A list and a short description of places of interest in the constituency you stay in, e.g. parks, community centres or outdoor fitness facilities.
1. Bottle Tree Park
Relax - kampung style - at Bottle Tree Park and enjoy Australian flora like Grasstrees and Bottle Trees and bask in the company of your friends, family and colleague with the numerous activities available.
A Bottle Tree
In 2005, when Bottle Tree Pte Ltd first learnt about the availability of a plot of land opposite the current Yishun Stadium for lease, Mr. Alex Neo, Mr. Colin Chia, K.H Neo, Madam Seah and Mr. Robin Yan immediately jumped on the chance to realise their dream and tendered for the land. Thus Bottle Tree Park was born and it is now the centrepiece of the Yishun area.
This 7ha park took 2.5 years to build from scratch. What used to be forest and scrubs is now transformed into a beautiful serene sanctuary boasting a restaurant, a pond, kampung-style buildings, mini-zoo, basketball and volleyball courts, an obstacle course, a paintball field and more!
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Bottle Tree Park is the second Bottle Tree outlet opened by Bottle Tree Pte Ltd. This is a living testimony of 5 men driven by their dream and vision to create a concept village where there will be sports, recreational facilities, conference rooms, eateries and more, all in a natural setting.
Admission is free.
2. Nee Soon South Community Centre
The Nee Soon South Community Club Building at 30, Yishun Street 81 was completed on 18 June 2002. It was officially opened on 16 November 2003 by Mr Lee Hsien Loong, then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Originally a void deck CC located at Block 838 Yishun 2, Nee Soon South CC is now a three-storey building with a floor area of 5,333 square metres. The CC strives to be the main focal point for residents to gather and interact. It also aims to organize more interesting courses and activities to reach out to a wider group of residents living in Nee Soon South to strengthen community bonding among residents and build a close and more cohesive society.
The facilities in the CC include air-conditioned multi-purpose hall, badminton court, karaoke room, dance studio, theatrette with retractable chairs and culinary studio
CCMC is planning to provide the residents with a myriad of courses and a string of activities to add vibrance to the community. With the assistance of volunteers who have sacrificed their time and efforts, we hope to foster among all a spirit of mutual help and concern, where we care for one another and feel as part of the community.
3. Northpoint Shopping Centre
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4. Golden Village - Yishun
GV Yishun : Asia's First Green Cinema
with 3D Digital Screen
Enjoy a comfortable
and healthier experience at GV Yishun. Green Features at the new GV
Yishun.
5. Safra Yishun Country Club
SAFRA has grown into a prominent organisation with a network of clubs to provide quality social, recreational, sports and educational facilities for NSmen and their families. SAFRA clubs are strategically located at Jurong, Mount Faber, Tampines, Toa Payoh and Yishun. SAFRA also has, Game Haven, it's Ultimate ePlayground located at Carpenter Street. Complementing these modern facilities are a host of value-added membership benefits and activities to meet the lifestyle need of more than 201,000 SAFRA members.
6. Yishun Park
You can see tropical fruit trees such as durian, rambutan, jackfruit, star fruit, coconut and breadfruit on the grassy knoll. You can learn more about our tropical fruits and other plants from the information boards installed all over the park. Facilities such as a children's playground, fitness equipment, an amphitheatre and a multi-purpose corner are available for your enjoyment.
7. Yishun Stadium
Yishun Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium within the vicinity of Khatib MRT station. It has a soccer field, an 8-lane running track and other athletic facilities. It also has a total of 3400 seating capacity!
8. Yishun Public Library
The Yishun Public Library serves the general information and recreational needs of the community with a start-up collection of approximately 150,000 volumes comprising magazine titles, fiction titles as well as non-fiction titles on cookery, home and family, health, travel, arts, business, computers and IT, etc.
Covering an area of 2,000 square metres, the library serves residents in Canberra, Chong Pang, Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East and Nee Soon South.
A list of MPs of the constituency and their portfolios.
Er Dr Lee Bee Wah
| Designation | : | Member of Parliament |
| Party Affiliation | : | People’s Action Party |
| Place of Birth | : | Johor, Malaysia |
| Date of Birth | : | 06.10.1960 |
| Marital Status | : | Married |
| No of Children | : | 2 |
| Religion | : | Buddhism |
Educational
Qualifications
| 1967-1972 | PSLE (Kiow Min Chinese Primary) (Malaysia) |
| 1973-1973 | (Sekolah Dato' Dol Said) (Malaysia) |
| 1974-1978 | 'O' Level (Notre Dame Convent) (Malacca) |
| 1979-1980 | 'A' Level (Gajah Berang) (Malacca) |
| 1981-1982 | National University of Singapore |
| 1982-1985 | Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Nanyang Technological University of Singapore |
| 1989-1990 | Master of Science (Engineering), University of Liverpool (United Kingdom) |
| 2011 | Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering, University of Liverpool (United Kingdom) |
Present
Occupations
| 1996 | Principal Partner, LBW Consultants / LBW Consultants LLP |
Member
of Parliament
| 06.05.2006 - 18.04.2011 | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| 07.05.2011 - | Nee Soo GRC |
Select
Committees
| Estimates Committee | Member | 11th Parliament, 1st Session |
| Estimates Committee | Member | 11th Parliament, 2nd Session |
Government
Parliamentary Committees
| Chairman | National Development and Environment |
| Member | Culture, Community and Youth |
| Member | Social and Family Development |
Career
| 1985-1994 | Senior Engineer, St Construction Pte Ltd |
| 1994-1996 | Asst. Project Manager, Wing Tai Property Management Pte Ltd |
Awards
and Decorations
| 1990 | Jubilee Travelling Scholarship from the Institution of Structural Engineers, UK |
| 2000 | Study Tour Grant from Japan Society of Civil Engineers |
| 2000 | Nanyang Technological University Alumni Service Award |
| 2001 | 13th Rotary-ASME Top Ten Entrepreneur of the Year Award |
| 2006 | Cambodia Royal Government Gold Medal |
| 2007 | Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award |
| 2008 | Institution of Structural Engineering, UK Honorary Fellow |
Interests
| Travelling, Golf |
A list of important numbers or addresses to note in the constituency you stay in, example the town council, police station, bus interchange or numbers to call for waste removal.
