A MENTAL health advocate was named Kingston’s young citizen of the year at an event last week. Alice Ho took out the award for her work in the mental health space. She works with local youth committees and leadership groups, and advocates for the needs of marginalised young people. The young citizen of the year award is for a local person aged between 12 and 25. The other nominees were Amberley Powell, Sam Hubeek, Isabelle Lette, and Ronan Askew. The award ceremony took place as part of Kingston Council’s Youth Fest month. In addition to the awards night a “Friday…
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CARERS are coming together for free walking events. Pathway to Carers is a program run across Victoria which connects carers of people with disabilities, mental illness, or the elderly. The monthly walk launched in Mordialloc last week. In addition to the walk, carers are also offered information on services and support they can access. There are currently around 20 Pathways for Carers Victoria groups so far, and project manager Michelle Willoughby hopes more will be formed as word spreads among carers. “Pathways for Carers is for unpaid carers of a loved one who is an elderly person, has a disability,…
Victoria Police will increase its focus on motorcycle safety in an effort to reduce rider deaths from reaching a record five-year high. It comes as police launch Operation Scoreboard, a statewide road policing effort to coincide with the AFL Grand Final long weekend. The operation has been extended to account for the additional National Day of Mourning public holiday on 22 September, with many motorists expected to take advantage of the four-day long weekend across Victoria. Police across the state will target speeding and distracted drivers heading out to regional areas on high-risk rural roads and highways. Police are also…
Police are investigating after an officer was struck by a vehicle in Seaford on 18 September. Police were responding to an alarm at a school on Eel Race Road about 3am when the vehicle, that was driving in the school grounds, struck a police officer. The driver then fled the scene. The female officer was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle, described as a white utility with a silver tray, and driver are yet to be located at this stage. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report…
Bayside Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a series of historical child sexual offences. It’s alleged the incidents took place at social gatherings between 2008 and 2011 in various locations in Chelsea, Edithvale, Sorrento and Mount Hotham. The 47-year-old Wallan man was arrested in Wallan on 15 September. He has been charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16, one count of indecent act with a child under 16, sexual assault, two counts of indecent assault, nine counts of indecent act in the presence of a child under 16,…