Mindarie Senior College Gymnasium Officially Opens

Email Update
December 2014
Mindarie Senior College Gymnasium Officially Opens
Albert with Education Minister Peter Collier (left) and
Mindarie Senior College Principal Janice Sander.
Albert and Education Minister Peter Collier battle it out.
The new $5million, state of the art gymnasium
at Mindarie Senior College was officially opened
by the Honourable Peter Collier MLC, Minister
for Education on 24 October 2014.
It was the events that took place after the formal
Ocean Reef MLA Albert Jacob was delighted to see
a key election commitment of his delivered within a
two-year period.
court.
After listening to the school community and seeing
a need for the gymnasium to supplement the
existing highly exposed outdoor sports areas,
Albert took the necessary action to make it
possible.
“This is a great result for the school, our
community and the Liberal -led State Government”,
Mr Jacob said.
proceedings that caught the eye of guests,
teachers and students, as Albert went head -tohead with Minister Collier on the badminton
Albert and Minister Collier battled it out in their
suits and ties in a rather unexpected yet highly
competitive match held in the new gym nasium.
As guests enjoyed morning tea, they were treated
to a display of an unseen side of our politicians as
both Ministers ran, jumped and even pulled the odd
drop shot.
W hilst there was no official score -keeping, it ap-
“I commend Minister Collier on the role he played
in seeing this gymnasium delivered in such a short
time frame.
“I am grateful to be a part of a government that is
committed to improving our local schools.”
peared that Minister Collier’s professional background in tennis proved too strong, despite the athleticism and youthfulness of Albert.
This was a highlight for all in attendance at the
opening, and a great opportunity for Albert and
The new facility includes changerooms, staff and
store rooms and will enable the school to continue
its role as a pillar of Perth’s northern suburbs
education s ystem.
Minister Collier to experience the state of the art
facilities.
Email Update
December 2014
Lotterywest Grant to assist with Community Carols Event
Christmas is only a month away but the
popular annual Northern Suburbs Christmas Carols,
hosted by Whitford Church, is even closer.
This year it will be held on Sunday, December 14 at
Heathridge Park. Entertainment starts at 6.30pm with
carols at 7.30pm.
Up to 15,000 local people make this event part of their
annual Christmas celebrations.
Volunteers from the W hitford Church in Mullaloo come
together to provide the community event free of charge.
Albert Jacob (right) presented a Lotterywest cheque for
$15,000 to W hitford Church Senior Pastor Dean
Groetzinger.
“It’s a fantastic and popular event that gets better every
year,” Mr Jacob said.
Local Volunteer Rescue Group receives funding support
The Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group is
using $3,038 from Lotteryw est to introduce a
satellite based system that allows it to track
the position of rescue craft on the water.
Albert Jacob presented a cheque to the Group’s
commander Mark Carruthers.
The New Zealand invented s ystem, called
TracPlus, will speed the arrival of rescue boats to
craft or people in distress.
The W ater Police, which has overall control of
sea rescues, uses TracPlus to monitor where all
rescue craft are located at any given time.
It is then in a position to direct the closest rescue
boat to the scene of an emergenc y.
Email Update
December 2014
Lakeside Joondalup Expansion; a great result!
Albert Jacob has been instrumental in securing Myer’s
presence at Lakeside Shopping centre and assisting Lakeside
to become W A’s largest shopping centre.
Albert has been involved with the Lakeside shopping centre from
his time with the City of Joondalup Council through lobbying the
Local and State Governments to ensure that the City of Joondalup
was granted tourism precinct status.
In June 2009, Albert’s efforts came to fruition when Premier Colin
Barnett announced that the City of Joondalup would be declared
as a tourism precinct status.
There have been many tangible benefits of this new zoning for the
Joondalup CBD, the most recent benefit being the $320million
expansion of Lakeside Shopping Centre which now includes the
first new Myer Store for the last 20 years.
Albert’s work over many years has contributed to Lakeside
attracting many visitors, providing a unique retail experience and
creating greater economic advantages for the local community.
Best wishes for a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
~
The Jacob Family