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The six people who volunteered to help organised the pool party … from left, Brenda Brown, Trish Jenkins, Cr Ros Heit, Lisa Cross, Cill Lorne and Mayor Kathy Duff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

A pool party to attract children – and their parents – will be the first initiative of a new community group set up to raise awareness of juvenile crime in the Wondai area.<\/p>\n

A second meeting of residents, organised via the Facebook group \u201cWondai Crime Chats<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, was held at the Wondai Diggers Club on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The turnout was much smaller than the first meeting of the group on January 18.<\/p>\n

Organiser Cill Lorne said this was probably due to the fact there had not been as many incidents in the town recently.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kathy Duff, Cr Heath Sander and Cr Ros Heit were in attendance as well as about a dozen other people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mayor Duff said she had investigated the concept of a Byte Nite – similar to what is held in Murgon – but she did not think it would work in Wondai.<\/p>\n

Another suggestion was a possible Blue Light Disco, either at the Lions Pavilion or the Diggers Club.<\/p>\n

However, Mayor Duff said the local children should be surveyed to see what they actually wanted.<\/p>\n

A small sub-committee volunteered to organise a Pool Party with possible in-kind assistance from South Burnett CTC.<\/p>\n

This would provide an opportunity for the children and their parents to be surveyed.<\/p>\n

Cr Heit suggested the name of the Facebook group be changed to something positive, such as “Keeping Wondai Safe”, to change the emphasis from “crime”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She also suggested more information be provided to residents about the importance of locking doors as well as installing security screens and sensor lights.<\/p>\n

Later that afternoon, the Facebook group admins set up an online poll, with 77 per cent of respondents (102 votes) rejecting any name change.<\/p>\n

No date has been set for the pool party.<\/p>\n