Coromandel and Hauraki public invited to methamphetamine presentation
Thursday 22 April 2010, 10:42AM
By Thames Coromandel District Council
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Paeroa to host free public methamphetamine and drug awareness presentation
Members of the public are invited to a free methamphetamine and drug awareness presentation in Paeroa in May.
The hour-and-a-half presentation is part of a road show that begins in Waihi and Whangamata next Monday and will tour schools from Coromandel to Hauraki. The free public evening presentation will be presented by Methcon Group, New Zealand’s only specialist educators in the area of methamphetamine.
Thames-Coromandel Road Safety Coordinator, Ingrid Le Fevre says alcohol and drugs are a high priority for the overall Road Safety 2020 Strategy as well as a focus for the East Waikato area. "Thames-Coromandel is seventh in the country with alcohol and drugs a factor in 22.7 per cent of all local fatal and serious injury crashes," she said.
"The Methcon presentation will give you a comprehensive look into the world of methamphetamine or "P" and will empower you to become more proactive in the prevention of "P," drug and alcohol abuse."
Interested individuals can attend the free community presentation on Wednesday night, 12 May at the Paeroa Memorial Hall, Normanby Road, SH2, Paeroa. The presentation will begin at 6:00pm and no RSVP is required.
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School dates and locations:
April
26 – Waihi College – 0900 years 7 - 9, 1120 years 10 – 13 (Brent Willoughby DP)
26 – Whangamata AS - 2.00 pm years 10 -13, 3.15 – 4.15 staff, 5.15 – 6.00 pm parents (Ross Preece, Principal)
28 – Mercury Bay AS – 0900 – 1000 (Mike Smith DP)
28 – Coromandel AS – 1.15 pm (Brendon Carroll DP)
29 – Matamata College 2 x morning presentations time TBC (Judith Kellerher, Guidance Counsellor)
29 – Morrinsville College 2.00pm – 3.00pm (Tony Tritt DP)
May
3 - Hauraki Plains College – 0850 – 0950 (Rob Jolly DP)
3 – Thames HS – 1105 – 1205 years 9 -10, 1205 – 1305 years 11 – 13 (John Croall DP)
4 – Te Aroha College 1115 – 1215 (Rob Spenser DP)
Public meeting date and location:
May
12 - Paeroa Memorial Hall, Normanby Road, SH2, Paeroa - 1800 - 1930.