A SOMERVILLE woman has been granted a two-year personal safety intervention order protecting her from a Somerville businessman who she says stalked and harassed her. The order was issued at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 7 November, which heard the victim endured months of persistent harassment including derogatory behaviour, sexually demeaning behaviour, repeated visits to her workplace, and physical intimidation.The man whom the order was made against, Jamie (Jay) Scicluna, is the founder and editor of the Somerville Times and Peninsula Local community newspapers. The Magistrate found that Scicluna had referred to the victim as a “c**t”, that he stated…
Author: Brendan Rees
Teacher vacancies have climbed to 53 in the Mornington, Frankston, and Kingston areas amid a statewide teacher shortage, but industry experts maintain there is no cause for concern in the peninsula region. According to the data from the Schools Vic careers website there are 37 teacher vacancies, 14 support roles, and two principal positions available.It comes after the state opposition conducted a Freedom of Information request, which revealed this month that the state government is spending more than $1 million a day on casual relief teachers as more than 1300 teacher positions remain vacant across the state.The Australian Education Union’s…