Peregian Springs News Inform know grow Vol 1. Issue 8
May 2016
0422 215 648
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
PETITIONERS ZONE IN ON GOLF LAND
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Taking on tough issues CONCERNED members of the public have turned out in force to the first community forum in a series for the local area challenging society’s increasing culture of disrespect, uncontrolled anger and violence. In the first of four community forums in schools around the region organised by Coolum Police in collaboration with community leaders and experts in various areas of safety and violence, the crowd at St Andrew’s Anglican College heard disturbing statistics and facts on a number of issues, affecting young people in particular, including the impact of low self esteem issues, increases in one punch assaults, more youth suicide potentially attributed to cyber bullying and increasing domestic homicides. “Police won’t arrest their way out of the problem…it needs a cultural and attitudinal change with awareness and education, preventing violence and building respectful relationships and supporting victims of violence and intervening early,” said District Officer Supt Darryl Johnson, a QPS member of over 30 years service with many years as a homicide detective having seen first hand the impact of violence.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Shane Raison. Coolum Police Station’s Crime Reduction Officer Marlene Fisher said “Our aim is to build a stronger, safer, respectful community without the aggression, violence and confrontational behaviour that we see daily.. As parents and community leaders we need to start the conversation and question where the anger, hostility and lack of self-respect and respect for others stems from.” Continued on page 2
Peregian Springs News, May edition 2016.