A LANGWARRIN resident did a DIY car rescue early Tuesday morning (15 December) – and stopped a teenager stealing his car. The Lois Ct man, in his late 30s, awoke to the sound of his 2010 Toyota Rav4 starting in the driveway about 1am and raced outside to see it about to drive off. He managed to wrench open the driver’s door and grab the mid-late teen, 183cm, of African appearance, and drag him out. The teen ran off. It is believed there were three other thieves in the area at the time. A reported 17 cars were stolen in…
Author: Stephen Taylor
AN unregistered pit bull cross that allegedly “took the cheek off” a Frankston North woman is on death row at the council pound until Local Laws investigations are completed. Council spokeswoman Sam Jackson said a seizure notice has been issued to the owner after the dog attack in Rosemary Crescent, Sunday 13 December. The incident was reported to the council at 12.42pm and the dog seized by a council ranger at 12.59pm. Contrary to early reports, the dog was not shot by either police or council officers. “Council officers do not carry firearms,” Ms Jackson said. Police arrested the Frankston…
‘YOU’RE never too young to learn’ is a saying taken literally by Anastasia Monakhov, at Kids Aquatic Survival School, Dingley Village. She teaches tots from six months to five years the skills to save themselves from drowning – and also to enjoy their time in the water rather than being frightened by it. Watching fully clothed toddlers floating and swimming in what’s become a familiar environment to them, gives parents peace of mind, knowing that their children are capable of surviving an unexpected plunge. With drownings our biggest preventable killer of young children, the need for survival skills is obvious.…
A FORMER treasurer of Chelsea Surf Life Saving Club and group leader of 1st Chelsea Scouts has been named the state’s volunteer of the year. Tyabb CFA officer Wayne Etcell is donating the $10,000 he received for winning the Victorian Premier’s Metropolitan Volunteer of the Year – Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award to the brigade. Mr Etcell, of Somerville, received his award from Victoria Governor Linda Dessau at a ceremony at Government House last week. It is a wonder he had time to attend as his work-load is staggering: the busy 63-year-old audits full time for the Tax Department, puts in…
A MENTONE Girls’ Secondary College student related to the hero of one of Australia’s most celebrated events has won the Australian National History Challenge. The topic of her entry was her great, great, great grandfather Peter Lalor, who led the miners in their fateful stand against the authorities at the Eureka Stockade in 1854. Madison Lalor, who’s in Year 7, submitted a film entry to the challenge – which had the theme Leadership and Legacy – for the judging in Canberra earlier this month. The research-based competition invites Years 5-12 students to research and create entries that consider the legacy…