Message from Our Jurong GRC MPs:

The community in Bukit Batok division is a closely-knitted one.  Not only do we have active grassroots leaders, our star-award grassroots organizations have been receiving commendation and admiration from many stakeholders. Our Community Club (CC), for example, offers a wide variety of activities and courses to meet the diverse interests of our residents. Our Westwind Symphonic Band and Bukit Batok Chinese Orchestra epitomize the spirit of community-based art – people who come together for a common reason – for the love of the art. Their passion for music is clearly pulpable from their music which won them much acclaim from the critics. And these are just examples of many more performance art groups in Bukit Batok. 

The camaraderie extends beyond the CC. The community is involved in helping needy students with scholarships and bursaries. The schools in turn are participating actively in raising fund for the community. The Malay community started mentoring programme for their students. The Indian community regularly provides meals and food ration for the needy residents. Voluntary Welfare Organisations such as St. Luke, Concern and Care, PAP Community Foundation are frequent participants in community events. Led by committed and capable grassroots leaders, volunteerism in Bukit Batok has grown from strength to strength.  Activities are inclusive and supported by residents of all races and religions.

Bukit Batok is well served with amenities - it has an MRT station, a shopping complex, well-maintained parks and facilities, a swimming complex etc. More importantly, it is a community that has a big heart and a strong sense of belonging.

More About Bukit Batok:

Bukit Batok, which is a division of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC), is home to about 50,000 people, most of whom live in Housing Board flats. There are 149 HDB blocks comprising 11,702 residential units. Considered a mature estate, Bukit Batok first come into existence in 1972. It encompassed parts of upper Bukit Timah, Bukit Panjang and Chua Chu Kang. Largely rural then, this is no longer the case.

Today, Bukit Batok buzzes with activity and is popular even with people who do not live in the estate. It enjoys amenities such as a library, swimming pool, a modern eight-storey shopping mall, schools, places of interest and numerous places of worship. For the convenience of residents and people visiting Bukit Batok, there is the Bukit Batok MRT station and bus interchange. There are some 309 shops in addition to a hospital for the aged, a polyclinic for everyday ailments and a dialysis clinic.

Interesting landmarks abound in Bukit Batok. While the nearby Gombak constituency has its Little Guilin – a granite rock sitting within a lake and so named because it looks similar to Guilin city in China – Bukit Batok has Fuji Hill, a scenic and popular exercise spot. Bukit Batok also has an “airport”, which boasts the only concrete runway for model aircraft in Singapore.

To find out more about Bukit Batok, visit http://www.bukitbatok.sg