1. Yishun MRT station
301 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769093
2. Yishun Bus Interchange
Address: 922 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769095
Numbers:
TransitLink: 1800 225 5663
Land Transport Authority: 1800 225 5582
SBS Transit: 1800 287 2727
SMRT Transit: 1800 336 8900
3. Police
Emergencies: 999
Police Hotline: 1800 255 0000
Traffic Hotline: 1800 547 1818
Yishun North NPC
Address: 31 Yishun Central Singapore 768827
Tel: 1800 852 9999
Yishun South NPC
Address: 32 Yishun Street 81 Singapore 768456
4. Fire or Ambulance
Fire or Ambulance
Tel: 995
NON-EMERGENCY Ambulance
Tel: 1777
5.Town Council
Yishun Branch
Blk 290 Yishun St 22
Singapore 760290
Tel: 67580129
67580771 (Finance)
Fax: 67524626
Nee Soon Central Branch
Blk 751 Yishun St 72 #01-186
Singapore 760751
Tel: 62572722
62575072 (Finance)
Fax: 62572768
5) Water Supply
Tel: 1800 284 6600
6) Electricity
Tel: 1800 222 2333
A short description of 1 to 2 places you can volunteer for community service.
Yishun Reading Stars
Introduction
The Yishun Reading Stars (YRS) Programme is conducted at Yishun Students Care Service Centre every Friday. For each semester, there are 8 learning sessions, 1 major outing, 1 consolidation party and 1 end of year camp in december where volunteers will try to help children who have difficulties reading or communicating in English. These children, who range from the Primary 1 to Primary 4 level, are referred by Educational Psychologists from the Student Centre and have limited exposure to English in their home environment. Through our different sessions, YRS helps to equip children with some basic life skills such as how to interact positively with their peers, manage their emotions, and why each and every one of them is unique in their own special ways.
YRS Volunteers! <3
What we do
YRS carries out 8 sessions every academic semester. Each session is tailored to themes with a primary focus on promoting social interaction and general knowledge. We devote the first half of every 90 minute session to social interaction/general knowledge, where the children are taught skills such as teamwork, interacting with peers, and correct behaviours that they should follow.
YRS Regular Sessions- Tailored Themed Lesson
The next half of the session is spent on Guided Reading, where volunteers attach themselves to a child and where the volunteers will guide the child in reading a story. The focus is on helping the kid to improve his/her oral and reading comprehension of the story, so that the ultimate goal of independent learning through a love for reading may be achieved!
YRS Regular Sessions- Guided Reading
But there's much more to YRS!
Besides the regular sessions, we also organise outings such as to Hort Park, Sentosa, Changi Airport etc to let children have great fun outside and learn interesting things that they do not get to learn in school! At the end of every year, we will hold a fun packed camp for the children and volunteers!
YRS Volunteers :)
Where:
Yishun Students Care Service CentreBlk. 202, Yishun Street 22, #01-89.
(Near Yishun MRT Station, opposite Yishun Golden Village Cinema)
When:
Sessions are held every Friday, from 7pm to 10pmContact:
nuscsc.yishunscs@gmail.comVolunteer’s thoughts:
- Tracy Zhang
- Martin Tan
Even though I just joined YRS when almost half the sessions have passed, I found the experience enriching and widen my perspective of society as a whole. By helping these children improve their interpersonal and learning skills, in a way it has given me a sense of satisfaction even though I may not have done a lot to help them. Watching them enjoying themselves in the fun activities that my fellow volunteers have painstakingly planned for them, it was indeed a pleasant feeling for me as I feel that the children do benefit from what we’ve done after all, and they do appreciate the volunteers’ effort.
Now that I’ve joined the committee for YRS, I hope to contribute in every way I can and give my best in whatever I can, to benefit the children in the long run.
Links
Blog:
Facebook:
Committee Members
- Tammie Moo - Chairperson
- Kristabelle Tan Chu Qian - Vice Chairperson
- April Phua Ka Sin - Secretary
- Kelvin Tan Yong Qiang - Treasurer
- Lee Shao Cheng Alex - Welfare/Publicity
- Gan Sze Han - Programmes
Pass-it-on
| Alexandra Health Pte Ltd | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital 90 Yishun Central, Singapore, S(768828) | Tel:6602-2588 Fax:6602-3792 | Website: http://www.alexandrahealth.com.sg Email: tan.chin.yee@alexandrahealth.com.sg |
There are days we really feel like we’ve sprouted more grey hairs, but seeing the children complete their course at the end is a measure of how much you’ve helped them to grow. So bring an open heart and mind; come join us every Friday for an experience which is both eye-opening and enriching!