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14 MARCH 2023 YOUR CITY NEWS WELCOMING CITY OF PARRAMATTA’S NEWEST AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS The City of Parramatta recently welcomed 1,200 new Australian citizens into our growing vibrant community. Residents from more than 60 countries including China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Philippines pledged their loyalty to their new home, to Australia, our democratic beliefs, our laws, our values and our people. Our newest citizens joined our proud multicultural and inclusive community in three wonderful ceremonies at Riverside Theatres. New Australian citizens Walter, Annelle and Tracey were all smiles at their citizenship ceremony hosted by City of Parramatta. Photo: Jason Nichol. We welcome them as partners in the ongoing task of making our community, more fair, more prosperous, more equal, and hope they enjoy being part of our City which celebrates the world’s oldest continuous culture and the contributions of our newest Australian citizens. For more information, visit cityofparramatta.co/citizenship OUTDOOR CINEMA SERIES KICKS-OFF City of Parramatta’s outdoor cinema series is running throughout March and April with free family-friendly films screening at six sites. Grab your friends and family and head down to a local park to enjoy blockbusters underneath the stars plus roving entertainment, live music, garden games and food trucks. For more information, scan the QR code. ROYAL TOUCH FOR UPJOHN PARK, RYDALMERE City of Parramatta has finished planting large eucalyptus trees in Upjohn Park, Rydalmere in honour of – and to commemorate – Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years of service. The project is jointly funded by City of Parramatta and the Australian Government’s Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee Program. For more information, visit: cityofparramatta.co/jubilee HAVE YOUR SAY ON OUR TOWN CENTRES Local town centres are important spaces for our community providing a place to connect, socialise and do much-needed shopping. With 52 local centres across the City of Parramatta, Council would like to hear your thoughts on what you like and don’t like plus, how we can maintain and improve the ones you know and love. Complete the survey before Sunday 26 March for a chance to win one of ten $100 gift vouchers. For more information, visit: cityofparramatta.co/towncentres City of Parramatta 126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 PO Box 32 Parramatta NSW 2124 | P 9806 5050 E council@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au @cityofparramatta > @atparramatta @parracity > @atparramatta @cityofparramatta > @atparramatta SCAN ME FOR COUNCIL MEETING DETAILS WW50695 6 parra news » Tuesday, March 14, 2023
LOCAL NEWS Mums and babies stay together thanks to new Westmead project ELLIE BUSBY Pregnant women and new mothers suffering from mental illnesses will soon have access to specialist care without fear of being separated from their babies, thanks to Westmead Hospital’s new unit. The state’s second purpose-built Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) is expected to be fully operatable at Westmead Hospital as of next month. The new facility is designed to keep families together when a mother requires hospitalisation for a severe perinatal mental illness. Based at Redbank House, the eight bed unit will be staffed by specialist perinatal health professionals who can attend to the mental health needs of the mother, as well as facilitate appropriate care of the baby and promote positive mother-baby interactions. The new unit will enable up to 120 women each year to receive specialist multi-disciplinary mental health care providing access to maternity, obstetric, paediatric and other medical services. Professor Bill Brakoulias, Mental Health Executive Director at Western Sydney Local Health District, said the Westmead MBU is a welcome addition to the mental health services delivered in western Sydney. Dominic Perrottet, Bronnie Taylor and Katie Mullens at the opening of the new unit. Photo: Toby Zerna. “Greater western Sydney is a rapidly growing region with the highest birth rate in NSW,” Brakoulias said. “The proportion of women receiving antenatal care in the first trimester is high and regular antenatal care is associated with better maternal health in pregnancy, fewer interventions in late pregnancy and positive child health outcomes.” The service will be available to western Sydney residents, as well as those from other metro, rural and regional areas in NSW. Each bedroom is large enough to accommodate a mother, their baby and a partner, and has been specially designed to meet different levels of care, as well as to create a family-friendly environment. The unit will also offer patients a landscaped outdoor area for exercise, relaxation and family visits and will also include space and equipment for antenatal care, a 24-hour respite nursery, a parent craft room, a retreat room and consultation and group therapy rooms. The outdoor area in the new Mother and Baby Unit at Westmead Hospital. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor and Liberal Candidate for Parramatta Katie Mullens recently visited the new facility and the unit’s specialist team. “This is an important next step in mental health services for the Parramatta area,” Mullens said. “It’s investments like this which make a huge difference [to ensure] the current and future healthcare needs of the Parramatta and broader community are met.” Big road trip lands man in court MAKAYLA MUSCAT We are here Hume Highway when they noticed a white According to police facts, he became that he is mostly responsible for financially Toyota Hilux travelling at 127km/hr. argumentative and refused to supply his supporting his family. They allegedly activated the warning fingerprints. “My father died in Afghanistan so I didn’t A disqualified p-plater has been fined devices on their fully marked vehicle and “I do not consent”, he allegedly to told them. help have much guidance,” he told the magistrate. $1000 after a magistrate found he proceeded after the vehicle, stopping it a short When he faced the magistrate, was Jafari has previously fronted court and drove from Melbourne to Sydney time later. worried by the prospect of being forced off the received lenient sentences for similar with a group of friends. Police say they spoke to the driver and road. offences. Ali Jafari, 24, fronted Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday, March 7, charged with ‘drive motor vehicle during disqualification period’. “If you lose your licence today you’ve only observed that he had four passengers in the vehicle. They returned to their vehicle and performed checks which revealed the accused’s licence was endorsed as disqualified until April, He pleaded guilty at the earliest available opportunity but told the court that he was only one of the drivers who took part in the 10 hour drive last year. “Losing my licence would drastically affect According to Magistrate Follent, his record shows “a pattern of disobedience to the law”. The Magistrate said there was no path to his licence not being further suspended as a result of the road trip. got yourself to blame,” Magistrate Cate Follent according to RMS records. my ability to provide for myself and my “The court has no option today but to record We can assist you with: said. When police spoke to Jafari in relation to mother,” he said. a conviction against you,” she said. 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