SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie FRANKSTON Pines looks doomed to relegation from State 1 South-East while Langwarrin dented Malvern City’s championship aspirations in last weekend’s catch-up round. Pines slumped to a 4-1 loss at home to fellow struggler Berwick City on Saturday and is anchored to the foot of the table while Langwarrin dealt a body blow to Malvern City with a 1-0 victory at Lawton Park. A pivotal moment in the Pines contest came in the 16th minute when the referee overruled the linesman who had flagged for offside and was ignored initially. After Dejan Radojicic struck home a firm…
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STUDENTS at Patterson River Secondary College are facing a ban on technology in school this week but it not a punishment for any misdemeanour. The ‘ban’ on mobile phones, iPads and laptops in the school library is a way for students to rediscover the joy of the printed word on the page during the Children’s Book Council organised Book Week (22-25 August) in partnership with state government. The week, dubbed ‘Lit Fest’ at Patterson Secondary, will be an interesting technology separation experience for some students who have known nothing else than a time when reading on glowing screens is prevalent.…
MAIL thieves have again been active, this time at Braeside post office, overnight Wednesday 17 August. Police said the thieves got away with up to 30 mail items from internal archive boxes at the Venture Way premises, while also leaving letters scattered on the bench. However, the offenders failed in their attempts to enter the locked storage room by smashing away wall plaster with a jemmy bar. Police are investigating how the burglars managed to enter the building, which was robbed twice in July. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 24 August 2016
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl’s birthday party at Carrum community hall attracted unwanted guests, Saturday night, 20 August. Police were told gate crashers used a garden picket to smash a window in the Walkers Rd hall’s entry about 7pm, and then tried to intimidate guests into handing over their mobile phones. At 8pm the party photographer complained that her $300 North Face jacket had been stolen. Police were told the name “Zayden” was mentioned several times. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 24 August 2016
A WOMAN using a stolen credit card scammed electrical goods valued at almost $20,000 from a retailer in Mentone, Wednesday 17 August. The woman originally asked to buy two TV sets from Seconds World, 4pm. Police said CCTV footage showed her “pretending” to insert a card into the register and manually keying in a card number. The woman then left saying her car was not big enough to fit in the TVs. She returned later with two men saying she would also like to buy three more TVs, washer/dryer and hairdryer. CCTV footage shows the woman attempting to “pay” six…