that can make these desired improvements. They represent the community and they should be ensuring  that areas like Mount Druitt and surrounding suburbs are not neglected. We can see that the current Blacktown City Council is not neglecting Mount Druitt, by making  very important upgrades to footpaths pathways that are regularly used.

Here is the 2nd day of the pathway upgrade of Shennan Walkway Mount Druitt. This is great as this walkway  leads to the main  shopping hub of Westfield Mount Druitt, Mount Library and community rooms hub and further east, down Luxford  Road, to Mount Druitt hospital. It is an important and vital link that provides community access to home and community services.

If a bus a Mount Druitt Free Bus Shuttle  is introduced, it will provide great access to a mode of public trans that will make it easier reaching all community events and venues.

It is to me and I hope to other important  that we focus on getting improvement on the small items of the community improved and then one day, Town Planners/General Managers of Councils will focus on providing modern improvement in community requirements matching the Blacktown Local Environmental Plan.

What do you think?

Click here for previous blog on Shennan Walkway Upgrade

Shennan Walkway Is On The Improvement With Pathways!

Sometime people ask me why do you do this. I do this so that people in the community get  the necessary improvements they deserve to get. We should not be living in a backward society or living in the past with no improvements provided in the area. I'm not saying that we need to get primary first rights to the improvements requested. I'm say we should be in the forefront of being  looking, feeling and living in the best place in Western Sydney and  in in Sydney.

Another win  for the community for walkers  using Shennan Walkway in Mount Druitt. Here  is current construction of upgrading of pathways that all was needed was photos to be taken and refer to Council and here  is the beginning results:

Now this may be a small inconvenience  to local community walkers but after  a long time of using an out of date pathway, the community should be proud!

 We are pleased that Blacktown City Council, is acknowledging our website and what we are doing to the community to get this done!










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