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Looking to future: VCAL coordinator Rowly Richardson, left, and principal Amadeo Ferra, right, with VCAL scholarship recipient Aleks Radenovic at McClelland Secondary College. Picture: Yanni
Hands on approach a winner for Aleks A FRANKSTON student is one of the first recipients of a new VCAL scholarship launched earlier this year. McClelland Secondary College student Aleks Radenovic, 16, has been awarded a Lynne Kosky Memorial Scholarship from the state government to help him work towards his goal of becoming an industrial electrician. The Year 10 student plans to study the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) instead of the VCE next year and the grant will enable $5000 annually to be directed towards his education costs. Teacher Rowly Richardson said Aleks’ mother passed away after an eight-year battle with cancer and he now lives with his uncle and aunt. The school put forward the teenager as a candidate for the scholarship since he had shown a willingness to overcome personal hurdles and further his education. “He’s someone who really values his education so we put him forward as someone who epitomises what’s VCAL is all about. Aleks said ‘I don’t want to go to uni – I want to use my hands’. Without noticing it, he’s put
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a lot back into the community over time.” VCAL students at the school often work on repair jobs at community venues. Aleks said he is “pretty happy” to receive the scholarship. “It’ll make a big difference because I won’t have to worry about costs or anything. I can just focus on what I want to do.” The Lynne Kosky Memorial Scholarship is named in memorial of the former Labor education minister who was diagnosed with cancer and died late last year, aged 56. Gemma-Mae Stemp, from Kurunjang Secondary College in Melton, was the other recipient of the scholarships in their first year. Deputy Premier James Merlino said the scholarships pay “testament to Lynne’s tireless efforts in ensuring that Victoria’s education and training system remains accessible to everyone.” “Congratulations to our two recipients, Ms Stemp and Mr Radenovic. They are both excellent examples of how our dedicated schools and teachers are supporting hard working young Victorians to be their best.” Neil Walker
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More arrests over carjacking Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au MORE arrests follow the alleged carjacking of a 2008 Ford XR6 sedan in Bartlett St, Frankston South, 2.40am, Friday 6 November. A Keysborough youth, 17, and Springvale South man, 21, were charged last week. Earlier, a 15 year old, of Patterson Lakes, was arrested and charged with car theft, as well as serious driving offences. The pair was allegedly among a group of up to five men in a stolen BMW X5 which rammed the car, being driven by a 20-year-old man, and then threatened him with a shotgun and a handgun before stealing it. The group then drove off in the two cars, with the BMW involved in a fatal collision, Monday 9 November, in Mordialloc. The Keysborough youth was arrested at his home, Tuesday, and charged with armed robbery, assault and theft of motor cars. He was remanded in custody to appear at Dandenong Children’s Court on 11 December. The 21 year old was charged with armed robbery, assault, three counts of theft of motor car, possess drug of dependence and other related offences. He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (Monday). Both were arrested by Frankston Embona taskforce detectives and the Dog Squad. The Ford, with original registration plates SAM 95, has not been recovered. The pair is among several people police would like to talk to in relation to a spate of recent crimes and car thefts, Detective Senior Constable Marty O’Brien, of the Embona Armed Robbery Task Force, said. Another teenager, 18, of Endeavour Hills, was
arrested the previous week at a house in Gweno Av, Frankston, over the carjacking and theft of the BMW – stolen from a house in Doncaster earlier in the month – and charged with similar offences. Both are suspected of being members of the Apex gang, whose members have been involved in crime sprees throughout the south-eastern suburbs. Police bemoan the “enormous number of offences” being committed by various crime gangs – not just Apex. They say recent arrests have “upset the momentum” but that other gang members will probably “step up” to fill the void. “I am glad we have interrupted them; we have made big inroads on the local front,” Detective O’Brien said. The rise and prominence of youth crime gangs, perhaps with as many as 60 members often linked through cultural ties, is weighing heavily on police. “They gather along tribal and cultural lines but they don’t respect their real culture,” Detective O’Brien said. “A number of intervention programs have been attempted but these have failed to curb their criminal activities. “I plead with the parents of these youths to scrutinise their behaviour and associations.” The joining of Maori and Sudanese gangs on crime sprees over the past 12 months is of special concern. So is the apparent realisation, especially by Islander gangs, that they can use their physical size and weight to intimidate local youths. “We are getting to the stage where local youths won’t walk down the streets of Frankston anymore because they fear trouble,” Detective O’Brien said.
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