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Heartless thieves stun the Strikers PENINSULA Strikers soccer club members are still in shock after thieves broke into their clubrooms on New Year’s Eve. President Mark Brandon discovered the break-in at the club’s Centenary Park headquarters on McClelland Drive. “Initially I thought that the attempted break-in had failed but, once police arrived, it became clear what had happened,” Brandon said. “Thieves got in through the roof damaging four separate ceilings, two toilets, the bar and our storeroom. They also removed a safe bolted to a wall and stole its entire contents, leaving us well short of funds for the coming season.” But the theft of charity tins left him shaking his head in disbelief. “My god niece had placed tins in the club to raise funds for her daughter’s fight against brain cancer and, although these tins were well marked, they were stolen as well. “There was a photo album placed in front of the tins and two photos were removed from the album. “It’s one thing for the club to lose money and not have insurance, but to steal money being raised for 10-month-old Aurora Hall is another and I still can’t come to terms with that. “Aurora was diagnosed with cancer at eight
“Her parents are juggling their jobs with their daughter’s medical treatment and everyday life and now this heartless act.” Detective Senior Sergeant Miro Majstorovic, of Frankston CIU, said it appeared the offenders were in the building for some time. “They have gone through the building jemmying internal doors. They have stolen from the safe and also stolen alcohol.” He said police were awaiting forensic results to advance their investigations. The Strikers will again raise money for Aurora at their season launch at Centenary Park on Saturday 27 February. Games will be held 1pm-5pm and, at 5.30pm Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley will open the club’s new training ground extension and floodlights. This will be followed by a game between explayers and peninsula celebrities. All soccer enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call Frankston police or Brandon via email at president@peninsulastrikers.com Craig Mackenzie
Shocked: Strikers president Mark Brandon is still coming to grips with the robbery.
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UP to 300 people are expected to participate in Alzheimer’s Australia’s memory walk and jog at Point Nepean National Park, Sunday 24 January. The fundraising event is part of Alzheimer’s Australia’s efforts to raise awareness about dementia across Victoria. They estimate that 3240 of the state’s 81,000 people with dementia live on the Mornington Peninsula. Without a medical breakthrough that figure is
predicted to rise to 10,153 people by 2050. The memory walk and Jog starts at the Quarantine Station with a 7 kilometre run at 8am, and 3.5km walk and 3.5km run at 9.30am. The event finishes at 11am. The idea of holding a memory walk and jog started in Homebush NSW and has grown, with events held late last year at Geelong and Bendigo. Other events are planned early this year at Doncaster and Albury Wodonga.
Alzheimer’s Australia hopes to raise $50,000 through the event at Point Nepean. “Many participants walk in memory of loved ones who have died from dementia and for those living with a diagnosis,” spokesperson Christine Bolt said. For more information visit reg.memorywalk. com.au/vic/mornington-peninsula/ The national dementia helpline number is 1800 100 500, fightdementia.org.au/vic
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Southern Peninsula News 19 January 2016