SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie IF there was a local coach of the year award for 2016 Seaford United supremo Paulo Pinheiro would be a valid candidate. Sure he may not have beaten Scott Morrison whose Rosebud Heart side won every game in a once-in-a-generation season and Adam Jamieson whose Mornington outfit created history with back-to-back State 1 championships but what Pinheiro achieved last year is worthy of recognition. When Darren Roberts surprisingly quit a couple of weeks out from the start of last season and half a dozen senior players followed suit assistant coach Pinheiro had suddenly inherited a basket…
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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 68-year-old man Roman Wiacek. Roman was last seen at his home address in Yass Court, Patterson Lakes about 6.30pm last night. Investigators have been told that Roman set off for a 20 minute bike ride but did not return. Police and family have concerns for his welfare as he has only been in the country for six weeks and speaks little English. Roman is described as 175cm tall with a thin build and grey hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap and grey t-shirt. Police have also…
MORDIALLOC Life Saving Club and Kingston Council are rolling out the blue carpet this summer to help wheelchair users enjoy the beach. Sixty metres of blue beach matting will improve access to the water for the elderly and people in wheelchairs. The mayor Cr David Eden said the recycled rubber matting provides a firm surface across the soft sand to the water’s edge. “The matting will be trialled at Mordialloc beach over the summer season with the support of Mordialloc Life Saving Club, Cr Eden said. “Volunteer lifeguards will be rolling out the ‘blue carpet’ for community use during patrolled…
THIEVES coming up from the beach stole valuables from residents at a Patterson Lakes retirement village, overnight Monday 9 January. The victims were asleep in their units in the Gladesville Blvd premises when laptops, purses, iPad and backpacks were stolen. In one unit two offenders moved a handbag from a door handle and stole $600 cash from a purse. A resident gave the alarm when she awoke at 2am to see a torch shining on the walls of her unit. She said the offenders were dressed in dark grey hoodies and dark pants. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers…
THIEVES used a wheelie bin to steal up to 100 men’s and women’s T-shirts, bags and sports shoes from the A-Mart sports store, Mentone, early Monday 9 January. They jemmied a glass panel door to gain entry to the Nepean Hwy store and were on the premises only two or three minutes in the $3000 raid. CCTV footage shows the male and female offenders were wearing gloves, hoodies and dark clothing. The woman has long blonde hair. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 18 January 2017