Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue

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Safe Space awarded funding
Liberal Member for
Pittwater Rory Amon
joined MoWaNa President
Melani Kypri and Labor
candidate for Pittwater
Jeffrey Quinn to celebrate
the announcement of
$50,000 of funding to
support MoWaNa’s service
of the Northern Beaches
community.
MoWaNa Safe Space
– short for ‘Mona Vale,
Warriewood and Narrabeen’
– is a peer-led communitybased
service to support
people who are experiencing
emotional or suicidal
distress.
Based at the Mind Café,
Narrabeen, MoWaNa
operates 5pm – 9pm on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
each week, providing a
welcoming and non-clinical
environment where those in
need can ‘drop in’.
The funding has been
awarded by the NSW
Government following
a nomination by Labor
Candidate for Pittwater
Jeffrey Quinn during the
recent election period.
The funding will be
used to employ a part-time
volunteer coordinator
and trainer to ensure the
longevity of the safe space.
“The MoWaNa safe space
has helped so many, there
are countless stories of
people whose lives have
been transformed by this
service,” said Mr Amon. “I am
pleased that this funding will
allow the service to continue
and expand, providing
more crucial assistance to
vulnerable people.
“On behalf of our
community, I want to thank
Melani and her team for
their vision and tenacity,
and Guy Morel and the
Mind Café for donating a
space each week for this
important initiative.
“I also applaud Jeffrey
Quinn for his recognition of
this wonderful organisation,”
said Mr Amon. – LO
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recovery, optimism and teamwork.
“Council delivered $82
million in capital works this
year including an investment
of over $15 million to provide
10.3km of road resurfacing,
5km of new footpaths, 4.1km
of shared paths and 1.6km
of footpath renewals,” she
said. “This is just the tip of
the iceberg with several major
capital works being completed
which provide direct benefit to
the community including the
new Long Reef Surf Life Saving
club, a new pedestrian bridge
over Narrabeen Lagoon, a new
Marine Rescue Headquarters
at Bayview and a new Rural
Fire Service Brigade Building
at Duffys Forest to support the
great work our volunteers do.”
View the Annual Report on
Council’s website.
Marine Rescue:
Log On, Log Off
If you are planning on enjoying
some time on the water in a
tinnie, cruiser, yacht, kayak,
canoe or a jet ski, don’t forget
to ‘Log On and Off’ with Marine
Rescue – it’s quick, simple
and free. MR advise to Log On
whenever you’re heading out
on the water and Log Off when
you return. To Log On, call
24 JANUARY 2024
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