FOUR men wearing fluoro vests and using a concrete saw were disturbed while trying to cut open an ATM at an Aspendale Gardens shopping centre, 2.50am, Wednesday 26 April. The men, driving an $80,000 Holden HSV Club Sports sedan stolen in an aggravated burglary from a house in Berwick in February, forced open glass sliding doors to the shopping mall and began cutting into the ATM – but caused so much noise that neighbours called 000. Police investigating a nearby burglary arrived quickly and chased the men’s getaway car, causing it to smash into another vehicle and deploying its airbags.…
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THIRTEEN years 9 and 10 students and two staff members from Kilbreda College, Mentone, were recently appointed Friends Igniting Reconciliation through Education (FIRE) carriers. The commissioning ceremony was led by Sherry Balcombe, of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry of Victoria. The college and its community, which recognises that it is standing on the sacred land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation, acknowledged that the 15 FIRE carriers were responsible for educating themselves, their peers and the community to respect and celebrate indigenous culture. “As a school community, we have a responsibility to acknowledge the discrimination and injustice that has…
DINING out when you’re blind or have low vision is much more complex than just finding the food on your plate. To demonstrate this, Vision Australia has developed a fundraiser for blindness and low-vision services: Dinner in the Dark will be held at Doyle’s Bridge Hotel, Mordialloc, 7pm, Saturday 20 May. The organisation’s south-east regional manager Janet Lloyd-McNelis says people with a vision impairment face many challenges when eating at a restaurant. “A lot of our clients can find it quite challenging if the lighting is poor, or the printing on the menu is too small or hard to read,…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie LANGWARRIN has thrown down the gauntlet to other title contenders by signing Scottish striker Liam Baxter from NPL outfit Goulburn Valley Suns. And the State 1 South-East leader will strengthen further with the return of gun central defender Kieron Kenny who went back to England in March following a family bereavement. Kenny is due to arrive in Melbourne tomorrow (Tuesday). Baxter, 24, was on the books of Scottish Premier League outfit Inverness Caledonian Thistle until he was 17 when he decided to leave to get more first team football. He played in the Highland League with…
By Jarrod Potter MELBOURNE Boomers unveiled its Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) centre-piece on Thursday after bringing Liz Cambage home. Cambage, 25, originally from Mt Eliza, will lace up for her first home season in five years in the upcoming 2017/18 WNBL season. The 25-year-old centre won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics with the Australian Opals, has played in the Women’s National Basketball Association for the Tulsa Shock and has also had several other professional achievements throughout China. After a year of soul-searching and contemplation spent away from the court, Cambage returns refreshed and ready to take…