CHELSEA SES members didn’t hesitate last week to come to the rescue of birds in distress – the feathered kind that is. After a call came in to help two distressed birds stuck in a downpipe, the men jumped into action and a rescue plan was devised; remove the pop rivets and release the feathered friends from their prison. Unfortunately, the SES volunteers didn’t know the species of bird until the Indian mynas flew out to the joy of distressed parents waiting nearby. The introduced species is widely considered an invasive pest and some councils around the country have endorsed…
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JEWELLERY and cash valued up to $100,000 was stolen from a Carrum house, Monday (14 November). Police said the offenders may have jumped a fence to enter the backyard of the Kemp St property and then used a jemmy to force open rear sliding doors. Once inside they ransacked the main bedroom stealing jewellery and a jewellery box from a walk-in wardrobe. The haul included wedding and engagement rings and watches. The offenders searched upstairs bedrooms before stealing cash from a study in the daytime raid. A witness said she saw a man with white hair and speaking in “a…
FOUR trucks valued at $500,000 were deliberately set alight at a Braeside industrial estate last week. The three five-tonne trucks and a prime mover were extensively damaged and another five-tonne truck and Jeep 4×4 received minor heat damage when an arsonist set them alight, 1am, Wednesday 9 November. Kingston CIU Senior Constable John Barbour said the three trucks targeted were owned by the one contractor, and it appeared the arsonist had singled him out. A witness told police he was driving along Boundary Rd when he saw two trucks on fire in the car park at Breeze Logistics. As he…
FISHERMEN fought in vain to rescue a man who slipped and fell from Mordialloc Pier in severe weather conditions, early on Monday morning (14 November). Father-of-one Matt Allan was fishing with a mate on the south side of the pier between the centre shelter and the far end, 2.50am, when he appeared to lose his footing in the wet conditions. Witnesses said the keen angler, 31, of Pakenham, called for help when he fell three metres into the swirling water, while his mate, with the help of another fisherman, attempted to use a net and fishing poles to pull him…
IN the lead up to Christmas last year, Chelsea residents Noah and Asha asked if they could help feed the homeless. The children’s parents asked around but couldn’t find anywhere nearby on Christmas Day where the family of five could all be involved. Although Noah and Asha enjoyed volunteering at a Christmas lunch in Cheltenham last year, this year mum and dad decided to set up something a little closer to home – The Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch. Families, businesses, St Joseph’s Parish and primary school, Chelsea Community Church of Christ, Chelsea’s Uniting Church and St Vincent de Paul are…