ST LOUIS de Montfort Primary School in Aspendale has received a 5 Star ResourceSmart Certification for its award-winning Sustainability Precinct. The award was presented this week by Education Minister James Merlino and Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson. The certification represents a big milestone on the school’s sustainability journey, and recognises the hard work of teachers, staff and students. The Sustainability Precinct features an outdoor kitchen, vegetable gardens, compost, worm farms, propagating house, wetlands, permaculture area, aquaponics, orchard and animal enclosures with chooks, ducks, geese, rabbits, guinea pigs and birds. It was developed in 2013 and has since been recognised as one…
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AN elderly Langwarrin woman got a fright when she was woken by a man in her bedroom, 5am, Sunday last week. The woman, 82, bravely confronted the man, in his 20s, and told him to “get out”, police said. The man asked for money, saying he did “not want to hurt” the woman and she handed over a small amount from her purse. The man demanded more and the woman opened a small moneybox and gave him an unspecified sum. Police said the man gained entry through an unlocked window. He is described as 170cm tall, slim build, wearing a…
CARRUM Downs teenager Caleb Jakobsson has been granted bail after fatally injuring a mother-of-two in a monkey-bike accident last month. Justice Phillip Priest told the 18-year-old, who is due back in court in January: “It was a very close run thing that you got bail.” Andrea Lehane, 34, of Carrum Downs, was knocked down outside the Carrum Downs shopping centre, Wednesday 23 September. Her life support system was later switched off as she suffered “unsurvivable brain damage”. Police allege Jakobsson was driving a mini-motorbike in the car park when he struck Andrea Lehane. Justice Priest imposed 14 bail conditions: Jakobsson…
IMAGINATIONS young and old will be treated to a display of interesting creations on Longbeach Place’s storybook yarn art trail running throughout October. Residents are invited to wander about the community to see art works created with yarn. Myriad displays and exhibits will show off elves and fairies, local flora and fauna, as well as story book creations Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, The Magic Beach, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, Charlotte and the Ants, Noah’s Ark, The Tree of Life and even the wetlands. Children will hear the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as they wander along Wonka Walk and…
FISHERIES officers are out to make sure anglers follow snapper bag and size limits in Western Port and Port Phillip bays. Anyone caught over the limit will face $433 on-the-spot fines for each offence, have their boats seized or be banned from fishing. Fisheries Victoria executive director Travis Dowling said officers would enforce catch limits, check fishing licences and educate anglers about fishing responsibly under Operation Billit. “Snapper are an icon fish so it is important anglers fish sustainably by obeying the rules, knowing their limits and taking only what they need,” Mr Dowling said. “Officers will be undertaking patrols…